PSR - Survey Research Unit: Poll No. 26 - Main Results in Numbers PSR - Survey Research Unit

PSR Poll No. 26

11-16 December 2007

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

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From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched most during the last two months?

 

1) Al Arabia

8.6

7.9

10.0

 

2) Al Jazeera

53.2

61.3

39.1

 

3) Al Hurra

0.2

0.3

 0.0

 

4) Al Manar

1.7

2.2

0.8

 

5) Palestine TV

13.5

8.6

22.0

 

6) Al-Aqsa TV

11.3

6.3

20.0

 

7) Do not watch TV

6.1

6.5

5.4

 

8) Others

2.4

3.2

1.0

 

9) Do not have a dish

2.8

3.5

1.7

 

9) No Opinion/Don’t know

0.2

0.3

 0.0

 

 

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

8.1

6.9

10.1

 

2) Satisfied

41.5

42.3

40.1

 

3) Not satisfied 

32.9

30.8

36.5

 

4) not satisfied at all

12.8

14.2

10.4

 

5) DK/NA

4.7

5.8

2.9

 

 

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

55.8

56.2

55.3

 

2) Ismael Haneyyeh

36.7

35.2

39.0

 

3 DK/NA

7.4

8.6

5.7

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

03)

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

 

1) Marwan Barghouti

63.4

64.5

61.5

 

2) Ismael Haneyyeh

32.2

29.7

36.1

 

3) No Opinion/ Don’t know

4.4

5.7

2.4

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

05)

 

If new elections agreed to by all factions 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

1.5

0.8

 

2) independent Palestine

3.4

4.4

1.8

 

3) Abu Ali Mustafa

3.7

4.4

2.6

 

4) Abu al Abbas

0.1

0.2

 

 

5) freedom and social justice

0.2

0.2

 

 

6) change and reform

30.5

28.7

33.3

 

7) national coalition for justice and democracy

0.2

0.3

 

 

8) third way

0.8

1.1

0.2

 

9) freedom and independence

0.3

0.4

0.3

 

10) Palestinian justice

0.1

0.2

 

 

11) Fateh

49.0

46.9

52.3

 

12) none of the above/ DK/NA

10.5

11.7

8.6

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

06)

Hamas carried out a military step in mid June against security headquarters belonging to the PA in the Gaza Strip and succeeded after that in controlling the Strip. Do you approve or disapprove of what Hamas did?

 

1) Strongly approve

5.2

5.1

5.5

 

2) Approve

16.1

13.5

20.5

 

3) Disapprove

44.6

42.7

47.8

 

4) Strongly disapprove

29.6

33.6

22.7

 

5) DK/NA

4.5

5.1

3.5

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

07)

President Mahmud Abbas dismissed the government of Ismail Haniyeh after the Gaza events about three months ago. But the prime minister of the dismissed government remained in his position in the Gaza Strip. Do you approve or disapprove of his decision to stay in his position?

 

1) Strongly approve

8.1

7.9

8.4

 

2) Approve

33.9

31.6

38.0

 

3) Disapprove

37.4

35.8

40.0

 

4) Strongly disapprove

14.4

16.8

10.2

 

5) DK/NA

6.3

8.0

3.4

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

08)

Moreover, President Abbas appointed an emergency government headed by Salam Fayyad. After the ending of the emergency period and due to the inability of the PLC to convene, the government of Fayyad became a care taker one. Do you approve or disapprove of the continued functioning of this government?

 

1) Strongly approve

8.4

8.0

9.0

 

2) Approve

42.9

43.5

41.7

 

3) Disapprove

31.2

29.1

34.9

 

4) Strongly disapprove

8.5

8.9

7.9

 

5) DK/NA

9.1

10.5

6.5

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

09)

Now after the events in the Gaza Strip and the separation between the Palestinian authorities in Gaza and the Palestinian authorities in the West Bank, what do you expect to happen in the future? Will the separation remain or will the two authorities be unified?

 

1) the two authorities will be unified in the next few months

35.6

24.7

54.7

 

2) the two authorities will be unified but within a year or two

21.7

25.9

14.5

 

3) the two authorities will not be unified soon or in the next two years

17.2

19.6

13.2

 

4) separation between the West Bank and Gaza will be consolidated and will become permanent

16.9

19.2

12.9

 

5) DK/NA

8.5

10.6

4.7

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

10)

After the separation between Gaza and the West Bank, Hamas and the government of Ismail Haniyeh remained in power in Gaza and considered itself the legitimate government while president Abu Mazin formed a new government headed by Salam Fayyad and it too considered itself legitimate. What about you, which of the two government you consider legitimate, the government of Haniyeh or the government of Abu Mazin and Fayyad?

 

1) Haniyehs’ government is the legitimate one

26.8

23.2

33.2

 

2) Abu Mazin’s and Fayyad government is the legitimate one

36.8

36.4

37.5

 

3) Both governments are legitimate

10.7

11.9

8.6

 

4) Both governments are not legitimate

21.1

22.6

18.4

 

5) DK/NA

4.6

5.9

2.3

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

11)

Fateh and Hamas and the two authorities in Gaza and the West Bank are currently engaged in a competition to win public support and confidence through the use of media such as Palestine TV and al Aqsa TV stations. When you hear news from the two sides, which side you trust more, the news spread by Hamas and Haniyeh’s government or the news spread by Fateh and the Abu Mazin’s and Fayyad’s government?

 

1) Trust Hamas and Haniyeh’s government

19.4

16.7

24.2

 

2) Trust Fateh and Abu Mazin’s and Salam’s governemtn

24.2

22.5

27.1

 

3) Trust both sides

4.5

4.9

3.7

 

4) Trust neither side

45.9

47.8

42.6

 

5) DK/NA

6.0

8.1

2.4

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

12)

Do you think Hamas plans to take control of the West Bank by force in the same way it took control over the Gaza Strip?

 

1) Certainly it plans to do that

20.0

18.7

22.4

 

2) it plans to do that

21.4

20.8

22.5

 

3) it does not plan to do that

37.4

35.9

40.0

 

4) Certainly it does not plan to do that

9.1

9.6

8.4

 

5) No opinion/Don’t know

12.0

15.1

6.8

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

13)

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

 

1) Very good

1.9

2.3

1.2

 

2) Good

6.0

6.4

5.4

 

3) So so

5.9

5.8

6.1

 

4) Bad

30.3

33.7

24.2

 

5) Very bad

55.0

50.3

63.1

 

6) DK/NA

0.9

1.5

 

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

14)

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

 

1) Very good

5.6

3.0

10.1

 

2) Good

24.9

18.9

35.5

 

3) So so

26.5

31.0

18.5

 

4) Bad

28.4

34.0

18.6

 

5) Very bad

12.1

12.7

11.1

 

6) DK/NA

2.5

0.5

6.2

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

15)

Generally, do you see yourself as:

 

1) Religious

48.9

40.2

64.1

 

2) Somewhat religious

47.0

55.3

32.6

 

3) Not religious

3.6

3.8

3.4

 

4) DK/NA

0.4

0.7

 

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

16)

Generally, do you see yourself as:

 

1) Supportive of the peace process

68.7

64.4

76.2

 

2) Opposed to the peace process

16.0

16.8

14.6

 

3) Between support and opposition

14.7

17.9

9.2

 

4) DK/NA

0.6

0.9

 

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

17)

Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions under the control of President Abu Mazin?

 

1) Yes 

77.8

77.4

78.4

 

2) No 

12.7

10.6

16.5

 

3) DK/NA

9.5

12.0

5.1

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

18)

If yes, will this corruption in PA institutions under the control of President Abu Mazin increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future?

 

1) Will increase   

42.2

48.6

31.3

 

2) Will remain as it is

14.3

14.4

14.1

 

3) will decrease

36.8

29.9

48.8

 

4) DK/NA

6.7

7.2

5.8

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

19)

Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions under the control of Ismail Haniyeh’s government?

 

1) Yes 

57.9

57.4

58.8

 

2) No  

26.7

23.7

32.0

 

3) DK/NA

15.3

18.9

9.2

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

20)

If yes, will this corruption in PA institutions under the control of Ismail Haniyeh’s government increase, decrease or remain as it is in the future?

 

1) Will increase   

55.2

57.6

51.2

 

2) Will remain as it is

13.5

13.6

13.3

 

3) will decrease

21.5

17.7

28.0

 

4) DK/NA

9.8

11.1

7.4

 

 

Total

West Bank

Gaza Strip

21)

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

 

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