RAMALLAH, Oct. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- A recent poll published in the West Bank on Wednesday showed that 64 percent of the Palestinians in the West Bank supported the resumption of peace negotiations with Israel.

   According to the poll, the percentage of the Palestinians who are in support of resuming peace talks with Israel has grown up considerably, compared with the same poll conducted in June when only 45 percent supported the resumption.

   The poll, published in the Palestinian dailies, was carried out by the development studies program of Beir Zeit University in the West Bank.

   The poll was done before Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon'ssenior adviser Dov Weisglass said the aim of the disengagement plan was to freeze the peace process.

   "The significance of the disengagement plan (with the Palestinians) is to freeze the peace process," Weisglass told Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz in an interview set to be published on Friday.

   The peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians stopped completely after the resignation of the first ever Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and his cabinet in October 2003.

   The poll also showed 71 percent of those surveyed called for anurgent cabinet reshuffle, while 68 percent believed that the Palestinian National Authority didn't do its best to fight corruption.  Enditem