Amid early election talk, Palestinians express few hopes for change
Officials in PA, PLO and Hamas say chances Israel will change its attitude slim no matter who is in charge
View ArticleWary of PA ‘corruption,’ Palestinians launch protest of new social security law
'Blue gloves' demonstrators, inspired by yellow vests protests, say they do not trust a PA-created institution to handle their money and cannot afford to pay more taxes
View ArticleAbbas freezes social security law after months of protests
Palestinian leader orders talks with unions and others continue amid fears PA-created institution can't be trusted with workers' money
View ArticlePalestinian official: Halting terror payments would be ‘political suicide’
Official also accuses Israeli government of politicking in moving to withhold taxes that it collects on the PA's behalf
View ArticlePalestinians move to create list of Israeli products to ban from their markets
Ramallah launches effort after Israel decides to withhold some NIS 500m in taxes over PA's policy of paying stipends to security prisoners and families of dead terrorists
View ArticleMost Palestinians back boycott of Bahrain meet, say statehood trumps prosperity
Poll finds almost 80% think Ramallah was correct to stay away from US-led workshop, even more say independence tops economic plan The post Most Palestinians back boycott of Bahrain meet, say statehood...
View ArticlePoll: 94% percent of Palestinians oppose US peace plan
Palestinian support for two states is lowest since the signing of the Oslo Accords, survey says; 64% say US proposal should be met with violent Palestinian uprising The post Poll: 94% percent of...
View ArticlePoll shows Palestinians reject annexation, but divided on how best to oppose it
Eighty-eight percent oppose Trump Peace Plan, according to new survey, with a slight majority supporting a return to 'armed struggle' in response The post Poll shows Palestinians reject annexation, but...
View ArticlePoll: Neither Fatah nor Hamas would win majority in coming election
Survey suggests factions could be forced to partner in next government, following first planned Palestinian parliamentary election in 15 years scheduled for May The post Poll: Neither Fatah nor Hamas...
View ArticlePoll: 72% of Palestinians support forming more armed groups in West Bank
Backing for two-state solution falls to just 32%, with 69% no longer believing it's possible due to settlement expansion; majority says next Israeli government will annex West Bank The post Poll: 72%...
View ArticlePoll shows soaring Palestinian support for Hamas; 72% back October 7 atrocities
Survey of 1,231 Palestinians, conducted largely during recent truce, shows 44% in West Bank support Hamas, up from 12% in September, while 42% in Gaza back group, rising from 38% The post Poll shows...
View ArticleIDF: Hamas’s Rafah Brigade has collapsed, 80% of border tunnels neutralized
Islamic Jihad intelligence commander killed in strike; military says documents found in Gaza show terror group falsified prominent polling results The post IDF: Hamas’s Rafah Brigade has collapsed, 80%...
View ArticleSeized Hamas documents show terror group inflated its support rates, IDF says
Actual support for Hamas, Sinwar and Oct. 7 said to be far lower than published; army says influential Palestinian polling firm uninvolved in scam; lead pollster doubts claims The post Seized Hamas...
View ArticlePoll shows mirror images of fear and distrust between Israelis and Palestinians
As public opinions harden in wartime, biennial Pulse survey finds growing pessimism and rejection of coexistence among the two peoples, but silver lining remains in Arab Israelis The post Poll shows...
View ArticlePoll finds shrinking support in Gaza for Hamas decision to launch October 7...
Only 39% of respondents in Strip now say assault on southern Israel that sparked war was correct move, though in West Bank 64% still think terror group made the right call The post Poll finds shrinking...
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