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Related: About this forum'46% of Palestinians support Jordanian-Palestinian confederation based on two states'
More Palestinians prefer the establishment of a Jordanian-Palestinian confederation than a traditional two-state or one-state solution, a new public opinion poll has found.
An-Najah National University in Nablus randomly surveyed 1362 Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip between October 13-15 on a variety of issues relevant to Palestinian politics and society.
An-Najah National University in Nablus randomly surveyed 1362 Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip between October 13-15 on a variety of issues relevant to Palestinian politics and society.
If this is what will bring peace, so be it.
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'46% of Palestinians support Jordanian-Palestinian confederation based on two states' (Original Post)
ericson00
Oct 2016
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King_David
(14,851 posts)2. Not surprised.
But the western armchair Palestinian "allies" here on DU and the disgusting bigoted BDS movement wish to speak for the Palestinians- binational state = dead in the water.
mwrguy
(3,245 posts)3. Jordan has been very hostile to the Palestinians
They'd rather cozy up to the zionist occupiers.
ericson00
(2,707 posts)4. bc you're against this, I'm all the more for it;
the Palestinian Authority/PLO keeps condoning/promoting terrorism, like suicide bombings, plane hijackings (no apologies from them for those), etc.
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Little Tich
(6,171 posts)8. Actually, the poll deals mostly with the local PA elections.
However, the part with a possible confederation with Jordan becomes much more nuanced in its proper context:
45.7% of respondents supported the rise of a peaceful, unarmed intifada in the Palestinian Territories; 48.7% rejected that
38% of respondents supported the rise of an armed intifada in the Palestinian Territories; 55.7% rejected that
22.5% of respondents saw that if a Palestinian intifada takes place, a peaceful and unarmed intifada will be the best form of resistance that would serve the Palestinian cause, 20.8% said that an armed intifada would serve the Palestinian cause better, 21.7% said that both forms are useful for the Palestinian cause; 28.9% said that both forms are useless.
46.1% of respondents supported the creation of a confederation with Jordan on the basis of two independent states with strong institutional relations.
33.4% of respondents believed that there is a possibility for the creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders while 61.5% said that there is no such possibility.
36.3% of respondents supported the creation of a Palestinian state on the entire area of the 1967 borders as a final solution for the Palestinian cause while 59.4% said that there is no such possibility.
22% of respondents supported the creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with some land exchange as a final solution for the Palestinian cause while 72.9% rejected.
18% of respondents supported the creation of a binational state for Arabs and Jews on historic Palestine as a final solution for the Palestinian cause while 78.6% rejected.
40.7% of respondents supported dissolving the PA and merging its institutions with the PLO institutions; 49.9% rejected.
38% of respondents supported the rise of an armed intifada in the Palestinian Territories; 55.7% rejected that
22.5% of respondents saw that if a Palestinian intifada takes place, a peaceful and unarmed intifada will be the best form of resistance that would serve the Palestinian cause, 20.8% said that an armed intifada would serve the Palestinian cause better, 21.7% said that both forms are useful for the Palestinian cause; 28.9% said that both forms are useless.
46.1% of respondents supported the creation of a confederation with Jordan on the basis of two independent states with strong institutional relations.
33.4% of respondents believed that there is a possibility for the creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders while 61.5% said that there is no such possibility.
36.3% of respondents supported the creation of a Palestinian state on the entire area of the 1967 borders as a final solution for the Palestinian cause while 59.4% said that there is no such possibility.
22% of respondents supported the creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with some land exchange as a final solution for the Palestinian cause while 72.9% rejected.
18% of respondents supported the creation of a binational state for Arabs and Jews on historic Palestine as a final solution for the Palestinian cause while 78.6% rejected.
40.7% of respondents supported dissolving the PA and merging its institutions with the PLO institutions; 49.9% rejected.
Source: https://www.najah.edu/en/community/community-news/2016/10/17/results-of-palestinian-public-opinion-poll-no-53/