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00 )From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched most during the last two months?
01)In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in the Palestinian areas in Gaza Strip these days?
02)In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in the Palestinian areas in the West Bank these days?
03)Generally, do you see yourself as:
04)Generally, do you see yourself as:
05)Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions under the control of President Abu Mazin?
06)If yes, will this corruption in PA institutions under the control of President Abu Mazin increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future?
07)How would you evaluate the current status of democracy and human rights in the Palestinian Authority under Abu Mazin? Would you say it is:
08)How would you evaluate the current status of democracy and human rights in the Gaza Strip under Ismail Hanyieh government? Would you say it is:
09)Would you say that these days your security and safety, and that of your family, is assured or not assured?
10)Tell us how do you evaluate the performance of the dismissed government of Ismail Haniyeh in the Gaza Strip? Is it good or bad?
11)Tell us how do you evaluate the performance of the government that was headed by Salam Fayyad until recently when he formed a new government? Is it good or bad?
12)Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of Mahmud Abbas since his election as president of the PA?
13)If new presidential elections are to take place today, and Mahmud Abbas was nominated by Fateh and Ismail Haniyeh was nominated by Hamas, whom would you vote for?
14)And if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti representing Fateh and Ismail Haniyeh representing Hamas, whom would you vote for?
15) To whom did you vote in the last parliamentary elections
16)If new elections agreed to by all factions are held today and the same lists that took part in the last PLC elections were nominated, for whom would you vote?
17)After the separation between Gaza and the West Bank, Hamas and the government of Ismail Haniyeh remained in power in Gaza and considered itself the legitimate government while president Abu Mazin formed a new government headed by Salam Fayyad followed
18)From among the following three Palestinian priorities, which in your opinion is the most important one today?
19Mahmud Abbas's term as president of the Palestinian Authority ends in January 2010, if no new presidential elections take place on that date, does he lose or does not lose his legitimacy as president of the PA?
20Similarly, the Palestinian Legislative Council's term ends in January 2010, if no new legislative elections take place on that date, does it lose or does not lose its legitimacy?
21If president Abbas calls for new legislative and presidential elections to take place in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on its constitutionally-mandated date in January 2010 but Hamas's dismissed government refused to allow it in the Gaza Strip, do yo
22And what if Hamas's dismissed government calls for new legislative and presidential elections to take place in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on its constitutionally-mandated date in January 2010 but Salam Fayyad's government refused to allow it in th
23If Fateh-Hamas dialogue fails to lead to the formation of a national unity government, do you support holding legislative and presidential elections on its constitutionally-mandated date in early 2010 in agreement between the two sides under the superv
24In light of the failure of the Fateh-Hamas dialogue so far, there is talk about postponing legislative and presidential elections for a period of more than one year. Do you support or oppose this postponement?
25Given the power struggle, the infighting over jurisdiction, and the security chaos that followed the last legislative elections in 2006, what are your expectations for what might happen if new free and fair legislative and presidential elections take pl
26And what about you? Will you accept the results of the next legislative and presidential elections if the elections were free and fair but the results came in favor of the side you did not vote for?
27After conducting new legislative and presidential elections, In your view, the newly elected PLC should enjoy
28)To what extent are you worried or not worried that you or a member of your family could be hurt in your daily life by other Palestinians such as those affiliated with Fateh or Hamas?
29)Can any side in the conflict between Fateh and Hamas obtain unilaterally a solution in its favor by military or by other means?
30)Do you expect the dialogue in Cairo among the various factions to succeed in ending the current West Bank-Gaza Strip split?
31)The most difficult issue in the dialogue between Fateh and Hamas is the platform of the national unity government. Fateh demands the formation of a government that accepts all previous agreements between the PLO and Israel while Hamas is opposed to tha
32)In the dialogue regarding the entry of Hamas into the PLO, Fateh demands that Hamas must accept all previous agreements between the PLO and Israel while Hamas is opposed to that. What do you think? Should Hamas accept or not accept this Fateh demand in
33)Given the failure of the dialogue between Fateh and Hamas, what are your expectations for the future of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?
34)Now that Fateh's Sixth congress has been held, with a 20 year delay, what are your expectations regarding the future of Fateh?
35-1) achieving reconciliation with Hamas
35-2) fighting corruption inside Fateh
35-3)working to end the Israeli occupation
36)Have you or any one in your family been attacked physically or your home, land, car, or shop been stolen or attacked by another Palestinian during the last year?
37)If the answer is yes, have you made a complaint to the Palestinian police or any other security service?
38)If the answer is no, what is the reason for not making a complaint?
39)If the answer is yes, are you satisfied with the performance of the police or the other security services with regard to the investigation and the uncovering of the circumstances of the attack?
40)There is a proposal that after the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and the settlemnet of all issues in dispute, including the refugees and Jerusalem issues, there will be a mutual recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish peopl
41)And what is the Palestinian majority opinion on this issue? Do most Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza support or oppose the recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people at the end of
42)And what is the Israeli majority opinion on this issue? Do most Israelis support or oppose the recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people at the end of the peace process?
43)Now 40 years after the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, what in your view are the chances for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state next to the state of Israel in the next five years? Are they high, medium, low, o
44)Now after about eight months since he became president, how do you view the policy of President Obama? Do you see it supportive of the Palestinians, the Israelis or both?
45)What do you want president Obama to do? Do you want him to play a stronger role in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process or do you want him not to intervene in the peace process?
46)If the US under president Obama plays a strong role in the peace process, do you think this would bring about a successful or failed Palestinian-Israeli peace process?
47)Who in your opinion would benefit more if the US intervened strongly in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, Israel or the Palestinians?
48) According to the Saudi plan, Israel will retreat from all territories occupied in 1967 including Gaza the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, and a Palestinian state will be established. The refugees problem will be resolved through negotiatio
49)If the US under president Obama decides to pressure the Palestinians and the Israeli sides to accept and implement the Arab or Saudi Peace Initiative, do you think the Palestinian side should accept or reject this American intervention
50) What in your opinion will be the attitude of most Israelis to such American intervention - would they accept or reject it?
51-1)Item #1: withdrawal to 1967 borders with territorial swap
51-2)Item #2: a state without an army but with international forces
51-3)Item #3: East Jerusalem as capital of the state of Palestine after it is divided
51-4)Item #4: refugees with five options for permanent residence
51-5)Item #5: end of conflict
51-6)Item #6: a sovereign state with security arrangements
51-7)Item #7: the combined elements as one permanent status settlement
52)And what is the Palestinian majority opinion on this combined package for a permanent status settlement? Do most Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza support or oppose this combined final status package?
53)And what is the Israeli majority opinion on this combined package for a permanent status settlement? Do most Israelis support or oppose this combined final status package?
54)If the US under president Obama decides to pressure the Palestinians and the Israeli sides to accept and implement this compromise permanent settlement as outlined above in the six items, do you think the Palestinian side should accept or reject this A
55) What in your opinion will be the attitude of most Israelis to such American intervention - would they accept or reject it?
56)There is talk about activating the Arab Peace Initiative as the US administration has asked some Arab countries to take confidence building measures toward Israel (such as trade and allowing Israeli commercial planes access to Arab airspace) in order t
57)If it was indeed shown that Arab confidence building measures such as those described above would be necessary to push Israel to make concessions to the Palestinians, would you say that Arab states in this case should take such confidence building meas
58)What do you expect to happen between Palestinians and Israelis now given the American involvement in the conflict in recent months?
59)If you were to select a vice president, whom would you select?
60)Which of the following political parties do you support?
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V15_b if a lottery was available in Palestine and you had the opportunity to participate, would you buy a ticket?
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v17Today, the poverty line in Palestine is NIS 1800 for the family. Tell us if the income of your family is less than or more than that.
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