Half of the Palestinians favor negotiations with Israel, while three-quarters reject a permanent settlement if it includes a 10-year transitional phase during which the IDF remains deployed in the Jordan Valley, a public opinion poll published on Tuesday found.The poll, conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, covered some 1,270 Palestinians and has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.Seventy percent of the respondents are pessimistic about the chances for success of the peace talks with Israel.
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