Survey Research Unit

PSR Poll No. (17)

07-09 September 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	6.5	5.9	7.6
2) al Jazeera	63.2	62.3	64.9
3) al Hurra	0.3	0.1	0.6
4) al Manar	6.9	8.0	4.8
5) Palestine TV	7.2	5.5	10.3
6) Do not watch TV	6.7	6.4	7.1
7) others	3.1	4.3	1.1
8) Do not have a dish	6.0	7.3	3.6
9) DK/NA	0.1	0.2	0.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
1) With regard to the upcoming parliamentary elections, what are your expectations regarding the outcome of these elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council? Who are the likely winners, those nominated by Hamas, Fateh, the Left, Independents, or those nominated by their families?
1) Fateh candidates	49.4	50.3	47.7
2) Hamas and Islamic Jihad candidates	32.4	30.9	35.1
3) leftest candidates (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	1.0	1.3	0.4
4) Independent candidates	2.8	3.3	1.9
5) family candidates	2.3	2.8	1.5
6) Other candidates	0.7	0.6	0.8
7) DK/NA	11.4	10.8	12.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
2) Do you intend to participate in the upcoming legislative elections?
1) Yes	74.2	72.6	77.01
2) No	24.0	25.1	21.8
3) DK/NA	1.8	2.2	1.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
3) 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	30.2	28.8	32.8
2) Fateh list	47.4	47.7	47.0
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	2.6	3.4	1.1
4) New lists that might include independents and others	6.0	6.6	4.8
5) Other lists (specify: ------- )	2.7	2.8	2.4
6) DK/NA	11.1	10.6	11.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
4) From among the following factors, which one is the most important in determining your vote for one list against another?
1) the political party or faction it belongs to	18.9	15.7	24.7
2) The ability of the list to reach a peace agreement with Israel	14.0	15.4	11.6
3) The ability of the list to insure the continuation of the intifada	3.7	4.0	3.0
4) The ability of the list to improve economic conditions	14.7	14.2	15.6
5) The ability of the list to fight corruption and implement reform measures	23.5	23.1	24.2
6) The ability of the list to enforce law and order	8.0	9.1	5.9
7) The ability of the list to protect national unity	9.5	10.9	7.0
8) The ability of the list to protect refugee rights in negotiations	6.2	6.0	6.5
	1.5	1.5	1.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
5) 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	40.0	35.5	48.6
2) The continuation of the occupation and its daily practices	25.4	30.3	16.2
3) Internal anarchy/ chaos	8.3	8.2	8.4
4) The spread of corruption and lack of internal reforms	25.1	24.5	26.3
5) Others (specify--- )	0.5	0.7	0.2
6) DK/NA	0.6	0.8	0.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6) If we looked at the following political factions/ parties, which one is the most able to:
6-1) Improving economic conditions
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	31.2	28.1	37.1
2) Fateh	46.2	48.0	42.9
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	2.4	3.4	0.6
4) New lists that might include independents and others	7.6	8.1	6.7
5) others (specify ---- )	12.5	12.4	12.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-2) Fighting corruption and implementing reforms
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	45.7	42.8	51.2
2) Fateh	37.1	37.6	36.2
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	2.4	3.5	0.4
4) New lists that might include independents and others	6.3	7.3	4.4
5) others (specify ---- )	8.5	8.9	7.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-3) Pushing the peace process forward
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	21.3	19.5	24.7
2) Fateh	63.7	64.5	62.2
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	2.2	2.8	1.1
4) New lists that might include independents and others	4.4	4.8	3.6
5) others (specify ---- )	8.4	8.3	8.4
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-4) Insuring the continuation of Intifada
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	61.5	59.2	65.9
2) Fateh	24.4	26.3	20.8
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	1.9	2.5	0.8
4) New lists that might include independents and others	3.1	2.7	3.8
5) others (specify ---- )	9.1	9.3	8.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-5) protecting national unity
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	36.2	35.2	38.2
2) Fateh	44.3	43.9	44.9
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	3.3	4.1	1.7
4) New lists that might include independents and others	5.5	5.7	5.1
5) others (specify ---- )	10.7	11.0	10.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-6) Protecting refugee rights in negotiations
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	37.4	38.3	35.8
2) Fateh	44.4	41.8	49.3
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	2.8	4.0	0.4
4) New lists that might include independents and others	4.0	4.2	3.8
5) others (specify ---- )	11.4	11.8	10.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-7) Enforcing law and order
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	30.9	29.6	33.5
2) Fateh	53.5	52.8	54.7
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	2.0	2.5	1.1
4) New lists that might include independents and others	4.2	4.9	2.9
5) others (specify ---- )	9.4	10.2	7.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
7) Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of Mahmud Abbas since his election as president of the PA?
1) very satisfied	11.3	10.2	13.5
2) satisfied	52.2	51.0	54.5
3) not satisfied	23.0	24.3	20.4
4) not satisfied at all	9.4	9.6	8.8
5) DK/NA	4.1	4.8	2.7

8) If new presidential elections were to take place in the PA, whom do you prefere to see president of the PA?
1) Mahmoud Abbas	43.5	42.6	45.2
2) Mahoud Zahhar	20.8	20.5	21.4
3) Mustafa Barghouti	18.9	19.5	17.6
4) Others	6.3	7.2	4.6
5) No Opinion/ Don't know	10.5	10.2	11.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
9) And if you were to select a vice president, whom would you choose?
1) Mahmoud Zahhar	13.5	13.0	14.3
2) Mohammad Dahlan	9.1	5.2	16.4
3) Marwan Barghouti	23.8	26.5	18.7
4) Mustafa Barghouti	8.8	9.1	8.2
5) Ahmad Quri’	5.6	6.3	4.4
6) Ismael Haneyeh	13.3	11.0	17.6
7) Saeb Erikat	6.2	7.6	3.6
8) Farouq Qaddomi	8.1	9.6	5.3
9) Others	2.3	3.0	0.8
10) No Opinion /Don’t know	9.4	8.7	10.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
10) What do you expect to happen to the Gaza Strip after the Israeli withdrawal? Will it become a big prison? Or will it become open to the world and movement or its residents free?
1) certainly it will be become a big prison	32.7	36.4	25.8
2) thinks it will become a big prison	24.0	24.3	23.5
3) think it will become open and movement free	28.7	24.9	35.7
4) certainly it will become open and movement free	4.4	3.5	6.1
5) Will remain as it is	5.9	7.5	2.9
6) DK/NA	4.2	3.4	5.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
11) And what about economic conditions in the Gaza Strip? Will they become better or worse after Israeli withdrawal?
1) certainly better	11.5	10.7	13.2
2) better	52.0	50.3	55.0
3) worse	17.5	20.3	12.4
4) certainly worse	7.2	7.2	7.1
5) Will remain as it is	8.6	9.3	7.1
6) DK/NA	3.2	2.2	5.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
12) And what about the peace process after the Israeli withdrawal? Will it become stronger or weaker?
1) certainly stronger	8.9	7.1	12.4
2) better	47.8	46.4	50.4
3) weaker	22.3	23.1	20.8
4) certainly weaker	4.4	4.7	3.8
5) Will remain the same	12.6	14.1	9.7
5) DK/NA	4.0	4.6	2.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
13) What do you think will happen to the link between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip? Will movement between the two areas become better or worse?
1) certainly better	11.8	10.2	14.7
2) better	44.9	44.3	46.0
3) worse	18.2	17.5	19.5
4) certainly worse	5.1	5.5	4.4
5) Will remain the same	15.6	18.5	10.1
5) DK/NA	4.5	4.0	5.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
14) Do you expect the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip to be full whereby Israel withdraws from the border strip with Egypt and the Rafah crossing? Or do you expect it to be partial whereby Israeli army remain in these areas?
1) certainly it will be full	12.1	8.9	18.3
2) think it will be full	22.3	19.3	27.9
3) think it will be partial	42.5	44.5	38.7
4) certainly it will be partial	20.1	23.5	13.7
5) DK/NA	3.0	3.8	1.5
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
15) How do you see the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip? Do you see it or do not you see it as the beginning of the end of the occupation and the establishment of the state?
1) certainly see it as the beginning	16.9	11.4	27.2
2) see it as the beginning	38.4	37.8	39.5
3) do not see it as the beginning	32.5	36.4	25.1
4) certainly do not see it as the beginning	9.7	11.4	6.3
5) DK/NA	2.6	2.9	1.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
16) If the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is full, would you in this case support or oppose a declaration of the establishment of a Palestinian state on the boundaries of 1967 that would start in the Gaza Strip and gradually extend to the West Bank?
1) certainly support	17.3	15.2	21.2
2) support	56.0	58.1	51.9
3) oppose	17.0	17.2	16.8
4) certainly oppose	8.2	7.6	9.2
5)DK/NA	1.5	1.9	0.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
17) After the completion of the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, do you expect or do not expect to see internal infighting among armed groups in the Strip?
1) certainly expect infighting	17.4	14.5	22.9
2) expect infighting	42.4	43.4	40.3
3) do not expect infighting	32.8	34.7	29.4
4) certainly do not expect infighting	4.8	4.8	4.6
5) DK/NA	2.6	2.6	2.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
18) Now that the first two phases of the local elections have taken place, what do you expect to happen in the next phases in September and December of this year? Who are the likely winners, those nominated by Hamas, Fateh, the Left, Independents, or those nominated by their families?
1) Fateh candidates	44.4	46.9	39.9
2) Hamas and Islamic Jihad candidates	41.0	36.8	48.9
3) leftest candidates (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	1.2	1.6	0.4
4) Independent candidates	3.4	3.8	2.5
5) family candidates	2.9	3.9	0.8
6) Other candidates	0.8	0.8	0.8
7) DK/NA	6.4	6.3	6.5
	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	50.0	42.7	63.7
2) Think this is a Palestinian victory	34.4	37.7	28.2
3) Think this is not a Palestinian victory	11.1	13.9	5.9
4) Definitely this is not a Palestinian victory	3.9	4.9	1.9
5) DK/NA	0.7	0.8	0.4
	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	83.7	81.2	88.4
2) Most Palestinians don't see it as a victory for the Palestinians	13.5	15.7	9.5
3) DK/NA	2.8	3.1	2.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
21) And how do most Israelis see Sharon's plan to evacuate the Israeli settlements from Gaza? Do most Israelis see it or do not see it as a victory for the Palestinians?
1) Most Israelis see it as a victory for the Palestinians	52.3	50.9	55.0
1) Most Israelis do not see it as a victory for the Palestinians	43.9	45.4	41.2
3) DK/NA	3.7	3.7	3.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
22) 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	27.5	23.5	35.2
2) Reasonable capacity	45.6	46.9	43.2
3) Low capacity	17.1	19.3	13.1
4) no capacity at all	8.1	9.1	6.1
5) DK/NA	1.7	1.2	2.5
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
23) What do you expect to happen with the settlements in the West Bank, in the coming years??
1) Most settlements will be evacuated	9.7	9.5	10.1
2) Some settlements will be evacuated	29.7	27.0	34.7
3) The number of settlements will remain as it is today	6.0	5.9	6.1
4) Some settlements will be added	31.6	33.5	27.9
5) Many settlements will be added	20.1	21.3	17.9
6) DK/NA	2.9	2.7	3.4
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
24) 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	7.2	7.1	7.6
2) support	27.4	28.3	25.8
3) oppose	48.5	50.2	45.4
4) Definitely oppose	13.3	9.9	19.7
5) DK/NA	3.5	4.6	1.5
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
25) What do you expect to happen to the Israelis and Palestinians now after Israel evacuated all settlements in the Gaza Strip and four in the West Bank and after setting the date of January 25 for Palestinian parliamentary elections.
1) Negotiations will resume soon enough and armed confrontations will stop	24.5	21.1	30.9
2) Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue	59.7	61.2	56.9
3) Armed confrontations will not stop and the two sides will not return to negotiations	11.0	12.3	8.6
4) DK/NA	4.8	5.4	3.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
26) 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	10.9	9.5	13.4
2) support	31.3	31.4	31.1
3) oppose	39.8	40.9	37.8
4) strongly oppose	14.7	14.3	15.5
5) DK/NA	3.3	3.9	2.1
	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	12.0	14.9	6.5
2) the Palestinians	49.0	37.0	71.4
3) Both	6.8	7.1	6.3
4) Neither	30.6	39.3	14.1
5) DK/NA	1.7	1.7	1.7
	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	10.7	13.6	5.3
2) the Palestinians	61.8	50.9	82.1
3) Both	3.1	3.5	2.3
4) Neither	20.8	27.8	7.8
5) DK/NA	3.6	4.2	2.5
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
29) And what do the majority of Israelis think on this issue? In their opinion, who came out the winner in the armed conflict so far?
1) Israel	47.3	49.4	43.3
2) the Palestinians	30.4	24.0	42.4
3) Both	2.9	3.0	2.5
4) Neither	13.5	18.1	5.0
5) DK/NA	5.9	5.5	6.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
30) Do you support or oppose the current mutual cease fire with Israel?
1) Definitely support	18.8	17.5	21.2
2) Support	58.0	59.2	55.9
3) Oppose	18.8	18.8	18.7
4) Definitely oppose	2.9	2.9	2.9
5) DK/NA	1.5	1.6	1.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
31) In his speech in front of the PLC, president Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazin) said that after the end of the occupation of the Gaza Strip, there will be only one armed force, that of the PA. After the completion of the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, do you support or oppose collection of arms from armed factions in the *Gaza* Strip so that the only armed force in Gaza would be that of the Palestinian security services?
1) certainly support	19.7	17.8	23.1
2) support	40.4	41.8	37.8
3) oppose	28.7	30.0	26.3
4) certainly oppose	8.3	7.3	10.1
5) DK/NA	2.9	3.0	2.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
32) 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	14.1	13.3	15.5
2) Would support	60.6	62.6	56.9
3) Would oppose	18.1	16.9	20.4
4) Would strongly oppose	5.5	5.0	6.3
5) DK/NA	1.7	2.1	0.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
33) 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	42.2	39.3	47.7
2) Only in many generations to come	21.1	21.5	20.4
3) Only in the next generation	11.9	13.0	9.9
4) Only in the next decade	5.9	6.6	4.4
5) In the next few years	12.1	12.2	11.8
6) DK/NA	6.8	7.3	5.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
34) In your opinion, is lasting peace possible between Israelis and Palestinians?
1) Definitely possible	1.8	1.5	2.3
2) Possible	27.1	28.0	25.4
3) Impossible	44.8	48.0	38.9
4) Definitely impossible	25.2	21.4	32.4
5) DK/NA	1.1	1.1	1.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
35) 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	2.6	1.7	4.2
2) They do	24.7	26.4	21.6
3) They do not	50.3	52.5	46.2
4) Definitely they do not	17.7	14.5	23.7
5) DK/NA	4.7	4.9	4.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
36) After reaching a peace agreement and the establishment of a Palestinian state that is recognized by Israel, the following are steps that may be taken in order to enhance normalization between the state of Israel and a Palestinian state. For each of the suggested steps please tell me whether you support or oppose it:
36-1) Open borders to free movement of people and goods
1) Strongly Support	31.4	29.8	34.2
2) Support	55.8	57.8	51.9
3) Oppose	9.4	9.1	9.9
4) Strongly Oppose	2.6	2.1	3.6
5) DK/NA	0.8	1.0	0.4
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
36-2) Create joint economic institutions and ventures
1) Strongly Support	21.6	19.8	25.0
2) Support	48.8	49.5	47.5
3) Oppose	24.7	25.0	24.2
4) Strongly Oppose	3.7	4.3	2.5
5) DK/NA	1.2	1.5	0.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
36-3) Create joint political institutions designed eventually to lead to a confederate system
1) Strongly Support	8.2	6.8	10.7
2) Support	27.3	28.1	25.8
3) Oppose	48.0	47.6	48.5
4) Strongly Oppose	13.4	13.9	12.4
5) DK/NA	3.1	3.5	2.5
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
36-4) Take legal measures against incitement against the Israelis
1) Strongly Support	5.9	4.3	8.8
2) Support	32.3	33.0	30.9
3) Oppose	45.0	44.4	46.1
4) Strongly Oppose	13.3	14.1	11.8
5) DK/NA	3.6	4.3	2.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
36-5) Adopt a school curriculum that recognizes Israel and teaches school children not to demand return of all Palestine to the Palestinians
1) Strongly Support	1.8	1.3	2.7
2) Support	8.0	7.8	8.2
3) Oppose	48.6	51.5	43.3
4) Strongly Oppose	39.4	37.0	43.9
5) DK/NA	2.2	2.4	1.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
37) And on a personal level, would you, under conditions of peace, invite a Israeli colleague or acquaintance to visit you in your home?
1) definitely yes	5.0	5.3	4.4
2) Yes	27.9	30.8	22.5
3) No	40.5	43.4	35.1
4) Definitely no	25.6	19.1	37.8
5) DK/NA	1.0	1.5	0.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
38) And would you, under conditions of peace, visit an Israeli colleague or acquaintance in his home?
1) Definitely yes	5.6	5.4	5.9
2) Yes	27.3	30.4	21.4
3) No	40.9	43.5	35.9
4) Definitely no	25.2	19.1	36.6
5) DK/NA	1.1	1.6	0.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
39) Concerning armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel, I….
1) Strongly support	10.3	7.3	16.0
2) Support	27.5	26.2	30.0
3) Oppose	52.3	55.9	45.6
4) Strongly oppose	7.5	7.9	6.9
5) DK/NA	2.3	2.8	1.5
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
40) 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	24.1	18.8	34.0
2) Yes	48.8	48.7	49.2
3) No	22.2	26.1	14.9
4) Definitely no	3.1	4.1	1.3
5) DK/NA	1.7	2.2	0.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
41) Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions?
1) Yes	86.9	85.7	89.3
2) No	8.9	9.9	7.1
3) DK/NA	4.2	4.5	3.6

42) If yes, Will this corruption in PA institutions increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future?
1) Will increase	47.7	48.2	46.8
2) Will remain as it is	13.2	15.4	9.2
3) will decrease	33.3	30.2	38.8
4) DK/NA	5.8	6.1	5.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
43) Would you say that these days your security and safety, and that of your family, is assured or not assured?
1) Completely assured	4.5	0.8	11.4
2) Assured	31.0	24.6	43.2
3) Not assured	50.9	58.4	36.8
4) Not assured at all	13.3	15.8	8.6
5) DK/NA	0.3	0.4	0.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
44) How would you evaluate the current status of democracy and human rights in the Palestinian Authority? Would you say it is:
1) Very good	4.1	3.7	4.8
2) Good	28.1	27.8	28.6
3) Fair	28.7	29.0	28.2
4) Bad	22.9	23.2	22.3
5) Very bad	15.1	14.8	15.8
6) DK/NA	1.1	1.5	0.4
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
45) After holding legislative elections in July, whom do you prefer to see as a prime minister?
1) Marwan Barghouti	30.1	32.3	26.1
2) Mahmoud Zahhar	22.3	21.0	24.8
3) Ahmad Qurai’	8.0	8.6	6.9
4) Mohammad Dahlan	7.7	3.5	15.5
5) Mustafa Braghouti	16.8	19.0	12.6
6) Others, --------------	4.5	5.7	2.1
7) No Opinion /Don’t know	10.6	9.9	12.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
46) What do you think would happen now if firing rockets at Israeli towns continued from the Gaza Strip after the completion of the Israeli withdrawal from the Strip?
1) Israel would reoccupy the Strip and stay in it	28.8	31.0	24.8
2) Israel would carry out a big military operation in the Strip and then withdraw from it	57.3	55.9	59.9
3) Israel will seek to stop the firing of the rockets by diplomatic, not military means	9.9	8.5	12.4
4) DK/NA	4.0	4.6	2.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
47) If a Palestinian-Israeli agreement is reached on new Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank including more evacuation of settlements as part of the agreement, would you support or oppose allowing settlers wishing to live under Palestinian rule?
1) Certainly support	2.9	2.8	3.2
2) support	23.2	27.4	15.3
3) oppose	47.1	48.7	44.1
4) certainly oppose	24.9	18.7	36.6
5) DN/NA	1.8	2.4	0.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
48) The US, Russia, the European Community and the UN, the so called "Quartet", have put forward a "Roadmap" for the implementation of a final settlement within 3 years. The plan includes political reforms in the Palestinian Authority, including a constitution and election of a strong Prime Minister, stopping the incitement and violence on both sides under the Quartet's supervision, a freeze on settlements and the establishment of a Palestinian State within provisional borders. The next phase will see negotiations on the final borders under the auspices of an international conference. Do you support or oppose this initiative?
1) Strongly support	5.4	2.8	10.3
2) Support	51.2	52.5	48.7
3) Oppose	31.2	32.2	29.2
4) Strongly oppose	8.7	8.5	9.0
5) Don’t know/No answer	3.5	3.9	2.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
49) There are two approaches to solving the conflict with the Palestinians: A solution in stages over several years or a comprehensive agreement on all issues at once. A solution in stages allows to better verify the other side’s compliance but creates an incentive for the disruption of the process along the way. A comprehensive solution of all issues at once is less efficient in terms of the verification of the other side’s compliance but decreases the chances that the process will fail along the way. Which approach do you prefer?
1) A solution in stages over several years	25.1	21.9	31.1
2) A comprehensive solution of all issues at once	68.8	71.6	63.4
3) (Do not read) Don’t prefer any of these approaches	2.6	2.7	2.5
4) (Do not read) Not interested in an agreement	1.5	1.7	1.1
5) (Do not read) DK/NA	2.0	2.1	1.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
50) And if talks begin about a comprehensive solution to all problems at once, do you think it is possible or impossible to reach now a comprehensive compromise settlement with the current Sharon government?
1) Definitely possible	3.1	2.6	4.0
2) Think it is possible	26.7	26.1	27.7
3) Think it is impossible	51.7	53.3	48.7
4) Definitely impossible	16.1	15.2	17.9
5) DK/NA	2.4	2.8	1.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
51) And if a compromise settlement is negotiated with the current Israeli leadership, do you think prime minister Sharon is strong enough to convince the Israeli people to accept such a compromise settlement?
1) Definitely he is	13.2	11.8	15.8
2) Think he is	39.6	40.7	37.6
3) Think he is not	34.2	35.0	32.6
4) Definitely he is not	11.0	10.3	12.2
5) DK/NA	2.0	2.1	1.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
52) And what about the Palestinian leadership? Is Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazin) strong enough to convince the Palestinians to accept such a compromise settlement?
1) Definitely he is	10.0	9.4	11.2
2) Think he is	39.5	40.0	38.6
3) Think he is not	38.8	40.5	35.7
4) Definitely he is not	9.7	8.3	12.2
5) DK/NA	2.0	1.8	2.3

53) How soon do you think will a political settlement between Israel and the Palestinians be achieved?
1) A political settlement is not possible ever	35.9	33.4	40.8
2) only in many generations to come	28.0	30.4	23.5
3) only in the next generation	9.7	10.1	8.8
4) only in the next decade	4.1	4.3	3.8
5) in the next few years	16.0	16.4	15.3
6) DK/NA	6.2	5.4	7.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
54) Many claim credit for the Israeli decision to disengage from the Gaza Strip. Tell us who among the following is the party who had the greatest credit for the Israeli dthe Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip?
1) PA	20.7	22.0	18.3
2) Hamas	40.2	39.4	41.6
3) Fateh	10.5	11.0	9.7
4) Others ----------------------	22.3	21.1	24.4
5) DK/NA	6.3	6.4	6.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
55) 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	9.6	9.0	10.7
2) Agree	53.7	56.6	48.3
3) Disagree	24.5	24.7	24.2
4) Definitely disagree	10.3	7.3	16.0
5) DK/NA	1.8	2.4	0.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
56) And what is the Palestinian majority opinion on this issue? Do most Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza support or oppose the recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people at the end of the peace process?
1) Majority supports	52.7	55.2	48.1
2) Majority opposes	39.7	37.0	44.9
5) DK/NA	7.6	7.9	7.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
57) And what is the Israeli majority opinion on this issue? Do most Israelis support or oppose the recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people at the end of the peace process?
1) Majority supports	42.8	42.0	44.3
2) Majority opposes	48.2	48.5	47.7
5) DK/NA	8.9	9.5	7.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
58) And what is the majority opinion on this issue among Israeli Arabs? Do most Israeli Arabs support or oppose the recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people at the end of the peace process?
1) Majority supports	64.4	66.3	60.8
2) Majority opposes	26.1	24.5	29.1
5) DK/NA	9.5	9.2	10.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
59) Do you expect Israel to carry out further unilateral disengagements from additional areas in the West Bank in the future?
1) certainly it will	11.1	9.6	13.9
2) it will	48.4	48.4	49.6
3) it will not	28.5	31.0	23.7
4) certainly it will not	7.0	6.5	7.8
5) DK/NA	4.7	4.5	5.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
60) If Israel does carry out further unilateral disengagement from additional Palestinian areas in the West Bank, would you welcome or not welcome such a step?
1) Definitely welcome	8.3	7.3	10.3
2) welcome	28.5	27.2	31.1
3) not welcome	46.1	47.6	43.3
4) Definitely not welcome	9.9	9.9	10.1
5) DK/NA	7.1	8.1	5.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
61) There is a talk about the PA building new cities and neighborhoods in the evacuated areas in the Gaza Strip after the completion of the Israeli withdrawal, with funding coming from UAE and Saudi Arabia. If such construction is to take place, do you wish to leave your current home and move to the new areas if this was available to you?
1) Definitely will move	6.4	1.9	14.7
2) will move	11.2	9.9	13.7
3) will not move	47.7	50.0	43.4
4) Definitely will not move	33.1	36.1	27.6
5) DK/NA	1.5	2.0	0.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
62) In your view, what was the single most important factor in the Israeli decision to withdraw from the Gaza Strip?
1) Attacks by Palestinian resistance	57.0	50.4	69.3
2) Israeli wish to strengthen settlements in the West Bank	13.1	15.2	9.2
3) an attempt to derail the peace process, especially the Road Map	10.7	10.6	10.9
4) Get rid of one an a quarter million Palestinians to insure a Jewish majority	15.2	19.3	7.6
5) others (specify ----)	0.9	0.7	1.3
6) DK/NA	3.1	3.8	1.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
63) During the years of the intifada, have you participated in acts of resistance or opposition against occupation?
1) Yes	37.7	33.8	44.8
2) No	57.7	60.6	52.4
3) DK/NA	4.6	5.6	2.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
64) Which of the following political parties do you support?
1) PPP	0.7	0.7	0.6
2) PFLP	2.2	2.6	1.5
3) Fateh	38.5	37.8	39.9
4) Hamas	27.3	25.0	31.7
5) DFLP	0.9	1.0	0.6
6) Islamic Jihad	3.7	3.7	3.8
7) National Inititiative (Mubadara)	0.8	1.1	0.2
8) Independent Islamists	3.2	3.6	2.5
9) Independent Nationalists	4.9	5.4	4.0
10) None of the above	16.6	17.8	14.5
11) Other, specify ------	1.1	1.3	0.6