Poll: 70%:25% Give Abu Mazen a chance, 51%:31% He won't succeed

Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 21 January 2005

Telephone poll carried out by "Brain Base" ["Maagar Mochot"] of a
representative sample of 509 from the adult Israeli population (including
Israeli Arabs) under the direction of Prof. Y.Katz for the Israeli
television program "Reshet in the Morning" program on 20 January 2005.
Survey error +/- 4.5 percentage points:

Should Israel give Abu Mazen a chance to handle the security situation in
Gaza before the IDF launches a military campaign?
Yes 70% No 25% Other 5%

Do you think that Abu Mazen really wants to bring calm to Gaza?
Yes 58% No 28% Other 14%

Do you think that Abu Mazen can really bring calm to Gaza?
Yes 31% No 51% Other 18%

Do you think that Israel has today abandoned the residents of Sderot?
Yes 37% No 47% Other 16%

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
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