Poll: Palestinians Oppose Demilitarized State

(Palestinian Survey Research Unit) 66% of Palestinians oppose President Obama's proposal that the Palestinian state will be demilitarized, according to a poll conducted jointly by the Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah. 61% of Palestinians think they should not accept Obama's call to return to negotiations with Israel. 53% of Israelis and 62% of Palestinians rate the chances for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state next to Israel in the next five years as non-existent or low.


2011-06-29 00:00:00

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