The gulf between Gaza and the West Bank seems to be widening more than ever, politically, economically and socially. Whilst those who support the Palestinian struggle from around the world support the resistance program, some Palestinians seem to be opting for the Fatah/Fayyad program:
The security services in the West Bank gained popular confidence...while the security services in Gaza have not.
These are the same security services that hunt down resistance fighters and co-ordinate with the occupation. Although, I must admit that people in the West Bank say on the domestic crime front, the security services are doing very well. Respondents voiced more confidence in the leadership of Fatah than that of Hamas.
So, respondents have more confidence in traitors such as Dahlan, Abbas and Fayyad than Haniyeh, Mishal and Dweik? Give me a break.
...Fatah would have received considerably more electoral support than Hamas.
But the poll did concede that:
This would be especially true in the West Bank where anyone that has anything to do with Hamas is hounded and ultimately arrested - under the auspices of US General Dayton....there was considerable uncertainty surrounding the poll data, since more than half of respondents refused to identify what party they supported.
Whatever the accuracy of the poll, it is clear that a substantial portion of the Palestinian population support Fatah and the West Bank government even though Fatah:
- Deferred the Goldstone report under suspicious circumstances.
- Faced serious and substantial allegations of corruption.
- Co-ordinate with the Israeli occupation.
- Kill resistance fighters.
- Arrest hundreds of political opponents.
- Torture political opponents.
- Are complicit in the siege on Gaza.
The West Bank is enjoying a period of relative economic prosperity (under occupation) and I think some Palestinians are losing sight of the bigger picture. They are still living under occupation - no amount of money could change that fact that they are in bondage.
What is the point of having a well paid job, a nice house, a nice car if you are not free?!
I know we suffered under the second intifada but we still had our honour and our respect. We still had our morals and ethics.
Now we have Palestinians partying in nightclubs just a stone throws away from refugee camps, do you not remember Lebanon?! (click here to view BBC report about nightclubs in Ramallah) Without our Islamic and Christian identity, we are worthless.
I am not saying I wish poverty to befall on the West Bank or for another massacre to happen. No. I am just pissed off at some of our brethren who think that if they stay quiet and continue with their lives they will be free from Israel's aggression.
Believe me if you don't wake up and stop living an illusion, you will be next.
Posted by Bilal at 19:09
""However, Fafo said there was considerable uncertainty surrounding the poll data, since more than half of respondents refused to identify what party they supported. "These are people who refuse to answer the question, claim they do not intend to cast their votes, or do not know which party (or candidate) to support," researchers wrote. "
Dear Bilal: I Smell a Rat: Two Telling Polls
""However, Fafo said there was considerable uncertainty surrounding the poll data, since more than half of respondents refused to identify what party they supported. "These are people who refuse to answer the question, claim they do not intend to cast their votes, or do not know which party (or candidate) to support," researchers wrote. "
Dear Bilal: I Smell a Rat: Two Telling Polls
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