Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

01. The US has called for holding an international peace conference that the Palestinian side has agreed to attend. Do you support or oppose the participation of the Palestinian side in the conference?

1. Strongly support

7.0

5.7

9.1

2. Support

46.8

48.4

44.4

3. Oppose

29.0

29.5

28.2

4. Strongly oppose

13.9

12.8

15.6

5. Do not know/ No opinion

3.3

3.6

2.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

02. Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has proposed the establishment of full normal relations and full peace between the Arab states and Israel in return for a complete Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 borders and the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside the state of Israel. Do you support or oppose this Saudi proposal?

1. Strongly support

9.1

6.2

13.8

2. Support

56.9

57.3

56.4

3. Oppose

22.0

25.1

17.2

4. Strongly oppose

10.3

9.5

11.4

5. Do not know/ No opinion

1.7

2.0

1.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

03. After the latest developments, including the Israeli withdrawal from West Bank cities, the call for the holding of an international peace conference, and the willingness of the Israelis and the Palestinians to attend it, what do you expect to happen now?

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

17.2

17.2

17.4

2. Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue

38.8

36.9

41.8

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

36.1

35.9

36.3

4. Don’t know

7.9

10.0

4.5

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

04. There are internal and external calls for wide and fundamental domestic reforms and changes in the institutions and authorities of the Palestinian Authority. Do you support or oppose these calls?

1. Strongly support

32.7

23.0

48.1

2. Support

58.6

68.9

42.0

3. Oppose

5.9

5.4

6.7

4. Strongly oppose

1.1

0.7

1.6

5. Do not know/ No opinion

1.7

1.9

1.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

The following measures are among the proposed reform steps. Tell us if you support or oppose each

05-1 The unification of the security services under one Palestinian command

1. Strongly support

27.0

21.4

36.1

2. Support

57.9

65.4

46.0

3. Oppose

10.3

8.8

12.6

4. Strongly oppose

2.0

1.7

2.4

5. Do not know/ No opinion

2.8

2.7

3.0

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

05-2 The dismissal of ministers and other officials accused of mismanagement or corruption

1. Strongly support

53.4

42.7

70.4

2. Support

41.3

50.7

26.2

3. Oppose

3.6

4.2

2.6

4. Strongly oppose

0.5

0.6

0.4

5. Do not know/ No opinion

1.2

1.7

0.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

05-3 Holding elections for the president and the Legislative Council during the next few months

1. Strongly support

28.4

21.9

38.9

2. Support

54.7

59.5

46.9

3. Oppose

12.9

13.7

11.6

4. Strongly oppose

1.7

2.0

1.2

5. Do not know/ No opinion

2.4

3.0

1.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

05-4 The adoption of a Palestinian constitution or basic law

1. Strongly support

32.3

25.3

43.6

2. Support

60.1

66.5

49.7

3. Oppose

3.8

4.0

3.6

4. Strongly oppose

0.8

0.9

0.6

5. Do not know/ No opinion

3.0

3.3

2.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

05-5 Changing the Palestinian presidential system to a parliamentary system in which power resides in the hands of a prime minister while the position of the president is ceremonial?

1. Strongly support

12.2

11.2

13.8

2. Support

36.1

40.2

29.6

3. Oppose

35.2

33.8

37.5

4. Strongly oppose

9.1

6.4

13.4

5. Do not know/ No opinion

7.3

8.3

5.7

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

06. Palestinian security services say that they are arresting persons who carry out bombing attacks inside Israel. Do you support or oppose these arrests?

1. Strongly support

2.3

1.5

3.6

2. Support

8.6

8.6

8.5

3. Oppose

48.6

55.3

37.9

4. Strongly oppose

37.7

31.1

48.1

5. Do not know/ No opinion

2.9

3.5

2.0

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

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

1. Definitely yes

19.7

13.8

29.0

2. Yes

46.8

50.9

40.2

3. No

24.8

25.8

23.1

4. Definitely no

5.2

4.9

5.5

5. No Opinion/ Don’t know

3.6

4.6

2.2

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, would you support or oppose the process of reconciliation between the state of Palestine and the state of Israel?

1. Strongly support

9.0

5.2

15.2

2. Support

60.6

63.9

55.4

3. Oppose

20.3

22.4

17.0

4. Strongly oppose

8.4

7.0

10.5

5. No opinion/do not know

1.7

1.5

2.0

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

09. 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

42.0

41.9

42.2

2. Only in many generations to come

14.7

14.7

14.8

3. Only in the next generation

9.0

8.6

9.5

4. Only in the next decade

6.1

6.3

5.7

5. On the next few years

16.0

15.6

16.8

6. No Opinion /Don’t know

12.2

13.0

11.0

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

20.6

14.8

29.8

2. Support

60.2

65.7

51.5

3. Oppose

15.0

14.8

15.4

4. Strongly Oppose

3.5

4.1

2.6

5. Don’t Know

0.7

0.6

0.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10-2 Create joint economic institutions and ventures

1. Strongly Support

10.2

7.7

16.2

2. Support

50.7

53.1

46.9

3. Oppose

31.8

32.0

31.6

4. Strongly Oppose

5.2

5.8

4.1

5. Don’t Know

1.4

1.5

1.2

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

2.5

2.1

3.2

2. Support

20.2

20.1

20.3

3. Oppose

52.9

57.8

45.2

4. Strongly Oppose

18.7

13.7

26.6

5. Don’t Know

5.7

6.3

4.7

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10-4 Take legal measures against incitement against Israel

1. Strongly Support

3.0

2.0

4.7

2. Support

29.8

29.0

31.0

3. Oppose

46.8

50.9

40.2

4. Strongly Oppose

15.9

13.2

20.3

5. Don’t Know

4.5

4.9

3.7

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

1.2

0.9

1.8

2. Support

5.6

5.8

5.3

3. Oppose

51.4

57.4

41.8

4. Strongly Oppose

39.7

33.4

49.9

5. Don’t Know

2.1

2.6

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

3.8

3.1

4.9

2. Yes

28.6

30.2

26.0

3. No

38.4

47.2

24.5

4. Definitely no

27.1

17.6

42.4

5. Don’t Know

2.1

2.0

2.2

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

3.9

3.0

5.5

2. Yes

27.2

29.0

24.3

3. No

39.6

47.7

26.6

4. Definitely no

27.3

18.1

42.0

5. Don’t Know

2.0

2.2

1.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

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

1. Definitely Possible

1.6

1.7

1.4

2. Possible

26.4

28.0

23.9

3. Impossible

37.1

41.6

30.0

4. Definitely impossible

31.6

25.1

42.0

5. No opinion/ do not know

3.3

3.6

2.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

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

1. Strongly support

46.7

34.9

65.5

2. Support

44.9

56.2

26.8

3. Oppose

5.8

5.4

6.3

4. Strongly oppose

1.1

1.4

0.6

5. No Opinion /Don’t Know

1.6

2.1

0.8