A majority of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have a favorable view of Iran’s policies, a poll found.
The survey of 919 Palestinians commissioned by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy found that 55 percent of Palestinians in the West Bank and 57% in Gaza viewed Iran’s policies favorably, with 29% in the West Bank and 13% in Gaza rating them as “very good.”
Forty-five percent of West Bank respondents and 43% in Gaza gave Iran’s policies a “fairly bad” or “very bad rating.”
The poll was conducted June 7-19, during the nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers. The respondents were interviewed on their views of Iran and neighboring countries.
Two Iran-backed terrorist groups enjoyed high approval ratings, the poll found. The Lebanon-based Hezbollah received a 69% approval rating in the West Bank and 57 percent in Gaza. The Palestinians’ Islamic Jihad was given a 71% favorable rating in the West Bank and 84% in Gaza, eclipsing Hamas’s popularity there.
— JTA
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