Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

01) Current Prime Minister, Abu Ala’, promised that we would work during his tenure on achieving the following four objectives. Tell us, in your opinion, was he able or was not he able to achieve what he promised so far:

01-1 Eliminate internal anarchy and absence of security

1) Was able to a large extent

0.9

0.7

1.2

2) Was able somewhat

18.6

19.1

17.8

3) Was not able

44.55

48.3

38.2

4) Was not able at all

30.3

25.1

39.0

5) No opinion/do not know

5.7

6.8

3.8

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

1-2 Prepare for elections in mid 2004

1) Was able to a large extent

1.4

1.6

1.2

2) Was able somewhat

19.9

20.3

19.2

3) Was not able

43.1

45.8

38.8

4) Was not able at all

21.4

17.4

28.1

5) No opinion/do not know

14.2

15.0

12.7

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

01-3 Carry out wide ranging political reforms

1) Was able to a large extent

1.5

1.2

2.0

2) Was able somewhat

23.0

20.4

27.5

3) Was not able

43.9

49.2

35.2

4) Was not able at all

25.4

22.3

30.5

5) No opinion/do not know

6.1

6.9

4.8

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

01-4 Return to the peace process with Israel

1) Was able to a large extent

2.1

1.8

2.6

2) Was able somewhat

22.1

21.1

23.6

3) Was not able

44.7

49.3

37.0

4) Was not able at all

26.3

22.0

33.5

5) No opinion/do not know

4.9

5.8

3.2

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

02) In your opinion, should Abu Ala’ and his government or should not they resign?

1) They should resign

39.2

37.0

42.8

2) They should not resign

47.0

49.1

43.4

3) No opinion/do not know

13.9

13.9

13.7

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

03) Regarding the prevailing internal anarchy, some say the reason for it is a failure on the part of the security services and political leadership to carry out their responsibility to maintain law and order while others say the Israeli occupation is to blame for it. In your opinion, who is more responsible for the internal anarchy?

1) The failure of the security services and leadership

24.5

22.1

28.7

2) Israeli occupation

62.7

65.8

57.6

3) Others, specify-------

11.7

11.0

12.7

4 no opinion/do not know

1.1

1.1

1.0

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

04) The Palestinian Authority had been engaged in a dialogue with Hamas and other factions in an attempt to reach an agreement on a hudna whereby use of arms against Israelis would stop in return for an Israeli commitment to stop using arms against the Palestinians. Do you support or oppose such a hudna?

1) Strongly support

16.2

14.1

19.7

2) Support

54.2

55.9

51.5

3) Oppose

20.5

21.0

19.7

4) Strongly oppose

7.3

6.9

7.9

5) No opinion/ Don’t know

1.8

2.2

1.2

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

05) Internal Palestinian dialogue between the PA and the opposition groups and factions, such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad and others, to reach a ceasefire agreement or a hudna has ended in failure. In your opinion, who is responsible for this failure?

1) The PA

17.3

16.2

19.0

2) Opposition groups and factions

11.3

11.9

10.3

3) Both

36.7

36.8

36.4

4) Neither

28.1

27.9

28.5

5) No opinion/ Don’t know

6.7

7.2

5.9

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

06) Some suggest conducting parliamentary and presidential elections under the present conditions while others see the need to postpone these elections until there is a ceasefire agreement and an Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian cities and towns. What view do you support?

1) I support conducting elections now, under the current conditions

26.9

25.8

24.2

2) I support conducting elections after the Israeli withdrawal

69.7

67.4

73.5

3) No opinion/do not know

3.4

4.1

2.2

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

07) Recently, Sharon has announced a disengagement plan from the Palestinians. According to this plan Israel will evacuate most settlements in the Gaza strip and a small number of settlements in the West Bank. In your opinion will this plan increase the chances for a settlement with Israel, decrease the chances for a settlement or will not have any effect on the chances for a settlement?

1) Increase the chances for a settlement

32.0

30.9

33.9

2) Decrease the chances for a settlement

24.4

24.5

24.0

3) Will not have any effect

38.8

39.5

37.6

4) DK/NA

4.9

5.1

4.4

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

08) Do you welcome or do not welcome Sharon's disengagement program which proposes to evacuate most settlements from Gaza strip and a small number of settlements in the West Bank?

1 Definitely welcome

29.2

21.5

42.0

2 welcome

43.7

46.0

40.0

3 do not welcome

18.5

22.7

11.6

4 Definitely do not welcome

7.4

8.4

5.7

5 DK/NA

1.2

1.5

0.8

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

09-1) Of the following goals which one in your opinion is Sharon's most important goal in his decision to declare the disengagement plan to evacuate most settlements in Gaza and a few in the West Bank?

1) To push Palestinians toward internal fighting in Gaza

36.9

33.5

42.4

2) To maintain the Jewish majority in Israel

21.6

23.0

19.4

3) To strengthen Israel's control of the West Bank in return for the concessions in Gaza

29.2

28.7

30.1

4) To intimidate Palestinian leadership with loss of power to opposition parties

9.5

11.2

6.7

5) DK/NA

2.8

3.6

1.4

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

09-2 And which one is Sharon's second most important goal in declaring his disengagement  plan

1) To push Palestinians toward internal fighting in Gaza

24.5

23.0

27.0

2) To maintain the Jewish majority in Israel

24.1

25.5

21.7

3) To strengthen Israel's control of the West Bank in return for the concessions in Gaza

33.4

31.2

37.0

4) To intimidate Palestinian leadership with loss of power to opposition parties

15.5

17.0

13.1

5) DK/NA

2.5

3.3

1.2

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

09-3 And Sharon's third most important goal?

1) To push Palestinians toward internal fighting in Gaza

20.8

21.7

19.2

2) To maintain the Jewish majority in Israel

24.6

20.2

32.1

3) To strengthen Israel's control of the West Bank in return for the concessions in Gaza

21.9

22.6

20.7