Results of Public Opinion Poll # 37
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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Unemployment |
24.0 |
21.0 |
29.0 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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1. Do you support or oppose the current peace process between Palestinians and Israelis? |
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1) Support |
75.2 |
74.0 |
76.9 |
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2) Oppose |
21.2 |
21.2 |
21.1 |
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3) No Opinion |
3.7 |
4.9 |
2.0 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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2. Regarding the permanent status negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides over Jerusalem, refugees, borders, and settlements, I believe |
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1) There is a possibility to reach a solution acceptable to the two parties. |
37.8 |
33.4 |
44.2 |
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2) There is no possibility to reach a solution acceptable to the two parties. |
53.9 |
56.9 |
49.7 |
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3) No Opinion |
8.3 |
9.7 |
6.2 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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3. Do you expect the current peace process to lead to the establishment of a Palestinian State in West Bank and Gaza Strip in the coming years? |
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1) Yes |
44.8 |
43.4 |
46.8 |
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2) No |
21.5 |
23.2 |
19.0 |
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3) No Opinion/Don't Know |
33.7 |
33.4 |
34.2 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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4. According to Oslo Agreement, the transitional period will end on May 4,1999. Some people see the necessity of transforming the PA into a Palestinian State at that date even if Israel objected. Others argue that the establishment of the state should wait until an agreement is reached with Israel. What do you think? |
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1) Support waiting till reaching an agreement with Israel. |
46.6 |
49.7 |
42.1 |
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2) Support establishing a Palestinian state right after the end of the transitional period even if there no agreements was reached with Israel at that time |
45.5 |
40.4 |
52.8 |
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3) Others (specify________) |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
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4) No Opinion /Don't know |
5.1 |
7.0 |
2.4 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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Now, we would like to ask you few questions about the Wye Plantation agreement (summary points of the agreement are read): |
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5. Do you support or oppose this agreement? |
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1) Support |
58.6 |
54.5 |
64.5 |
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2) Oppose |
35.3 |
38.2 |
31.2 |
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3) No Opinion/Don't know |
6.1 |
7.4 |
4.3 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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6. In your opinion, who gained more from the agreement, the Palestinians or the Israelis? |
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1) The Palestinians |
17.9 |
15.5 |
21.3 |
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2) The Israelis |
57.1 |
58.3 |
55.4 |
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3) Both to the same extent |
12.3 |
11.5 |
13.4 |
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4) None of them |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
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5) No Opinion/ Don't Know |
7.4 |
9.3 |
4.6 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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7. Do you think that the Palestinian Authority will implement the agreement? |
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1) Yes |
77.6 |
74.5 |
82.1 |
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2) No |
13.8 |
15.6 |
11.0 |
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3) No Opinion /Don't Know |
8.7 |
9.9 |
6.9 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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8. Do you think that the Israeli government will implement the agreement? |
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1) Yes |
18.6 |
18.4 |
18.9 |
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2) No |
72.8 |
72.0 |
73.8 |
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3) Don’t Know/ No Opinion |
8.6 |
9.5 |
7.3 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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9. Do you support or oppose the Palestinian security commitments contained in the agreement and dealing with security arrangements that the PA should implement against armed Palestinian opposition in order to prevent armed attacks against Israeli targets? |
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1) Support |
38.3 |
34.8 |
43.5 |
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2) Oppose |
53.6 |
55.9 |
50.4 |
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3) No Opinion/ Don't Know |
8.0 |
9.3 |
6.2 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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10. Are you worried that the implementation of the Palestinian security commitments will lead to internal Palestinian strife between the PA and the opposition? |
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1) Yes |
64.3 |
64.9 |
63.5 |
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2) No |
29.3 |
27.8 |
31.5 |
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3) No Opinion/ Don't Know |
6.4 |
7.4 |
5.0 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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11. Do you think that the Palestinian negotiating team could have achieved a better agreement? |
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1) Yes |
51.4 |
53.1 |
49.0 |
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2) No |
40.8 |
36.7 |
46.7 |
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3) No Opinion/ Don't Know |
7.8 |
10.2 |
4.3 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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12. Do you think that the Palestinian opposition has the right to express its opposition to this agreement by acts of violence directed against Israeli targets? |
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1) Yes |
41.4 |
43.2 |
38.7 |
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2) No |
52.8 |
49.5 |
57.5 |
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3) No Opinion/ Don't Know |
5.9 |
7.3 |
3.8 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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13. Do you think that the Palestinian opposition has the right to express its opposition to this agreement by acts of violence directed against the Palestinian Authority and its security services? |
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1) Yes |
8.8 |
9.5 |
7.8 |
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2) No |
87.4 |
85.9 |
89.5 |
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3) No Opinion/ Don't Know |
3.8 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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14. Concerning the armed attacks against Israeli targets, I.... |
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1) Support |
41.2 |
41.1 |
41.2 |
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2) Oppose |
53.1 |
51.7 |
55.1 |
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3) No Opinion /Don't Know |
5.7 |
7.2 |
3.6 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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15. If separate elections for a President of the Palestinian Authority were held today, and the following names were nominated as candidates, whom would you choose? |
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1) Haidar Abdul Shafi |
7.4 |
7.9 |
6.7 |
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2) Yaser Arafat |
44.7 |
39.6 |
52.2 |
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3) Ahmad Yassin |
10.3 |
11.5 |
8.5 |
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4) Other (Specify_______) |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
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5) No one |
16.6 |
19.1 |
12.9 |
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6) I will not participate in the elections |
17.8 |
18.3 |
17.2 |
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7) No Opinion /Don't Know |
1.8 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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16. If separate elections for a Vice President of the Palestinian Authority were held today, and the following names were nominated as candidates, whom would you choose? |
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1) Ahmad Qurai' (Abu Ala') |
5.8 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
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2) Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin) |
6.9 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
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3) Farouq Kaddomi (Abu Lutuf) |
6.7 |
7.7 |
5.3 |
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4) Nabil Sha'ath |
3.5 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
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5) Sa'eb Erikat |
7.6 |
7.0 |
8.5 |
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6) Hanan Ashrawi |
7.0 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
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7) Faisal Husseini |
7.8 |
10.8 |
3.5 |
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8) Haidar Abdul Shafi |
10.3 |
8.4 |
13.0 |
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9) Other (Specify__________) |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
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10) No one |
24.5 |
26.7 |
21.3 |
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11) I will not participate in the elections |
16.1 |
14.6 |
18.2 |
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12) No Opinion /Don't Know |
3.3 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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17. If separate elections for a Vice President of the Palestinian Authority were held today, and the following names were nominated as candidates, whom would you choose? |
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1) Ahmad Qurai' (Abu Ala') |
22.3 |
19.4 |
26.3 |
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2) Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin) |
21.6 |
21.7 |
21.4 |
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3) Farouq Kaddomi (Abu Lutuf) |
23.5 |
26.6 |
19.2 |
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4) No One |
30.5 |
30.1 |
31.1 |
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5) No Opinion /Don't Know |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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18. If separate elections for a Vice President of the Palestinian Authority were held today, and the following names were nominated as candidates, whom would you choose? |
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1) Ahmad Qurai' (Abu Ala') |
38.2 |
34.6 |
43.6 |
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2) Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin) |
41.6 |
44.0 |
38.1 |
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3) No One |
19.1 |
20.4 |
17.2 |
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4) No Opinion /Don't Know |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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19. If separate elections for a Vice President of the Palestinian Authority were held today, and the following names were nominated as candidates, whom would you choose? |
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1) Ahmad Qurai' (Abu Ala') |
47.7 |
42.3 |
55.7 |
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2) Farouq Kaddomi (Abu Lutuf) |
39.8 |
43.8 |
33.9 |
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3) No One |
11.9 |
13.5 |
9.6 |
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4) No Opinion/Don't Know |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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20. If separate elections for a Vice President of the Palestinian Authority were held today, and the following names were nominated as candidates, whom would you choose? |
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1) Farouq Kaddomi (Abu Lutuf) |
39.9 |
46.6 |
30.1 |
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2) Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin) |
42.8 |
39.1 |
48.2 |
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3) No One |
15.6 |
13.3 |
19.1 |
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4) No Opinion / Don't Know |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
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Total % |
West Bank % |
Gaza Strip % |
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21. Which of the following political parties do you support? |
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1) PPP |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
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2) PFLP |
3.0 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
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3) Fateh |
39.8 |
39.1 |
40.7 |
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4) Hamas |
10.9 |
10.7 |
11.1 |
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5) DFLP |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
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6) Islamic Jihad |
3.6 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
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7) Fida |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
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8) Independent Islamists |
2.9 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
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9) Independent Nationalists |
4.2 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
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10) None of the above |
31.6 |
30.9 |
32.6 |
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11) Others |
1.7 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
