Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

01. Secretary Powell says that now the US wants the end of Israeli occupation, establishment of an independent Palestinian state, and the cessation of all settlement activities and from the Palestinians a cease-fire and the end of incitements against Israel. Do you find yourself strongly agreeing, agreeing, disagreeing or strongly disagreeing?

1. Strongly agree

9.1

7.3

12.3

2. Agree

43.0

45.2

39.3

3. Disagree

28.4

29.4

26.7

4. Strongly disagree

16.6

14.2

20.6

5. Do not know/ no answer

2.9

3.9

1.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

02. Given Secretary Powell statements above, how do you now evaluate this American position?

1. I see a new and more balanced position

9.0

8.5

9.9

2. The US position is the still the same biased one in favor of Israel

83.6

82.5

85.5

3. The US position is shifting toward more support for the Palestinians

4.0

4.7

2.8

4. Do not know/ no answer

3.4

4.4

1.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

02A. In his Eid speech, President Arafat announced an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire. Do you support or oppose this ceasefire?

1. Support

59.9

62.2

56.0

2. Oppose

36.4

34.0

40.4

3. Do not know/ no answer

3.8

3.9

3.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

03. Now that President Arafat has announced an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and that the special envoy of Secretary of State Colin Powell, Zinni, will be returning to the area to implement the Mitchell Report, which calls for a cease-fire and a freeze on settlement construction, what in your opinion will happen now?

1. Negotiations will resume soon enough and armed confrontations will stop

20.5

22.3

17.4

2. Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue

37.5

38.3

36.3

3. Armed confrontations will not stop and the two sides will not return to negotiations

34.4

31.6

39.2

4. Don’t know

7.6

7.9

7.1

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

04. Now that both the Israeli and Palestinian sides have accepted the Colin Powel’s statement regarding the implementation of the Mitchel Report and the cease fire, do you strongly support, support, oppose, or strongly oppose the immediate return to Palestinian-Israeli negotiations?

1. Strongly support

14.5

10.8

20.8

2. Support

56.6

59.8

51.2

3. Oppose

20.0

21.8

17.0

4. Strongly oppose

6.8

5.3

9.3

5. No Opinion/ Don’t know

2.1

2.4

1.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

05. Palestinian security services say they are arresting those who violate the ceasefire agreement. Do you support or oppose such arrests?

1. Strongly support

2.4

2.2

2.6

2. Support

17.3

18.8

14.8

3. Oppose

50.7

55.4

42.9

4. Strongly oppose

25.7

18.7

37.5

5. No Opinion /Don’t know

3.8

4.8

2.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

06. Do you believe that the armed confrontations so far have achieved Palestinian rights in a way that negotiations could not?

1. Definitely yes

16.1

12.2

22.5

2. Yes

44.4

47.5

39.1

3. No

30.9

33.0

27.3

4. Definitely no

5.3

3.3

8.7

5. No Opinion/ Don’t know

3.4

4.0

2.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

07. 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?

1. Strongly support

10.8

7.1

17.0

2. Support

62.2

65.8

56.3

3. Oppose

18.2

19.6

15.8

4. Strongly oppose

6.6

4.7

9.7

5. No opinion/do not know

2.2

2.8

1.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

08. 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?

1. Reconciliation is not possible ever

41.1

40.8

41.7

2. Only in many generations to come

16.6

16.8

16.2

3. Only in the next generation

8.6

8.6

8.7

4. Only in the next decade

6.1

6.0

6.1

5. On the next few years

14.2

14.0

14.6

13.4

13.8

12.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

09. 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?

1. Reconciliation is not possible ever

53.6

53.3

54.2

2. Only in many generations to come

9.9

10.7

8.5

3. Only in the next generation

6.0

5.4

7.1

4. Only in the next decade

3.6

3.4

4.0

5. On the next few years

10.5

10.7

10.1

6. No Opinion /Don’t know

16.4

16.5

16.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10. 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:

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10-1 Open borders to free movement of people and goods

1. Strongly Support

29.1

26.2

33.8

2. Support

55.6

59.8

48.6

3. Oppose

11.7

11.5

11.9

4. Strongly Oppose

2.8

1.3

5.3

5. Don’t Know

0.9

1.2

0.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10-2 Create joint economic institutions and ventures

1. Strongly Support

17.6

14.9

22.1

2. Support

47.9

49.4

45.3

3. Oppose

26.3

28.9

21.7

4. Strongly Oppose

6.0

4.1

9.3

5. Don’t Know

2.2

2.6

1.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10-3 Create joint political institutions (such as a parliament. designed eventually to lead to a confederate system

1. Strongly Support

5.2

5.3

4.9

2. Support

23.7

26.5

19.2

3. Oppose

47.1

50.4

41.7

4. Strongly Oppose

18.3

11.5

29.6

5. Don’t Know

5.7

6.4

4.5

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10-4 Take legal measures against incitement against Israel

1. Strongly Support

4.9

4.1

6.3

2. Support

31.5

33.2

28.7

3. Oppose

43.4

47.4

36.8

4. Strongly Oppose

15.0

10.0

23.5

5. Don’t Know

5.1

5.3

4.7

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10-5 Adopt school curriculum in the Palestinian state that recognizes Israel and teaches school children not to demand return of all Palestine to the Palestinians

1. Strongly Support

1.6

1.8

1.4

2. Support

4.8

5.5

3.6

3. Oppose

51.0

57.4

40.3

4. Strongly Oppose

39.7

31.5

53.6

5. Don’t Know

2.8

3.8

1.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

11. 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?

1. Definitely yes

6.1

4.8

8.3

2. Yes

30.5

32.6

27.1

3. No

38.3

42.8

30.6

4. Definitely no

24.0

18.5

33.4

5. Don’t Know

1.0

1.3

0.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

12. 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?

1. Definitely yes

5.9

4.6

8.1

2. Yes

29.5

30.7

27.5

3. No

37.5

42.5

29.2

4. Definitely no

25.8

20.6

34.6

5. Don’t Know

1.3

1.6

0.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

13. In your opinion, is lasting peace possible between Israelis and Palestinians?

1. Definitely Possible

2.1

1.4

3.2

2. Possible

25.5

25.8

24.9

3. Impossible

41.0

45.8

32.8

4. Definitely impossible

27.8

23.2

35.6

5. No opinion/ do not know

3.7

3.8

3.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

14. And what about the majority of the Israelis, do they, in your opinion, believe that lasting peace is possible between Israelis and Palestinians?

1. Definitely they do

1.3

0.7

2.2

2. They do

18.7

18.2

19.4

3. They do not

42.5

46.6

35.6

4. Definitely they dnot

29.7

25.6

36.6

5. No opinion/do not know

7.9

8.8

6.3

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

15. Do you believe that the Ben Laden group is the one that hijacked the American planes and destroyed the Twin Towers in New Yourk on 11 Septemeber?

1. Definitely yes

3.2

1.9

5.3

2. Yes

12.9

14.2

10.7

3. No

41.2

46.6

32.2

4. Definitely no

18.9

13.1

28.7

5. No opinion/do not know

23.8

24.2

23.1

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

16. In your opinion, are there any circumstances under which you would justify the use of terrorism to achieve political goals?

1. Definitely yes

6.6

4.9

9.5

2. Yes

30.4

32.1

27.5

3. No

43.4

46.5

38.2

4. Definitely no

9.6

5.5

16.4

5. No opinion/do not know

10.0

10.9

8.3

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

17. Do you believe that armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel so far have achieved Palestinian rights in a way that negotiations could not?

1. Definitely yes

17.5

12.6

25.7

2. Yes

44.9

48.8

38.3

3. No

29.4

31.4

26.1

4. Definitely no

4.9

3.3

7.7

5. No Opinion/ Don’t know

3.3

4.0

2.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

1. Strongly support

30.8

22.7

44.3

2. Support

51.0

57.4

40.3

3. Oppose

14.3

15.8

11.9

4. Strongly oppose

1.4

0.9

2.2

2.5

3.2

1.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

19. To what extent do you support or oppose the position taken by President Arafat and the PA regarding the US campaign against Terror

1. Strongly support

4.6

2.6

8.1

2. Support

31.4

33.4

28.1

3. Oppose

35.5

36.1

34.5

4. Strongly oppose

14.9

11.3

21.0

5. Do Not Know PA postion

10.8

13.3

6.5

6. No opionion/ Don’t Know

2.7

3.3

1.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

20. Do you support or oppose the US. campaign against the Ben Laden Organization and the Taliban in Afghanistan?

1. Strongly support

0.7

0.2

1.4

2. Support

3.0

3.4

2.4

3. Oppose

53.7

60.5

42.2

4. Strongly oppose

40.7

33.2

53.3

6. No opionion/ Don’t Know

2.0

2.7

0.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

21. Would you support or oppose a UN international initiative to fight terrorism ?

1. Strongly support

2.4

0.9

5.0

2. Support

30.3

32.0

27.3

3. Oppose

48.7

50.6

45.3

4. Strongly oppose

12.9

9.1

19.2

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

5.8

7.3

3.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22. The war against terrorism has recently become a salient issue. I will read you now a list of events. To what extent do you agree or disagree to define these events as terrorist events?

22-1 The killing of 29 Palestinians in Hebron by Baruch Goldstein at al Ibrahimi Mosque in 1994

1. Strongly Agree

86.7

82.8

93.3

2. Agree

11.4

14.7

6.0

3. Disagree

0.9

1.3

0.2

4. Strongly Disagree

0.9

1.1

0.6

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

0.1

0.1

0.0

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22-2 The distribution of Antrax envelopes in the US.

1. Strongly Agree

29.4

27.6

32.5

2. Agree

33.8

37.8

27.0

3. Disagree

23.8

23.9

23.8

4. Strongly Disagree

7.2

5.1

10.7

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

5.8

5.6

6.0

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22-3 The assassination of Minister Rechavam Zeevi by Palestinians

1. Strongly Agree

4.2

4.1

4.4

2. Agree

6.3

8.0

3.4

3. Disagree

48.7

53.6

40.4

4. Strongly Disagree

38.6

31.4

50.7

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

2.2

2.8

1.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22-4 The destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City by people suspected to be members of a Bin Laden’s organization

1. Strongly Agree

15.3

15.4

15.1

2. Agree

26.1

29.2

20.9

3. Disagree

37.6

40.6

32.6

4. Strongly Disagree

15.5

8.9

26.6

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

5.5

5.9

4.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22-5 The killing of 21 Israeli youths by a Palestinian who exploded himself at the Dolphinarium night club in Tel Aviv

1. Strongly Agree

6.1

6.6

5.4

2. Agree

9.1

11.0

5.8

3. Disagree

47.1

53.3

36.6

4. Strongly Disagree

35.2

25.9

50.9

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

2.5

3.2

1.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22-6 The explosion of a Pan-Am jet over Lockerbie in Scotland by suspected Libyan agents and the killing of 270 people

1. Strongly Agree

14.2

13.9

14.7

2. Agree

31.6

33.6

28.2

3. Disagree

30.6

31.9

28.4

4. Strongly Disagree

10.1

4.1

20.3

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

13.5

16.5

8.3

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22-7 The assasination of Abu Ali Mustafa, head of the PFLP by Israel

1. Strongly Agree

75.8

72.6

81.3

2. Agree

16.9

20.6

10.5

3. Disagree

3.5

3.4

3.6

4. Strongly Disagree

2.9

2.4

3.8

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

1.0

1.1

0.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22-8 Shooting at Gilo by armed Palestinians

1. Strongly Agree

5.7

4.1

8.4

2. Agree

7.5

10.0

3.4

3. Disagree

49.6

56.8

37.5

4. Strongly Disagree

35.0

26.5

49.4

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

2.1

2.6

1.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22-9 the killing of 13 Israel Arab demonstrators by the Israeli police during the early days of al Aqsa intifada

1. Strongly Agree

66.0

62.3

72.1

2. Agree

24.5

27.9

18.7

3. Disagree

5.8

6.0

5.4

4. Strongly Disagree

2.6

2.2

3.2

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

1.2

1.5

0.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22-10 Invasion of Israeli military forces to designated A territories and the shooting of Palestinian civilians

1. Strongly Agree

72.8

69.5

78.3

2. Agree

21.7

24.6

16.9

3. Disagree

2.4

2.8

1.8

4. Strongly Disagree

1.9

1.6

2.4

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

1.1

1.4

0.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22-11 the killing of 3 Israeli civilians in Naharia railway station by an Israeli Arab who exploded himself

1. Strongly Agree

5.9

5.8

6.2

2. Agree

9.9

11.6

7.2

3. Disagree

50.9

55.8

42.5

4. Strongly Disagree

29.8

22.4

42.1

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

3.6

4.5

2.0

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23-1 The killing of 29 Palestinians in Hebron by Baruch Goldstein

1. Yes

42.3

39.7

46.8

2. No

52.3

53.7

50.0

3. Do Not Know

5.4

6.7

3.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23-2 The distribution of Antrax envelopes in the US.

1. Yes

94.3

93.7

95.2

2. No

2.9

2.7

3.2

3. Do Not Know

2.8

3.6

1.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23-3 The assassination of Minister Rechavam Zeevi by Palestinians

1. Yes

89.7

89.2

90.6

2. No

7.0

6.9

7.2

3. Do Not Know

3.3

3.9

2.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23-4 The destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City by people suspected to be members of a Bin Laden’s organization

1. Yes

95.2

94.8

95.8

2. No

2.8

2.7

2.8

3. Do Not Know

2.1

2.5

1.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23-5 The killing of 21 Israeli youths by a Palestinian who exploded himself at the Dolphinarium night club in Tel Aviv

1. Yes

92.1

91.6

93.0

2. No

5.1

5.0

5.2

3. Do Not Know

2.8

3.4

1.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23-6 The explosion of a Pan-Am jet over Lockerbie in Scotland by suspected Libyan agents and the killing of 270 people

1. Yes

88.7

85.6

93.8

2. No

4.0

5.3

1.8

3. Do Not Know

7.3

9.0

4.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23-7 The assassination of Abu Ali Mustafa, head of the PFLP by Israel

1. Yes

28.1

27.0

29.7

2. No

67.3

66.7

68.3

3. Do Not Know

4.7

6.3

2.0

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23-8 Shooting at Gilo by armed Palestinians

1. Yes

87.9

85.6

91.6

2. No

8.0

8.9

6.6

3. Do Not Know

4.1

5.5

1.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23-9 The killing of 13 Israel Arab demonstrators by the Israeli police during the early days of al Aqsa intifada.

1. Yes

30.9

28.4

35.1

2. No

62.8

63.3

61.8

3. Do Not Know

6.4

8.3

3.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23-10 Invasion of Israeli military forces to designated A territories and the shooting of Palestinian civilians

1. Yes

29.8

28.6

31.9

2. No

65.9

65.9

65.9

3. Do Not Know

4.2

5.5

2.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23-11 The killing of 3 Israeli civilians in Naharia railway station by an Israeli Arab who exploded himself.

1. Yes

89.0

88.0

90.6

2. No

7.2

7.6

6.6

3. Do Not Know

3.8

4.4

2.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

24. In the long run, what will be the effect of the September 11 Twin Towers destruction in New York, on the Israeli Palestinian conflict?

1. The event will speed up a peace agreement

17.8

18.3

16.9

2. The event will delay a peace agreement

43.1

43.6

42.3

3. There will be no effect

32.6

30.1

36.7

5. No Opinion /Don’t Know

6.6

8.0

4.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

25. If Palestinians would use chemical or biological weapons against Israel, would you consider it to be an act of terror?

1. Definitely yes

6.1

4.5

8.9

2. Yes

19.5

21.4

16.3

3. No

48.5

53.7

39.9

4. Definitely no

20.9

14.2

32.1

5. No Opinion /Don’t Know

5.0

6.3

2.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

26. And if Israel would use chemical or biological weapons against Palestinians, would you consider it to be an act of terror?

1. Definitely yes

55.2

47.0

68.8

2. Yes

38.4

46.2

25.4

3. No

3.9

4.1

3.6

4. Definitely no

1.3

1.2

1.6

5. No Opinion /Don’t Know

1.1

1.

0.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

27. To what extent are you worried or not worried that you or your family will be hurt by chemical or biological weapons used by Israelis?

1. Very worried

14.7

11.0

20.9

2. Worried

30.2

31.6

27.8

3. Not worried

31.6

37.0

22.7

4. Not at all worried

23.5

20.4

28.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

28. Concerning armed attacks against Israeli soldiers in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, I….

1. Strongly support

48.2

40.5

61.1

2. Support

44.1

51.8

31.3

3. Oppose

5.8

5.8

5.8

4. Strongly oppose

0.7

0.6

1.0

5. No Opinion /Don’t Know

1.1

1.3

0.8