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Any polls/surveys conducted about the popularity of Hamas before and after the war?

Thursday, March 5th, 2009
surveys
Crystal (PSM) asked:


Are/were there any polls/surveys conducted about the popularity of Hamas in Palestine and around the world before and after the war ? I know that their popularity has swelled but are there any polls/surveys which can give the statistics?
Hamas was democratically elected. The Palestinian people elected them. If you jews and the Bush administration decided not to accept the results thats your problem. Hamas is here to stay, it will outlast israel.
I am not Palestinian but I support Hamas. It is very difficult for the Palestinians not to support a movement which actually cares for them. Hamas is the largest social service provider in all of Palestine (although limited to Gaza for now) They run schools, hospitals and many other welfare programs.

Hamas is rebuilding Gaza using it’s own money

The group said it would be distributing $52 million in aid to people affected by Israel’s 3-week offensive against Hamas, which devastated Gaza. The cash compensations for lost relatives or damaged homes would come from its own funds, Hamas said, until relief pledged by international donors can come in.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090125/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians_922

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