One of the arguments you’ve probably heard circulating during the war in Gaza is that there’s a difference between Hamas, who the US government and most sane people see as terrorists, and Palestinians, who are usually portrayed as innocent civilians.
An inconvenient fact for supporters of this division is that Hamas is not just a militant group operating in Gaza, they are the elected leaders of Gaza. Nevertheless, we’re told that not all Palestinians support Hamas.
But a new poll released Wednesday calls into question that idea. In fact, Hamas, its leaders and the attack on Israel on 10/7 remain remarkably popular in Gaza and the West Bank even after five months of fighting in which Palestinians have seen significant casualties. Let’s start with support for the 10/7 attack which started the war.
As you can see, total support for the murder of 1,200 Israelis is almost unchanged at…
