[link|http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/431880.html|What the pollsters say the people want]


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The most significant finding was that among the 23,000 Palestinians
and 17,000 Israelis queried, about 76 percent on each side endorsed the
two-state concept - a Palestinian state existing beside a Jewish state,
"each recognizing the other as such, both democratic and respecting human
rights, including minority rights."

The fact that about three-fourths of each group supported that idea was
reflective of other data but "not consistent with perceptions," said Lubetzky.

"The silent majority is speaking out," he said.

Among the other 24 percent were some adamantly opposed to any Palestinian
political entity and others who advocated the abolition of Israel.

I say:


A poll conducted by a group with an agenda (most polls are, by the way)
and reported by the Associated Press in their usual unquestioning style.

If this is really what most Palestinians want, why do they suffer the monsters of Hamas and such organizations to speak and act on their behalf? Can't have it both ways.

A possibility is that the majority want this in theory, but they don't want
it badly enough to oppose those who would drive the Jews into the sea. That doesn't count in my book. It's the old "personally opposed, but..." dodge.

When the Palestinians take up arms en masse against Hamas and Islamic Jihad
and all the rest, then they can tell us they want peace with Israel. We can dig up that Oslo Accords thing that Arafat refused to sign at the last minute. Until then, talk is cheap, and poll results are cheaper.

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