Table of Contents:
- For Polls conducted between 1993-2000:
Please visit CPRS Polls .
- PSR Index of Polls: Polls conducted since the year 2000:
Palestinian Public Opinion Polls:
Camp David Summit, Chances for Reconciliation and Lasting Peace, Violence and Confrontations, Hierarchies of Priorities, and Domestic Politics
27-29 July 2000
Poll #2: The Mitchell Report, Cease Fire, and Return to Negotiations; Intifada and Armed Confrontations; Chances for Reconciliation; and, Internal Palestinian Conditions
5-9 July 2001
Poll #3 :Palestinians Support The Ceasefire, Negotiations, And Reconciliation Between The Two Peoples But A Majority Opposes Arrests And Believe That Armed Confrontations Have Helped Achieve National Rights,
19-24 December 2001
Poll #4 :Palestinians Give Less Support For Bombings Inside Israel While Two Thirds Support The Saudi Plan And 91% Support Reforming The Pa, But A Majority Opposes Arrests And Opposes The Agreements That Led To Ending The Siege On Arafat's Headquarter,
Nativity Church, And Preventive Security Headquarter
15-18 May 2002
Poll #5 : While Sharply Divided Over The Ceasefire And Bombing Attacks Against Civilians, An Overwhelming Majority Supports Political Reform But Have Doubts About The Pa's Intentions To Implement It.
18-21 August 2002 - (Pressrelease)
Poll #6 : While Indicating Important Shifts In Palestinian Public Attitudes Toward The Intifada And The Peace Process, Psr Poll Shows Significant Support For The Appointment Of A Prime Minister And Refusal To Give Confidence In The New Palestinian Government. 14-22 November 2002 - (Press Release)
Poll #7 :Appointment of Prime Minister, Political Reform, Roadmap, War in Iraq, Arafat's Popularity, and Political Affiliation. 03-07 April 2003 - (Press Release)
Poll #8 : While Support For Abu Mazin Drops, Support For A Ceasefire Increases With A Majority Supporting Ending The Armed Intifada And Agreeing To A Mutual Recognition Of Israel As The State Of The Jewish People And Palestine As The State Of The Palestinian People. 19-22 June 2003 - (Press Release) and (Joint Palestinian-Israeli Press Release)
PSR Polls on Palestinian Refugees: Results Of PSR Refugees' Polls In The West Bank/Gaza Strip, Jordan And Lebanon On Refugees' Preferences And Behavior In A Palestinian-Israeli Permanent Refugee Agreement. January - June 2003
Poll #9 : With Arafat's Populairty Reaching Its Highest Level In Five Years, Three Quarters Of The Palestinians Support The Maxim Resturant Suicide Bombing And Two Thirds Believe The Roadmap Is Dead. Nonetheless, An Overwhelming Majority Of 85% Supports Mutual Cessation Of Violence, Two Thirds Support Return To Hudna, And 59% Support Taking Measures Against Those Who Would Violate A Ceasefire. 07-14 October 2003 - (Press Release)
Poll #10 : While A Majority Opposes The Geneva Document, Palestinian Attitudes Vary Regarding Its Core Components: A Large Majority Opposes The Refugee Solution And The Restrictions On Palestinian Sovereignty, But A Majority Endorses Equal Territorial Swaps And The Deployment Of A Multinational Force 04-09 December 03 - (Press Release) and (joint Palestinian Israeli press release).
Poll #11 : While Three Quarters Of The Palestinians Welcome Sharon's Plan Of Withdrawal From Gaza And While Two Thirds See It As Victory For Armed Struggle Against Occupation, 58% Of The Palestinians Prefer To See The Palestinian Atuhority And Israel Negotiate The Withdrawal Plan And 61% Believe Sharon Is Not Serious And Will Not Withdraw 14-17 March 2004 - (Press Release)
Poll #12 : In The Context Of The Sharon Disengagement Plan, Wide Support For The Egyptian Initiative And For Various Forms Of International Presence, But Ending Armed Attacks From The Gaza Strip Is Contingent On A Full Israeli Withdrawal From It 24-27 June 2004 - (Press Release) and (joint Palestinian Israeli press release).
Poll #13 : After Four Years Of Intifada, An Overwhelming Sense Of Insecurity Prevails Among Palestinians Leading To High Level Of Support For Bombing And Rocket Attacks On One Hand And To High Levles Of Demand For Mutual Cessation Of Violence And Questioning Of The Effectivness Of Armed Attacks On The Other 23-26 September 2004 - (Press Release).
Poll #14 : In an environment of increased realism and hope, in which the popularity of Fateh greatly increases while that of Hamas decreases, a close presidential race between Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazin) and Marwan Barghouti
01-05 December 2004 - Press Release of overall survey Or (Press Release on Elections - Rleased December 6th).
Special Poll - Pre Elections:
Special Poll - Results of PSR Exit Polls For Palestinian Presidential and Local Elections: In The Presidential Elections, Mahmud Abbas Won Because He Was Perceived As Most Able To Improve The Economy And Make Progress In The Peace Process; In The Local Elections Hamas Won Because Its Candidates Were Seen As Uncorrupt
December 2004 - January 2005
Poll #15 : SHARP DECREASE IN SUPPORT FOR SUICIDE BOMBINGS INSIDE ISRAEL AND SATISFACTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF ABU MAZIN, BUT HAMAS' POPULARITY INCREASES WHILE FATEH'S DECREASES 10-12 March 2005 -
(Press Release)
and (joint Palestinian Israeli press release).
Poll #16 : Despite Negative Evaluation Of Palestinian Conditions Since The Election Of Abu Mazin, And Despite The Continued Rise In The Popularity Of Hamas, Expected Elections' Outcome Gives Fateh 44% And Hamas 33% Of The Seats Of The Next Plc 09-11 June 2005 -
Poll #17 : On The Eve Of The Israeli Withdrawal From The Gaza Strip, 84% See It As Victory For Armed Resistance And 40% Give Hamas Most Of The Credit For It; But 62% Are Opposed To Continued Attacks Against Israelis From The Gaza Strip, 60% Support Collection Of Arms From Armed Groups In Gaza, Fateh's Electoral Standing Improved At Hamas' Expense (47% To 30%), Optimism Prevails Over Pessimism, And 73% Support The Establishment Of A Palestinian State In The Gaza Strip That Would Gradually Extend To The West Bank 07-09 September 2005 -
Special Poll - Results of PSR Exit Poll For Palestinian Local Elections: Amid Widespread Belief that Corruption Exits in Existing Local Councils, and in Parallel with the Split Within Fateh, PSR's Local Elections' Exit Poll in the cities of Nablus, Ramallah, al-Bireh, and Jenin Shows First Signs of Crack in Fateh's Standing in the Legislative Elections
15 December 2005
Poll #18 :
With Optimism Fading, and Three Months After the Completion of the Israeli Unilateral Disengagement from the Gaza Strip, Support for a Permanent Settlement along the Clinton Parameters and the Geneva Initiative Drops, but a Large Majority Continues to Support the Hudna and Fateh's Popularity Increases - 06-08 December 2005
Special Poll Before the Start of the Election Campaign, and About One Month Before the Elections, a PSR Pre Election Poll Shows Fateh List Winning at the National Level While Showing a Tie Between Candidates of Fateh and Change and Reform in the Electoral Districts
01 January 2006
Special Poll Few Days Before the Legislative Elections, a PSR Pre Election Poll Shows Hamas Impoving its Position at the National Level, but Fateh and Hamas Remain Tied in the Districts
21 January 2006
Special Poll - Results of PSR Exit Polls For Palestinian PLC Elections: On the Election Day for the Second Palestinian Parliament: A Crumpling Peace Process and a Greater Public Complaint of Corruption and Chaos Gave Hamas a limited Advantage Over Fateh, but Fragmentation within Fateh Turned that Advantage into an Overwhelming Victory
15 February 2006
Poll #19 :
On The Eve of the Formation of the New Palestinian Government, Hamas' Popularity Increases and Fateh's Decreases, but a Majority of the Palestinians Wants the Continuation of the Peace Process and the Implementation of the Road Map and Supports a New Negotiated, rather than a Unilateral, Israeli Disengagement in the West Bank
- 16-18 March 2006.
Poll #20 :
In An Environment of Increased Pessimism, Greater Support for Violence and Decreased Support For a Permanent Status Agreement Similar to the Clinton Parameters and the Geneva Document, Three Quarters Agree with the Prisoners' Document, but only 47% would Actually Vote for it if a Referendum is to Take Place Today
- 15-18 June 2006.
Poll #21 :
Despite Dissatisfaction with the Performance of the Hamas Government, Especially Regarding Salaries, and Despite Public Preference for a National Unity Government in which Fateh and Hamas are Equal, Hamas' Popularity Remains Largely Unchanged and the Majority does not Think it Should Recognize Israel
- 14-16 September 2006.
Poll #22 :
With Increased Public Dissatisfaction with the Performance of the President and the Hamas Government and with a Widening of the Gap Between the Popularity of Fateh and Hamas in Favor of the Former, a Majority Supports the Holding of Early Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, and is in Favor of the Arab (Saudi) Initiative, and Prefers a Comprehensive Settlement over an Interim Political Track
- 14-16 December 2006.
Poll #23 :
An Overwhelming Majority is Satisfied with the Make-Up of the National Unity Government but the Public is Split into Two Equal Halves with Regard to its Acceptance of the Quartet Conditions and Almost Three Quarters are in Favor of the Saudi Initiative
- 22-24 March 2007.
Poll #24 :
Anger and lack of confidence prevails in the Palestinian Street:
While Popularity of Hamas Decreases, and Status of Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmud Abbas Declines, and While the Public Loses Confidence in its Leadership, in Most of the Security Services, and in the Various Armed "Brigades," Three Quarters Demand Early Presidential and Parliamentary Elections and 63% support the American Security Plan
- 14-20 June 2007.
Poll #25 :
While Three Quarters of the Palestinians Reject Hamas's Military Action in the Gaza Strip and While Fateh and President Mahmud Abbas Gain Popular Support as a Result of Hamas's Step, and While a Majority Supports the Presidential Decree Regarding Election Law and Supports Early Elections, 40% Want the Government of Ismail Haniyeh to Stay in Power and Half of Gazans Feel They and Their Families are Secure and Safe in Their Homes
- 06-08 September 2007.
Poll In PDF Format.
Poll #26 :
A Total Lack of Confidence in the Annapolis Process Keeps Hamas's Popularity Stable despite Worsening Conditions in the Gaza Strip
- 11-16 December 2007.
Special Poll :
Mass Rafah Border Crossing Consolidates Hamas's and Ismail Haniyeh's Standing and Weakens Fateh's and Mahmud Abbas's
- 23 January - 03 February 2008.
Poll #27:
With Increased Dissatisfaction with the Performance of Mahmud Abbas and with the Government of Ismail Haniyeh Seen as Having Greater Legitimacy and Better Performance than the Government of Salam Fayyad, and with Confidence in the Negotiations with Israel Collapsing, Hamas's and Haniyeh's Popularity Increase and Fateh's and Abbas's Decrease While Support for Rocket Launching and Suicide Attacks Increase - 13-15 March 2008.
Poll #28:
With
Abbas Regaining Some of his Popularity and Hamas losing some of its popularity,
and despite widespread support for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, an
overwhelming majority of Palestinians opposes a ceasefire that does not include
the West Bank or does not stipulate an immediate opening of the Rafah crossing
to Egypt - 5-7 June 2008
Poll In PDF Format.
Joint Press Releases - Joint Palestinian-Isreali Public Opinion Polls:
In The Post Arafat Era, Palestinians And Israelis Are More Willing To Compromise:
For The First
Time Majority Support For Clinton's Permanent Status Settlement Package
09-10 January 2005
PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS DISAGREE ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH THE PEACE PROCESS
- March 2005
WHILE ISRAELI SUPPORT FOR THE DISENGAGEMENT DROPS, ISRAELIS SEE DECLINING PROSPECTS FOR THE SETTLEMENT PROJECT IN THE WEST BANK, WHEREAS PALESTINIANS EXPECT IT TO GROW - June 2005
TWO THIRDS AMONG PALESTINIANS, ISRAELI JEWS AND ISRAELI ARABS SUPPORT THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF ISRAEL AS THE STATE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND PALESTINE AS THE STATE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. - September 2005
STABLE MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR CLINTON'S FINAL STATUS PACKAGE AMONG ISRAELIS BUT DECLINE IN SUPPORT AMONG PALESTINIANS:
Large support in both publics for the extension of the cease fire
- December 2005
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY AMONG ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS FOR NEGOTIATED RATHER THAN UNILATERAL FURTHER DISENGAGEMENTS
60% of the Israelis support negotiations with Abu Mazin over a final status settlement
- March 2006
WITH SUPPORT FOR A PERMANENT DEAL ALONG THE CLINTON PARAMETERS DROPPING AMONG ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS, ONLY 46% OF THE ISRAELIS SUPPORT OLMERT'S REALIGNMENT PLAN AND ONLY 47% OF THE PALESTINIANS WOULD APPROVE THE PRISONERS' DOCUMENT IN A REFERENDUM - June 2006
IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE WAR IN LEBANON, PALESTINIAN SUPPORT FOR HAMAS UNCHANGED WITH GREATER PRAGMATISM AMONG ISRAELIS REGARDING NEGOTIATIONS- September 2006
STRONG PREFERENCE AMONG PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT OVER AN INTERIM POLITICAL TRACK - December 2006
IN THE BACKDROP OF THE GAZA TAKEOVER BY HAMAS, ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS SHARE GRIM EXPECTATIONS OF THE OTHER SIDE'S LEADERSHIP AND THE CHANCES FOR THE RESUMPTION OF NEGOTIATIONS- June 2007
SKEPTICAL ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS ARE SPLIT HALF IN SUPPORT FOR A FINAL STATUS PACKAGE ALONG THE CLINTON PARAMETERS- December 2007
THREATENED ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS DISENCHANTED WITH THE PEACE PROCESS AND SUPPORT FURTHER VIOLENCE- March 2008
- Israeli Public Opinion Polls: