Majority of Palestinians favor halting security coordination with Israel, poll finds

[Jefferson23]

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

02/11/2015 04:1

A majority of Palestinians supports halting security coordination with Israel and contacts with the US, according to a new public opinion poll published on Tuesday.

The poll, which was conducted by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, covered 1,000 Palestinian respondents and has a margin of error of three percent.

The president of the center, Nabil Kukali, said that around 61% of respondents expressed support for ending security coordination between the Palestinian Authority and Israel. “It seems that this stance came as a response to the repeated Israeli procedures, practices and transgressions, such as retaining the Palestinian customs revenues and the refusal to transfer these funds to the Palestinian Authority,” he said. “This, in addition to the continuation of settlement construction, halt of the peace process, tightening the siege on the Gaza Strip, boosting the checkpoints and the continuation of intrusions and arrests.”

The poll also found that 60% of respondents oppose the dismantling of the Palestinian Authority. Palestinians fear that dissolving the authority would leave a national vacuum and result in chaos and lawlessness, Kukali explained.

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Majority-of-Palestinians-favor-halting-security-coordination-with-Israel-poll-finds-390651

[King_David]

1. By KHALED ABU TOAMEH. WOW!

I guess he's acceptable for a source ? LOL

I agree ...He's a Palestinian and Muslim and actually affected by this conflict

[FBaggins]

2. Results of your Jury Service

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Racist comment based on a name disguised by a wink .

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Explanation: alerting on whatever you don't like is just lazy. here's a wink for you. . I don't know or care who KHALED ABU TOAMEH is and you didn't explain why this is racist
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[King_David]

4. Thank You

Usually a big fuss is made by those not favoring Israel whenever an article is posted by KHALED ABU TOAMEH .

Now all of a sudden it seems it's ok to post?

I was pointing out the hypocrisy and double standard.

KHALED ABU TOAMEH is a journalist who lives in the area and not the usual western wannabe "journalists" that one finds at say :
" Mondoweiss" that have never even been there.


Whoever alerted should be the one sanctioned from this thread.

[Mosby]

6. what a weird alert

And two people voted to hide because they don't understand the history of discussions here re toameh.

[hack89]

3. "result in chaos and lawlessness"? As opposed to what exactly? nt

[Jefferson23]

5. If their foundation presently is completely disrupted is what they're referring.n/

[Mosby]

7. the way I read it

Is that 60% worry what would end up replacing the PA, like Hamas, IJ, IS, etc.

[azurnoir]

8. or IDF perhaps? If the PA were dissolved are we to seriously believe that Israel

would take no 'preventative' action?

[Mosby]

10. I think the Israeli Gov would freak out if the PA dissolved

They need the PA security forces in areas A and B in the WB.

The PA isn't going anywhere of course, so it's kind of a stupid question to ask.

[Jefferson23]

9. Yes, that is what I am referencing. If they have a complete breakdown of their system, how will

they control anything as a result. On edit..with any certainty.