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Poll: Most Palestinians support terror attacks [60%]
Jerusalem Newswire ^
| September 3, 2003
Posted on 09/07/2003 12:00:48 AM PDT by yonif
Jerusalem (jnewswire.com) - A public survey conducted by the Office of Palestinian Information last week shows a solid majority of Palestinian Arabs support terrorist attacks against Israeli Jews.
Nearly all of those polled said they absolutely oppose the detention of terrorists belonging to groups such as Hamas and the Palestine Islamic Jihad by PA forces.
The poll
The poll was conducted among a random sampling of 1,102 Arabs in Judea, Samaria and Gaza from August 21-28, and was reported in the Hebrew edition of the leftist Israeli daily newspaper Ha'aretz Wednesday.
Some 60.2 percent of respondents said they supported ongoing terrorist attacks against Israel, and 56 percent felt such attacks serve Palestinian "national interests."
An overwhelming 88.8 percent opposed curbing terrorism by detaining those Palestinians responsible for the violence. Nearly 80 percent were against the PA's recent decision to freeze contacts with Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Ha'aretz correspondent Arnon Regular noted the poll was part of a normal program used by Palestinian decision makers.
Was Washington wrong?
The results of the poll appear to strongly contradict Washington's commonly expressed "belief" that the Palestinian public opposes terror and would support Palestinian compliance with a reasonable peace plan, the IMRA news agency noted.
US President George W. Bush has on several occasions referred to the Palestinian killers of Jewish men, women and children as an outcast few who do not represent the majority of "peace-loving" Palestinians.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cultureofhate; israel; peace; plo; roadmap; supportterror; waronterrorism
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:00:50 AM PDT
by
yonif
To: SJackson; Yehuda; Nachum; Paved Paradise; Mr. Mojo; Thinkin' Gal; Bobby777; adam_az; Alouette; ...
US President George W. Bush has on several occasions referred to the Palestinian killers of Jewish men, women and children as an outcast few who do not represent the majority of "peace-loving" Palestinians.
Mr. President, is there something wrong with this picture of the "peace-loving" "Palestinians"?
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:02:52 AM PDT
by
yonif
("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
To: yonif
Kinda reminds me of a scene in the movie "The Christmas Story"
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:05:02 AM PDT
by
cmsgop
(If you Sprinkle When You Tinkle,...Be a Sweetie and Wipe the Seatie......)
To: yonif
Shocked, just shocked! Hasn't the lefty media always told us that it's only a few bad apples supporting the "militants?"
It's a few alright --- A few million in the immediate region, and a few hundred million around the world.
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:05:04 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
Yer either the bug or the windshield...........
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:08:25 AM PDT
by
Squantos
(Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
To: yonif
The surprise is that 40% don't support terror attacks, given the long enmity, the relentless pressure by Palestinian authorities and the continuous hate indoctrination of the children. You would not have found 40% of the populace opposed to Hitler in 1943 or to Tojo in 1944. Rather than demonstrating the Palestinian resolve, this poll demonstrates its bankruptcy. Many Palestinians must view the terrorists as their oppressors, the thieves of their children, hopes and dreams. Israel must crush terror, if not for the sake of the Jews, then for the sake of the Muslims.
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:14:08 AM PDT
by
wretchard
To: yonif
Pound them, and pound them again into submission. They will submit. Then they proceed from there, on our terms. WWII Germany, Japan.
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:17:06 AM PDT
by
Brian S
To: yonif
An overwhelming 88.8 percent opposed curbing terrorism by detaining those Palestinians responsible for the violence.That's the actual percentage of palestinian Arabs who support terrorism. Just a whisker under 90%.
Yeah... let's give 'em a state.
To: Mark17
gee, aren't you just shocked?
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:18:14 AM PDT
by
ambrose
(Fight The Real Enemy...)
To: wretchard; All
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:21:21 AM PDT
by
yonif
("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
To: yonif
Mr. President, is there something wrong with this picture of the "peace-loving" "Palestinians"? Let's assume for the sake of argument that the peace-loving "palestinian" rate of 60% is exaggerated due to their peculiar arab circumstances, and that the average rate in the other run of the mill muslim countries is a mere 30%.
Multiply that by the claimed 1.2 billion muslims and you have...
Holy mackarel! 360,000,000 sand maggots and supporters worlwide, doing their love and tolerance bit.
Not really enough to get execised about. Right?
Right?
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:25:21 AM PDT
by
Publius6961
(californians are as dumb as a sack of rocks.)
To: wretchard
Rather than demonstrating the Palestinian resolve, this poll demonstrates its bankruptcy.
Figures lie and liars figure.
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:28:37 AM PDT
by
jwh_Denver
(When you talk, you have a thingy inside your mouth that keeps going up and down)
To: yonif
Most Palestinian Arabs deserve to die. Bush should order half the troops in Iraq westward, through Syria, to mow the Palestinian Arabs down. Time to implement the Bush doctrine.
To: yonif
Perfect photo Yoni, it is exactly why they need to be taken out and NOT be called friend or good people in any way.
Wild Thing
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:42:13 AM PDT
by
Wild Thing
(Prayers for our troops, Israel and the IDF ! Support the troops fighting Terrorists !)
To: yonif
Here's a black, mordant riddle for you all:
Question: what do you call a Palestinian whose just finished ritually raping, skinning, disemboweling and cannibalizing an entire school bus full of innocent Jewish toddlers...?
Answer: "Mr. Ambassador."
No... no: I don't suppose it is all that damned funny, really, come to think of it...
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posted on
09/07/2003 12:49:30 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("The Clintons have damaged our country. They have done it together, in unison." -- Peggy Noonan)
To: yonif
The poll was conducted among a random sampling of 1,102 Arabs in Judea, Samaria and Gaza from August . . .There just might be a clue here somewhere?
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posted on
09/07/2003 1:35:11 AM PDT
by
Phil V.
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Oops. "Whose" = who's.
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posted on
09/07/2003 1:56:58 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("The Clintons have damaged our country. They have done it together, in unison." -- Peggy Noonan)
To: yonif
There are those in the US State Dept who support terror attacks (and terrorists).
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posted on
09/07/2003 3:56:27 AM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
To: yonif
There will be no peace until the Palestinian mindset changes. Until then, they must be dealt with firmly.
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posted on
09/07/2003 4:03:45 AM PDT
by
Paul_B
To: yonif
"US President George W. Bush has on several occasions referred to the Palestinian killers of Jewish men, women and children as an outcast few who do not represent the majority of 'peace-loving' Palestinians."Peace-loving Palestinians?
Islam is a religeon of peace?
The Saudis are our allies?
Where does Bush get this stuff from?
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posted on
09/07/2003 4:27:52 AM PDT
by
jaykay
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