Palestinian Public Opinion Polls No. 48

Abstract

Peace talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis stopped because ‎Israel did not release, by ‎the end of March, the last group of pre-Oslo ‎prisoners as agreed upon between the two sides ‎under the auspices of the ‎United States. John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, made several ‎‎attempts to bring back the two sides to resume negotiations which were ‎scheduled to end by the ‎end of April. ‎ Since Israel did not release the fourth group of the pre-Oslo prisoners, ‎the Palestinian Authority ‎submitted applications to join a group of ‎United Nations organizations and bodies. ‎ Israel threatened Palestinians with stopping the transfer of tax revenues ‎to the Palestinian ‎Authority if the Palestinian Authority continues to ‎submit applications to join United Nations ‎organizations and bodies. ‎ Division between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip still persists while ‎each side adheres to its ‎convictions and there are no signs that the ‎division will end. ‎