JMCC to IMRA: Palestinians supports suicide bombings in general but oppose
attacks in context of political conditions

Aaron Lerner Date: 21 February 2006

"A majority of Palestinians (51.5%) oppose and find them harmful to the
Palestinian national interests while a ratio of (43.8%) think such
operations are suitable within the current political conditions which is a
considerable decline from (65.4%) in June 2004.

When asked about their feelings towards suicide bombing operations against
Israeli civilians, a ratio of (56.2%) still either strongly support or
somewhat support such operations compared with (49.7%) in May 2005 and
(75.6%) in April 2003. however, there has been a steady rise in ratio of
those who oppose such operations from (29.3%) in April 2003 to (38.0%) in
May 2005 and to (40.7%) this month.."
Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC) poll of Palestinians 8-12
February 2006.
www.jmcc.org/publicpoll/results/2006/no57.pdf

Khader Khader of JMCC told IMRA today that the source of the difference in
results for the two questions (56.2% support suicide bombings against
civilians while 51.5% oppose military operations against Israeli targets) is
that the question regarding suicide bombings measured the attitude of the
Palestinian public towards suicide bombings against Israeli civilians in
general while the question about military operations measured the position
that Palestinian public takes towards operations within the context of
current political conditions.

Khader noted that "suicide bombing operations against Israeli civilians"
fall with "military operations against Israeli targets ".

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730
INTERNET ADDRESS: imra@netvision.net.il
Website: http://www.imra.org.il