A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians shows a rise in support for Hamas, which appears to have ticked up even in the devastated Gaza Strip.

The findings by a Palestinian pollster signal more difficulties ahead for the Biden administration’s postwar vision for Gaza and raise questions about Israel’s stated goal of ending Hamas’ military and governing capabilities.

Washington has called for the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, currently led by Abbas, to eventually assume control of Gaza and run both territories as a precursor to statehood. U.S. officials have said the PA must be revitalized, without letting on whether this would mean leadership changes.

The PA administers pockets of the Israeli-occupied West Bank and has governed Gaza until a takeover by Hamas militants in 2007. The Palestinians have not held elections since 2006 when Hamas won a parliamentary majority.

  • girlfreddyOP
    66·
    1 year ago

    … what does any of that have to do with me expressing horror at the denial of Hamas’s war crimes?

    And again how in the fuck would they know about the war crimes when they haven’t had reliable, steady access to the internet?

    You seem to think they should know by osmosis.

    • PugJesus@kbin.social
      58·
      1 year ago

      And again how in the fuck would they know about the war crimes when they haven’t had reliable, steady access to the internet?

      Again, the West Bank has access to the internet, and even the internet blackouts in Gaza are intermittent to coincide with Israeli offences and minimize proof of Israeli atrocities, not steady.

      If your point is “Gazans don’t or shouldn’t be included in that 90% denial of war crimes”, then, if I accept that for the sake of argument, that’s still fucking horrifying that residents of the West Bank overwhelmingly approve or deny the war crimes.

      • girlfreddyOP
        66·
        1 year ago

        So are West Bank Palestians supposed to vote twice so Gazans are covered?

        Like I don’t understand why you’re harping on about the West Bank? The poll was done on all Palestinians (or at least the ones who had phone access). Why are you focusing on the West Bank then?

        • PugJesus@kbin.social
          47·
          1 year ago

          So are West Bank Palestians supposed to vote twice so Gazans are covered?

          I don’t understand how you got that from what I said. How is that at all an answer?

          (or at least the ones who had phone access)

          Again, in the article you posted it specifically mentions doing in-person interviews in Gaza.

          Why are you focusing on the West Bank then?

          Because you’re saying Gaza should be excluded for lack of information?

          • girlfreddyOP
            64·
            1 year ago

            Because you’re saying Gaza should be excluded for lack of information?

            I said that because you continuously focused on the West Bank.

            • PugJesus@kbin.social
              46·
              1 year ago

              I said that because you continuously focused on the West Bank.

              Only found if you have an internet connection … which Gazans haven’t had regularily since Oct 7.

              This you? Because that’s what started this whole aside about Gaza needing to be excluded.

          • BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social
            33·
            1 year ago

            Mate, this person is either too stupid or too unwilling to actually give a real response to you. Please save your sanity.

            • PugJesus@kbin.social
              32·
              1 year ago

              I tend to suspect tunnel-vision when these things happens. Happens to all of us, so I try not to form any long-lasting impressions, unless I see a pattern of it.