A new poll from the Arab World for Research and Development (AWRAD) is showing a solid two-thirds majority of Palestinians in favor of a peace deal with Israel, with 68 percent supporting an immediate resumption if negotiations if Israel agrees to a new settlement freeze.
The last peace talks ended in September of 2010, when the Israeli government abandoned a partial settlement freeze and began a period of unrestrained expansion in the occupied West Bank.
The poll also showed 69 percent of Palestinians believe that peaceful protests, like the erection of the Bab al-Shams camp have a chance to make a real and lasting stride toward ending the occupation. 65 percent opposed a new violent Intifada under any cirumstances.
Such a solid bloc supporting peace is encouraging, but it remains to be seen if they will have any partners in the incoming Israeli government. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni is tapped to negotiate a peace deal, but Likud members opposed to peace have sought to push through a bill effectively banning any peace that isn’t previously approved by referendum. With Israeli settlers overwhelmingly opposed to peace and the rest of the country mostly ambivalent on the matter, such referendums are likely a non-starter.
They shouldn't get their hope up too high,
Even in the very unlikely event that the Zionists will halt their settlements (temporarily),
all they will be offered is a 'Palestinian State' consisting of some bantustans ,
demilitarized , without control of their land,sea and airborders, deprived of their main
fertile lands ,water- and other resources. They will have to recognise' Israel as a Jewish state'
with no right of return for the refugees with little or no compensation.
A sort of selfgoverned ghetto's.
If any Palestinian still tries to resist , or another (provoked or false-flag) incident occurs
they will be bombed and/or invaded.
In other words their situation will not change ,exept they'll have a nice piece of paper
which says they are ' independend'.