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88 percent of Palestinians believe armed struggle is the best way to achieve independence
Times of Israel ^ | December 16, 2012, 11:39 pm | Elhanan Miller

Posted on 12/16/2012 10:59:46 PM PST by Olog-hai

For the first time since 2006, more West Bank Palestinians support the political approach of Hamas as opposed to that of Fatah and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, a new poll shows. And an overwhelming majority of Palestinians believe the results of the latest Hamas-Israel escalation that included Operation Pillar of Defense—Israel’s eight-day operation against terror targets in Gaza last month—prove that the armed struggle represents the best path to Palestinian independence.

The poll, conducted earlier this month by the Arab World Research and Development (AWRAD), a Ramallah-based research center, sampled 1,200 Palestinians from both Gaza and the West Bank. It set out to examine political opinions among Palestinians following Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza and Mahmoud Abbas’s successful UN nonmember statehood bid. …

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: caliphate; israel; jihad; palestine; religionofpeace; waronterror

1 posted on 12/16/2012 10:59:54 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Independence from the UN?


2 posted on 12/16/2012 11:03:20 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Olog-hai

These miserable arab terrorist murderers are too cowardly to go back to an arab country and try that! But its always ok to murder hindis, christians, russians, israelis, europeans, brits, and anybody else they can blow up. And they always seem able to find a few “sympathizers” in USA, too (especially now in our government— pray for America, please pray for America!)


3 posted on 12/16/2012 11:08:56 PM PST by faithhopecharity
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To: faithhopecharity

Of course they support the armed struggle,
they have been told THEY ARE WINNING!


4 posted on 12/16/2012 11:15:05 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Olog-hai

88%.....

Proving that Palestinians are even More Stupid than the French.


5 posted on 12/16/2012 11:18:29 PM PST by LtKerst
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To: tet68

They’re not only evil, they’re stupid as hell if they really believe that! Well, perhaps someday the Israelis will finally lose patience and deliver them an even larger “victory”. Lord knows its long overdue...


6 posted on 12/16/2012 11:26:37 PM PST by faithhopecharity
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To: LtKerst
I dunno...
We may find the same is required here.

μολὼν λαβέ


7 posted on 12/16/2012 11:30:05 PM PST by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: wastoute

yeah, I can kind of see what they’re talking about suddenly.


8 posted on 12/16/2012 11:41:37 PM PST by RC one (FU liberals.)
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To: Olog-hai

This is what happens when you fail to smite your enemies — they reproduce.


9 posted on 12/17/2012 1:05:04 AM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: Olog-hai

An armed struggle might be the best way for America as well.


10 posted on 12/17/2012 2:07:07 AM PST by maddog55 (America Rising.... Civil War II)
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To: Olog-hai

Israel should take back Gaza and not be too careful who they take out when they do it.


11 posted on 12/17/2012 5:09:13 AM PST by Venturer
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To: Olog-hai

If you made all the Jews evacuate Israel and you gave the Palestinians total control of all the existing facilities minus the military hardware, inside ten years it would be the same pesthole they’re living in today in Gaza. These people don’t have the knowledge or the desire to live in a modern, civilized state. Unless they give up Islam, there’s no hope for them.


12 posted on 12/17/2012 5:26:31 AM PST by driftless2
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To: Olog-hai

Normally I would agree with them.... however, since they are Terrorists and that armed insurrection would be against Israel I would say it is their best way to turn their Third World Crap-hole into a Third World Smoking Hole in the Ground.... Allah Fubar!


13 posted on 12/17/2012 5:39:34 AM PST by Feckless (I was trained by the US << This Tagline Censored by FR >> ain't that irOnic?)
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To: Olog-hai

They need more Democrats, then they would have more gun-free zones and better gun control and they wouldn’t be having the armed uprising.


14 posted on 12/17/2012 6:21:00 AM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (...and to the Republic for which it STOOD...)
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To: ThePatriotsFlag

We all know what they do to Democrats. Just ask Lara Logan.


15 posted on 12/17/2012 10:35:50 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Olog-hai.
...support the political approach of Hamas as opposed to that of Fatah and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas...

16 posted on 12/18/2012 9:05:14 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Olog-hai
88 percent of Palestinians believe armed struggle is the best way to achieve independence

GOOD!

Only by the Grace of God (and the Jews) are they still alive.

17 posted on 12/18/2012 9:14:08 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month)
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To: Olog-hai

So much for the myth that there is a peaceful people being used by the terrorists, I mean militants. The Palis willingly assist and laud the terrorists.


18 posted on 12/18/2012 10:34:10 PM PST by dervish (either the vote was corrupt or the electorate is)
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