PSR - Survey Research Unit: Public Opinion Poll # 9

Poll 4 English

 

Results of Poll # (9).... continued

 

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

25) Do you think the US is serious on not serious in its declared opposition to the Israeli decision to expel or assassinate President Yasir Arafat?

1. Serious

19.7

19.1

20.8

2. Not serious

78.4

79.1

77.2

3. No opinion/ Do not know

1.9

1.8

2.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

26) With regard to the current US policy toward the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, you see it:

1. Biased in favor of Israel

96.6

96.5

96.8

2. Biased in favor of the Palestinians

0.6

0.5

0.8

3. Balanced between the two sides

2.1

2.3

1.8

4. No opinion/ Do not know

0.7

0.7

0.6

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

27) If you want to evaluate the status of each of the following issues in the United States, you would see it is:

27-01 Democracy and human rights

1. Very good

18.8

20.9

15.2

2. Good

25.4

26.5

23.7

3. Fair

16.6

14.7

19.8

4. Bad

20.3

19.6

21.7

5. Very Bad

10.4

9.0

12.8

6. No opinion/ Do not know

8.4

9.4

6.9

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

27-02 University education

1. Very good

43.0

45.4

38.9

2. Good

31.0

30.4

32.0

3. Fair

6.5

5.0

8.9

4. Bad

2.8

2.6

3.2

5. Very Bad

0.7

0.6

0.8

6. No opinion/ Do not know

16.1

16.0

16.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

27-03 Medicien, science, and technology

1. Very good

57.3

57.6

56.7

2. Good

27.6

27.9

27.1

3. Fair

4.3

3.3

6.1

4. Bad

1.1

1.0

1.2

5. Very Bad

0.3

0.4

0.2

6. No opinion/ Do not know

9.4

9.8

8.7

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

27-04 Arts and literature

1. Very good

23.0

23.9

21.5

2. Good

29.8

31.0

27.7

3. Fair

15.3

14.1

17.4

4. Bad

10.5

9.5

12.1

5. Very Bad

3.7

3.0

4.9

6. No opinion/ Do not know

17.7

18.5

16.4

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

27-05 Freedom of press and expression

1. Very good

22.6

20.0

26.7

2. Good

30.7

31.8

28.7

3. Fair

16.2

16.0

16.4

4. Bad

15.3

15.9

14.4

5. Very Bad

6.5

6.3

6.9

6. No opinion/ Do not know

8.7

9.8

6.9

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

27-06 Religious freedom

1. Very good

7.5

6.8

8.7

2. Good

19.7

21.9

16.0

3. Fair

17.7

16.4

19.8

4. Bad

30.1

30.4

29.8

5. Very Bad

15.7

13.6

19.2

6. No opinion/ Do not know

9.3

10.9

6.5

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

27-07 Treatment of minorities

1. Very good

3.7

3.7

3.6

2. Good

13.7

14.9

11.7

3. Fair

18.1

17.2

19.6

4. Bad

38.0

37.6

38.7

5. Very Bad

16.3

16.1

16.6

6. No opinion/ Do not know

10.3

10.6

9.7

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

27-08 Equality between men and women

1. Very good

40.8

36.1

48.6

2. Good

33.3

36.1

28.5

3. Fair

9.0

10.7

6.3

4. Bad

6.4

6.0

7.1

5. Very Bad

1.9

1.3

2.8

6. No opinion/ Do not know

8.7

9.8

6.7

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

27-09 Economic conditions

1. Very good

33.4

33.8

32.8

2. Good

29.5

30.3

28.1

3. Fair

12.2

11.4

13.6

4. Bad

13.4

13.9

12.8

5. Very Bad

4.2

2.7

6.7

6. No opinion/ Do not know

7.3

8.0

6.1

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

27-10 Foreign policy

1. Very good

8.0

6.8

9.9

2. Good

14.5

13.2

16.6

3. Fair

10.5

9.4

12.3

4. Bad

23.2

23.2

23.3

5. Very Bad

33.1

36.3

27.7

6. No opinion/ Do not know

10.7

11.1

10.1

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

28) Some believe that the current Israelis measures in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including the building of a separation wall, affect the chances for the establishment of an independent and contiguous Palestinian state. Do you see these measures as weakening or strengthening the chances for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in the future?

1. They weaken the chances

78.1

82.1

71.3

2. They strengthen the chances

11.1

9.4

14.0

3. They have no impact

8.7

6.2

12.8

4. No opinion/ Do not know

2.2

2.3

2.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

29) Some argue that the best solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the establishment of one state (for Palestinians and Israelis) in all of historic Palestine while others argue that the solution is in the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and another state for the Israelis. Which view do you support?

1. The establishment of one state for the Palestinians and the Israelis

11.6

14.2

7.3

2. The establishment of two states one for the Israelis and one for the Palestinians

63.8

60.5

69.4

3. I do not support either solution; instead, I support return of all Palestine to Palestinians 

20.9

21.6

19.8

4. No opinion/ Do not know

3.7

3.7

3.5

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

30) What do you expect to happen now after the collapse of the ceasefire, the resignation of Abu Mazin and his government, and the Israeli threats to expel or kill President Yasir Arafat?

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

9.7

9.4

10.3

2. Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue

46.2

43.5

50.6

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

39.0

42.0

34.2

4. No opinion/ Do not know

5.0

5.1

4.9

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

31) With regard to the Roadmap, do you think it had collapse or do you think there is still room to implement it?

1. The Roadmap has collapsed

67.7

65.1

72.1

2. It has not collapsed, room exists for its implementation

27.7

30.1

23.7

3. No opinion/ Do not know

4.6

4.7

4.3

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

32) Do you support or oppose a return to the “hudna” that existed several weeks ago?

1. Strongly support

14.1

12.0

17.4

2. Support

50.0

50.5

49.1

3. Oppose

25.3

26.2

23.9

4. Strongly oppose

8.4

8.5

8.1

5. No opinion/ do not know

2.3

2.8

1.4

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

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

1. Strongly support

54.0

48.0

64.1

2. Support

36.1

39.7

30.0

3. Oppose

7.1

8.7

4.3

4. Strongly oppose

0.9

1.1

0.6

5. No opinion/ do not know

1.9

2.4

1.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

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

1. Strongly support

51.9

45.4

62.6

2. Support

37.4

41.3

30.8

3. Oppose

7.6

9.6

4.3

4. Strongly oppose

1.1

0.7

1.6

5. No opinion/ do not know

2.1

2.9

0.8

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

35) Concerning armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel, I….

Strongly support

26.9

21.9

35.2

Support

27.5

25.6

30.6

Oppose

36.4

42.3

26.5

Strongly oppose

6.8

6.9

6.7

No opinion/ do not know

2.4

3.3

1.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

36) With regard to call for a cessation of violence by both sides, I

1. Support it

84.9

84.0

86.4

2. Oppose it

14.2

14.9

13.2

3. No Opinion/ Don't know

0.8

1.1

0.4

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

37) If an agreement is reached to cease violence by both sides, but armed attacks against Israelis continued, do you approve or oppose, in this case, the Palestinian Authority taking measures to prevent them?

1. Approve

59.0

59.3

58.5

2. Oppose

37.3

36.8

38.3

3. Don’t Know /No answer

3.7

3.9

3.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

38) After reaching an agreement to cease violence by both sides, but the Palestinian Authority did not take measures to prevent these armed attacks against Israelis, do you think that the continuation of such attacks may impede the peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis?

1. Yes

76.0

79.6

70.0

2. No

21.8

17.8

28.3

3. Don’t Know /No answer

2.2

2.6

1.6

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

39) After reaching an agreement to cease violence by both sides and the Palestinian Authority takes security measures to prevent such armed attacks against Israelis, are you concerned that these measures may lead to internal Palestinian conflict?

1. Yes, very worried

43.5

42.7

44.8

2. Somewhat worried

38.5

39.3

37.1

3. No, not worried  

15.8

15.5

16.4

4. Don’t Know /No answer

2.2

2.6

1.6

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

40) Hamas and other opposition groups oppose a Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire. Do you support or oppose their position?

1. Strongly support

15.5

15.6

15.4

2. Support

42.1

41.5

43.2

3. Oppose

32.7

33.1

32.0

4. Strongly oppose

4.1

4.0

4.3

5. No opinion/ Don't know

5.6

5.8

5.1

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

41) Are you concerned or not concerned that this position of Hamas and other opposition groups could lead to internal Palestinian conflict?

1. Certainly concerned

19.5

19.1

20.2

2. Concerned

46.2

44.9

48.2

3. Not concerned

26.4

27.9

23.9

4. Certainly not concerned

5.1

5.4

4.7

5. No opinion/ do not know

2.8

2.7

3.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

42) Do you believe that armed confrontations so far have helped achieve Palestinian rights in a way that negotiations could not?

1. Definitely yes

19.8

18.9

21.3

2. Yes

38.8

36.1

43.3

3. No

31.4

34.1

26.9

4. Definitely no

6.9

6.7

7.3

5. Don’t Know /No answer

3.0

4.2

1.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

43) Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions?

1. Yes

82.4

81.7

83.6

2. No

8.4

8.3

8.5

3. Don’t Know /No answer

9.2

10.0

7.9

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

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

1. Will increase

56.2

57.4

54.2

2. Will remain as it is

15.2

16.2

13.7

3. Will decrease

20.9

18.8

24.3

4. No opinion /Don't know

7.6

7.6

7.7

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

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

1. Haidar Abdul Shafi

6.4

5.1

8.5

2. Yasser Arafat

49.5

46.9

53.5

3. Ahmad Yasin

14.2

14.7

13.4

4. Others (specify ---- )

1.2

1.1

1.2

5. None of the above

20.1

21.2

18.5.

6. I will not participate

8.0

10.1

4.7

7. No Opinion / Don't Know

0.6

0.9

0.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

46) If separate elections for a Vice President of the Palestinian Authority were held today, whom would you choose?

1. Saeb Erikat

9.2

9.6

8.5

2. Hanan Ashrawi

4.6

4.6

4.7

3. Haidar Abdul Shafi

6.5

5.5

8.3

4. Ahmad Yassin

7.0

5.1

10.1

5. Farouq Kaddomi

4.9

5.6

3.6

6. Marwan Bargouthi

17.0

17.2

16.6

7. Ahmad Quarai

4.3

4.5

4.0

8. Mahmoud Abbas

1.1

1.0

1.4

9. Abdul Aziz Al-Rantissi

13.8

13.4

14.6

10. Mohammad Dahlan

1.4

0.4

3.2

11. No one, will decide later

19.4

20.6

17.4

12. I will not participate

8.8

10.2

6.5

13. Others (Less than 2%)

0.8

0.7

0.8

14. No Opinion / Don't Know

1.1

1.6

0.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

47) Which of the following political parties do you support?

01. PPP

0.8

1.0

0.6

02. PFLP

2.6

3.2

1.6

03. Fateh

28.4

27.2

30.4

04. Hamas

20.9

19.1

23.9

05. DFLP

0.5

0.6

0.4

06. Islamic Jihad

3.7

3.9

3.4

07. Fida

0.2

0.0

0.4

08. Independent Islamists

4.0

4.5

3.2

09. Independent Nationalists

4.9

5.9

3.2

10. None of the above

32.9

33.7

31.6

11. Others

1.1

1.0

1.2

 

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