CPRS Polls - Survey Research Unit
Public Opinion Poll #27
PA and PLC Performance, Democracy, Armed Attacks, Local Councils
and a Permanent Status Plan, April 1997
Appendix Continued...

Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
11-3 Combination of both
1) Strongly agree05.8 05.406.3
2) Agree30.1 28.832.0
3) Do not agree, do not disagree 19.417.5 22.4
4) Disagree 28.4 29.626.5
5) Strongly disagree 04.303.8 04.9
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 12.114.9 07.9
12. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the institution of the Presidency?
1) Very Good33.2 25.845.0
2) Good45.4 48.640.5
3) Fair09.0 09.807.7
4) Bad 04.7 05.703.1
5) Very Bad 03.0 03.801.6
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 04.706.3 02.2
13. Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions? (if yes, go to the next question)
1) Yes57.0 57.356.7
2) No24.4 23.426.0
3) Not Sure18.5 19.317.3
14. Will this corruption in PA institutions increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future?
1) Increase 43.6 41.447.3
2) Remain as it is 09.408.2 11.4
3) Decrease 33.4 34.831.1
4) Don't Know/ No Opinion 13.615.7 10.2
15. Concerning the armed attack against the Israeli Cafe in Tel-Aviv last month, I... :
1) Support40.3 38.044.0
2) Oppose47.9 49.445.4
3) Don't Know/ No Opinion 11.812.6 10.6

Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
16. Generally, how do you evaluate the performance of the Palestinian opposition parties, movements and factions?
1) Very Good11.4 10.912.0
2) Good33.9 32.136.8
3) Fair19.7 17.323.4
4) Bad18.5 19.716.7
5) Very Bad05.0 05.903.5
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 11.514.0 07.5
17. Which political party do you support?
1) PPP01.1 01.101.0
2) PFLP04.5 04.005.3
3)Fateh41.3 38.446.0
4) Hamas10.3 09.911.1
5) DFLP01.1 01.400.8
6) Islamic Jihad02.2 02.102.4
7) Fida00.3 00.200.4
8) Independent Islamists 02.603.2 01.6
9) Independent Nationalists 05.806.7 04.3
10) None of the above 29.331.4 25.9
11) Others 01.5 01.701.2
18) In general, how would you evaluate the performance of the local (municipal or village) council, or the refugee camp committee in your neighborhood?
1) Very Good14.3 14.014.6
2) Good37.8 36.140.4
3) Fair18.1 17.319.2
4) Bad14.2 15.112.8
5) Very Bad12.4 13.211.4
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 03.204.3 01.6

Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
19) How would you evaluate the performance of your local council in the following areas :
19-1 Providing water
1) Very Good22.2 17.530.8
2) Good39.9 41.437.1
3) Fair10.7 08.015.7
4) Bad19.3 22.812.6
5)Very Bad06.2 07.403.8
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 01.802.8 00.0
19-2 Providing Electricity
1) Very Good28.6 26.033.2
2) Good50.1 49.651.1
3) Fair08.4 08.308.5
4) Bad07.7 09.504.4
5)Very Bad03.5 03.902.7
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 01.702.7 00.0
19-3 Building and maintaining Roads
1) Very Good15.4 12.920.1
2) Good33.6 31.836.8
3) Fair14.1 13.315.7
4) Bad22.8 26.216.2
5)Very Bad12.3 13.210.7
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 01.802.5 00.5
19-4 Cleaning Streets
1) Very Good11.9 08.418.4
2) Good35.5 35.236.0
3) Fair15.4 15.016.2
4) Bad23.8 26.818.1
5)Very Bad12.0 12.610.7
6) Don't Know/ No Opinion 01.502.1 00.5
20-A If elections for local (municipal or village) councils took place today, would you be willing to elect the current head of your council?
1) Yes 42.1 38.748.1
2) No40.6 44.733.2
3) Don't Know/ No Opinion 17.416.6 18.7

Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
20-B And what about the other local council members, would you elect them?
1) Yes 35.7 33.539.5
2) No42.7 46.036.7
3) Don't Know/ No Opinion 21.620.4 23.8
21) In recent months, newspapers published news stories regarding different plans for a permanent Palestinian-Israeli settlement. The following six items constituted one such plan:
  1. The establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state with the right to self defense, but with restrictions on its armaments, and within 95% of the West Bank and the whole Gaza Strip.
  2. Mutual border adjustments are to take place whereby Israel annexes 5% of the West Bank in areas where there are settlements blocs and, in return, the Palestinian state would receive an equal area of territory from Israel.
  3. The remaining settlers inside the Palestinian state would live as individuals under Palestinian sovereignty and law.
  4. The refugees would have the right to return to the Palestinian state only, but a small agreed upon number would be allowed to return to Israel. Those not returning to Israel would be compensated for properties lost in 1948 and for material and non-material damages done to them. They are also rehabilitated. The Palestinian insistence on the right of return, as a principle, would not be given up.
  5. Israeli forces withdraws from the territories of the Palestinian state, but a limited and agreed upon number of Israeli forces remains deployed in specified locations for a limited period of time. Joint Palestinian-Israeli patrols are allowed along the Jordan River.
  6. Jerusalem becomes an open city to all the citizens of the Palestinian state, but it remains united under Israeli control, and the question of sovereignty over East Jerusalem remains suspended awaiting conclusion of negotiations in a special committee. The boundaries of the municipality of Jerusalem are expanded to include additional new Arab and Jewish areas, and a Palestinian municipality is established in the Arab neighborhoods of Eastern Jerusalem and is connected to the Palestinian authorities administratively, functionally and in security matters. This is done with the understanding that the Arab neighborhoods would revert later to Palestinian sovereignty. Meanwhile, a Palestinian capital is established within the expanded municipal boundaries but outside the current municipal boundaries. Islamic and Christian holy places are placed under Palestinian sovereignty.
If this plan as a whole was offered as permanent settlement, would you support or oppose it?
1) Strongly support 04.705.1 04.0
2) Support 37.9 35.940.9
3) Oppose 39.7 40.039.3
4) Strongly Oppose 12.713.4 11.7
5) Don't Know/ No Opinion 05.005.6 04.0

Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
22. How would you view these items of the plan?
22-1 Item No.(1) (Palestinian state on 95% of West Bank and the whole Gaza Strip)
1) Strongly support 09.608.0 12.2
2) Support 42.0 42.241.7
3) Oppose 30.7 30.031.6
4) Strongly oppose 14.215.5 12.2
5) Don't Know/ No Opinion 03.604.3 02.4
22-2 Item No.(2) (exchange of 5% of land)
1) Support strongly 02.602.5 02.9
2) Support 28.9 27.631.0
3) Oppose 44.5 44.644.4
4) Strongly oppose 18.819.6 17.5
5) Don't Know/ No Opinion 05.105.8 04.1
22-3 Item No.(3) (remaining settlers)
1) Strongly support 05.205.0 05.7
2) Support 42.4 47.833.7
3) Oppose 32.5 28.538.8
4) Strongly oppose 16.414.5 19.5
5) Don't Know/ No Opinion 03.504.2 02.4
22-4 Item No.(4) (Refugees and right of return)
1) Strongly Support 07.205.9 09.2
2) Support 47.3 44.951.1
3) Oppose 29.5 31.925.5
4) Strongly oppose 12.012.7 10.8
5) Don't Know/ No Opinion 04.104.6 03.3
22-5 Item No.(5) (Israeli withdrawal and joint patrols)
1) Strongly Support 03.703.8 03.5
2) Support 38.6 37.839.8
3) Oppose 37.9 37.338.8
4) Strongly oppose 14.914.7 01.4
5) Don't Know/ No Opinion 04.906.4 02.6
22-6 Item No.(6) (Jerusalem and the sovereignty question)
1) Strongly Support 03.903.6 04.3
2) Support 23.5 21.027.3
3) Oppose 36.7 36.936.3
4) Strongly oppose 31.633.5 28.5
5) Don't Know/ No Opinion 04.405.0 03.5

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