PSR - Survey Research Unit: Poll No. 23 - Main Results in Numbers 00 ) From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched most during the last two months

PSR Poll No. 23

 March 2007

 

 

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

5.4

4.3

7.2

 

2) Al Jazeera

74.5

78.8

67.1

 

3) Al Hurra

0.2

0.1

0.2

 

4) Al Manar

2.2

2.9

0.9

 

5) Palestine TV

6.1

4.3

9.4

 

6) Do not watch TV

4.9

3.9

6.8

 

7) Others

2.6

2.0

3.6

 

8) Do not have a dish

4.0

3.5

4.8

 

9) know Opinion/don’t know

0.1

0.2

0.0

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

0a )

And which one you watched second?

 

1) Al Arabia

35.9

35.1

37.2

 

2) Al Jazeera

12.5

12.5

12.3

 

3) Al Hurra

1.4

1.1

2.0

 

4) Al Manar

13.8

18.2

6.2

 

5) Palestine TV

17.5

15.9

20.1

 

6) Do not watch TV

5.2

4.4

6.6

 

7) Others

8.0

8.3

7.5

 

8) Do not have a dish

4.2

3.2

5.9

 

9) know Opinion/don’t know

1.6

1.2

2.2

 

 

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

6.6

5.6

8.4

 

2) Satisfied

46.8

42.0

55.1

 

3) Not satisfied 

31.6

35.6

24.7

 

4) not satisfied at all

11.0

11.6

9.9

 

5) DK/NA

4.0

5.2

1.9

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

02)

If new presidential elections are to take place today, and Mahmud Abbas was nominated by Fateh and Ismail Haniyeh was nominated by Hamas, whom would you vote for?

 

1) Mahmoud Abbas

46.7

47.0

46.2

 

2) Ismael Haneyyeh

45.6

45.9

45.3

 

3 DK/NA

7.7

7.1

8.5

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

03)

And if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti representing Fateh and Ismail Haneyyeh representing Hams, whom would you vote for?

 

1) Marwan Barghouti

51.5

55.0

46.5

 

2) Ismail Haneyyeh

43.4

40.4

47.9

 

3) No Opinion/ Don’t know

5.1

4.7

5.6

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

05)

 

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

1.1

1.4

0.6

 

2) independent Palestine

4.2

5.4

2.3

 

3) Abu Ali Mustafa

4.2

5.4

2.4

 

4) Abu al Abbas

0.5

0.6

0.3

 

5) freedom and social justice

0.3

0.1

0.6

 

6) change and reform

37.1

34.9

40.4

 

7) third way

0.9

1.5

 

 

8) freedom and independence

0.2

0.2

0.2

 

9) Palestinian justice

0.2

0.2

0.3

 

10) Fateh

42.9

41.0

45.8

 

11) none of the above/ DK/NA/ Do not remember

8.4

9.3

7.1

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

06)

In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in the Palestinian areas these days?

 

1) Very good

0.5

0.4

0.8

 

2) Good

5.9

6.7

4.5

 

3) So so

12.0

12.9

10.3

 

4) Bad

35.9

36.2

35.4

 

5) Very bad

45.7

43.8

49.0

 

6) DK/NA

0.1

0.1

 0.0

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

07)

Generally, do you see yourself as:

 

 

 

 

1) Religious

42.9

37.1

52.9

 

2) somewhat religious

53.4

57.4

46.5

 

3) not religious

3.6

5.3

0.6

 

4) DK/NA

0.1

0.1

 0.0

 

 

 

 

 

08)

Generally, do you see yourself as:

 

 

 

 

1) supportive of the peace process

67.8

64.6

73.3

 

2) opposed to the peace process

15.0

15.3

14.4

 

3) between support and opposition

15.8

18.4

11.1

 

4) DK/NA

1.5

1.7

1.1

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

09)

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

32.2

33.5

30.0

 

 

2) continuation of occupation and its daily practices

24.1

27.4

18.3

 

3) internal anarchy

20.4

13.3

32.8

 

 

4) spread of corruption and lack of internal

reforms

22.7

25.2

18.2

 

5) others (specify: ----------- )

0.3

0.1

0.8

 

6) No Opinion /Don’t know

0.4

0.6

 

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10)

Based on what you have heard or seen regarding the performance of the Executive Force, which is under the command of the interior minister and is deployed in the Gaza Strip, how do you evaluate its performance?

 

1) positive, contributing to the enforcement of law and order

28.8

19.7

44.9

 

 

2) negative, contributing to further chaos and anarchy

51.1

53.5

46.9

 

3) DK/NA

20.1

26.8

8.2

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

11)

The previous Hamas government could not improve Palestinian economic and security conditions and could not prevent internal infighting. In your view, who was responsible first and foremost for this outcome? Was it Hamas or other Palestinian or international parties?

 

1) Hamas

13.0

12.7

13.4

 

2) Other Palestinian parties such as Fateh

12.5

13.4

11.0

 

3) International actors such as the US

25.3

24.1

27.3

 

4) Israel

36.9

35.9

38.7

 

5) others

7.9

8.8

6.3

 

6) DK/NA

4.4

5.1

3.3

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

12)

Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions?

 

1) Yes 

84.0

86.2

80.3

 

2) No   (go to Q14)

8.1

6.1

11.7

 

3) DK/NA

7.8

7.8

8.0

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

13)

If yes, will this corruption in PA institutions increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future?

 

1) Will increase   

37.2

39.3

33.1

 

2) Will remain as it is

11.7

11.4

12.2

 

3) will decrease

42.2

39.3

47.8

 

4) DK/NA

8.9

10.0

6.9

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

14)

Would you say that these days your security and safety, and that of your family, is assured or not assured?

 

1) Completely assured

2.1

2.2

1.8

 

2) Assured

25.2

24.7

25.9

 

3) Not assured  

52.6

53.1

51.8

 

4) Not assured at all 

20.0

19.8

20.2

 

5) DK/NA

0.2

0.1

0.3

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

15)

After the electoral experience that took place early this year, what is your evaluation of democracy in Palestine? Specifically, do you see in this democracy a successful system that is suited for Palestine or do you see in it a failed system that can not be implemented in Palestine?

 

1) successful, suitable to Palestine (go to Q17)

55.8

52.5

61.5

 

2) failed, unsuitable for Palestine

40.2

41.5

37.9

 

3) DK/NA

4.0

5.9

0.6

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

16)

If you see it as a failed system, what alternative system you think would be suitable for Palestine?

 

1) one party system, whereby one party would fully control the government and parliament 

17.5

15.4

21.7

 

2) a system with a strong leader who is not accountable to a parliament

24.3

24.3

24.3

 

3) a religious system where only men of religion are able to govern

34.9

32.6

39.8

 

4) none of the above, I prefer ------------------

10.4

13.4

4.1

 

5) DK/NA

12.9

14.3

10.1

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

17)

Do you support or oppose the current cease fire agreement in Gaza between the Palestinians and the Israelis?

 

1) Definitely support

26.0

26.1

25.9

 

2) Support

58.6

57.5

60.4

 

3) Oppose

11.2

11.6

10.4

 

4) Definitely oppose

2.9

2.9

2.9

 

5) DK/NA

1.3

1.9

0.4

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

18)

Do you support or oppose expanding the agreement to include the West Bank also?

 

1) Definitely support

25.8

26.7

24.2

 

2) Support

58.3

57.5

59.7

 

3) Oppose

11.7

11.7

11.7

 

4) Definitely oppose

2.7

2.0

4.1

 

5) DK/NA

1.5

2.2

0.4

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

19)

In your view, is it possible or impossible these days to reach a compromise permanent status agreement with the Olmert government in negotiations conducted by Abu Mazin?

 

1) Certainly possible

2.1

2.2

1.8

 

2) Possible

39.8

37.7

43.5

 

3) Impossible

39.5

39.4

39.6

 

4) Certainly impossible

14.8

16.4

12.2

 

5) DK/NA

3.8

4.3

2.9

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

20)

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

12.2

8.2

19.3

 

2) Yes

35.9

34.2

38.8

 

3) No

42.1

45.4

36.2

 

4) Definitely no

6.5

8.3

3.3

 

5 DK/NA

3.3

3.9

2.4

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

21)

With regard to relations with Israel, what do you think the goal of Hamas is?

 

1) reach a permanent peace with Israel after the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital

22.0

24.1

18.3

 

2) reach a long term Hudna (truce) after the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital

46.8

44.1

51.7

 

3) the continuation of conflict and armed confrontations with Israel

24.3

23.8

25.1

 

4) DK/NA

6.9

8.1

4.9

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

22)

And regarding domestic Palestinian affairs, what do you think the goal of Hamas is?

1)  

The establishment of a state that guarantees basic freedoms such as freedom of the press, multiparty system, and periodic elections whereby Islamic Sharia is one of the sources of legislation

20.8

21.3

19.8

 

2)  The establishment of a state that guarantees basic freedoms such as freedom of the press, multiparty system, and periodic elections whereby Islamic Sharia is the only sources of legislation

32.3

29.7

36.8

 

3)  The establishment of a state like other Arab states in Egypt, Jordan and Syria

15.9

14.4

18.4

 

4)  The establishment of a state that rules in accordance of Islamic Sharia just like in Saudia Arabia

15.9

18.6

11.2

 

5)   The establishment of a state the rules in accordance of Sharia just like it was under the Taliban in Afghanistan

5.1

5.4

4.7

 

6) Others (specify: -------------- )

2.5

2.6

2.4

 

7) DK/NA

7.6

8.0

6.8

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

23)

What do you expect to happen now, after the establishment of the Palestinian national unity government and the meetings between Abu Mazin and Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert?

 

1) Negotiations will resume soon enough and armed confrontations will stop

19.2

16.5

23.9

 

2) Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue

47.0

44.5

51.5

 

3) Armed confrontations will not stop and the two sides will not return to negotiations

27.8

31.5

21.3

 

4) DK/NA

6.0

7.6

3.2

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

24)

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

43.0

39.7

48.9

 

2) End the financial and political boycott of the PA

25.6

25.3

26.2

 

3) revive the peace process and negotiations to end occupation

13.0

14.0

11.2

 

4) Embark or political reforms including fighting corruption

16.6

19.5

11.6

 

5) Others (specify: ----------------------- )

0.7

0.5

1.2

 

6) DK/NA

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

25)

How do you read the Mecca Agreement between Fateh and Hamas? For example, do you see in it a Hamas acceptance of Fateh’s views regarding international conditions or do you see in it a Fateh acceptance of the views of Hamas regarding international conditions?

 

1) Hamas acceptance of Fateh’s views

8.7

8.5

9.1

 

2) Fateh acceptance of Hamas views

4.2

4.5

3.8

 

3) neither this nor that, both modified their positions a little

61.8

58.7

67.2

 

4) neither this nor that, both sides did not change their positions

19.6

21.2

16.7

 

5) DK/NA

5.7

7.1

3.2

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

26)

Now, after the formation of the national unity government, tell us what your expectations are with regard to the following issues. Tell us if you think things will improve, worsen or stay the same: [, , , ,]

26-1

Economic conditions such as poverty and unemployment

 

1) Will definitely improve

2.6

2.4

2.9

 

2) Will improve

62.7

58.9

69.4

 

3) Will stay the same

17.6

19.8

13.8

 

4) Will worsen

12.2

13.3

10.2

 

5) Will definitely worsen

2.0

2.6

1.0

 

6) No Opinion/ Don’t know

2.9

3.1

2.6

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

26-2

Enforcement of law and order

 

1) Will definitely improve

3.6

3.6

3.5

 

2) Will improve

65.5

63.9

68.2

 

3) Will stay the same

16.2

17.2

14.5

 

4) Will worsen

10.8

11.0

10.4

 

5) Will definitely worsen

1.4

1.6

1.1

 

6) No Opinion/ Don’t know

2.5

2.6

2.3

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

26-3

Fighting corruption and carrying out internal reforms

 

1) Will definitely improve

3.2

3.1

3.5

 

2) Will improve

62.1

59.3

66.9

 

3) Will stay the same

21.0

21.9

19.5

 

4) Will worsen

10.2

11.7

7.4

 

5) Will definitely worsen

1.2

1.0

1.4

 

6) No Opinion/ Don’t know

2.4

3.0

1.3

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

26-4

Status of democracy, particularly with regard to freedom of the press

 

1) Will definitely improve

2.4

2.4

2.4

 

2) Will improve

56.2

52.0

63.4

 

3) Will stay the same

24.8

26.5

22.0

 

4) Will worsen

10.9

12.2

8.7

 

5) Will definitely worsen

1.1

1.2

0.7

 

6) No Opinion/ Don’t know

4.6

5.7

2.8

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

26-5

Payment of salaries in the public sector

 

1) Will definitely improve

3.2

2.9

3.8

 

2) Will improve

67.7

65.3

71.9

 

3) Will stay the same

15.8

17.3

13.2

 

4) Will worsen

8.0

8.9

6.3

 

5) Will definitely worsen

1.0

1.0

1.1

 

6) No Opinion/ Don’t know

4.3

4.6

3.7

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

26-6

Safety and security for you and your family

 

1) Will definitely improve

3.2

3.5

2.8

 

2) Will improve

61.5

56.1

71.0

 

3) Will stay the same

21.8

26.2

14.2

 

4) Will worsen

9.0

9.2

8.7

 

5) Will definitely worsen

1.5

1.7

1.2

 

6) No Opinion/ Don’t know

2.9

3.4

2.1

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

27)

And what do you expect to happen with the following issues? In your opinion will the chances that they occur or continue increase or decrease?  [will definitely decrease, will decrease, will stay as it is, will increase, will definitely increase, DK/NA]

27-1

Internal infighting

 

1) Will definitely decrease

7.3

8.9

4.6

 

2) Will decrease

63.3

64.3

61.6

 

3) Will stay as it is

12.7

11.3

15.2

 

4) Will increase

13.6

12.4

15.8

 

5) Will definitely increase

0.8

0.5

1.3

 

6) DK/NA

2.2

2.5

1.6

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

27-2

International financial sanctions

 

1) Will definitely decrease

4.9

5.5

3.8

 

2) Will decrease

62.3

58.9

68.4

 

3) Will stay as it is

17.5

18.1

16.5

 

4) Will increase

10.8

12.0

8.7

 

5) Will definitely increase

0.5

0.7

0.2

 

6) DK/NA

4.0

4.9

2.4

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

27-3

International political boycott

 

1) Will definitely decrease

4.3

4.8

3.5

 

2) Will decrease

59.7

55.6

66.8

 

3) Will stay as it is

18.8

20.7

15.6

 

4) Will increase

10.5

10.4

10.7

 

5) Will definitely increase

1.1

1.6

0.2

 

6) DK/NA

5.6

7.0

3.2

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

27-4

Building of Israeli settlements in the West Bank

 

1) Will definitely decrease

1.3

1.4

1.1

 

2) Will decrease

22.8

16.4

33.8

 

3) Will stay as it is

25.5

26.1

24.4

 

4) Will increase

38.8

43.7

30.4

 

5) Will definitely increase

7.2

8.2

5.6

 

6) DK/NA

4.4

4.2

4.7

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

27-5

Building of the separation barrier – wall in the West Bank

 

1) Will definitely decrease

1.0

1.1

0.9

 

2) Will decrease

18.0

10.8

30.7

 

3) Will stay as it is

30.4

31.0

29.2

 

4) Will increase

37.9

44.3

26.7

 

5) Will definitely increase

9.0

10.2

6.8

 

6) DK/NA

3.7

2.5

5.7

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

28)

And what are your expectations regarding the resumption of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations? Do you think the two sides will return to negotiations in the near future?

 

1) Certainly yes

6.4

5.8

7.4

 

2) Yes

58.6

57.3

60.9

 

3) No

25.4

26.7

23.1

 

4) Certainly no

4.9

5.3

4.1

 

5) DK/NA

4.7

4.8

4.5

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

29)

And what about the current ceasefire, will it be maintained or will it collapse in the near future?

 

1) Certainly maintained

2.8

2.1

4.0

 

2) Maintained

49.9

48.5

52.4

 

3) Collapse

40.1

42.5

35.9

 

4) Certainly collapse

2.8

2.2

3.8

 

5) DK/NA

4.4

4.7

3.9

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

30)

 And what about the Israeli occupation measures in the West Bank, such as the checkpoints and the closures, will they increase, decrease or remain the same as before?

 

1) Certainly will increase

4.7

4.9

4.5

 

2) Will increase

28.8

29.6

27.5

 

3) Will remain the same

37.6

39.9

33.6

 

4) Will decrease

22.8

20.5

26.9

 

5) Certainly will decrease

2.8

2.0

4.1

 

6) DK/NA

3.2

3.1

3.4

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

31)

What are your expectations regarding the impact of the unity government on Hamas, will Hams become more moderate and flexible in its attitude regarding Israel? or will it become more hard line? or will it stay unchanged?

 

1) Certainly Hamas will become more moderate

13.8

13.4

14.6

 

2) Hamas will become more moderate

40.6

41.6

38.9

 

3) Hamas will become more hardline

12.9

12.0

14.4

 

4) Certainly Hamas will become more hardline

5.3

3.6

8.2

 

5) Hamas will stay unchanged

22.8

23.8

21.2

 

6) DK/NA

4.6

5.7

2.7

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

32)

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the new government of national unity?

 

1) certainly satisfied

26.3

23.8

30.8

 

2) satisfied

61.3

61.9

60.4

 

3) dissatisfied

9.7

11.3

6.9

 

4) Certainly dissatisfied

1.0

0.8

1.3

 

5) DK/NA

1.6

2.2

0.7

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

33)

Do you expect the government of national unity to stay in office until at least the end of this year or do you expect it to fall before the end of the year?

 

1) Certainly it will stay at least until the end of the year

22.0

18.5

28.0

 

2) Will stay at least until the end of the year

47.0

49.3

43.0

 

3) Will not stay until the end of the year

18.3

17.9

19.0

 

4) Certainly it will not stay until the end of the year

4.8

4.9

4.7

 

5) DK/NA

7.9

9.4

5.3

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

34)

Do you think the national unity government should accept or reject the Quartet condition which demands recognition of Israel?

 

1) Certainly it should accept

5.4

5.0

6.1

 

2) It should accept

42.1

42.9

40.6

 

3) It should reject

40.3

38.9

42.8

 

4) Certainly it should reject

8.0

8.1

7.8

 

5) DK/NA

4.2

5.1

2.6

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

35)

And what if Israel recognized the national unity government, should or should not the national unity government in turn recognize Israel?

 

1) Certainly it should

8.4

8.6

8.1

 

2) It should

40.8

41.4

39.7

 

3) It should not

38.7

36.2

43.2

 

4) Certainly it should not

8.5

9.2

7.4

 

5) DK/NA

3.6

4.7

1.6

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

36)

There is currently talk about conducting Palestinian-Israeli negotiations with the aim of establishing a Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip and about 80% to 90% of the West Bank to be followed by negations between the Palestinian state and Israel on the remaining issues such as permanent borders, refugees, holy places in Jerusalem, and others. Do you support or oppose the participation of the Palestinian Authority including the national unity government of Fateh and Hamas in such negotiations? 

 

1) Certainly support

9.6

10.0

8.8

 

2) Support

61.3

59.5

64.4

 

3) Oppose

22.0

22.6

21.0

 

4) Certainly oppose

4.5

4.6

4.4

 

5) DK/NA

2.6

3.3

1.4

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

37)

There is a proposal that after the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and the settlemnet 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 Palestinians people. Do you agree or disagree to this proposal?

 

1) Definitely agree

7.3

6.6

8.4

 

2) agree

55.8

56.6

54.3

 

3) disagree

27.3

27.0

27.9

 

4) definitely disagree

7.5

6.8

8.6

 

5) DK/NA

2.1

3.0

0.7

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

38)

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

54.2

54.2

54.2

 

2) Majority opposes

36.3

36.5

35.8

 

3) DK/NA

9.5

9.3

10.0

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

39)

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

47.2

45.5

50.2

 

2) Majority opposes

42.4

44.6

38.5

 

5) DK/NA

10.3

9.8

11.3

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

40B)

According to the Saudi plan, Israel will retreat from all territories occupied in 1967 including Gaza the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, and a Palestinian state will be established. The refugees problem will be resoved through negotiation in a just and agreed upon manner and in accordance with UN resolution 194. In return, all Arab states will recognize Israel and its right to secure borders, will sign peace treaties with her and establish normal diplomatic relations.  Do you agree or disagree to this plan?

 

1) Certainly agree

8.4

8.0

9.1

 

2) agree

63.3

63.3

63.2

 

3) disagree

20.9

20.9

20.9

 

4) Certainly disagree

4.8

4.9

4.4

 

5) DK/NA

2.7

2.9

2.3

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

41)

If Israel and the Palestinians return to permanent settlement negotiations, various compromise proposals may come up on the table. I will read to you now several items that might be included in the final settlement with the Palestinians. For each of theses items tell me the extent to which you agree or disagree to it, taking into account all its elements.

41-1A

 

As to the territories issue: Israeli withdrawal from all of the Gaza Strip. 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}

 

1) Certainly agree

5.1

4.8

5.5

 

2) agree

49.2

47.6

52.1

 

3) disagree

35.3

35.8

34.2

 

4) Certainly disagree

7.5

8.7

5.5

 

5) DK/NA

3.0

3.1

2.7

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

41-2A

 

East Jerusalem would become the capital of the Palestinian state with Arab neighborhoods, the Old City and al Haram al Sharif coming under Palestinian sovereignty. Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, the Jewish Quarter, and the Wailing Wall would come under Israeli sovereignty

 

1) Certainly agree

3.9

3.7

4.2

 

2) agree

38.8

41.7

33.7

 

3) disagree

44.3

42.7

47.2

 

4) Certainly disagree

10.3

9.4

11.9

 

5) DK/NA

2.7

2.5

3.0

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

41-3A

 

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.

 

1) Certainly agree

4.3

2.9

6.8

 

2) agree

38.4

40.0

35.4

 

3) disagree

45.0

43.3

48.1

 

4) Certainly disagree

8.8

10.1

6.6

 

5) DK/NA

3.5

3.7

3.1

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

42)

Some say that part of the armed conflict in Iraq is sectarian involving Sunnits and Shi’its. What do you think? Do you accept or not accept the view that there exists a sectarian conflict in Iraq between Sunnits and Shi’its?

 

1) certainly accept

15.5

14.5

17.2

 

2) accept

43.0

41.1

46.3

 

3) do not accept

31.5

33.6

28.0

 

4) Certainly do not accept

7.1

7.7

5.9

 

5) DK/NA

2.9

3.1

2.6

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

43)

If you think that part of the conflict in Iraq is between Sunnits and Shi’its, tell us with whom the following parties stand, with the Shi’its or the Sunnits?  [With Shi’its, with Sunnits, with both sides, with neither side, DK/NA]

43-1

Saudi Arabia

3.9

4.9

2.3

 

1) With Shi'its

59.2

54.2

66.9

 

2) with Sunnits,

6.8

6.4

7.5

 

3) with both sides

18.2

19.9

15.5

 

4) with neither side

12.0

14.7

7.9

 

5) DK/NA

 

 

 

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

43-2

Jordan

 

 

 

 

1) With Shi'its

7.1

8.1

5.7

 

2) with Sunnits,

50.0

48.4

52.5

 

3) with both sides

8.3

8.0

8.7

 

4) with neither side

20.3

20.1

20.6

 

5) DK/NA

14.3

15.4

12.5

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

43-3

Egypt

 

 

 

 

1) With Shi'its

5.3

6.5

3.6

 

2) with Sunnits,

52.8

48.7

58.9

 

3) with both sides

8.8

8.0

10.0

 

4) with neither side

19.2

19.6

18.5

 

5) DK/NA

13.9

17.2

8.9

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

43-4

Palestinian Authority

 

 

 

 

1) With Shi'its

1.6

1.9

1.2

 

2) with Sunnits,

69.5

68.1

71.7

 

3) with both sides

5.2

4.3

6.5

 

4) with neither side

15.2

15.2

15.3

 

5) DK/NA

8.5

10.6

5.3

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

43-5

Iran

 

 

 

 

1) With Shi'its

79.8

80.6

78.6

 

2) with Sunnits,

5.9

4.2

8.5

 

3) with both sides

3.5

2.1

5.5

 

4) with neither side

2.4

2.5

2.2

 

5) DK/NA

8.5

10.7

5.1

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

43-6

Syria

 

 

 

 

1) With Shi'its

30.9

31.2

30.5

 

2) with Sunnits,

33.7

32.8

35.2

 

3) with both sides

12.0

11.2

13.3

 

4) with neither side

8.1

7.9

8.5

 

5) DK/NA

15.2

16.9

12.6

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

43-7

Fateh

 

 

 

 

1) With Shi'its

2.6

2.9

2.1

 

2) with Sunnits,

69.3

67.4

72.1

 

3) with both sides

3.5

2.7

4.7

 

4) with neither side

12.9

13.3

12.4

 

5) DK/NA

11.7

13.6

8.8

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

43-8

Hamas

 

 

 

 

1) With Shi'its

12.8

10.2

16.6

 

2) with Sunnits,

66.8

68.0

65.0

 

3) with both sides

3.9

3.3

4.9

 

4) with neither side

7.9

7.7

8.1

 

5) DK/NA

8.6

10.7

5.5

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

43-9

Hizbullah

 

 

 

 

1) With Shi'its

73.5

72.7

74.8

 

2) with Sunnits,

12.0

12.3

11.5

 

3) with both sides

4.3

2.6

6.9

 

4) with neither side

2.5

2.6

2.4

 

5) DK/NA

7.6

9.8

4.4

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

44)

And what about you? Which side you stand with?

 

1) Shi’its

0.4

0.2

0.7

 

2) Sunnits

75.1

67.4

87.0

 

3) both sides

4.3

5.3

2.7

 

4) neither side

18.1

24.3

8.5

 

5)DK/NA

2.1

2.8

1.1

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

45)

Which of the following political parties do you support?

 

1) PPP

0.8

0.7

0.8

 

2) PFLP

4.7

5.4

3.3

 

3) Fateh

29.1

26.8

33.1

 

4) Hamas

26.7

23.2

32.9

 

5) DFLP

0.2

0.1

0.3

 

6) Islamic Jihad

2.5

2.5

2.5

 

7) Fida

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

8) National Initiative (Mubadara)

1.5

1.9

0.7

 

9) Independent Islamists

3.7

4.3

2.8

 

10) Independent Nationalists

3.7

3.8

3.5

 

11) None of the above

26.1

29.8

19.6

 

12) Other, specify

1.1

1.4

0.5

 

 

 

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