Most people are the silent majority, who just want peace and don’t have leverage to make it happen. That applies to the Palestinians and Israelis, most of whom don’t know what to do, but want things to be peaceful and allow them to live happy lives.
Do you have a source for this? My impression was that a lot of Gazans were quite supportive of violence. For example, from the top results on google for ‘Gaza public opinion’, earlier this year:
See my reply to Yovel, but preferring violence to the status quo is very different than not wanting peace. And given that they keep getting bombed by Israel, it makes sense that they don’t want to simply lay down arms—but per the last link, a majority supported continuing the ceasefire.
The last attack was completely unprecedented in terms of cruelty and mercilessness towards civilians. I don’t know how much previous surveys about support for Hamas (who were perceived as “resisting occupation in the only way they can”) can tell us now.
Do you have a source for this? My impression was that a lot of Gazans were quite supportive of violence. For example, from the top results on google for ‘Gaza public opinion’, earlier this year:
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See my reply to Yovel, but preferring violence to the status quo is very different than not wanting peace. And given that they keep getting bombed by Israel, it makes sense that they don’t want to simply lay down arms—but per the last link, a majority supported continuing the ceasefire.
The last attack was completely unprecedented in terms of cruelty and mercilessness towards civilians. I don’t know how much previous surveys about support for Hamas (who were perceived as “resisting occupation in the only way they can”) can tell us now.
Sure, if David is basing his view on more recent data he is welcome to share it.