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Fafo poll conducted in West Bank and Gaza finds that 89% Palestinians
support PA legislative elections this year, 84 % believe Fatah will
win.



The majority of Palestinians support a peace agreement with Israel and
believe that the Palestinian Authority should use non-violent means to
achieve their political goals, a new Fafo poll revealed.

Fafo, a Norwegian based international multidisciplinary research
foundation, found that 73 percent of Palestinians in both the West
Bank and Gaza were in favor of peace negotiations with Israel, but
stressed that a settlement freeze should be a precondition to talks.

The poll also revealed a rise in Palestinian support for halting
rocket attacks from Gaza against Israel, rising from 53 percent in
favor of a halt in 2009 to 61 percent in 2010.

Most Palestinians who agreed to answer the poll said they had more
confidence in the Fatah leadership, headed by Mahmoud Abbas, than that
of Hamas, and revealed that support of Hamas in Gaza was relatively
lower than it was in 2008.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/poll-most-palestinians-want-peace-with-israel-1.297196