Palestinian Public Opinion Polls No. 28

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2007-06
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An-Najah National University/ Opinion Polls and Survey Studies Unit
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Following the Gaza incidents, President Mahmoud Abbas issued‏ ‏three ‎presidential decrees by ‎which he dissolved the unity government led by ‎Ismael Hanyieh, declared a state of emergency in ‎all the Palestinian ‎territories, and formed a new emergency government headed by Salam ‎Fayyad. ‎Following these decrees, Ismael Hanyieh denounced the ‎President's decrees as "illegitimate" and ‎‎"unconstitutional"; Hamas, ‎therefore did not recognize the President's decrees.‎ I view of these developments, the European Union (EU), the United ‎States (US), and several other ‎foreign countries announced their support ‎to the "legitimate" authority led by Mahmoud Abbas ‎and the Arab ‎League; the Arab countries followed suit.‎ After the Gaza turmoil, several Arab and international inquiries are ‎posed with reference to the ‎economic, humanitarian, and more ‎importantly political destiny of the Gaza Strip. Despite ‎emphases made ‎by the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, and Hamas movement in Gaza ‎on the ‎geographical unity of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the ‎future awaiting Gaza within this ‎conflict remains obscure. ‎
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