IDF says documents found in Gaza show Hamas was falsifying prominent polling results

[Mosby]

The IDF has recovered Hamas documents from the Gaza Strip that it says prove the terror group has been secretly falsifying the results of polls conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR).

Still, the IDF says that the documents do not prove that PCPSR was cooperating with Hamas, but rather that the terror group was conducting clandestine actions to fraudulently influence the results of the polls.

PCPSR is run by prominent Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-documents-found-in-gaza-show-hamas-was-falsifying-prominent-polling-results/

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[ExciteBike66]

1. This actually makes Israeli actions look worse...

They drop bombs willy nilly on civilians who mostly didn't support the terror attacks?

Heck, I've had DU commenters justify the bombing by pointing to civilian support for hamas!

[Redleg]

2. Yes, there have been all manner of justifications given here

and a good number of them amount to war crimes. Having said that, Israel does have a right to defend itself, and should do so in a way that doesn't violate the recognized notion of "just war" or in a way that creates even more radicals. Seems to me they are failing on both.

I wouldn't put it past Hamas to cook the data about how much support they have among the Palestinian people. Assholes are gonna asshole.

[ExciteBike66]

7. It's not a surprise, like how the Kims always get 98% of the vote in NK

[Mosby]

4. The Israelis could have just buried this

The fact they didn't reflects on their values and commitment to transparency.

[PufPuf23]

6. Israel is not monolithic in terms of values and commitment to transparency (or accuracy)

According to the discovered documents about 30% of Gazans supported Hamas actions on 10/7 and 70% of Gazans did not support the attack.

[ExciteBike66]

8. Or some folks could have been less naive

And already realized that a poll taken in an area controlled by terrorists might not in fact be totally accurate...

[Martin68]

3. I wouldn't doubt this is true, but I am reluctant to take the IDF at their word given their record on attacking and

killing aid workers and then disclaiming responsibility.

[sabbat hunter]

5. I don't believe

anything Hamas, or the IDF says.