Slechts kwart Palestijnen in Gaza steunt Hamas

 

Tot zover de zogenaamde enorme toename van Hamas' populariteit in Gaza, waar Sander van Hoorn en anderen het steeds over hadden.

 

-----------

Last update - 13:08 09/02/2009       
Survey: Only one in four Gazans supports Hamas
By Haaretz Service
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1062758.html

 

 

Only a quarter of the Palestinians in Gaza support Hamas, Army Radio reported Monday.

 

According to the findings of a new poll conducted in Gaza, support in the ruling Hamas government has drastically gone down following the Israel Defense Forces offensive in the coastal strip.

 

Only 28% of the Palestinians now say they support Hamas, compared to 51% who voiced their support for Hamas in November 2008.
 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' moderate Fatah party has seen a rise in favorability rate, with 42% of the Palestinians in Gaza now supporting Fatah, compared to 31% in November.

 

Despite the findings of the poll, more than half of those questioned said they hold Israel responsible for the recent escalation in Gaza