December 2001 Poll of Palestinians: Killing Israelis Isn't Terror

Excerpt from Palestinian Center for Policy & Survey Research - PSR - Survey
Research Unit: Public Opinion Poll # 3 -

http://www.pcpsr.org/survey/polls/2001/p3a.html

These are the results of opinion poll # 3, conducted by the Palestinian
Center for Policy & Survey Research, between 19-24 December 2001. The poll
deals with the ceasefire, immediate return to negotiations, support for
Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation, and domestic affairs. The total sample
size of this poll is 1357 from Palestinians 18 years and older, of which 851
in the West Bank and 506 in the Gaza Strip. The margin of error is + 3% and
the non-response rate is 3%.

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22. The war against terrorism has recently become a salient issue. I will
read you now a list of events. To what extent do you agree or disagree to
define these events as terrorist events?

22-1 The killing of 29 Palestinians in Hebron by Baruch Goldstein at al
Ibrahimi Mosque in 1994
1. Strongly Agree 86.7
2. Agree 11.4
3. Disagree 0.9
4. Strongly Disagree 0.9
5. No opionion/ Don't Know 0.1

22-2 The distribution of Antrax envelopes in the US.
1. Strongly Agree 29.4
2. Agree 33.8
3. Disagree 23.8
4. Strongly Disagree 7.2
5. No opionion/ Don't Know 5.8

22-3 The assassination of Minister Rechavam Zeevi by Palestinians
1. Strongly Agree 4.2
2. Agree 6.3
3. Disagree 48.7
4. Strongly Disagree 38.6
5. No opionion/ Don't Know 2.2

22-4 The destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City by people suspected
to be members of a Bin Laden's organization
1. Strongly Agree 15.3
2. Agree 26.1
3. Disagree 37.6
4. Strongly Disagree 15.5
5. No opionion/ Don't Know 5.5

22-5 The killing of 21 Israeli youths by a Palestinian who exploded himself
at the Dolphinarium night club in Tel Aviv
1. Strongly Agree 6.1
2. Agree 9.1
3. Disagree 47.1
4. Strongly Disagree 35.2
5. No opionion/ Don't Know 2.5

22-6 The explosion of a Pan-Am jet over Lockerbie in Scotland by suspected
Libyan agents and the killing of 270 people
1. Strongly Agree 14.2
2. Agree 31.6
3. Disagree 30.6
4. Strongly Disagree 10.1
5. No opionion/ Don't Know 13.5

22-7 The assasination of Abu Ali Mustafa, head of the PFLP by Israel
1. Strongly Agree 75.8
2. Agree 16.9
3. Disagree 3.5
4. Strongly Disagree 2.9
5. No opionion/ Don't Know 1.0

22-8 Shooting at Gilo by armed Palestinians
1. Strongly Agree 5.7
2. Agree 7.5
3. Disagree 49.6
4. Strongly Disagree 35.0
5. No opionion/ Don't Know 2.1

22-9 the killing of 13 Israel Arab demonstrators by the Israeli police
during the early days of al Aqsa intifada
1. Strongly Agree 66.0
2. Agree 24.5
3. Disagree 5.8
4. Strongly Disagree 2.6
5. No opionion/ Don't Know 1.2

22-10 Invasion of Israeli military forces to designated A territories and
the shooting of Palestinian civilians
1. Strongly Agree 72.8
2. Agree 21.7
3. Disagree 2.4
4. Strongly Disagree 1.9
5. No opionion/ Don't Know 1.1

22-11 the killing of 3 Israeli civilians in Naharia railway station by an
Israeli Arab who exploded himself
1. Strongly Agree 5.9
2. Agree 9.9
3. Disagree 50.9
4. Strongly Disagree 29.8
5. No opionion/ Don't Know 3.6
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