Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

01) There is a proposal that after the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and the settlement of all issues in dispute, including the refugees and Jerusalem issues, there will be a mutual recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people. Do you agree or disagree to this proposal.

1) Definitely agree

11.1

10.2

12.5

2) Agree

51.4

56.3

43.4

3) Disagree

27.1

24.2

31.9

4) Definitely disagree

8.3

7.2

10.1

5) DK/NA

2.1

2.2

2.0

02) When Palestinians and Israelis return to final status negotiations the following items might be presented to negotiators as the elements of a permanent compromise settlement. Tell us what you think of each item then tell us what you think of all combined as one permanent status settlement
Item #1: An Israeli withdrawal from all of the Gaza Strip and the evacuation of its settlements. But in the West Bank, Israel withdraws and evacuates settlements from all areas occupied in 1967, with the exception of some settlement areas in less than 3% of the West Bank that would be swapped with an equal amount of territory from Israel in accordance with the attached map {show map}.
Item # 2: An independent Palestinian would be established in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; the Palestinian state will have no army, but it will have a strong security force and a multinational force will be established to to ensure the security and safety of the Palestinian state. Both sides will be committed to end all forms of violence directed against each other.
Item #3: East Jerusalem would become the capital of the Palestinian state with Arab neighborhoods coming under Palestinian sovereignty and Jewish neighborhoods coming under Israel sovereignty. The Old City (including al Haram al Sharif) would come under Palestinian sovereignty with the exception of the Jewish Quarter and the Wailing Wall that will come under Israeli sovereignty.
Item # 4: With regard to the refugee question, both sides agree that the solution will be based on UN resolutions 194 and 242 and on the Arab peace initiative. The refugees will be given five choices for permanent residency. These are: the Palestinian state and the Israeli areas transferred to the Palestinian state in the territorial exchange mentioned above; no restrictions would be imposed on refugee return to these two areas. Residency in the other three areas (in host countries, third countries, and Israel) would be subject to the decision of the states in those areas. The number of refugees returning to Israel will be based on the average number of refugees admitted to third countries like Australia, Canada, Europe, and others. All refugees will be entitled to compensation for their "refugeehood" and loss of properties.
Item # 5: When the permanent status agreement is fully implemented, it will mean the end of the conflict and no further claims will be made by either side. The parties will recognize Palestine and Israel as the homelands of their respective peoples.
Item #6: The Palestinian state will have sovereignty over its land, water, and airspace. But Israeli will be allowed to use the Palestinian airspace for training purposes, and will maintain two early warning stations in the West Bank for 15 years. The multinational force will remain in the Palestinian state and in its border crossings for an indefinite period of time. The task of the multinational force will be to monitor the implementation of the agreement, and to monitor territorial borders and coast of the Palestinian state including the presence at its international crossings.

Now that you have been informed of each element of the permanent compromise settlement, tell us what you think of each of its item. Do you agree or disagree with it.

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

02-1) Item #1: withdrawal to 1967  borders with territorial swap

1) Strongly agree

12.8

10.8

16.2

2) Agree

50.2

54.0

44.0

3) Disagree

24.9

25.1

24.6

4) Strongly Disagree

9.7

7.7

13.1

5) No Opinion /Don’t Know

2.3

2.4

2.0

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

02-2) Item #2: a state without an army but with international forces

1) Strongly agree

3.1

2.7

3.8

2) Agree

24.3

24.7

23.6

3) Disagree

52.8

53.3

51.9

4) Strongly Disagree

18.5

17.4

20.2

5) No Opinion /Don’t Know

1.3

1.8

0.4

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

02-3) Item #3: East Jerusalem as capital of the state of Palestine after it is divided

1) Strongly agree

5.2

4.5

6.5

2) Agree

38.8

42.0

33.3

3) Disagree

37.9

38.0

37.8

4) Strongly Disagree

16.5

13.9

20.8

5) No Opinion /Don’t Know

1.6

1.6

1.6

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

02-4) Item #4: refugees with five options for permanent residence

1) Strongly agree

6.2

6.7

5.5

2) Agree

39.5

43.2

33.3

3) Disagree

35.2

33.1

38.6

4) Strongly Disagree

14.8

12.8

18.2

5) No Opinion /Don’t Know

4.3

4.1

4.4

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

02-5) Item #5: end of conflict

1) Strongly agree

13.9

12.9

15.6

2) Agree

54.6

56.5

51.3

3) Disagree

21.8

20.8

23.4

4) Strongly Disagree

7.6

6.9

8.7

5) No Opinion /Don’t Know

2.1

2.8

1.0

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

02-6) Item #6: a sovereign state with security arrangements

1) Strongly agree

8.7

8.7

8.9

2) Agree

44.0

46.0

40.6

3) Disagree

34.0

34.4

33.5

4) Strongly Disagree

11.1

8.8

14.9

5) No Opinion /Don’t Know

2.2

2.3

2.0

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

02-7) Item #7: the combined elements as one permanent status settlement

1) Strongly agree

5.9

4.9

7.5

2) Agree

47.7

49.3

45.1

3) Disagree

33.1

32.3

34.3

4) Strongly Disagree

10.9

10.5

11.5

5) No Opinion /Don’t Know

2.5

3.0

1.6

Total%

West Bank %

Gaza Strip%

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

1) PPP

1.2

1.5

0.8

2) PFLP

3.1

2.9

3.4

3) Fateh

40.9

42.1

39.0

4) Hamas

19.9

15.1

27.9

5) DFLP

0.6

1.0

0.0

6) Islamic Jihad

2.7

3.5

1.4

7) Independent Islamists

3.6

3.8

3.2

8) Independent Nationalists

6.1

7.3

4.0

9) None of the above

20.5

21.0

19.6

10) Other, specify

1.4

1.8

0.6