Results of Public Opinion Poll # (2)
5-9 July 2001
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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01. The Palestinian side has accepted the Mitchel report and the cease fire, do you support or oppose this Palestinian step? |
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1) Strongly support |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
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2) Support |
41.9 |
45.9 |
35.4 |
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3) Oppose |
30.3 |
29.9 |
30.8 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
16.0 |
12.3 |
21.9 |
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5) Don't know |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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02. Now that both the Israeli and Palestinian sides have accepted the Mitchel report and the cease fire, what in your opinion will happen? |
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1) Negotiations will resume soon enough and armed confrontations will stop |
16.7 |
17.0 |
16.2 |
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2) Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue |
35.2 |
34.3 |
36.8 |
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3) Armed confrontations will not stop and the two sides will not return to negotiations |
39.9 |
38.7 |
41.9 |
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4) Don't know |
8.1 |
10.0 |
5.1 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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03. Now that both the Israeli and Palestinian sides have accepted the Mitchel Report and the cease fire, do you strongly support, support, oppose, or strongly oppose the immediate return to Palestinian-Israeli negotiations? |
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1) Strongly support |
11.0 |
9.9 |
12.8 |
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2) Support |
51.7 |
54.6 |
47.0 |
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3) Oppose |
23.0 |
23.6 |
21.9 |
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3) Strongly oppose |
12.1 |
9.4 |
16.4 |
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4) No Opinion/ Don't know |
2.3 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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04. And if the cease fire fails and negotiations do not resume soon, would you or would not you support return to armed confrontations? |
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1) I would support return to armed confrontations |
60.0 |
55.6 |
67.3 |
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2) I would support return to unarmed popular confrontations only |
18.6 |
19.5 |
13.6 |
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3) No Opinion/ Don't know |
4.1 |
5.3 |
2.2 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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05. Do you believe that the armed confrontations so far have achieved Palestinian rights in a way that negotiations could not? |
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1) Definitely yes |
25.1 |
19.6 |
34.0 |
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2) Yes |
44.5 |
47.5 |
39.7 |
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3) No |
22.2 |
24.0 |
19.4 |
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4) Definitely no |
4.5 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
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5) No Opinion/ Don't know |
3.6 |
4.9 |
1.6 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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06. Do you believe that a return to armed confrontations will achieve Palestinian rights in a way that the negotiations can not? |
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1) Definitely yes |
23.2 |
16.4 |
34.3 |
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2) Yes |
48.0 |
52.3 |
41.0 |
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3) No |
20.3 |
21.3 |
18.8 |
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4) Definitely no |
2.9 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
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5) No Opinion/ Don't know |
5.5 |
7.3 |
2.8 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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07. Since the beginning of the intifada, Arab countries have expressed support for the Palestinian people. How do you evaluate this support? |
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1) Highly adequate |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
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2) Adequate |
7.4 |
7.8 |
6.9 |
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3) Inadequate |
42.0 |
44.3 |
38.1 |
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4) Highly inadequate |
48.6 |
45.8 |
53.2 |
|
5) No opinion/do not know |
0.9 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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08. In the long run how do you see the prospects for a Palestinian Israeli agreement |
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1) In the long run, an agreement similar to the Palestinian position presented at Camp David and Taba will be reached |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
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2) A compromise between the Palestinian and Israeli positions at Camp David and Taba will be reached |
14.0 |
14.9 |
12.5 |
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3) An agreement more favorable to the Israelis than the one discussed at Camp David and Taba will be reached |
16.1 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
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4) An agreement more favorable to the Palestinians than the one discussed at Camp David and Taba will be reached |
7.6 |
7.0 |
8.5 |
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5) This is the end to the peace process and No agreement will be reached in the years to come |
45.6 |
43.2 |
49.6 |
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6) No Opinion/ Don't know |
12.2 |
14.4 |
8.7 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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09. Five to ten years from now, how do you see relations between Palestinians and Israelis? |
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1) More peace and cooperation |
11.1 |
12.1 |
9.5 |
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2) Less peace and cooperation |
22.4 |
23.5 |
20.6 |
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3) Conflict and violence |
58.5 |
54.4 |
65.0 |
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4) Others (Specify ------ ) |
8.0 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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10. How would you evaluate the impact of the Intifada and confrontations on the current economic situation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and also for you and your family? |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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10-1 Economic situation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip: |
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1) Very positive |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
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2) Somewhat positive |
2.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
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3) Neither positive nor negative |
5.2 |
4.8 |
5.9 |
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4) Somewhat negative |
34.2 |
33.7 |
35.0 |
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5) Very negative |
58.3 |
59.6 |
56.1 |
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6) No opinion/ Don't know |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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10-2 Economic impact for you and your family: |
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1) Very positive |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
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2) Somewhat positive |
2.4 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
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3) Neither positive nor negative |
17.1 |
14.9 |
20.8 |
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4) Somewhat negative |
34.2 |
36.7 |
30.2 |
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5) Very negative |
46.0 |
46.2 |
45.7 |
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6) No opinion/ Don't know |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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11. If a Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement is reached, what do you think would be the economic impact on the Palestinian people and on you and your family? |
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11-1 Economic impact for the Palestinian people in general: |
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1) Very beneficial |
23.3 |
24.4 |
21.5 |
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2) Somewhat beneficial |
58.0 |
58.5 |
57.1 |
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3) No impact |
6.8 |
5.7 |
8.7 |
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4) Somewhat harmful |
5.6 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
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5) Very harmful |
4.3 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
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6) No opinion/ Don't know |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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11-2 Economic impact for you and your family: |
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1) Very beneficial |
21.6 |
22.4 |
20.4 |
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2) Somewhat beneficial |
52.0 |
54.6 |
48.0 |
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3) No impact |
16.3 |
14.2 |
19.8 |
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4) Somewhat harmful |
4.6 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
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5) Very harmful |
3.6 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
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6) No opinion/ Don't know |
1.9 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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12. Palestinian and Israeli negotiators say that they have achieved progress in their negotiations in Taba in January 2001. Once the two sides return to the negotiating table, do you support or oppose continueing the negotiations from where they stopped in Taba? |
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1) Strongly support |
11.1 |
9.9 |
13.0 |
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2) Support |
46.4 |
47.3 |
44.9 |
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3) Oppose |
20.9 |
21.2 |
20.4 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
12.5 |
10.0 |
16.4 |
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5) No Opinion /Don't Know |
9.2 |
11.6 |
5.3 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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13. After reaching a peace agreement between the Palestinian people and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian state that is recognized by Israel, would you support or oppose the process of reconciliation between the state of Palestine and the state of Israel? |
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1) Strongly support |
12.2 |
9.7 |
16.2 |
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2) Support |
60.8 |
62.7 |
57.9 |
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3) Oppose |
16.6 |
19.1 |
12.6 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
8.7 |
6.8 |
11.9 |
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5) No opinion/do not know |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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14. After reaching a peace agreement between the Palestinian people and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian state that is recognized by Israel, how soon do you think will reconciliation between the two peoples be achieved? |
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1) Reconciliation is not possible ever |
38.4 |
36.3 |
41.7 |
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2) Only in many generations to come |
14.6 |
14.3 |
15.0 |
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3) Only in the next generation |
9.2 |
9.6 |
8.5 |
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4) Only in the next decade |
6.7 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
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5) On the next few years |
18.0 |
17.8 |
18.4 |
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6) No Opinion /Don't know |
13.1 |
15.1 |
10.1 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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15. And what about the majority of Israelis? How soon do they in your opinion believe that a full reconciliation between the two peoples can be achieved? |
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1) Reconciliation is not possible ever |
50.1 |
46.3 |
56.1 |
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2) Only in many generations to come |
10.0 |
10.8 |
8.7 |
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3) Only in the next generation |
7.0 |
7.4 |
6.3 |
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4) Only in the next decade |
4.3 |
4.8 |
3.6 |
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5) On the next few years |
13.6 |
14.0 |
12.8 |
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6) No Opinion /Don't know |
15.0 |
16.6 |
12.5 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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16. After reaching a peace agreement between the Palestinian side and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian state that is recognized by Israel, the following are steps may be taken in order to enhance relations between the State of Israel and a Palestinian State. For each of the suggested steps please tell me whether you support or oppose it: |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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16-1 Open borders to free movement of people and goods |
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1) Strongly Support |
24.4 |
18.9 |
33.2 |
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2) Support |
60.0 |
64.9 |
52.2 |
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3) Oppose |
11.5 |
12.6 |
9.7 |
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4) Strongly Oppose |
2.7 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
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5) Don't Know |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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16-2 Create joint economic institutions and ventures |
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1) Strongly Support |
13.8 |
9.5 |
20.8 |
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2) Support |
46.6 |
48.8 |
43.1 |
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3) Oppose |
29.9 |
32.3 |
26.1 |
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4) Strongly Oppose |
7.1 |
6.2 |
8.5 |
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5) Don't Know |
2.6 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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16-3 Create joint political institutions (such as a parliament) designed eventually to lead to a confederate system |
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1) Strongly Support |
3.3 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
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2) Support |
21.2 |
.1 |
18.2 |
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3) Oppose |
43.7 |
47.1 |
38.1 |
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4) Strongly Oppose |
25.9 |
20.5 |
34.6 |
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5) Don't Know |
6.0 |
7.2 |
4.2 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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16-4 Take legal measures against incitement against Israel |
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1) Strongly Support |
3.2 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
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2) Support |
28.1 |
28.3 |
27.7 |
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3) Oppose |
41.0 |
46.1 |
32.8 |
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4) Strongly Oppose |
22.4 |
16.4 |
32.0 |
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5) Don't Know |
5.3 |
6.7 |
3.2 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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16-5 Adopt school curriculum in the Palestinian state that recognizes Israel and teaches school children not to demand return of all Palestine to the Palestinians |
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1) Strongly Support |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
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2) Support |
6.5 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
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3) Oppose |
39.6 |
44.8 |
31.2 |
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4) Strongly Oppose |
50.7 |
44.6 |
60.5 |
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5) Don't Know |
2.5 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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17. After reaching a peace agreement between the Palestinian side and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian state that is recognized by Israel, would you, under these conditions of peace, invite an Israeli colleague to visit you in your home? |
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1) Definitely yes |
4.6 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
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2) Yes |
22.5 |
24.4 |
19.4 |
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3) No |
31.8 |
36.3 |
24.7 |
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4) Definitely no |
39.0 |
32.7 |
49.2 |
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5) Don't Know |
2.1 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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18. After reaching a peace agreement between the Palestinian side and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian state that is recognized by Israel, would you, under these conditions of peace, visit an Israeli colleague in his home? |
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1) Definitely yes |
5.2 |
4.4 |
6.5 |
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2) Yes |
22.5 |
23.1 |
21.5 |
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3) No |
31.6 |
37.0 |
22.9 |
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4) Definitely no |
39.2 |
33.4 |
48.4 |
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5) Don't Know |
1.5 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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19. In your opinion, is lasting peace possible between Israelis and Palestinians? |
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1) Definitely Possible |
2.1 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
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2) Possible |
24.3 |
26.0 |
21.6 |
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3) Impossible |
31.8 |
36.0 |
25.1 |
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4) Definitely impossible |
38.4 |
32.3 |
48.1 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
3.4 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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20. And what about the majority of the Israelis, do they, in your opinion, believe that lasting peace is possible between Israelis and Palestinians? |
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1) Definitely they do |
3.2 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
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2) They do |
20.7 |
21.0 |
20.4 |
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3) They do not |
30.8 |
34.9 |
24.1 |
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4) Definitely they don not |
37.1 |
32.3 |
44.7 |
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5) No opinion/do not know |
8.3 |
9.1 |
6.9 |
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Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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21. How do you evaluate the status of democracy in Israel? |
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1) Very good |
21.5 |
19.2 |
25.1 |
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2) Good |
27.6 |
27.6 |
27.5 |
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3) Neither good nor bad |
16.4 |
17.1 |
15.2 |
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4) Bad |
18.0 |
18.6 |
17.0 |
|
5) Very bad |
9.5 |
8.8 |
10.7 |
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6) No opinion/Don't know |
7.1 |
8.6 |
4.5 |
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