An opinion poll conducted recently by Hamas-controlled Birzeit university "has shown that an overwhelming majority of Palestinians were supporting martyrdom operations against the Zionist regime." So reports Iran's official IRNA news agency, quoted a report from "al-Qods" (Jerusalem). The poll showed greater support for such operations among Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. "Among supporters, 44% said they favored that martyrdom operations target Israeli occupation soldiers and settlers," IRNA adds. "Eighty five percent of the respondents said they supported the death penalty for convicted collaborators. Only 11% of the respondents opposed capital punishment against convicted collaborators."