She Polled Gazans on Oct. 6. Here’s What She Found.
About this episode
Princeton dean Amaney Jamal presents Arab Barometer survey findings from Gaza and the West Bank collected through October 6, 2023, offering a rare empirical window into Palestinian public opinion on the eve of war. The data show low trust in Hamas, weak support for both Hamas and Fatah, widespread anger at corruption and authoritarian rule, and no simple collective responsibility for Hamas's actions. Jamal discusses majority support for a two-state option and how question framing shapes responses, revealing public opinion as more malleable than commonly assumed. She also describes severe prewar food insecurity, the blockade's toll, Hamas's mismanagement, youth radicalization, social media's polarizing role, and the mutual dehumanization hardening both societies.