Should Hamas maintain its position on the elimination of the state of Israel? * Region of residence Crosstabulation
% within Region of residence


Region of residence Total
West Bank Gaza Strip
Should Hamas maintain its position on the elimination of the state of Israel? Hamas should maintain its position on Israel 38.2% 40.4% 39.0%
Hamas should change its position regarding Israel 61.8% 59.6% 61.0%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (2-sided) Exact Sig. (1-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square .319(b) 1 .572

Continuity Correction(a) .236 1 .627

Likelihood Ratio .319 1 .572

Fisher's Exact Test


.578 .313
Linear-by-Linear Association .319 1 .572

N of Valid Cases 715



a Computed only for a 2x2 table
b 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 101.45.