PSR - Survey Research Unit: Public Opinion Poll # 16 Poll 16 results in numbers
Results of Poll # (16)

 

09-11 June 2005

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

00 ) From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched most during the last two months?

1) al Arabia

7.9

6.8

9.5

2) al Jazeera

65.8

65.8

65.9

3) al Hurra

0.8

0.8

0.8

4) al Manar

8.2

8.6

7.5

5) ANN

0.2

0.4

0.0

6) Do not watch TV

6.3

6.3

6.3

7) others

3.6

4.4

2.2

8) Do not have a dish

6.9

6.4

7.7

9) DK/NA

0.3

0.4

0.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

1) With regard to the ucoming Parliamentay elections, what are your expectations regarding the outcome of these elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council? Who are the likely winners, those nominated by by Hamas, Fateh, the Left, Independents, or those nominated by their families?

1) Fateh candidates

47.1

49.7

42.8

2) Hamas and Islamic Jihad candidates

37.5

34.4

42.6

3) leftest candidates (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

1.4

1.7

1.0

4) Independent candidates

2.2

2.7

1.4

5) family candidates

1.8

2.7

0.4

6) Other candidates

1.3

1.5

1.0

7) DK/NA

8.6

7.4

10.7

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

1a)  PA president Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazin) decided  to postpone partliamentary election to an unspecified date, are you satisfied or not satisfied with the postponement?

1) very satisfied

5.4

3.9

7.9

2) satisfied

38.3

37.9

38.8

3) not satisfied 

36.3

37.1

34.9

4) not satisfied at all

10.0

10.1

9.9

5) DK/NA

10.1

11.0

8.5

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

2) Do you intend to participate in the upcoming legilative elections?

1) Yes

77.3

74.8

81.6

2) No

21.8

25.0

16.6

3) DK/NA

0.8

0.2

1.8

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

3) If you participate in the legislative elections, the follwing factors may or not be important in your selection of candidates. Tell us how important each one is to you: [certianly important, important, unimportant, certainly unimportant, DK/NA]

3-1) family relationship

 

 

 

1) Certainely Important

7.3

7.8

6.6

2) Important

20.6

21.0

19.9

3) Unimportant

53.4

54.4

51.9

4) Certainely Unimportant

18.5

16.6

21.4

5) No Opinion /Don’t know

0.2

0.2

0.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

3-2) integrity and incorruptibilty of candidate

1) Certainely Important

60.5

61.9

58.4

2) Important

37.3

36.5

38.5

3) Unimportant

1.5

0.8

2.4

4) Certainely Unimportant

0.5

0.5

0.5

5) No Opinion /Don’t know

0.2

0.2

0.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

3-3) position on the peace process

1) Certainely Important

33.8

36.5

29.8

2) Important

57.1

54.3

61.3

3) Unimportant

8.1

8.4

7.7

4) Certainely Unimportant

0.6

0.5

0.7

5) No Opinion /Don’t know

0.4

0.3

0.5

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

3-4) level of education

1) Certainely Important

57.4

59.8

53.8

2) Important

39.3

36.5

43.6

3) Unimportant

2.9

3.2

2.4

4) Certainely Unimportant

0.3

0.3

0.2

5) No Opinion /Don’t know

0.1

0.2

0.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

3-5) extent of religiosity

1) Certainely Important

48.1

44.4

53.5

2) Important

39.5

39.3

40.0

3) Unimportant

11.4

15.0

6.1

4) Certainely Unimportant

0.8

1.1

0.2

5) No Opinion /Don’t know

0.2

0.2

0.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

3-6) political affiliation of candidate

1) Certainely Important

26.0

25.8

26.2

2) Important

40.1

40.4

39.7

3) Unimportant

29.5

30.2

28.3

4) Certainely Unimportant

3.8

2.7

5.3

5) No Opinion /Don’t know

0.7

0.8

0.5

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

3-7) persoanl relationship with candidate

1) Certainely Important

7.0

8.6

4.6

2) Important

20.9

19.7

22.5

3) Unimportant

57.6

58.9

55.7

4) Certainely Unimportant

14.2

12.6

16.5

5) No Opinion /Don’t know

0.4

0.2

0.7

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

4) If you participate in the legislative elections and if you were asked to vote to election or factional lists, to which of the following would you vote?

1) Hamas and Islamic Jihad list/s

33.0

30.9

36.2

2) Fateh list

44.1

44.7

43.2

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

3.1

4.4

1.2

4) New lists that might include independents and others

7.6

8.7

5.8

5) Other lists (specify: ------- )

3.7

3.2

4.4

6) DK/NA

8.4

8.1

9.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

5)  From among the following factors, which one is the most important in determing your vote for one list against another?

1) the political party or faction it belongs to

8.9

8.7

9.2

2) The ability of the list to reach a peace agreement with Israel

17.2

16.5

18.2

3) The ability of the list to insure the continuation of the intifada

 

3.0

2.7

3.4

4) The ability of the list to improve economic conditions

15.6

14.7

16.9

5) The ability of the list to fight corruption and implement reform measures

24.3

24.2

24.5

6) The ability of the list to enforce law and order

8.2

8.7

7.5

7) The ability of the list to protect national unity

11.6

12.4

10.4

8) The ability of the list to protect refugee rights in negotiations

9.5

10.5

8.0

9) DK/NA

1.6

1.5

1.9

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

6) The following is a list of problems confronting the Palestinians today, tell us which one is the most important problem?

1) Spread of unemployment and poverty

34.0

30.2

40.4

2) The continuation of the occupation and its daily practices

32.6

36.8

25.8

3) Internal anarchy/ chaos

8.0

8.9

6.7

4) The spread of corruption and lack of internal reforms

24.2

22.8

26.6

5) Others (specify--- )

0.8

1.0

0.4

6) DK/NA

0.3

0.4

0.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

7)  What do you want the new PLC to do? What should be its first priority?

1) reaching a peace agreement with Israel

19.6

20.8

17.6

2) improving economic conditions

20.7

19.4

22.8

3) fighting corruption and implementing reforms

26.9

25.6

29.1

4) enforcing law and order

16.4

17.5

14.5

5) protect national unity

15.5

15.5

15.6

6) others (specify ------ )

0.8

1.1

0.4

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

8)  and what should be its second priority? 

1) reaching a peace agreement with Israel

16.4

15.4

18.0

2) improving economic conditions

29.6

28.5

31.5

3) fighting corruption and implementing reforms

23.6

23.2

24.2

4) enforcing law and order

15.8

17.5

13.1

5) protect national unity

13.5

14.3

12.1

6) others (specify ------ )

1.0

1.1

0.8

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

9)  If we looked at the following political factions/ parties, which one is the most able to:

9-1) Improving economic conditions

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

33.7

30.4

39.1

2) Fateh

46.2

46.9

44.9

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

2.7

3.9

0.8

4) New lists that might include independents and others

6.8

8.2

4.5

5) others (specify ---- )

10.6

10.5

10.7

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

9-2) Fighting corruption and implementing reforms

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

47.0

43.0

53.5

2) Fateh

36.5

38.9

32.5

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

2.5

3.5

0.8

4) New lists that might include independents and others

6.0

6.8

4.6

5) others (specify ---- )

8.0

7.8

8.5

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

9-3) Pushing the peace process forward

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

21.7

20.0

24.4

2) Fateh

64.9

64.4

65.9

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

1.5

2.1

0.6

4) New lists that might include independents and others

4.3

4.8

3.4

5) others (specify ---- )

7.6

8.7

5.7

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

9-4) Insuring the continuation of Intifada

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

63.7

60.3

69.3

2) Fateh

23.0

25.2

19.4

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

1.3

1.9

0.2

4) New lists that might include independents and others

2.5

2.9

1.8

5) others (specify ---- )

9.5

9.6

9.3

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

9-5) protecting national unity

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

36.6

33.3

42.0

2) Fateh

43.3

44.5

41.4

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

2.7

3.6

1.2

4) New lists that might include independents and others

5.5

6.7

3.6

5) others (specify ---- )

11.8

11.9

11.7

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

9-6) Protecting refugee rights in negotiations

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

36.4

36.0

37.0

2) Fateh

43.5

41.1

47.5

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

2.7

3.9

0.8

4) New lists that might include independents and others

4.8

5.8

3.2

5) others (specify ---- )

12.5

13.1

11.5

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

9-7) Enforcing law and order

1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad

31.7

29.5

35.6

2) Fateh

52.3

52.4

52.3

3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )

1.9

2.9

0.2

4) New lists that might include independents and others

4.7

5.6

3.2

5) others (specify ---- )

9.2

9.6

8.7

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

10)  Whom do you propose as the leader of Fateh’s list to the legislative elections (excluding the president of the PA)

1) Mahmoud Zahhar

1.5

2.3

0.2

2) Mohammad Dahlan

5.0

1.5

10.9

3) Marwan Barghouti

13.6

17.5

7.1

4) Mustafa Barghouti

2.7

3.8

1.0

5) Ahmad Qurai’

3.8

4.5

2.6

6) Saeb Erikat

1.3

1.8

0.4

7) Farouq Qaddomi

4.2

4.4

3.8

8) Others

11.4

11.0

12.1

9) No Opinion /Don’t know

56.5

53.3

61.8

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

11)  If you find that the choices in the legislative elections are between two lists, one Fateh led by Marwan Barghouti and one for Hamas led by Mahmud al Zahhar, to which list you would vote?

1) Fateh list led by Marwan Barghouti

47.2

47.1

47.4

2) Hamas list led by Mahmud al Zahhar

37.9

36.3

40.5

3) Neither one

11.3

13.5

7.7

4) DK/NA

3.4

3.0

4.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

12)  With regard to the following issues, if you compare the situation before and after the elections of Mahmud Abbas as the president of the PA, would you say things have improved, worsened or remained the same? [improved a lot, improved somewhat, did not change, worsened somewhat, worsened a lot, DK/NA]

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

12-1) Economic conditions in the Palestinian territories

1) improved a lot

2.5

2.5

2.4

2) improved somewhat

25.1

25.3

24.6

3) did not change

51.1

52.1

49.5

4) worsened somewhat

13.0

12.2

14.3

5) worsened a lot

7.4

6.9

8.3

6) DK/NA

0.8

0.8

0.8

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

12-2) The state of law and order

1) improved a lot

2.3

2.5

1.8

2) improved somewhat

26.8

27.9

25.1

3) did not change

45.2

45.1

45.5

4) worsened somewhat

15.5

13.9

18.0

5) worsened a lot

8.5

8.6

8.3

6) DK/NA

1.7

1.9

1.4

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

12-3) The fight against corruption in the PA

1) improved a lot

2.5

2.5

2.4

2) improved somewhat

28.2

26.2

31.6

3) did not change

49.5

51.6

45.8

4) worsened somewhat

10.2

9.0

12.2

5) worsened a lot

5.7

6.2

4.9

6) DK/NA

3.9

4.5

3.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

12-4) Occupation measures such as checkpoints, closure, and curfews

1) improved a lot

3.5

4.4

2.0

2) improved somewhat

45.1

42.9

48.7

3) did not change

35.7

35.4

36.2

4) worsened somewhat

8.8

9.5

7.7

5) worsened a lot

5.8

6.5

4.4

6) DK/NA

1.1

1.3

0.8

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

12-5) Settlement building in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

1) improved a lot

1.1

1.3

0.6

2) improved somewhat

12.8

9.3

18.6

3) did not change

47.0

47.8

45.7

4) worsened somewhat

22.9

22.8

23.0

5) worsened a lot

13.0

15.3

9.1

6) DK/NA

3.3

3.5

3.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

12-6) Intra Palestinian relations, e.g., national unity

1) improved a lot

4.8

4.0

6.1

2) improved somewhat

37.9

33.9

44.4

3) did not change

38.9

43.4

31.5

4) worsened somewhat

11.2

10.2

12.9

5) worsened a lot

5.2

6.1

3.6

6) DK/NA

2.0

2.4

1.4

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

12-7) The status of democracy and human rights in the PA

1) improved a lot

2.3

2.7

1.8

2) improved somewhat

22.3

19.4

27.1

3) did not change

53.3

56.1

48.5

4) worsened somewhat

11.1

9.9

13.1

5) worsened a lot

7.2

8.1

5.7

6) DK/NA

3.8

3.8

3.8

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

12-8) Release of prisoners by Israel

1) improved a lot

3.9

4.0

3.6

2) improved somewhat

49.8

48.2

52.3

3) did not change

33.2

33.2

33.1

4) worsened somewhat

6.4

6.3

6.5

5) worsened a lot

5.6

7.2

3.0

6) DK/NA

1.2

1.1

1.4

 

 

 

 

13)  And if you were to evaluate the situation in general since the election of Mahmud Abbas, would you say things have improved, worsened, or remained the same?

1) improved a lot

3.3

3.2

3.4

2) improved somewhat

44.7

44.5

45.1

3) did not change

38.8

40.0

36.8

4) worsened somewhat

7.8

6.5

9.9

5) worsened a lot

4.2

4.6

3.4

6) DK/NA

1.3

1.2

1.4

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

14)  Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performace of Mahmud Abbas since his election as president of the PA?

1) very satisfied

5.8

5.5

6.3

2) satisfied

54.5

54.1

55.2

3) not satisfied 

27.6

27.0

28.5

4) not satisfied at all

7.7

7.9

7.5

5) DK/NA

4.5

5.6

2.6

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

15) If new presidential elections were to take place in the PA, whom do you prefere to see president of the PA?

1) Mahoud Zahhar

7.7

8.2

6.9

2) Mahmoud Abbas

24.2

24.0

24.6

3) Mohammad Dahlan

2.8

0.6

6.5

4) Marwan Barghouti

12.3

13.6

10.3

5) Mustafa Barghouti

5.8

6.3

4.8

6) Farouq Qaddomi

3.3

3.6

2.8

7) Others

8.3

8.0

8.7

8) No Opinion/ Don't know

35.5

35.6

35.4

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

 16) And if you were to select a vice president, whom would you choose?

1) Mahmoud Zahhar

3.3

3.5

2.8

2) Mohammad Dahlan

3.5

0.8

7.9

3) Marwan Barghouti

11.2

11.6

10.5

4) Mustafa Barghouti

3.9

3.5

4.4

5) Ahmad Quri’

4.8

5.0

4.6

6) Ismael Haneyeh

2.4

1.1

4.6

7) Saeb Erikat

3.2

3.2

3.2

8) Farouq Qaddomi

2.2

2.3

2.0

9) Others

13.8

15.6

10.7

10) No Opinion /Don’t know

51.7

53.3

49.1

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

17)  With regard to current negotiations between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, which issue in the short run should in your view be the first priority?

1) Freezing Israeli settlements

12.8

11.8

14.5

2) Return of laborers to work in Israel

16.2

13.1

21.4

3) Removal of checkpoints

9.8

13.0

4.6

4) Release of more prisoners

33.5

29.8

39.6

5) stop the building of the wall

23.7

28.1

16.4

6) others (specify: ------ )

2.8

3.3

2.0

7) DK/NA

1.1

1.0

1.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

18)  How do you evaluate the visit of Mahmud Abbas to Washington, do yo see it useful or not useful to Palestinian interests?

1) certainly useful

4.1

3.8

4.6

2) useful

34.8

31.9

39.8

3) neither useful nor not useful

17.3

20.4

12.1

4) not useful

22.5

22.2

23.0

5) certainly not useful

7.7

8.2

6.9

6) others (specify: ------ )

13.6

13.6

13.5

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

19)  Do you see Sharon's plan to evacuate the Israeli settlements from Gaza as a victory for the Palestinian armed struggle against Israel or don't you see it as a victory?

1) Definitely this is a Palestinian victory

35.7

30.8

43.8

2) Think this is a Palestinian victory

36.3

36.7

35.6

3) Think this is not a Palestinian victory

20.1

23.6

14.1

4) Definitely this is not a Palestinian victory

5.9

6.5

4.8

5) DK/NA

2.0

2.2

1.6

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

20)  And how do you think most Palestinians see Sharon's plan to evacuate the Israeli settlements from Gaza? Do most Palestinians see it or don't see it as a victory for the Palestinian armed struggle?

1) Most Palestinians see it as a victory for the Palestinians

73.3

70.4

78.0

2) Most Palestinians don't see it as a victory for the Palestinians

20.2

23.0

15.4

3) DK/NA

6.4

6.4

6.3

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

21)  How would you evaluate the capacity of the Palestinian Authority to control matters in the Gaza Strip after Israel’s disengagement there?

1) High capacity

28.4

25.1

34.0

2) Reasonable capacity

44.4

43.6

44.7

3) Low capacity

16.8

19.8

11.7

4) no capacity at all

7.9

8.6

6.7

5) DK/NA

2.9

2.9

2.8

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

22 What do you expect to happen with the settlements in the West Bank, in the coming years??

1) Most settlements will be evacuated

6.7

5.3

8.9

2) Some settlements will be evacuated

26.3

26.1

26.7

3) The number of settlements will remain as it is today

12.3

12.2

12.3

4) Some settlements will be added

26.4

28.6

22.7

5) Many settlements will be added

25.2

25.2

25.1

6) DK/NA

3.2

2.5

4.3

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

23) If Israel disengages fully in the Gaza strip, including the evacuation of all settlements and the Philadelphi route, and if it lifts the air and sea blockade on the Gaza strip, would you under these conditions support or oppose carrying out armed attacks against Israeli targets from the Gaza Strip?

1) Definitely support

6.9

7.4

6.1

2) support

23.4

23.5

23.1

3) oppose

53.1

53.9

51.6

4) Definitely oppose

13.4

11.4

16.8

5) DK/NA

3.3

3.8

2.4

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

24)  What do you expect to happen now after Abu Mazin’s visit to the US and after the setting of mid August as the date for evacuating Gaza settlements  and four settlements in the West Bank?

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

22.8

18.3

30.4

2) Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue

52.2

52.6

51.6

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

17.5

20.8

11.9

4) DK/NA

7.4

8.2

6.1

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

25) Palestinians are currently debating the issue of the collection of arms from armed Palestinian groups and factions, stipulated in the Road Map as a PA commitment. Do you support or oppose such a collection of arms?

1) Strongly support

9.9

9.0

11.5

2) support

27.8

29.5

25.1

3) oppose

42.9

43.3

42.1

4) strongly oppose

16.9

15.7

19.0

5) DK/NA

2.4

2.5

2.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

26) How soon do you think will a political settlement between Israel and the Palestinians be achieved?

1) A political settlement is not possible ever

45.6

44.2

47.8

2) only in many generations to come

22.3

22.4

22.1

3) only in the next generation

6.9

7.9

5.3

4) only in the next decade

2.9

3.2

2.4

5) in the next few years

16.2

17.2

14.6

6) DK/NA

6.1

5.1

7.9

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

27) Who came out the winner in the ongoing armed conflict that has started in September 2000 between Israel and the Palestinians?

1) Israel

17.3

22.2

9.1

2) the Palestinians

34.5

25.0

50.4

3) Both

4.9

4.7

5.1

4) Neither

41.8

46.8

33.4

5) DK/NA

1.6

1.3

2.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

28) And what do the majority of Palestinians think on this issue? In their opinion, who came out the winner in the armed conflict so far?

1) Israel

18.7

24.6

8.9

2) the Palestinians

46.8

34.8

66.8

3) Both

2.1

2.3

1.8

4) Neither

28.7

34.7

18.6

5) DK/NA

3.7

3.6

3.8

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

29) Do you support or oppose the current mutual cease fire with Israel?

1) Definitely support  

17.8

16.4

20.3

2) Support

58.7

57.8

60.2

3) Oppose

18.9

20.5

16.2

4) Definitely oppose

3.3

3.4

3.0

5) DK/NA

1.3

1.9

0.2

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

30)  If a peace agreement is reached, and a Palestinian state is established and recognized by Israel, would you support or oppose the efforts to reach full reconciliation between Israel and the Palestinian state?

1) Would strongly support

15.2

14.3

16.8

2) Would support

59.4

61.1

56.7

3) Would oppose

17.9

17.0

19.4

4) Would strongly oppose

5.8

5.7

6.1

5) DK/NA

1.6

1.9

1.0

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

31) If a peace agreement is reached and a Palestinian state is established and recognized by Israel, how soon do you think full reconciliation between the two people will be achieved?

1) Reconciliation is not possible ever

42.3

39.0

47.8

2) Only in many generations to come

22.2

22.7

21.5

3) Only in the next generation

10.3

11.6

8.1

4) Only in the next decade

5.4

6.7

3.2

5) In the next few years

14.3

15.0

13.0

6) DK/NA

5.5

5.0

6.5

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

32) In your opinion, is lasting peace possible between Israelis and Palestinians?

1) Definitely possible

1.8

1.5

2.4

2) Possible

24.1

25.8

21.3

3) Impossible

44.8

46.4

42.1

4) Definitely impossible

27.6

24.6

32.6

5) DK/NA

1.7

1.7

1.6

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

33) And what about the majority of Israelis, do they, in your opinion, believe that lasting peace is possible between Israelis and Palestinians?

1) Definitely they do

2.3

2.1

2.6

2) They do

25.3

26.3

23.7

3) They do not

46.6

48.0

44.1

4) Definitely they do not

20.8

18.7

24.3

5) DK/NA

5.1

5.0

5.3

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

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

1) Strongly support

11.3

9.5

14.4

2) Support

35.0

32.5

39.3

3) Oppose

42.7

44.5

39.7

4) Strongly oppose

8.1

9.9

5.1

5) DK/NA

2.9

3.6

1.6

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

35) Do you believe that armed confrontations so far has helped achieved Palestinian national and political rights in ways that negotiations could not achieve?

1) Definitely yes    

16.4

13.3

21.5

2) Yes

49.7

47.6

53.0

3) No

27.1

31.5

19.6

4) Definitely no

5.1

5.7

4.0

5) DK/NA

1.8

1.8

1.8

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

36) In your view what is the meaning of the readiness of Hamas to participate in the upcoming legislative elections. Does it mean for example that Hamas is now more or less willing to accept the peace process with Israel?

1) reflects more willingness to accept the peace process

40.2

35.0

49.0

2) reflects less willingness to accept the peace process

19.7

20.4

18.4

3) reflects no change in Hamas position

33.7

37.5

27.3

4) DK/NA

6.4

7.2

5.3

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

37) And what are your expectations regarding the future of the peace process if Hamas wins the majority of the PLC seats in the legislative elections?

1) the peace process will slow down or stop

39.3

38.1

41.5

2) the peace process will accelerate

29.6

27.4

33.2

3) the peace process will not be affected

24.3

27.8

18.4

4) DK/NA

6.8

6.8

6.9

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

38) And what are your expectations regarding the future of the Palestinian economic conditions? Will they become better or worse if Hamas wins the majority of the PLC seats in the legislative elections?

1) the economic conditions will improve

44.4

38.9

53.4

2) the economic conditions will worsen

21.6

22.2

20.6

3) the economic conditions will not be affected

26.2

30.8

18.4

4) DK/NA

7.8

8.1

7.3

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

39) And what are your expectations regarding the future of democracy in Palestine if Hamas wins the majority of the PLC seats in the legislative elections? Will Palestinian democracy become better or worse?

1) Palestinian democracy will become better

43.7

37.7

53.8

2) Palestinian democracy will become worse

21.3

19.6

24.1

3) Palestinian democracy will not be affected

27.3

34.2

15.8

4) DK/NA

7.7

8.5

6.3

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

40) 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  

35.3

34.1

37.4

2) Support  

58.2

59.2

56.7

3) Oppose

4.5

4.8

3.8

4) Strongly oppose

0.8

0.8

0.6

5) DK/NA

1.2

1.1

1.4

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

41) In your view, does the PA carry out these days wide and fundamental domestic reforms and changes in its institutions and authorities?

1) certainly yes 

11.2

11.8

10.3

2) yes

52.0

50.3

54.8

3) no

26.6

27.4

25.4

4) certainly no

5.8

5.7

5.9

5) DK/NA

4.4

4.8

3.7

 

Total%

West Bank%

Gaza Strip%

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

1) Yes 

86.5

87.6

84.6