Poll: Palestinian support for two-state solution rises as trust in Hamas and Fatah both decline
A new survey by the Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre finds a majority of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza now view the October 7 attacks as harmful to their national interests
A survey conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre (JMCC) in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung found that 55.8% of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza now consider peaceful negotiations the best method for achieving Palestinian goals. This is almost double compared to 28% in September 2023.
Support for armed resistance
Support for armed resistance fell to 13.3% from 37.1% over the same period. Preference for a two-state solution rose to 47.9%, compared with 27.3% in September 2023, while support for a single binational state fell to 21.7% and support for one Palestinian state across all of historic Palestine dropped to 18.6%.
The poll, conducted between August 20-25 among 1,200 respondents across the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, found a sharp shift in views on the October 7 attacks. In the West Bank, the share who believe the attacks harmed Palestinian national interests rose to 50.1%, up from 35.2% in September 2025.
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Fatah would win 27.5% of the vote compared with 7.6% for Hamas, though the largest share of respondents, 40.2%, said they would not vote at all. Hamas's standing has fallen sharply since its post-October 7 peak, with trust in the movement in the West Bank dropping from 18.7% in October 2023 to 4.5% in the current survey.
Trust in Fatah also declined to 22.3% overall from 28.8% in July 2022, and the share of respondents who said they do not trust any political party or organization rose to 55%, up from 43.3% in 2022.
Asked about the Palestinian leadership's top priority, 50.1% named ending the war in Gaza, followed by improving economic conditions at 16.9% and rebuilding Gaza at 13.4%. On Gaza's postwar future, 42.9% expect it to come under international administration, while 17.3% expect a role for the Palestinian Authority, and smaller shares expect continued Hamas or Israeli control.