Wonderful Job Israel....all they did was help Hamas.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f46a4146-f...0779fd2ac.html
Gaza offensive boosted Hamas, poll concludes
By Tobias Buck in Jerusalem
Palestinian support for the Islamist Hamas movement has soared in the wake of Israel's three-week offensive against the Gaza Strip, according to a poll released yesterday.
The survey, by the independent Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, also found that the majority of Palestinians thought the group had emerged victorious from the conflict.
Almost one in two Palestinians said Hamas won the Gaza war, while
less than 10 per cent said Israel had triumphed.
The finding is at striking odds with Israeli perceptions of the conflict. The government called an end to the military campaign on January 17, claiming the offensive against the Hamas controlled Gaza Strip had achieved its goals by weakening the group, curbing rocket attacks and restoring Israel's power of deterrence.
Yesterday's poll found that Palestinians in the West Bank were more convinced of a Hamas victory than their counterparts in the Gaza Strip, where more than 1,300 Palestinians were killed and thousands of buildings destroyed by Israeli forces. In Gaza, 48 per cent said neither Israel nor Hamas won the war, and only 35 per cent said Hamas was the victor. In the West Bank, 53 per cent said Hamas won, while 31 per cent said neither side was victorious.