PSR - Survey Research Unit: Public Opinion Poll # 18 00 ) From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched most during the last two months

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