Most Palestinians believe the U.S. -led indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) would fail, a poll showed on Monday.
The survey, conducted by the West Bank-based Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO), said 53 percent of the surveyed expected the negotiations that started in May would fail, 37 percent said the proximity talks would be successful and 10 percent refused to answer the question.
Meanwhile, 53 percent of the 1,002 samples blamed Israel for the failure of the talks, saying the Jewish state "was not interested in peace." Only 11 percent said Israel wants to make peace.
The study showed the Palestinians shared pessimistic views on the possibility of reaching a peace deal with Israel next year. Only 4.4 percent said the peace agreement was possible and 49 percent said it was impossible. However, 47 percent were less certain and said there "might be" a deal.
The poll also indicates the ceiling of expectations for U.S. as 77 percent ruled out that the U.S. supports a Palestinian plan to declare a statehood within two years regardless Israel's position.
The poll was conducted between June 17 to July 2 and samples were randomly selected from Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
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