Survey Research Unit

Poll No. 20

15-17 June 2006

	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	5.8	5.0	7.1
2) al Jazeera	73.0	74.2	71.0
3) al Hurra	0.4	0.3	0.7
4) al Manar	3.6	4.0	2.8
5) Palestine TV	4.9	3.6	7.2
6) Do not watch TV	3.6	2.9	4.8
7) others	2.5	3.0	1.6
8) Do not have a dish	5.9	6.7	4.4
9) DK/NA	0.4	0.3	0.5
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
1) Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of Mahmud Abbas since his election as president of the PA?
1) very satisfied	8.2	7.5	9.4
2) satisfied	45.2	43.5	48.0
3) not satisfied	28.8	30.5	25.7
4) not satisfied at all	14.0	13.4	15.1
5) DK/NA	3.8	5.0	1.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
2) If new presidential elections are to take place today, whom do you prefer to see as PA president?
1) Mahmoud Abbas	29.5	26.9	34.0
2) Ismael Haneyyeh	13.6	10.5	19.1
3) Marwan Barghouti	3.8	4.2	3.1
4) Mustafa Barghouti	2.3	2.6	1.8
5) Mahmoud Zahhar	2.2	3.0	1.0
6) Others/ No one	10.2	9.5	11.2
7) No Opinion/ Don’t know	38.4	43.3	29.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
3) And if you were to select a vice president, whom would you choose?
1) Ismael Haneyyeh	8.3	7.3	9.9
2) Mahmoud Zahhar	7.0	5.7	9.4
3) Mohammad Dahlan	6.1	2.2	12.7
4) Marwan Barghouti	4.6	4.8	4.3
5) Saeb Erikat	2.9	2.6	3.3
6) Farouq Qaddomi	1.6	1.5	1.8
7) Mustafa Barghouti	1.5	1.6	1.3
8) Others/ No one	18.8	17.9	20.5
9) No Opinion/ Don’t know	49.2	56.4	36.8
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
4) Have you heard or not heard about the National Conciliation Document signed by prisoners from Hamas, like Shaykh Abdul Khaliq al Natsheh, Fateh, like Marwan Barghouti, and others?
1) Heard	79.0	74.5	86.8
2) have not heard	20.7	24.9	13.2
3) DK/NA	0.3	0.5	0.0

5) I will now read to you the main points in the National Conciliation Document. I want you to tell me if you agree or disagree with each of the points and then to tell me if you agree or disagree with the whole document as one package: [certainly agree, agree, disagree, certainly disagree, DK/NA] 1.The goal of the Palestinian people is to establish a independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital in all areas occupied in 1967, to guarantee the right of return, and to release all prisoners, all in accordance with international legitimacy 2. PLO is the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people wherever they are located 3. A new PLO National Council should be established before the end of 2006 whereby all factions, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, would be represented in accordance with proportional representation 4. Palestinian people have the right to resist occupation by all means but resistance should be concentrated in the lands occupied since 1967 and negotiations and popular resistance should continue 5. A National consensus program should be formulated on the basis on international and Arab legitimacy 6. A national unity government should be established with the participation of all factions especially Fateh and Hamas on the basis on the National Conciliation Document and on the basis of a joint program 7. Negotiations with Israel is the responsibility of the PLO and the president of the PA and agreements reached should be submitted to a vote in the PLO National Council or to a referendum 8. The full document as one package
5-1)The goal of the Palestinian people is to establish a independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital in all areas occupied in 1967, to guarantee the right of return, and to release all prisoners, all in accordance with international legitimacy
1)certainly agree	31.1	29.2	34.5
2) agree	53.5	55.2	50.5
3) disagree	9.6	10.5	8.1
4) certainly disagree	4.0	2.8	6.0
5) DK/NA	1.7	2.2	0.9
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
5-2) PLO is the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people wherever they are located
1) Definitely agree	21.6	19.5	25.3
2) agree	47.1	50.2	41.9
3) disagree	20.3	21.0	19.0
4) definitely disagree	7.9	5.5	12.3
5) DK/NA	3.0	3.8	1.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
5-3) A new PLO National Council should be established before the end of 2006 whereby all factions, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, would be represented in accordance with proportional representation
1) Definitely agree	22.7	20.6	26.5
2) agree	62.0	63.9	58.6
3) disagree	9.7	10.2	8.7
4) definitely disagree	3.2	2.3	4.8
5) DK/NA	2.4	2.9	1.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
5-4) Palestinian people have the right to resist occupation by all means but resistance should be concentrated in the lands occupied since 1967 and negotiations and popular resistance should continue
1) Definitely agree	19.1	18.0	20.9
2) agree	54.0	56.7	49.3
3) disagree	17.9	17.3	18.9
4) definitely disagree	6.2	4.4	9.5
5) DK/NA	2.8	3.5	1.5
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
5-5) A National consensus program should be formulated on the basis on international and Arab legitimacy
1) Definitely agree	15.4	14.1	17.6
2) agree	54.4	57.1	49.7
3) disagree	20.2	20.2	20.2
4) definitely disagree	6.0	3.4	10.4
5) DK/NA	4.1	5.2	2.2
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
5-6) A national unity government should be established with the participation of all factions especially Fateh and Hamas on the basis on the National Conciliation Document and on the basis of a joint program
1) Definitely agree	23.0	23.0	23.1
2) agree	61.6	63.3	58.6
3) disagree	8.8	7.8	10.5
4) definitely disagree	3.8	2.3	6.4
5) DK/NA	2.8	3.6	1.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
5-7) Negotiations with Israel is the responsibility of the PLO and the president of the PA and agreements reached should be submitted to a vote in the PLO National Council or to a referendum
1) Definitely agree	13.8	11.7	17.4
2) agree	48.1	51.0	43.1
3) disagree	25.6	25.3	26.0
4) definitely disagree	8.3	6.5	11.6
5) DK/NA	4.3	5.6	2.0
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
5-10) The full document as one package
1) Definitely agree	13.2	11.1	16.8
2) agree	60.6	65.9	51.4
3) disagree	16.9	15.8	19.0
4) definitely disagree	6.4	4.3	10.2
5) DK/NA	2.9	3.1	2.7
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
6) Hamas did not agree to the National Conciliation Document while Fateh agreed to it and president Abu Mazin wants to conduct a referendum over the document. Do you support or oppose holding such a referendum?
1) certainly support	13.1	12.1	15.0
2) support	39.1	41.0	35.6
3) oppose	30.3	30.7	29.6
4) certainly oppose	13.1	11.1	16.4
5) DK/NA	4.4	5.0	3.4
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
7) Hamas views support for the document in a referendum as recognition of Israel and submission to international pressure while Fateh and president Abu Mazin view the document as a prelude to national unity and the ending of international financial sanctions against the PA. If a referendum is held, and Hamas asks you to reject it while Fateh and Abbas ask you to approve it, would you vote in favor or against the document?
1) certainly in favor	11.3	9.9	13.7
2) in favor	35.6	37.0	33.3
3) against	33.0	34.1	31.0
4) certainly against	11.3	8.9	15.5
5) DK/NA	8.8	10.1	6.6
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
7-1) Hamas says the president has no right to issue a decree calling for a referendum on the prisoners' document while Fateh says he has such right. What do you say?
1) certainly has the right	18.4	16.5	21.8
2) has the right	37.5	40.0	33.2
3) has no right	26.0	26.3	25.4
4) certainly has no right	11.9	9.9	15.6
5) DK/NA	6.2	7.4	4.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
7-2) And what if Hamas asked you to boycott the referendum while the president and Fateh asked you to participate in it, will you in this case participate in it or boycott it?
1) certainly will boycott	14.9	11.9	20.0
2) will boycott	28.7	30.8	25.1
3) will participate	38.6	40.4	35.5
4) certainly will participate	10.9	8.9	14.3
5) DK/NA	6.9	8.0	5.1
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
8) If the referendum is held and a majority voted with the president in favor of the document, do you believe Hamas government is likely in this case to accept or reject the document?
1) Certainly will accept it	3.0	2.9	3.1
2) will accept it	20.3	21.1	18.9
3) will reject it	52.7	53.4	51.6
4) certainly will reject it	14.3	11.6	19.1
5) DK/NA	9.6	11.0	7.3
	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
9) If a majority voted in favor of the document but Hamas government nonetheless rejected it, which of the following steps would you in this case support (select one only)
1) keep the status quo as it is	16.6	13.9	21.2
2) increase the powers of the president and reduce the powers of the cabinet	17.3	17.8