Poll

Uncomfortable truth: Hamas remains very popular in Palestinian society. About one-third of Palestinians support Hamas. Many more see Hamas as an integral part of Palestinian society. It's very stupid to speak about Gaza as if "Hamas" and "the people of Gaza" are two completely… pic.twitter.com/zgxR8FjGqu

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This chart is from a poll ... These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip between 1-4 May 2025. The whole poll with other charts can be found here: PSR: Public Opinion Poll No (95).

I found this part especially disturbing ...

3. War crimes and atrocities:

When asked if Hamas had committed the atrocities seen in the videos shown by international media displaying acts or atrocities committed by Hamas members against Israeli civilians, such as killing women and children in their homes. The overwhelming majority (87%) said it did not commit such atrocities, and only 9% said it did.

Here's the Wikipedia page for the polling place: Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research