Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research

October 11, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

War fatigue settles among Palestinians

For the first time, the majority of Gaza civilians—some 57%—now believe that the Oct. 7 atrocities were a mistake, a recent survey reveals.

October 9, 2024 | |

Palestinians, Hamas Leaders Wary of Sinwar’s ‘Megalomania’

Hamas leaders have grown increasingly concerned about Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s leadership, The Wall Street Journal reported on October 9. Citing Arab and Hamas officials, the...

October 8, 2024 | |

Hamas Leader Vows Terror Group Will Rise Again as October 7 Attack Loses Public Support in Gaza

The Qatar-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashal said that the Iran-backed terrorist organization would rise “like a phoenix” despite heavy losses after a year of fighting Israel in...

August 16, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

Mr. Abbas goes to Moscow and Ankara

In his jaunts abroad, the 88-year-old leader of the Palestinian Authority reinforced the very message he hoped to undermine—that there are no credible, trustworthy leaders on the Palestinian side.

June 14, 2024 | |

Most Palestinians Support October 7 Attack, Dissatisfied With Abbas and Fatah

More than two-thirds of Palestinians support Hamas’s decision to launch its killing spree in southern Israel on October 7, according to a Palestinian poll released on June 12....

June 13, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 13, 2024

Today’s Issue: In IDF Operations in Southern and Central Gaza, Soldiers Find Weapons, Eliminate Terrorists | IDF Airstrike Kills Four Senior Hezbollah Nasser Unit Officers | IDF: Hezbollah Response to...

March 22, 2024 | |

Poll: Hamas Remains Popular Among Palestinians

Palestinian support for Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza remains high, according to a Palestinian poll released on March 20. That support has increased since the Iran-backed terrorist...

March 6, 2024 | |

10 Things to Know About the Palestinian Authority

Israel has long sought a partner for peace to establish a two-state solution — the proposed resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that predates the 1948 establishment of the Jewish state....

November 15, 2023 | |

IDF Battles Palestinian Terrorists in West Bank City of Tulkarm 

Latest Developments   The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a 15-hour operation in the West Bank city of Tulkarm on November 14, killing several Palestinian terrorists. During the operation,...

July 3, 2023 | |

Iran Foments Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Jenin

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani accused Israel on July 3 of “state terrorism” following the launch of a major Israeli military operation in Jenin to weaken the presence of Iran-backed...

June 18, 2023 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

The one place in the Middle East where minorities are thriving

Those who accuse Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' should look elsewhere in the region – especially Lebanon

September 23, 2022 | Joe Truzman |

Hamas Operatives in Gaza Continue to Direct Attacks in the West Bank

The Israeli Security Agency (ISA) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated on Friday that they arrested a terrorist cell in the West Bank operating under the guidance of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The...

January 17, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Swiss Government Hosts $85,000 Event Aiming to Unify Hamas and Fatah

The Swiss government and a Finnish NGO spent almost $85,000 to host a workshop in Geneva to unify the EU and US-classified terrorist organization Hamas with the Fatah party, according to a report...

January 14, 2016 | Sheryl Saperia |

Focus on ISIS is Obscuring Iranian Threat to Israel

Palestinians are stabbing, shooting and ramming cars into Israelis on a daily basis. According to a recent survey by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, two-thirds of Palestini...

June 16, 2015 | |

The Death and Life of the Two-State Solution

On March 17, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won reelection, thanks in part to a desperate last-minute pledge to his right-wing base that the Palestinians would never get a state so lon...

August 28, 2014 | FDD Policy Brief |

Gaza Polls Show Abbas Popularity

In a recent poll in Gaza, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas garnered a favorability of 54 percent. The poll, taken in...

December 6, 2013 | Jonathan Schanzer |

We Really Need to Talk About Corruption

If peace were suddenly to break out in the Middle East, John Kerry would undoubtedly assure his place in the Secretary of State Hall of Fame. Defiantly challenging a chorus of naysayers at home a...

November 20, 2012 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Hamas’s Political Wartime Gains

Many people have questioned what Hamas has to gain in its recent escalation of violence with Israel. In the political arena, both domestically and abroad, the conflict with Israel presents many s...

August 23, 2012 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Hamas’s Corruption

Chalk it up again to corruption, the virus that continues to infect governments across the Middle East.

November 25, 2010 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Palestinian Youth Reveal Their Fanaticism With Every Tweet

Hamas recently launched an initiative to “intensify its use of the Internet for spreading Islamic values and religion,” Israeli security services reported last month. The Palestinian...