Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

01. Israel proposes a gradual implementation of a cease-fire that would start in the Gaza Strip and extend subsequently to West Bank cities. Israeli forces would withdraw to the lines of September 2000 from those areas in which a cease fire is implemented. Do you support or oppose this proposal?

1. Strongly support

7.1

6.5

7.9

2. Support

40.8

42.6

37.9

3. Oppose

35.2

35.2

35.3

4. Strongly oppose

14.7

12.7

17.8

5. Do not know / no opinion

2.3

3.0

1.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

02. Internal Palestinian efforts are underway to create a consensus around means of fighting Israeli occupation. These efforts call for cessation of armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel. Do you support or oppose these efforts?

1. Strongly support

5.8

5.9

5.5

2. Support

37.7

41.6

31.4

3. Oppose

38.7

35.9

43.2

4. Strongly oppose

14.3

12.0

17.9

5. Do not know / no opinion

3.6

4.6

2.0

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

03. The Palestinian Authority says that it welcomes Egyptian and Jordanian security roles in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Do you support or oppose this position?

1. Strongly support

2.1

1.1

3.7

2. Support

29.2

27.2

32.3

3. Oppose

44.7

45.1

44.2

4. Strongly oppose

19.8

21.4

17.4

5. Do not know / no opinion

4.2

5.3

2.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

04. Palestinian-Israeli meetings are being conducted in order to reach an agreement on a gradual ceasefire and a gradual Israeli withdrawal that would start in the Gaza Strip and a city in the West Bank. What do you expect to happen now?

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

15.5

15.7

15.2

2. Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue

41.5

40.0

43.8

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

34.9

33.8

36.5

4. Don’t know

8.2

10.5

4.5

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

05. The Jordanian government puts obstacles making it difficult for Palestinian to travel to Jordan across the Allenby Bridge for fear of mass emigration from the West Bank. Do you think it is right or wrong for Jordan to do so?

1. Right for Jordan to do so

30.7

24.0

41.4

2. Wrong for Jordan to do so

66.4

72.7

56.4

3. Do not know / no opinion

2.8

3.2

2.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

06. 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

28.5

24.7

34.7

2. Support

55.1

56.9

52.3

3. Oppose

10.4

11.9

8.1

4. Strongly oppose

1.9

2.0

1.8

5. Do not know/ No opinion

4.0

4.6

3.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

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

07-1 the appointment or election of a prime minister

1. Strongly support

13.3

12.6

14.4

2. Support

56.3

55.9

57.0

3. Oppose

18.1

17.3

19.3

4. Strongly oppose

4.3

3.8

4.9

5. Do not know/ No opinion

8.0

10.4

4.3

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

07-2 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

8.8

8.5

9.3

2. Support

35.3

35.2

35.4

3. Oppose

38.3

36.7

40.9

4. Strongly oppose

10.0

9.3

11.1

5. Do not know/ No opinion

7.7

10.4

3.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

08. Among the reform measures implemented by the Palestinian Authority has been the formation of a small cabinet. Do you have confidence in the ability of the new cabinet to reform internal conditions and deal with Israel?

1. Yes, I have confidence

25.1

23.8

27.3

2. No, I do not have confidence

61.5

60.5

63.0

3. Do not know / no opinion

13.4

15.7

9.7

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

09. Among the reform steps declared by the new cabinet is the One-Hundred Day Program of political and financial reform. Looking at the steps taken so far by the new cabinet, do you believe it has the intention of implementing this reform program?

33.8

30.6

38.9

51.4

51.8

50.9

14.7

17.6

10.1

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10. In your view, who is hindering political reform in Palestine?

1. The Palestinian leadership

11.0

9.4

13.6

2. Israel

43.7

43.6

43.9

3. Both, the Palestinian leadership and Israel

34.7

34.0

35.8

4. Others, specify ---------

6.5

8.5

3.4

5. Do not know / no opinion

4.1

4.6

3.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

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

1. Definitely yes

24.5

21.4

29.6

2. Yes

46.0

45.4

46.9

3. No

20.8

22.3

18.3

4. Definitely no

3.9

4.4

3.2

5. No Opinion/ Don’t know

4.7

6.4

2.0

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

12. 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

10.0

9.0

11.4

2. Support

62.8

62.9

62.7

3. Oppose

17.5

18.3

16.2

4. Strongly oppose

8.0

7.4

8.9

5. No opinion/do not know

1.7

2.4

0.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

13. 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

43.0

40.2

47.3

2. Only in many generations to come

14.4

15.3

13.0

3. Only in the next generation

10.6

9.5

12.4

4. Only in the next decade

6.6

7.9

4.5

5. On the next few years

12.6

13.3

11.4

6. No Opinion /Don’t know

12.8

13.7

11.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

14-1 Open borders to free movement of people and goods

1. Strongly Support

20.0

21.6

17.6

2. Support

63.6

62.2

65.7

3. Oppose

12.1

11.6

13.0

4. Strongly Oppose

2.6

2.3

3.0

5. Don’t Know

1.7

2.2

0.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

14-2 Create joint economic institutions and ventures

1. Strongly Support

11.5

11.9

11.0

2. Support

56.0

54.6

58.4

3. Oppose

25.7

25.8

25.6

4. Strongly Oppose

4.2

4.1

4.3

5. Don’t Know

2.5

3.7

0.6

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

14-3 Create joint political institutions (such as a parliament. designed eventually to lead to a confederate system

1. Strongly Support

3.0

2.4

4.1

2. Support

19.1

19.6

18.3

3. Oppose

52.2

51.6

53.3

4. Strongly Oppose

19.8

18.9

21.1

5. Don’t Know

5.9

7.5

3.2

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

14-4 Take legal measures against incitement against Israel

1. Strongly Support

3.2

3.7

2.4

2. Support

29.4

31.9

25.4

3. Oppose

47.6

45.2

51.5

4. Strongly Oppose

15.3

14.1

17.4

5. Don’t Know

4.5

5.2

3.4

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

14-5 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

0.8

0.6

1.0

2. Support

7.4

7.4

7.3

3. Oppose

51.7

53.5

48.9

4. Strongly Oppose

36.3

34.0

40.0

5. Don’t Know

3.9

4.6

2.8

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

15. 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

6.5

6.9

5.9

2. Yes

30.5

33.0

26.6

3. No

37.0

38.3

34.9

4. Definitely no

25.0

20.4

32.3

5. Don’t Know

0.9

1.4

0.2