On Thursday, Birzeit University near Ramallah published a survey of Palestinian opinion that responded to this central Western claim.
Their answer was as nuanced as a brick. …
Some 75% of Palestinians support the Hamas-led slaughter of Oct. 7.
Another 11% don’t have an opinion. …
Likewise, 75% of Palestinians seek the annihilation of Israel.
[The mantra adopted by the Biden administration and Western media of “Hamas does not represent the Palestinians” has no basis in fact. The Gazans chose Hamas to govern them in 2006 and raised nary a protest when Hamas murdered their opposition and seized total control. The Iranian people regularly demonstrate against the mullahs, but the Gazans have never once shown any significant opposition to Hamas in 17 years. This is the war the Gazans wanted when they backed Hamas after the Israeli occupation ended in 2005. — Ed]
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