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To: kidl who wrote (1255)	6/16/2024 6:03:40 PM
From: S. maltophilia	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1724

But nobody's happy: Palestinian Support for Hamas Oct. 7 Attack Shows What They Share With Israelis: DespairA new poll of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank shows that eight months of bloodshed and destruction have done little to undercut support for Hamas and its October 7 attacks. For Israelis, Palestinians and the international community, its results signal why a new solution to the conflict is so critically urgent ..... The numbers are only cause for despair among Israelis. They justify continuing the war against Hamas and heighten their desire for revenge. Those calling for "a total victory" and for "eliminating Hamas" can point to the survey's results and say, "we told you, there's no other way but to strike Gaza and its inhabitants hard." But the Israelis aren't the only ones despaired. The figures point to the depth of Palestinian hopelessness in regard to a future diplomatic settlement with Israel, to the PLO and the Palestinian Authority (PA). The October 7 massacre and the war that followed didn't cause trust in them to decline. The hopelessness is the result of two decades of declining belief that a solution can be reached and in the PA's abilities. During these two decades, the Palestinians saw their dream of self-determination and establishing a state fading away, along with the international community's unwillingness to intervene in the conflict. Dr. Khalil Shikaki, the center's director, stresses that many of those who express support for the October 7 attacks are not Hamas supporters. One reason for their approval, Shikaki says, is their belief that Hamas' atrocities succeeded in refocusing the world's attention to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....... haaretz.com archive.vn