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?Palestinians?: Killing Jews served our cause


By Jerusalem Newswire Editorial Staff
November 28, 2004

The mass murder of Jewish men, women and children has positively affected efforts to create an Arab state in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, said a majority of respondents in a new “Palestinian” public opinion poll.

Conducted from November 19-23, the latest survey by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion asked a random sampling of 650 Palestinian Arabs if they felt the “Al Aqsa Intifada” had “served or harmed Palestinian interests.”

A 49.7 percent majority felt the campaign of anti-Israel terror had either somewhat or considerably helped the “Palestinian” cause.

Just over 40 percent felt the ongoing violence was unhelpful. Ten percent declined to express an opinion.

The poll focused heavily on the dire economic situation most “Palestinians” find themselves in as a result of the fighting.

Incredibly, 38.6 percent expressed the belief that the terrorist murder of Israeli Jews was more important than bettering their financial standing.

Only 40.5 percent said they would want the “intifada” to stop if it further hindered their ability to make a living. Nearly 21 percent were unsure what was more important.

When asked if they believed the Palestinian Authority was capable of creating job opportunities for the thousands who are either unemployed or seek work inside sovereign Israel, a full 70.6 percent responded in the negative.

Many Israelis fear an “independent” Palestinian Arab state would be anything but, and would continue to rely heavily on the resources of and the jobs available in the Jewish state to subsist.

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