What Palestinians Want
Pragmatic in the short term, radical in the long term.
July 10, 2020
Pragmatic in the short term, radical in the long term.
In an extensive report on a major survey of Palestinian public opinion, David Pollock sums up his key findings. Above all, the results suggest that large numbers of Palestinians are willing to make compromises with Israel in the short term, but tend to harbor maximalist, even militant, long-term goals:
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