Seventy-three percent of Americans oppose U.S. aid to the Palestinians, according to a new poll. Only 15 percent supported the roughly $200 million in annual aid, the poll reported. Sixty-five percent of respondents to the poll, sponsored by the Zionist Organization of America, said the Palestinian Authority could not be trusted to fulfill peace accords it signs with Israel, while 18 percent of the 1,000 Americans polled said the Palestinian Authority could be trusted.
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