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(IsraelNN.com) A poll conducted by a professional polling institute this week revealed that American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice incorrectly estimated that a majority of Israel citizens are willing to give up Judea and Samaria in exchange for an agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA). She made the statement in a 22-minute speech to 3,000 delegates of the United Jewish Communities General Assembly in Tennessee.

A poll conducted by Ma'agar Mochot (Brain Base) last month showed that 61 percent of the respondents oppose a commitment by Israel "to remove the IDF from most of Judea and Samaria." The poll was commissioned by the Israel Policy Center for Promoting Parliamentary Democracy and Jewish Values in Israeli Public Life.

According to the survey, more than three-quarters of the public doubts that the Palestinian Authority (PA) can prevent terror attacks against Israel, with 32 percent worried that terrorists probably will fire rockets from the area if the IDF withdraws.