Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

29. Concerning armed attacks against Israeli civilians insdie Israel, I….

1. Strongly support

20.6

16.3

27.8

2. Support

37.6

40.4

32.7

3. Oppose

37.2

38.7

34.7

4. Strongly oppose

2.6

2.0

3.6

5. No Opinion /Don’t Know

2.1

2.6

1.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

30. Concerning armed attacks against Israeli civilians settlers in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, I….

1. Strongly support

50.8

42.7

64.5

2. Support

41.3

49.3

27.8

3. Oppose

6.2

6.1

6.3

4. Strongly oppose

0.4

0.4

0.6

5. No Opinion /Don’t Know

1.3

1.5

0.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

Now here are few questions about political affairs. Many people don't know the answers to these questions, so if there are some you don't know just tell me and we'll go on

31. How many airplanes were hijacked and crushed on US targets by people suspected to be from Bin Laden's organization on Sept. 11.

1. Two planes

13.6

15.5

10.3

2. Three planes

27.5

25.5

30.8

3. Four planes

33.7

31.7

37.2

4. Five planes

7.6

7.8

7.2

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

17.6

19.5

14.5

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

32. What is the name of the Taliban leader in Afghanistan?

1. Mulla Mohammad Omar

76.3

76.2

76.3

2. Salman Rushdi

0.7

0.8

0.4

3. Ahmed Sha Masud

1.1

1.1

1.2

4. Koffi Anan

0.9

0.5

1.6

5. Do not know

21.1

21.4

20.5

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

33. What percent of the West Bank is currently under full control of the Palestinian authority?

1. less than 20%

40.0

39.6

40.6

2. Between 20% and 30%

18.9

20.4

16.5

3. Between 40% and 50%

6.8

6.9

6.6

4. Between 60% and 70%

3.0

1.9

4.8

5. Do not know

31.4

31.2

31.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

34. Which of the following states borders with Afghanistan?

1. India

17.9

18.0

17.7

2. Tajikistan

50.0

47.7

53.8

3. Turkey

2.9

3.1

2.6

4. Yemen

3.0

3.0

3.2

5. Do not know

25.6

27.8

21.9

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

35. How many times a week do you happen to carry out the following activities?

35-1 Watch news on Palestinian or your local TV stations:

1. Almost every day

50.1

53.2

45.0

2. 3-4 times a week

10.7

11.3

9.5

3. 1-2 times a week

14.4

12.2

18.3

4. never

24.2

22.6

27.0

5. No opinion/ do not know

0.5

0.7

0.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

35-2 Watch news on Al-Jazeera satellite channel:

1. Almost every day

65.4

62.8

69.8

2. 3-4 times a week

6.9

7.6

5.8

3. 1-2 times a week

8.0

9.6

5.4

4. never

19.4

19.7

18.8

5. No opinion/ do not know

0.3

0.4

0.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

35-3 Watch news on Israeli TV:

1. Almost every day

21.2

23.8

16.9

2. 3-4 times a week

7.3

8.2

5.8

3. 1-2 times a week

20.3

19.7

21.2

4. never

50.1

47.0

55.4

5. No opinion/ do not know

1.1

1.3

0.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

35-4 Read news pages in al-Quds news paper:

1. Almost every day

10.3

13.0

5.8

2. 3-4 times a week

6.9

8.1

5.0

3. 1-2 times a week

23.7

25.4

21.0

4. never

58.3

52.6

67.7

5. No opinion/ do not know

0.8

1.0

0.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

35-5 Read news pages in al-Ayyam or al-Hayat al-Jadida newspaper:

1. Almost every day

6.7

6.9

6.3

2. 3-4 times a week

5.1

5.5

4.6

3. 1-2 times a week

17.6

15.9

20.6

4. Never

69.5

70.6

67.9

5. No opinion/ do not know

1.0

1.2

0.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

36. Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions?

1. Yes

73.7

70.1

79.8

2. No

15.0

16.3

12.9

5. No opionion/ Don’t Know

11.3

13.6

7.3

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

37. Will this corruption in PA institutions increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future?

1. Increase

48.7

47.9

49.8

2. Remain as it is

11.3

11.5

11.0

3. Decrease

30.1

29.3

31.4

4. Don’t Know/ No Opinion

9.9

11.3

7.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

38. If you want to evaluate the status of democracy and human rights under the Palestinian Authority, you would say it is:

1. Very Good

3.2

2.8

3.8

2. Good

19.6

21.4

16.5

3. Fair

34.3

33.4

35.9

4. Bad

21.7

22.9

19.8

5. Very Bad

15.9

13.2

20.6

6. Don’t Know/ No Opinion

5.2

6.3

3.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

39. In your opinion, can people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip criticize the Palestinian Authority without fear?

1. Yes

46.8

43.7

52.2

2. No

49.2

51.7

45.0

3. Do not know

3.9

4.6

2.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

40. Which of the following forms of government do you want to have for the Palestinian state after the state is established?

1. A system as in Arab countries like Egypt, Syria, or Jordan

41.6

36.8

49.7

2. A system as in the US, Europe or Israel

18.9

21.6

14.3

3. A system as in Iran

17.2

16.3

18.7

4. Other, (specify, one as in ------ .

10.8

12.7

7.8

5. Democratic System

3.6

4.6

1.4

6. Islamic System

7.9

7.8

8.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

41. If separate elections for the president of the Palestinian Authority were held today, whom would you choose?

1. Haidar Abdul Shafi

9.0

8.5

9.7

2. Yasser Arafat

35.6

36.0

35.0

3. Ahmad Yasin

14.3

12.5

17.3

4. No one

1.8

2.4

0.8

5. Others

25.1

26.0

23.5

6. I will not participate

12.5

12.9

11.7

7. No Opinion / Don't Know

1.8

1.7

2.0

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

42. Which of the following political parties do you support?

1. PPP

0.6

0.6

0.6

2. PFLP

3.3

3.6

2.8

3. Fateh

28.4

28.5

28.2

4. Hamas

16.0

13.8

19.6

5. DFLP

1.1

1.4

0.6

6. Islamic Jihad

5.4

5.9

4.6

7. Fida

0.2

0.4

0.0

8. Independent Islamists

3.9

4.2

3.4

9. Independent Nationalists

5.5

6.3

4.2

10. None of the above

31.6

29.9

34.5

11. Others

4.1

5.6

1.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

43. If separate elections fora Vice President of the Palestinian Authority were held today, whom would you choose?

1. Saeb Erikat

9.4

9.7

8.9

2. Hanan Ashrawi

8.7

9.2

7.8

3. Haidar Abdul Shafi

11.1

9.6

13.5

4. Ahmad Yassin

8.9

7.9

10.5

5. Farouq Kaddomi

5.1

6.2

3.4

6. Marwan Bargouthi

11.3

9.9

13.5

7. Ahmad Qurai’

1.6

1.8

1.2

8. Mahmoud Abbas

1.8

2.2

1.0

7. No one, will decide later

27.9

27.1

29.2

8. I will not participate

10.4

11.1

9.1

6. Others

1.5

2.0

0.6

7. No Opinion / Don't Know

2.4

3.2

1.2