Support for Hamas rising in WB

The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas has gained in popularity among all Palestinians since last year's war with Israel, a new poll shows.

The poll was conducted by Khalil Shikaki of the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey in June.

In the West Bank, where the Fatah party of PA Head Mahmoud Abbas exercises self-rule alongside Israeli settlements in occupied territory, support for Hamas has risen to 32 percent from 27 percent three months ago.

Fatah weighed in at 36 percent backing, down from 41 percent in March.