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NABLUS, West Bank, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Most Palestinians have little faith in U.S. President Bush's peace efforts and a slim majority oppose firing rockets at Israel, a poll released Wednesday said.
Researchers for al-Najah University in Nablus questioned 860 Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank, the Israeli news agency Ynetnews.com reported.
Just over half of those questioned, 53 percent, said that Hamas should halt its rocket attacks on Israel immediately, while 44 percent support the attacks. An even larger percentage, 70 percent, say that the attacks should be stopped in exchange for an end to the blockade of Gaza.
Only 43 percent said the rocket attacks are hurting the Palestinian cause, while 34 percent say they are helping.
More than 80 percent of those surveyed do not trust that Bush will help create a Palestinian state. A majority, 65 percent, do not believe that Bush's visit to the West Bank helped the Palestinians.
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