sunbleachedfly

I haven't been able to find many public opinion polls in Palestine & so I've kept an eye on these for a while. The questions are pretty comprehensive. Imo the highlights:

• 81% want Mahmoud Abbas to resign (this is pretty much unchanged).
• 77% oppose the disarmament of Hamas in order to stop the war (85% oppose in the West Bank, compared to 64% in the Gaza Strip).
• 46% support forming a national unity government, 34% support immediate reconciliation and unification of the West Bank and Gaza, and 16% support the PA to lead a humanitarian effort to Gaza.
• Hamas is still the most popular faction in Palestine, although their popularity has declined (mainly in the West Bank). 57% support Hamas compared to 24% for Fatah, & 23% Fatah.
• Yemen is by far the most supported regional actor, with 74% satisfied with their support.
• Armed struggle still remains the most popular solution to the conflict, with 41% supporting it, compared to 33% for negotiation & 20% supporting peaceful popular resistance.

There's a lot more than just these, I just figured I'd post a few that caught my eye. There are historical comparisons in this poll as well (3 polls were conducted last year).

One thing I find interesting is the difference between opinions in the West Bank vs. the Gaza Strip. There is a noticeable difference in their opinions on most issues, which makes sense considering their conditions are very different.

I'm also curious what other people think.

A few revelations here.

Both documents spell out that Project Nimbus entails a deep collaboration between Google and the Israeli security state through the creation of a Classified Team within Google. This team is made up of Israeli nationals within the company with security clearances, designed to “receive information by [Israel] that cannot be shared with [Google].” Google’s Classified Team “will participate in specialized training with government security agencies,” the first report states, as well as “joint drills and scenarios tailored to specific threats.”

Also this.

Should Project Nimbus fall under legal scrutiny outside of Israel, Google is required to notify the Israeli government as early as possible, and must “Reject, Appeal, and Resist Foreign Government Access Requests.”

Google noted this could put the company at odds with foreign governments should they attempt to investigate Project Nimbus. The contract requires Google to “implement bespoke and strict processes to protect sensitive Government data,” according to a subsequent internal report, also viewed by The Intercept that was drafted after the company won its bid. This obligation would stand even if it means violating the law: “Google must not respond to law enforcement disclosure requests without consultation and in some cases approval from the Israeli authorities, which could cause us to breach international legal orders / law.”

The second report notes another onerous condition of the Nimbus deal: Israel “can extend the contract up to 23 years, with limited ability for Google to walk away.”

EDIT: Formatting

The unnamed source added that US President Donald Trump's “inner circle” is convinced of the “futility” of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strategy to free the captives via military pressure, believing that no military option will help save the Israeli captives in Gaza.

Furthermore, US planners are reportedly aware of the “impracticality of forcibly exiling leaders and fighters from the armed wings of Hamas” and other Palestinian resistance factions due to “concerns from potential host countries and the large number of individuals Israel seeks to remove," which number in the thousands.

So let's see, the US is:

• No longer seeking Saudi Arabia normalization w/ Israel
• Ended the military campaign on Yemen w/o Yemen ending their military campaign on Israel
• Capitulating on the issue of disarmament of Hamas

That's quite the list imo

Once you open Pandora's box...