The ‘lone-wolf intifada’ that isn’t
A recent survey of Palestinians’ political leanings has left many observers flummoxed: The Palestinian citizenry appears nuanced and sophisticated, weary of its old leadership and completely disinclined toward upheaval or extremism.
In other words, bracingly normal.
The poll, released two weeks ago by the Palestinian Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre, shows something many longtime observers already know: Palestinians are a normal people living under abnormal political strictures.
The survey was conducted in late August, in a series of one-on-one interviews with 1,199 Palestinian men and women over age 18 living in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
In a set of responses that the Israeli daily Ha’aretz deemed surprising, the least surprising result may be that Palestinians, while turned off by their leaders, do not romanticize militancy.… Seguir leyendo »