Survey Research Unit

PSR poll 18

06-08 December 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	5.5	5.4	5.7
2) al Jazeera	68.1	67.3	69.5
3) al Hurra	0.6	0.2	1.3
4) al Manar	7.2	9.0	4.0
5) Palestine TV	5.5	4.6	6.9
6) Do not watch TV	5.6	5.1	6.3
7) others	2.2	2.5	1.7
8) Do not have a dish	5.0	5.7	3.8
9) DK/NA	0.4	0.1	0.8
	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	53.0	53.0	52.9
2) Hamas and Islamic Jihad candidates	31.0	29.9	33.0
3) leftest candidates (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	0.9	1.4	0.0
4) Independent candidates	2.7	2.4	3.2
5) family candidates	1.9	2.3	1.3
6) Other candidates	0.6	0.6	0.6
7) DK/NA	10.0	10.5	9.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
2) Do you intend to participate in the upcoming legislative elections?
1) Yes	78.1	76.3	81.3
2) No	19.9	22.0	16.4
3) DK/NA	2.0	1.8	2.3
	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	32.1	32.3	31.7
2) Fateh list	49.7	47.7	52.9
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	2.4	2.8	1.8
4) New lists that might include independents and others	5.4	6.1	4.3
5) Other lists (specify: ------- )	1.6	1.2	2.3
6) DK/NA	8.8	9.9	7.1
	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	15.2	14.3	16.6
2) The ability of the list to reach a peace agreement with Israel	12.5	12.8	12.1
3) The ability of the list to insure the continuation of the intifada	3.5	4.1	2.5
4) The ability of the list to improve economic conditions	12.7	10.8	15.9
5) The ability of the list to fight corruption and implement reform measures	30.4	29.9	31.2
6) The ability of the list to enforce law and order	8.1	8.4	7.6
7) The ability of the list to protect national unity	9.3	10.4	7.6
8) The ability of the list to protect refugee rights in negotiations	6.5	7.3	5.0
9) DK/NA	1.8	2.0	1.5
	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	37.3	33.8	43.5
2) The continuation of the occupation and its daily practices	24.8	32.1	12.0
3) Internal anarchy/ chaos	12.3	9.7	17.0
4) The spread of corruption and lack of internal reforms	24.7	23.3	27.1
5) Others (specify--- )	0.5	0.7	0.2
6) DK/NA	0.3	0.4	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	30.4	28.6	33.4
2) Fateh	50.2	51.4	48.1
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	2.8	3.9	0.8
4) New lists that might include independents and others	5.1	4.5	6.1
5) others (specify ---- )	11.5	11.5	11.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-2) Fighting corruption and implementing reforms
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	47.9	46.5	50.4
2) Fateh	35.6	36.6	33.8
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	2.3	2.9	1.3
4) New lists that might include independents and others	4.7	4.8	4.6
5) others (specify ---- )	9.5	9.3	9.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-3) Pushing the peace process forward
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	20.9	18.9	24.6
2) Fateh	66.4	67.7	64.1
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	1.6	2.1	0.6
4) New lists that might include independents and others	2.6	3.0	1.9
5) others (specify ---- )	8.5	8.4	8.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-4) Insuring the continuation of Intifada
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	63.6	63.3	64.1
2) Fateh	23.6	23.8	23.3
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	2.5	2.3	2.9
5) others (specify ---- )	8.4	8.1	8.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-5) protecting national unity
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	36.1	37.3	34.0
2) Fateh	47.0	45.9	49.0
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	3.0	3.7	1.7
4) New lists that might include independents and others	3.7	3.5	4.0
5) others (specify ---- )	10.2	9.7	11.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-6) Protecting refugee rights in negotiations
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	36.3	38.2	32.8
2) Fateh	48.2	45.8	52.4
3) leftest list (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	2.4	3.3	0.8
4) New lists that might include independents and others	1.8	1.9	1.7
5) others (specify ---- )	11.3	10.7	12.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6-7) Enforcing law and order
1) Hamas/Islamic Jihad	30.7	30.5	31.2
2) Fateh	55.8	56.6	54.3
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	1.9	1.8	2.1
5) others (specify ---- )	9.6	8.6	11.4
	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	10.6	8.8	13.7
2) satisfied	51.8	53.0	49.7
3) not satisfied	23.2	24.1	21.7
4) not satisfied at all	10.6	9.2	13.1
5) DK/NA	3.7	4.8	1.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
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	41.0	39.3	44.0
2) Mahoud Zahhar	20.9	20.8	21.1
3) Mustafa Barghouti	19.0	20.8	16.0
4) Others	8.1	6.9	10.1
5) No Opinion/ Don't know	11.0	12.3	8.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
9) And if you were to select a vice president, whom would you choose?
1) Mahmoud Zahhar	11.0	11.0	10.9
2) Mohammad Dahlan	13.7	4.4	30.1
3) Marwan Barghouti	29.8	34.6	21.3
4) Mustafa Barghouti	8.1	10.3	4.4
5) Ahmad Quri’	2.9	3.2	2.3
6) Ismael Haneyeh	13.3	11.2	17.1
7) Saeb Erikat	6.1	7.0	4.4
8) Farouq Qaddomi	5.9	7.4	3.4
9) Others	1.1	1.3	0.6
10) No Opinion /Don’t know	8.1	9.7	5.5
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
10) 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	47.4	48.4	45.6
2) Hamas and Islamic Jihad candidates	40.3	38.5	43.5
3) leftest candidates (PFLP, DFLP, PPP, and al Mobadara-the Initiative )	0.6	1.0	0.0
4) Independent candidates	1.9	1.9	1.9
5) family candidates	3.1	4.4	0.8
6) Other candidates	0.6	0.4	1.1
7) DK/NA	6.1	5.5	7.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
11) 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	15.2	10.5	23.6
2) see it as the beginning	36.6	37.4	35.2
3) do not see it as the beginning	37.4	40.7	31.6
4) certainly do not see it as the beginning	8.5	8.4	8.8
5) DK/NA	2.2	3.0	0.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
12) How do you evaluate the general situation in the Gaza Strip today, three months after the Israeli withdrawal? Is it better or worse or as it was before the withdrawal?
1) Much better	3.7	3.3	4.4
2) better	41.1	41.8	39.8
3) As it was before	28.0	30.6	23.4
4) worse	18.3	15.5	23.2
5) much worse	6.2	4.4	9.3
6) DK/NA	2.7	4.3	0.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
13) And if you were to evaluate in particular the status of the freedom of movement in the Gaza Strip how would describe it? For example, has the Gaza Strip become a big prison or has it become free and open more than it was before, or has it remain the same?
1) Certainly a big prison	17.3	15.7	20.0
2) a big prison	37.4	40.9	31.4
3) free and open	29.8	24.4	39.2
4) certainly free and open	1.2	1.3	1.1
5) neither this nor that, it remained the same	10.8	12.8	7.4
6) DK/NA	3.5	4.9	1.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
14) And what about the movement between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip? Is it better or worse or as it was before?
1) Much better	1.2	1.2	1.3
2) better	17.8	21.3	11.6
3) as it was	49.6	49.5	49.7
4) worse	23.8	20.6	29.5
5) much worse	3.6	2.8	5.1
6) DK/NA	4.0	4.7	2.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
15) And what about the situation in the West Bank? Are things better or worse or the same?
1) Much better	1.4	1.9	0.6
2) better	15.1	20.6	5.3
3) as it was	41.6	47.6	30.9
4) worse	28.5	23.7	37.1
5) much worse	10.5	5.6	19.2
6) DK/NA	2.9	0.6	6.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
16) How do you evaluate the performance of the Palestinian Authority during the last three months since the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Do you see it has improved, remained the same, or become better?
1) Certainly better	3.8	4.5	2.5
2) better	36.4	40.8	28.6
3) as it was	34.2	32.7	36.8
4) worse	14.8	11.7	20.4
5) certainly worse	6.0	3.2	10.9
6) DK/NA	4.8	7.2	0.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
17) Now, that the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip has been completed, do you support or oppose continuation of armed attacks from the Gaza Strip against Israeli targets?
1) strongly support	6.5	5.1	8.9
2) support	29.3	32.4	23.8
3) oppose	48.9	48.5	49.6
4) strongly oppose	11.2	8.5	16.0
5) DK/NA	4.1	5.5	1.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
18) Do you see the evacuation of 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	45.9	37.5	60.8
2) Think this is a Palestinian victory	36.6	41.8	27.2
3) Think this is not a Palestinian victory	13.9	16.4	9.3
4) Definitely this is not a Palestinian victory	3.2	3.5	2.7
5) DK/NA	0.5	0.7	0.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
19) What do you expect to happen with the settlements in the West Bank, in the coming years?
1) Most settlements will be evacuated	11.7	8.0	18.1
2) Some settlements will be evacuated	30.7	30.4	31.2
3) The number of settlements will remain as it is today	7.2	8.6	4.6
4) Some settlements will be added	26.9	28.6	23.8
5) Many settlements will be added	18.4	19.3	16.9
6) DK/NA	5.2	5.1	5.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
20) What do you expect to happen now after Israel evacuated all settlements in the Gaza Strip and four in the West Bank and after Parliamentary elections have been announced for early next year both in the PA and Israel.
1) Negotiations will resume soon enough and armed confrontations will stop	19.1	16.6	23.5
2) Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue	56.0	54.6	58.6
3) Armed confrontations will not stop and the two sides will not return to negotiations	20.5	24.3	13.7
4) DK/NA	4.4	4.5	4.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
21) The opening of the Rafah Crossing has been among the things that have been agreed upon in the Palestinian-Israeli agreement on crossings and movement. The Rafah crossing will be operated by the PA and Egypt under the supervision of European Union observers. Israel will monitor the crossing through video broadcasts. Generally do you support or oppose the agreement between the Pa and Israel with regard to the Rafah crossing?
1) strongly support	5.2	5.0	5.5
2) support	36.3	38.9	31.6
3) oppose	42.2	42.7	41.4
4) strongly oppose	14.0	10.1	20.9
5) DN/NA	2.4	3.3	0.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
22) And more specifically, do you support or oppose the presence of the Europeans on the crossing?
1) strongly support	3.0	2.4	4.0
2) support	36.9	37.3	36.1
3) oppose	44.1	46.2	40.3
4) strongly oppose	14.0	11.1	19.2
5) DK/NA	2.1	3.0	0.4
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
23) Do you expect Israel to continue or not continue to implement the agreement on crossings and movement?
1) certainly will continue	2.7	2.4	3.4
2) will continue	30.2	27.9	34.2
3) will not continue	54.3	57.9	48.1
4) certainly will not continue	7.4	6.7	8.6
5) DK/NA	5.3	5.1	5.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
24) Generally speaking, do you see the agreement on crossings strengthening or weakening Palestinian sovereignty?
1) certainly strengthening it	7.2	6.1	9.3
2) strengthening it	51.1	50.2	52.7
3) weakening it	31.0	31.9	29.5
4) Certainly weakening it	6.0	6.3	5.5
5) DK/NA	4.6	5.5	3.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
25) What do you expect to happen to the agreement on operating the Rafah crossing arrived at as part of the agreement regarding crossings and movement if bombing attacks or launching of rockets from the Gaza Strip were to take place? Do you for example, expect this to lead to the closing of the crossing?
1) certainly will lead to the closing of the crossing	46.0	45.7	46.4
2) will lead to the closing of the crossing	38.6	40.8	34.6
3) will not lead to the closing of the crossing	10.6	8.7	13.9
4) certainly will not lead to the closing of the crossing	2.1	1.8	2.7
5) DK/NA	2.7	3.0	2.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
26) If these attacks occurred in the future, would you support or oppose them?
1) strongly support	6.5	5.9	7.6
2) support	26.5	29.7	20.9
3) oppose	53.4	51.9	56.1
4) strongly oppose	8.0	5.9	11.8
5) DK/NA	5.6	6.7	3.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
27) The period of quite (ceasefire) ends at the end of this month. Do you support or oppose extending it?
1) strongly support	20.7	15.5	29.7
2) support	59.3	61.2	56.1
3) oppose	15.5	17.9	11.2
4) strongly oppose	2.2	2.3	2.1
5) DK/NA	2.3	3.1	0.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
28) 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	14.3	9.0	23.8
2) support	32.4	33.6	30.4
3) oppose	38.2	42.4	30.8
4) strongly oppose	12.5	11.7	13.9
5) DK/NA	2.5	3.3	1.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
29) Do you support or oppose the current mutual cease fire with Israel?
1) Definitely support	16.3	12.3	23.4
2) Support	58.9	62.1	53.4
3) Oppose	19.8	20.9	17.9
4) Definitely oppose	2.9	2.3	4.0
5) DK/NA	2.1	2.5	1.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
30) 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	19.5	15.0	27.4
2) support	43.8	45.5	40.7
3) oppose	26.8	29.8	21.5
4) certainly oppose	7.2	6.1	9.3
5) DK/NA	2.7	3.6	1.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
31) 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	12.7	10.5	16.5
2) Would support	62.7	64.4	59.7
3) Would oppose	17.9	19.0	16.0
4) Would strongly oppose	5.1	3.9	7.2
5) DK/NA	1.6	2.1	0.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
32) After reaching a peace agreement between the Palestinian people and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian state that is recognized by Israel, how soon do you think will reconciliation between the two peoples be achieved?
1) Reconciliation is not possible ever	41.8	40.3	44.3
2) Only in many generations to come	17.4	18.4	15.6
3) Only in the next generation	12.5	12.9	11.8
4) Only in the next decade	7.4	7.2	7.8
5) On the next few years	11.5	11.3	11.8
6) No Opinion /Don’t know	9.5	9.9	8.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
33) Concerning armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel, I….
1) Strongly support	9.4	6.7	14.1
2) Support	30.3	30.3	30.2
3) Oppose	49.6	52.3	44.7
4) Strongly oppose	8.7	7.9	10.1
5) DK/NA	2.1	2.7	0.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
34) 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	24.5	15.6	40.3
2) Yes	43.9	46.5	39.2
3) No	25.5	30.2	17.1
4) Definitely no	3.2	3.6	2.5
5) DK/NA	2.9	4.1	0.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
35) Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions?
1) Yes	86.0	85.9	86.2
2) No	8.7	8.7	8.7
3) DK/NA	5.3	5.4	5.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
36) If yes, Will this corruption in PA institutions increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future?
1) Will increase	46.8	46.7	46.9
2) Will remain as it is	11.3	12.1	10.0
3) will decrease	34.3	32.8	36.9
4) DK/NA	7.5	8.3	6.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
37) Would you say that these days your security and safety, and that of your family, is assured or not assured?
1) Completely assured	3.0	1.9	5.1
2) Assured	31.9	26.6	41.1
3) Not assured	51.5	57.0	41.8
4) Not assured at all	13.3	14.0	12.0
5) DK/NA	0.3	0.5	0.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
38) How would you evaluate the current status of democracy and human rights in the Palestinian Authority? Would you say it is:
1) Very good	2.9	2.9	3.0
2) Good	31.7	32.5	30.2
3) Fair	28.1	27.1	30.0
4) Bad	22.0	23.5	19.2
5) Very bad	14.3	12.4	17.5
6) DK/NA	1.1	1.6	0.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
39) After holding the coming legislative elections, whom do you prefer to see as a prime minister?
1) Marwan Barghouti	36.1	39.5	30.0
2) Mahmoud Zahhar	20.2	19.0	22.4
3) Ahmad Qurai’	6.2	6.3	5.9
4) Mohammad Dahlan	11.1	3.7	24.3
5) Mustafa Braghouti	13.5	16.7	7.8
6) Others, --------------	3.1	3.5	2.3
7) No Opinion /Don’t know	9.8	11.2	7.4
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
40) 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	5.5	4.1	8.1
2) Support	54.3	53.3	56.1
3) Oppose	28.0	30.8	23.1
4) Strongly oppose	7.8	6.8	9.5
5) Don’t know/No answer	4.4	5.0	3.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
41) 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	5.8	6.0	5.5
2. The establishment of two states one for the Israelis and one for the Palestinians	31.1	32.5	28.7
3. I do not support either solution; instead, I support return of all Palestine to Palestinians	61.5	59.8	64.6
4. No opinion/ Do not know	1.6	1.8	1.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
42) 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 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 most of it, with the exception of few settlement areas in less than 3% of the West Bank that would be exchanged with an equal amount of territory from Israel in accordance with the attached map {show map}. 2. An independent Palestinian state would be established in the areas from which Israel withdraws in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; the Palestinian state will have no army, but it will have a strong security force but an international multinational force would be deployed to insure the safety and security of the state. Both sides will be committed to end all forms of violence directed against each other. 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. 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. 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 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 for an indefinite period of time and its responsibility will be to insure the implementation of the agreement, and to monitor territorial borders and coast of the Palestinian state including its international border 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.
42-1) Item #1: withdrawal to 1967 borders with territorial swap
1) Strongly agree	7.7	7.0	8.9
2) Agree	47.7	51.0	41.8
3) Disagree	30.3	29.2	32.3
4) Strongly Disagree	12.2	10.5	15.2
5) No Opinion /Don’t Know	2.1	2.3	1.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
42-2) Item #2: a state without an army but with international forces
1) Strongly agree	1.2	1.2	1.3
2) Agree	18.6	19.4	17.3
3) Disagree	54.9	57.0	51.3
4) Strongly Disagree	23.6	20.3	29.3
5) No Opinion /Don’t Know	1.7	2.2	0.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
42-3) Item #3: East Jerusalem as capital of the state of Palestine after it is divided
1) Strongly agree	2.9	2.7	3.2
2) Agree	30.4	32.4	26.8
3) Disagree	44.4	46.7	40.3
4) Strongly Disagree	20.6	16.1	28.5
5) No Opinion /Don’t Know	1.8	2.0	1.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
42-4) Item #4: refugees with five options for permanent residence
1) Strongly agree	3.5	2.4	5.5
2) Agree	36.2	35.1	38.1
3) Disagree	40.3	44.7	32.6
4) Strongly Disagree	17.0	14.7	21.1
5) No Opinion /Don’t Know	3.0	3.1	2.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
42-5) Item #5: end of conflict
1) Strongly agree	10.4	9.0	12.9
2) Agree	53.5	55.0	51.0
3) Disagree	24.0	25.3	21.8
4) Strongly Disagree	10.0	8.5	12.7
5) No Opinion /Don’t Know	2.1	2.3	1.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
42-6) Item #6: a sovereign state with security arrangements
1) Strongly agree	6.1	5.3	7.6
2) Agree	36.6	39.5	31.4
3) Disagree	39.1	40.9	35.9
4) Strongly Disagree	16.0	11.7	23.6
5) No Opinion /Don’t Know	2.2	2.6	1.5
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
42-7) Item #7: the combined elements as one permanent status settlement
1) Strongly agree	4.3	2.7	7.2
2) Agree	41.6	42.7	39.7
3) Disagree	37.2	39.5	33.1
4) Strongly Disagree	13.0	11.8	15.2
5) No Opinion /Don’t Know	3.8	3.2	4.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
43) 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	42.9	42.8	43.0
2) Majority opposes	46.8	45.9	48.3
3) DK/NA	10.4	11.4	8.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
44) And what is the Israeli majority opinion on this combined package for a permanent status settlement? Do most Israelis support or oppose this combined final status package?
1) Majority supports	33.4	32.5	35.0
2) Majority opposes	51.8	51.2	53.0
3) DK/NA	14.7	16.3	12.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
45) How soon do you think will a political settlement between Israel and the Palestinians be achieved?
1) A political settlement is not possible ever	44.0	40.8	49.6
2) Only in many generations to come	23.0	24.3	20.7
3) Only in the next generation	8.2	9.4	6.1
4) Only in the next decade	4.3	4.7	3.8
5) Only in the next few years	14.3	14.0	15.0
6) No Opinion /Don’t know	6.1	6.8	4.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
46) Do you expect Israel to carry out further unilateral disengagements from additional areas in the West Bank in the future?
1) certainly it will	9.7	7.2	14.1
2) it will	49.3	50.8	46.6
3) it will not	29.5	31.9	25.3
4) certainly it will not	6.4	5.0	8.9
5) DK/NA	5.1	5.1	5.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
47) There is a proposal to absorb the members of armed groups belonging to Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Fateh into the security services whereby all armed forces become part of the Palestinian Authority. Do you support or oppose this proposal?
1) strongly support	26.4	20.7	36.5
2) support	55.2	59.6	47.5
3) oppose	13.6	15.0	11.2
4) strongly oppose	3.2	2.8	4.0
5) DK/NA	1.6	2.0	0.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
48) Several bombing attacks took place in Amman hotels last month leading to the death of more than 50 people. A know group belonging to al Zarqawi branch of al Qa’eda took responsibility for these attacks. Do you support or oppose those attacks?
1) strongly support	1.8	1.1	3.2
2) support	7.4	7.2	7.8
3) oppose	54.6	55.1	53.8
4) strongly oppose	32.9	33.6	31.6
5) DK/NA	3.3	3.1	3.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
49) In your view, what is the position of Islam toward these attacks? Does it see them as martyrdom acts and hence supports or does it see them as criminal acts and hence condemns?
1) Martyrdom acts it supports	10.3	8.2	14.0
2) criminal acts it condemns	76.8	80.3	70.6
3) DK/NA	13.0	11.5	15.4
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
50) Ariel Sharon has left the Likud party and formed a new party. How do you evaluate the impact of this development on the chances for the peace process? Will it push them forward or backward? Or will it have no impact on the peace process?
1) it will certainly push it forward	4.7	2.7	8.0
2) it will push it forward	15.3	14.6	16.7
3) it will have no impact	35.3	33.7	38.2
4) it will push it backward	20.3	22.1	17.1
5) it will certainly push it backward	16.1	18.4	12.0
6) DK/NA	8.3	8.5	8.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
51) Which of the following political parties do you support?
1) PPP	0.7	0.8	0.4
2) PFLP	1.9	2.5	0.8
3) Fateh	45.0	43.0	48.7
4) Hamas	27.7	27.1	28.9
5) DFLP	0.4	0.5	0.2
6) Islamic Jihad	2.6	3.1	1.7
7) National initiative (almubadara)	0.6	0.8	0.2
8) Independent Islamists	4.3	5.0	3.0
9) Independent Nationalists	3.7	3.3	4.4
10) None of the above	12.7	13.5	11.4
11) Other, specify	0.3	0.4	0.2

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