arch/ive/ief (2000 - 2005)

Introduction:
Results of a public opinion poll released today in the Palestinian Authority indicate the importance of Islam as a force in Palestinian society. Significantly, the youth are more supportive of the Islamic - less democratic - view of society, and more youth are against women's participation in elections.

This swing to Islam and against democracy by the youth may be explained by the fact that only older Palestinians have had years of contact with Israelis and Israeli democracy, before the Oslo accords established the Palestinian Authority.

Another interesting finding shows the contrast between the US expectations from the political reforms it demands and the Palestinian view of those reforms. While the US media and government spokespeople have focused repeatedly to new Palestinian Authority cabinet members as a hope for positive reform, a full 81% of Palestinians can not even name one new minister. Possibly this is because 65% see the reforms as bowing to American - Israeli pressure, and a 60% intend to vote for Arafat, so that the reforms may not be, in their opinion, of much significance.

The following are the results of the public opinion poll released by Birzeit University in the Palestinian Authority.

On preference for democracy or an Islamic regime in a Palestinian state:
"42% prefer a democratic regime, in which all the political approaches are represented…
42% prefer an Islamic, single-party regime.
60% of the educated public prefer a democratic regime,
31% prefer an Islamic regime."

On youth against women's participation in elections:
"The youth are those who most oppose women participating in elections, and their preference leans more towards the religious trends." [Ed note: The article does not present precise data.]

On leadership qualities:
"... the most important character trait for a new Palestinian leader is the ability to confront Israel, and the second is adherence to Islam."

Israël est bien un état juif, contrôlé par lesreligieux extrêmistes : pas de constitution, pas d'état civil laïque (ah... se marier et divorcer devant lesrabbins, quelle joie)
Un état qui vient de voter une loi, une de plus, interdisant la vente de certaines terres aux arabes !
Chacun voit midi à sa porte et ce que les paelstiniens voient de ce qu'on leur dit être la démocratie ne doit pas leur donner tellement envie
Je dirai même que 60% de palestiniens qui auraient envie d'un régime démocratique sont vraiment vertueux !

c'est "60% of the educated public prefer a democratic regime, "

donc 60% des personnes éduquées
je n'en connais pas la proportion chez les palestiniens mais celà peut etre tres bas si la proportion est faible comme par exemple 10% de la population

.... ce sont que des spéculations.
En plus celan n' a rien d' étonnant, qu' un peulpe forcé de vivre sous des conditions extrèmes, pour ne pas dire èxrtrèmement nuisible a leurt survi, choissisent des sollutions extrèmes. la resistance pasifiquen ne leur a approte suelement plus de collonisation sur le peu du territoire qui leur restait.

Am i suppose to trust this ?

* While some people are posting and spamming the site because they cannot stand the support shown to the Palestinian people and the strong condamnation of Israeli policy

* While the author prefere to reamin 100% anonymous, not even using a nickname or an e-mail

* While no source, no link to this 'serious and trustable' poll (supposely from a Palestinian institution) is given

* While this only display some little cut out pieces of a supposely largere text

* Etc ...

I could answer and justify some of the facts written here, but i don't feel like, because it would mean that i trust this article. And i don't, until it got proven to me that this 'poll' isn't another piece of black propaganda ...