Poll No. 21

14-16 September 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	4.5	4.0	5.4
	2) al Jazeera	65.9	67.7	62.8
	3) al Hurra	0.3	0.5	0.0
	4) al Manar	13.1	14.3	11.1
	5) Palestine TV	4.1	2.6	6.6
	6) Do not watch TV	5.8	5.0	7.1
	7) others	2.2	2.5	1.8
	8) Do not have a dish	4.1	3.5	5.2
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
01)	Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of Mahmud Abbas since his election as president of the PA?
	1) Very satisfied	7.2	5.0	11.1
	2) Satisfied	48.0	44.7	53.7
	3) Not satisfied	30.8	34.2	24.9
	4) not satisfied at all	10.0	11.1	8.2
	5) DK/NA	4.1	5.1	2.2
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
02)	If new presidential elections are to take place today, whom do you prefer to see as PA president?
	1) Mahmoud Abbas	30.9	25.8	39.7
	2) Ismael Haniyyah	24.1	21.4	28.6
	3) Marwan Barghouti	13.0	14.1	11.2
	4) Mustafa Barghouti	4.6	5.8	2.6
	5) Mahmoud Zahhar	3.0	3.5	2.1
	6) Others/ No one	19.6	24.2	11.6
	7) No Opinion/ Don’t know	4.9	5.2	4.3
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
03)	And if you were to select a vice president, whom would you choose?
	1) Ismael Haniyyah	19.9	17.4	24.2
	2) Mahmoud Zahhar	15.5	14.8	16.8
	3) Mohammad Dahlan	8.9	2.8	19.5
	4) Marwan Barghouti	15.0	15.2	14.6
	5) Saeb Erikat	7.4	8.5	5.3
	6) Farouq Qaddomi	6.9	8.5	4.1
	7) Mustafa Barghouti	6.6	8.6	3.1
	8) Others/ No one	16.0	19.1	10.7
	9) No Opinion/ Don’t know	3.8	5.1	1.6
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
04)	Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of the Hamas government during the last six months in the following areas:
04-1	Enforce law and order and end anarchy
	1) Highly satisfied	5.7	5.0	7.0
	2) Satisfied	35.2	33.6	37.8
	3) Not satisfied	42.2	42.3	42.1
	4) Not satisfied at all	12.5	12.6	12.4
	5) DK/NA	4.4	6.5	0.8
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
04-2	Carry out reforms and fight corruption
	1) Highly satisfied	7.2	6.6	8.4
	2) Satisfied	38.7	37.5	40.7
	3) Not satisfied	38.3	38.5	38.0
	4) Not satisfied at all	10.7	10.2	11.5
	5) DK/NA	5.1	7.3	1.5
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
04-3	Reduce constraints of occupation and confront settlements and the wall
	1) Highly satisfied	4.4	4.4	4.6
	2) Satisfied	28.5	26.8	31.4
	3) Not satisfied	48.5	48.9	47.7
	4) Not satisfied at all	13.5	13.4	13.8
	5) DK/NA	5.0	6.5	2.5
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
04-4	Improve economic conditions such as solving the salary problem and fight poverty
	1) Highly satisfied	4.1	3.9	4.5
	2) Satisfied	22.2	19.9	26.1
	3) Not satisfied	50.0	53.0	44.8
	4) Not satisfied at all	19.3	17.3	22.6
	5) DK/NA	4.4	5.8	1.9
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
04-5	The overall performance of the government
	1) Highly satisfied	6.5	5.6	7.9
	2) Satisfied	35.4	34.6	36.8
	3) Not satisfied	41.4	42.3	40.0
	4) Not satisfied at all	12.2	11.4	13.6
	5) DK/NA	4.5	6.0	1.8
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
05)	An agreement has been reached between President Abu Mazin and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyyah on the formation of a national unity government. What kind of a national unity government do you prefer to see?
	1) National unity government from all factions under the leadership of Hamas	25.0	23.3	27.8
	2) National unity government led equally by Hamas and Fateh	45.8	42.9	50.8
	3) A non political government made up of technocrats (professionals) not led by Fateh or Hamas	23.5	26.8	17.9
	4) Other types (specify ---------------- )	2.8	3.3	1.9
		2.9	3.6	1.6
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
06)	In your view, what from among the following should be the top priority of the national unity government?
	1) Enforce law and order and end anarchy	31.8	27.6	39.0
	2) End the financial and political boycott of the PA	22.9	23.5	22.0
	3) revive the peace process and negotiations to end occupation	24.9	27.3	20.9
	4) Embark or political reforms including fighting corruption	18.1	18.8	16.7
	5) Others (specify: ----------------------- )	0.6	0.7	0.5
	6) DK/NA	1.7	2.1	0.9
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
08)	If new elections are held today and the same lists that took part in the last PLC elections were nominated, for whom would you vote?
	1) Alternative	1.3	1.9	0.5
	2) Independent Palestine	2.6	3.1	1.7
	3) Abu Ali Mustafa	2.9	2.9	3.0
	4) Abu al Abbas	0.1	0.1	0.0
	5) Freedom and social justice	0.2	0.0	0.5
	6) Change and reform	38.0	36.9	39.7
	7) National coalition for justice and democracy	0.1	0.0	0.3
	8) Third way	1.4	1.6	1.0
	9) Freedom and independence	0.5	0.8	0.0
	10) Palestinian justice	0.1	0.0	0.2
	11) Fateh	40.9	38.9	43.9
	12) None of the above	12.0	13.9	9.2
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
09)	In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in the Palestinian areas these days?
	1) Very good	0.8	0.9	0.5
	2) Good	3.8	2.8	5.6
	3) So so	11.0	11.4	10.4
	4) Bad	35.2	36.3	33.3
	5) Very bad	49.2	48.7	50.3
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
10)	For the assistance to continue, the donor community demand that Hamas must recognize the state of Israel. Do you think Hamas should accept this demand and recognize Israel?
	1) Certainly yes	5.0	4.7	5.7
	2) yes	24.3	24.1	24.6
	3) no	43.1	44.7	40.4
	4) certainly no	23.4	21.4	26.9
	5) DK/NA	4.2	5.2	2.4
		Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
11)	In protest against the non-payment of salaries for six months, PA staff members and teachers have been striking. How do you view these strikes?
	1) Political strikes against the Hamas government	35.5	33.2	39.4
	2) Political strikes against the sanctions and the international community	16.0	13.5	20.4
	3) Non-political strikes protesting living conditions	46.3	50.6	39.1
	4) DK/NA	2.2	2.7	1.2
		Total