Remember when Joe Biden claimed that Hamas doesn’t represent the Palestinian people? Well now we have a definitive answer on whether Biden is right.
A new poll is out today on whether Palestinians believe Hamas was right to commit the horrific terrorist attack against Israeli civilians on October 7th.
The poll was done by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research and surveyed 1,231 Palestinians in Gaza, Judea and Samaria.
Here’s what the poll found via JNS?
The authoritative survey—the second of its kind since Oct. 7—found that 72% of respondents think Hamas was “correct” in carrying out its mass slaughter, while 22% characterized the terrorist group’s decision to attack as “incorrect.”
A whopping 89% of the respondents denied that Palestinian terrorists committed war crimes on Oct. 7, while 95% claimed that Israel breached international law during its defensive operation against Hamas in Gaza.
When asked to rate their satisfaction with various Palestinian actors, Hamas took the lead among the respondents with 72% satisfaction, followed by Hamas chief in Gaza Yahya Sinwar (69%) and the Islamist group’s “political” leader, Ismail Haniyeh (51%).
If Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas would hold an election now, Hamas would receive 51% of the vote while Abbas’s Fatah faction would get the support of 19% of Palestinians.
According to the PSR, more than half believe that Hamas is “the most deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people today.”
In a presidential runoff between Abbas and Haniyeh, the Hamas leader would receive 78% of the vote; 88% of Palestinians say Abbas needs to resign.
When asked by the PSR which party should rule the Gaza Strip after the Israeli military operation ends, 60% of the respondents selected Hamas.
Only 1% of those surveyed said they were satisfied with the role the U.S. has played in the conflict. In addition, two-thirds expressed opposition to the participation of the P.A. in meetings with the U.S.
Not only is Biden incredibly wrong on the Palestinians and Hamas, but he wants to put another terrorist group in charge of the Gaza Strip. I’m glad Netanyahu is standing up to Biden because there is no other option. But it will only give Biden the excuse he needs to hate on Israel and try to rally his Hamas supporters for his campaign.
The survey was done between November 22 and December 2nd and the margin of error is 4%.