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2023-10-19 12:59:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2114BD17FD06F769B3154BE958AEF1FC088D89E2937F06536501E422BF570874
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Hamas gained control of the Palestinian legislature in 2006, with a huge majority, gaining 76 of the 132 available parliamentary seats: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/01/27/hamas-sweeps-palestinian-elections-complicating-peace-efforts-in-mideast/8a4a4412-5f9b-4583-8607-51c7dd3781f4/ A 2021 poll found that at least 53% of Palestinians support Hamas. That number rose to 57% in 2023: https://apnews.com/article/hamas-middle-east-science-32095d8e1323fc1cad819c34da08fd87 https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/ron-desantis-gaza-hamas-antisemitism-israel-blockade-polls/amp/
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