• capital@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    June 15, 2021

    The poll found that 53% of Palestinians believe Hamas is “most deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people,” while only 14% prefer Abbas’ secular Fatah party.

    https://apnews.com/article/hamas-middle-east-science-32095d8e1323fc1cad819c34da08fd87

    There’s the latest I could find. I’m open to seeing a later one but I’d be surprised to see a large swing in support in just a few years given the history.

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      8 months ago

      53% is very low from people knowing Hamas will murder them if they oppose them.

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        8 months ago

        Let’s plant a flag here and acknowledge that we’ve moved from “that poll is old” to “these polls can’t be trusted”.

        Were Fatah supporters murdered for voting against and then (prematurely) PUBLICLY celebrating Hamas’ loss? I couldn’t find anything with a quick search. Maybe you could link me?

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          These people ‘vote’ with a gun held to their head. Do you understand how things work under authoritarian rule?

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            Were Fatah supporters murdered for voting against and then (prematurely) PUBLICLY celebrating Hamas’ loss? I couldn’t find anything with a quick search. Maybe you could link me?