Poll no.116 Date: 13
November 2003

A poll carried out by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) and
Prepared by President
Dr.Nabil Kukali.

- ( 66.0%) support the cease fire at present between the Palestinians and
the Israelis.
- ( 54.3%) of the Palestinians support to various degrees the mutual
contacts conducted recently between the two parties, the Palestinian and the
Israeli.
- (72.3%) Support to varying degree the President Arafat.
- (60.3%) Support to varying degree Mr. Ahmed Qre' (Abu El-A'la) as a
Palestinian Prime Minister.
- ( 53.1%) Pessimistic about the future.
- ( 42.6%) Support the continuation of Intifada, while (44.5%-/-) call for a
halt.

From Majd Kokaly - Information Section

A poll recently conducted by the PCPO, prepared and supervised by its
president, Dr. Nabil Kukali, included a random sample of ( 669 ) Palestinian
adults from Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

The poll reveals that (66.0%) support the cease fire at present between the
Palestinians and the Israelis, while ( 29.7 %) oppose that to various
degrees.

( 54.3%) of the Palestinians support to various degrees the mutual contacts
conducted recently between the two parties, the Palestinian and the Israeli,
while ( 32.7 %) oppose that to various degrees.

President of the PCPO, Dr. Nabil Kukali, stated that the poll took place
7-11 November 2003 and the average age of the respondents was ( 33.0) years,
and the margin of error was( 3.79 +/-)percent points.

Kukali also stated that the percentage of female respondents was (47.0%)
while that of the male ones was (53.0%) He also explained that the
respondent's location of residence was as follows:( 51.4%) city,(
30.4% )village, and (18.2%) refugee camp. He pointed out to the average size
of respondents' families that was 8.13 persons.

Dr.Kukali said the results of the poll were as follows:

1. Mention your favorites candidate for the Palestinian Ministry of the
Interior in the next cabinet:
12 November 2003
1. Abu Al-A'la (in addition to the post of the prime minister) 17.3%
2. Hakam Bel'awi 9.9%
3. Jibreel Al-Rujoub 7.8%
4. Mohammed Dahlan 8.7%
5. Nasr Yousif 6.9%
6. Hani Al-Hassan 9.9%
7. Abdulrazzak Al-Yahia 7.2%
8. Others 15.1%
9. Do not know / refuse to answer 17.2%

2. Ahmed Qre' (Abu Al-A'la), the Palestinian prime minister said at a press
Conference held on 4/11/2003 ".that the basis for the return of the
confidence between the Palestinians and the Israelis is the stoppage of
killing, assassinations, settlements, and the lifting up of the siege off
the Palestinian people and its President. This beside the implementation and
application of the withdrawals from the Palestinian towns". Do you support
these declarations or oppose to them ?
12 November 2003
1. Strongly support 28.8%
2. Somewhat support 38.9%
3. Somewhat oppose 16.9%
4. Strongly oppose 10.2%
5. No opinion 5.2%

3. Do you support the cease fire at present between the Palestinians and the
Israelis?
12 November 2003
1. Strongly support 35.4%
2. Somewhat support 30.6%
3. Somewhat oppose 18.5%
4. Strongly oppose 11.2%
5. No opinion 4.3%

4. Ahmed Qre' (Abu Al-Ala'), the Palestinian prime minister, declared that
he is - under certain conditions - ready to meet his Israeli counterpart,
"Ariel Sharon", provided however that the meeting agenda and the result of
such a meeting should be previously agreed upon. Do you support or oppose
such a meeting?
12 November 2003
1. Strongly support 19.7%
2. Somewhat support 30.8%
3. Somewhat oppose 23.2%
4. Strongly oppose 17.9%
5. No opinion 8.4%

5. Please, express the extent of your support to appointing Mr. Ahmed Qre
' (Abu Al-Ala') " as a Palestinian Prime Minister?
12 November 2003
1. Strongly agree 18.4%
2. Somewhat agree 41.9%
3. Somewhat disagree 16.4%
4. Strongly disagree 12.0%
5. No Opinion 11.3%

6. Do you believe that the government of Abu Al-A'la is able to improve the
Economical conditions of the Palestinian people?
12 November 2003
1. Yes 12.7%
2. Up to a certain degree 36.0%
3. No 39.3%
4. I have no opinion 12.0%

7. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or oppose to
The mutual contacts recently conducted between the two parties, the
Palestinian and the Israeli?
12 November 2003
1. Strongly support 15.4%
2. Somewhat support 38.9%
3. Somewhat oppose 17.6%
4. Strongly oppose 15.1%
5. Do not know 13.0%

8. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly
oppose the notion that says that the political process (i.e. peace process)
is the best thing we can get under current conditions (i.e. international
changes):
12 Nov 2002-/-30 Jun 2003-/-30 Sep 2003-/-12 Nov 2003
1. Strongly support 16.2%-/- 15.9%-/- 15.5%-/- 21.2%
2. Somewhat support 24.0%-/- 32.4%-/- 29.7%-/- 39.9%
3. Somewhat oppose 13.1%-/- 15.1%-/- 14.5%-/- 15.1%
4. Strongly oppose 28.1%-/- 17.2%-/- 24.2%-/- 11.8%
5. Do not know 18.6%-/- 19.4%-/- 16.1%-/- 12.0%

9. Do you or not believe that if the Israeli government's taking serious and
sincere measures to lift the siege and security belt on the Palestinian
territories will alleviate violence?
12 Nov 2002-/-30 Jun 2003-/-30 Sep 2003-/-12 Nov 2003
1. Yes 28.7%-/- 26.8%-/- 23.2%-/- 35.4%
2. To some extent 35.8%-/- 46.0%-/- 43.1%-/- 28.8%
3. No 25.8%-/- 18.0%-/- 25.4%-/- 26.6%
4. Do not know 9.7%-/- 9.2%-/- 8.3%-/- 9.2%

10. Some people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip support the continuation of
the Intifada, while others call for a halt to it which of these two opinions
is closer to yours?
12 Nov 2002-/-30 Jun 2003-/-30 Sep 2003-/-12 Nov 2003
1. Continuation of the Intifada 73.0%-/- 44.9%-/- 56.3%-/- 42.6%
2. Halting the Intifada 19.6%-/- 37.0%-/- 30.9%-/- 44.5%
3. Do not know / refuse to answer 7.4%-/- 18.1%-/- 12.8%-/- 12.9%

11.Do you think that there is a Palestinian leader other than Yaser Arafat
who is able to sign a peace treaty with the Israelis at present, or not?
12 Nov 2002-/-30 Jun 2003-/-30 Sep 2003-/-12 Nov 2003
1. Yes 26.6%-/- 19.7%-/- 16.5%-/- 15.2%
2. No 45.5%-/- 53.5%-/- 58.7%-/- 58.3%
3. I don't know 27.8%-/- 26.8%-/- 24.8%-/- 26.5%

12. When asked:' to what degree do you support president Arafat"?
12 Nov 2002-/-30 Jun 2003-/-30 Sep 2003-/-12 Nov 2003
1. Strongly support 20.2%-/- 31.7%-/- 41.6%-/- 42.5%
2. Somewhat Support 18.1%-/- 32.7%-/- 32.1%-/- 29.9%
3. Somewhat oppose 21.7%-/- 22.3%-/- 16.3%-/- 17.2%
4. Strongly oppose 16.1%-/- 7.2%-/- 4.6%-/- 4.6%
5. No Opinion 23.9%-/- 6.1%-/- 5.4%-/- 5.8%

13. Do you evaluate the general economical situation in the Palestinian
territories as?
12 Nov 2002-/-30 Jun 2003-/-30 Sep 2003-/-12 Nov 2003
1. Good 9.2%-/- 2.6%-/- 8.1%-/- 7.6%
2. Fair 24.7%-/- 23.1%-/- 19.5%-/- 22.9%
3. Bad 60.8%-/- 69.8%-/- 70.2%-/- 62.5%
4. Do not Know 5.3%-/- 4.5%-/- 2.2%-/- 7.0%

14. To what degree are you concerned for your means of subsistence?
12 Nov 2002-/-30 Jun 2003-/-30 Sep 2003-/-12 Nov 2003
1. Highly concerned 20.7%-/- 22.4%-/- 26.4%-/- 24.7%
2. Concerned 29.8%-/- 27.4%-/- 31.7%-/- 38.3%
3. Not that concerned 19.8%-/- 17.5%-/- 20.2%-/- 16.4%
4. Absolutely unconcerned 19.1%-/- 18.7%-/- 12.4%-/- 12.1%
5. Do not know 10.6%-/- 14.0%-/- 9.3%-/- 8.5%

15. Given the current political and economical conditions, are you
optimistic or pessimistic about the future?
12 Nov 2002-/-30 Jun 2003-/-30 Sep 2003-/-12 Nov 2003
1. Optimistic 29.2%-/- 30.0%-/- 36.2%-/- 31.4%
2. Pessimistic 56.8%-/- 56.0%-/- 47.0%-/- 53.1%
3. No opinion 14.0%-/- 14.0%-/- 16.8%-/- 15.5%

16. Thirty six months back, to the time when the current Al-Aqsa Intifada
broke out, do you believe that it served or harmed the Palestinian
interests?
12 Nov 2002-/-30 Jun 2003-/-30 Sep 2003-/-12 Nov 2003
1. Considerably served 13.3%-/- 12.6%-/- 14.1%-/- 13.9%
2. Somewhat served 28.4%-/- 33.8%-/- 32.8%-/- 35.4%
3. Somewhat harmed 15.8%-/- 17.1%-/- 17.2%-/- 18.1%
4. Considerably harmed 25.1%-/- 21.8%-/- 23.0%-/- 18.7%
5. No opinion 17.4%-/- 14.7%-/- 12.9%-/- 13.9%

17. Do you believe that the PA is capable or incapable of creating job
opportunities to the Palestinian workers in Israel?
12 Nov 2002-/-30 Jun 2003-/-30 Sep 2003-/-12 Nov 2003
1. Capable 30.5%-/- 18.2%-/- 19.7%-/- 12.1%
2. Incapable 43.4%-/- 64.7%-/- 67.2%-/- 65.5%
3. Do not know 26.1%-/- 17.1%-/- 13.1%-/- 22.4%

Contact Person:
Dr. Nabil Kukali
Tel: 02 2774846, Fax: 02 277 4892
Mobile: 067 216643
Email: kukali@p-ol.com