Support for armed struggle rises among Palestinians, poll shows

A poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) shows that support for armed struggle as the best means to end Israeli occupation and achieve statehood has risen among Palestinians.

Support for armed struggle climbed by eight percentage points to 54 percent of those surveyed in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, while support for Hamas also increased by six percentage points to 40 percent.

Support for the Palestinian party Fatah, led by President Mahmoud Abbas, meanwhile is at 20 percent.