Claim: 'Hamas doesn't exist in the West Bank since 2006'
FALSETHE ANSWER
It does. PCPSR poll, Dec 2023: 44% in the West Bank named Hamas their preferred party (12% in Sep), and 82% there called the decision to launch the Oct 7 attack 'correct'.
SOURCE
PCPSR Poll No. 90, 13 Dec 2023 (fieldwork 22 Nov-2 Dec 2023)
pcpsr.org
pcpsr.org
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Hamas doesn't exist in the west bank”
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