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Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No (42)- full analysis

While Hamas wins greater public confidence and appreciation in the aftermath of the prisoner exchange deal, likely vote for the group remains unchanged and while the public opposes return to negotiations without terms of reference and a settlement freeze, support for a permanent status compromise increases

15-17 December 2011
* This survey was conducted with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah.

Joint Palestinian - Israeli Press release

Increase in Palestinians' and Israelis' willingness to compromise amidst climate of feud and mistrust

28 December 2011

This joint survey was conducted with the support of the Ford Foundation Cairo office and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ramallah and Jerusalem.

Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No (41)- full analysis
Massive support for going to the UN, but a majority expects US and Israeli financial and political sanctions and three quarters want an actual exercise of sovereignty throughout the West Bank

15-17 September 2011
* This survey was conducted with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah.

Joint Palestinian - Israeli Press release

Over 80% of the Palestinians support turning to the UN to obtain recognition of a Palestinian state. About 70% of Israelis think that if the UN recognizes a Palestinian state Israel should accept the decision

21 September 2011
This joint survey was conducted with the support of the Ford Foundation Cairo office and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ramallah and Jerusalem.

Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No (40)

Palestinians want Abbas’ and PLO’s policy to be the platform of the reconciliation government and Fayyad to be its prime minister; an overwhelming majority wants a real state in September, one that exercises sovereignty in area C and at the international crossings with Jordan; and a majority wants to participate in big peaceful demonstrations that would breach checkpoints and block roads of Israeli settlers and army

16-18 June 2011
* This survey was conducted with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah.

Joint Palestinian - Israeli Press release

Palestinians are determined to go to the UN in September and not to return to negotiations with Netanyahu, in line with Israelis’ expectations

28 June 2011
This joint survey was conducted with the support of the Ford Foundation Cairo office and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ramallah.

Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No (39)
While youth revolts in the Arab World pose a threat to Hamas and its government in the Gaza Strip, al Jazeera leaks of PLO documents recording Palestinian-Israeli negotiations pose a threat to Fateh and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, and the US use of its veto power against the UNSC resolution denouncing Israeli settlements destroys much of American credibility in the peace process

17-19 March 2011
* This survey was conducted with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah.

Joint Palestinian - Israeli Press release

In the backdrop of the demonstrations in the Arab world, neither Palestinians nor Israelis
consider such demonstrations to be capable of ending occupation in the West Bank

6 April 2011
This joint survey was conducted with the support of the Ford Foundation Cairo office and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ramallah.

Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No (38) - Full analysis
In the fourth quarter of 2010:
While demand for holding local elections increases, and while pessimism regarding the chances for reconciliation increases, and while criticism of the PA for suppression of freedoms increases, credibility of the authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip diminishes, support for a permanent settlement along the lines of the Clinton Parameters and the Geneva Initiative decreases, and two thirds oppose return to negotiations with Israel before it freezes settlement construction despite the fact that a majority believes Israel would be the first to benefit from no negotiations

16-18 December 2010
* This survey was conducted with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah.

Joint Palestinian - Israeli Press release

A majority of Israelis opposes intolerant steps toward Arab citizens. Palestinians incorrectly believe that the majority of Israeli Jews supports such steps

November - December 2010
This joint survey was conducted with the support of the Ford Foundation Cairo office and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ramallah.

Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No (37) - Full analysis
A confused and uncertain public:
While the Majority Opposes Return to Negotiations Under the Shadow of Settlement Construction, and While the Majority Opposes Alternatives to Negotiations Such as Violence, the Dissolution of the Palestinian Authority, or the Adoption of a One-State Solution, and While the Majority Supports Alternatives Such as Going to the UNSC, a Unilateral Declaration of Statehood, and Resort to Non-Violent Resistance, the Overwhelming Majority has no Confidence in the Efficacy of any of the Alternatives it Supports

30 September - 02 October 2010
* This survey was conducted with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah.

Joint Palestinian - Israeli Press release

Palestinians Believe they are Of Greater Need of Success in the Negotiations, Israelis think Both Neet it Equally, but Both Publics are Skeptical about their Success

30 September - 07 October 2010
This joint survey was conducted with the support of the Ford Foundation Cairo office and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ramallah.

Special Public Opinion Poll Among Palestinians of East Jerusalem
With a Total Absence of trust in the Intentions of Israel, the Netanyahu Government, and the Jerusalem Municipality Coupled with a Firm Belief in the Existence of Discrimination against Arabs, a Solid Majority Prefers Palestinian or International Sovereignty Over East Jerusalem. Yet, with High Levels of Satisfaction with Israeli Basic Services, and Significant Worry about Losing Israeli Medical Services, Free Movement Inside Israel, and Loss of Freedom of Expression in the Permanent Settlement, three Quarters of East Jerusalemites Prefer to See East and West Jerusalem as an Open City and One Quarter Prefers to Hold Israeli Citizenship

16 - 30 July 2010
* This survey was conducted with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah.

On the resumption of direct Palestinian - Israeli talks, article by Khalil Shikaki

Overcoming the Sisyphus Syndrome
September 2, 2010

Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No (36)
In the aftermath of the Free Gaza flotilla incident, Turkey is the most popular regional country, but Hamas’s popularity remains unchanged while Salam Fayyad and his government gain greater public support, and while support for compromise increases, two thirds remain pessimistic about the future of the peace process and the majority does not believe in the efficacy of alternative options to negotiations such as popular resistance or unilateral declaration of statehood

10-13 June 2010
* This survey was conducted with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah.

Joint Palestinian - Israeli Press release

Despite the Gaza Flotilla incident, Rise in Willingness to compromise among Palestinians and Israelis, but two-thirds on both sides remain pessimistic about the future of the peace process

6 - 16 June 2010.

This joint survey was conducted with the support of the Ford Foundation Cairo office and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ramallah.
Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No (35)
While a majority of Palestinians supports holding local elections and while a majority supports the two-state solution, an overwhelming majority opposes the proximity talks in the absence of a settlement freeze in East Jerusalem and the popularity and legitimacy of the president weaken in light of corruption reports and in light of the ending of his electoral term

04-06 March 2010
* This survey was conducted with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah.

Joint Palestinian - Israeli Press release

Majority of Palestinians and Israelis prefer two-state solution over binational state or confederation.

04-06 March 2010
This joint survey was conducted with the support of the Ford Foundation Cairo office and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ramallah.

The Obama Presidency and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Pdf format
Prof. Shai Feldman and Dr. Khalil Shikaki
(Joint Policy Brief with the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University)
November 2009

Fatah Resurrected
The National Interest

Khalil Shikaki - 27 October 2009

With Hamas in Power:Impact of Palestinian Domestic Developments on Options for the Peace Process
Dr. Khalil Shikaki
* This working paper was published by The Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University - February 2007.

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