Jerusalem Media &Communication Center - JMCC Public Opinion Poll Unit
Jerusalem Media & Communication Center - JMCC
PO Box 25047 - Jerusalem
Tel. 02-5838266 Fax: 02-5836837
Email: poll@jmcc.org
Website: www.jmcc.org
Poll no. 59, July 2006
Poll Result On Palestinian Attitudes Towards The Abduction of the Israeli
Soldier & Firing of Rockets
www.jmcc.org/publicpoll/results/2006/no59.pdf

Methodology :
A random sample of 1197 people over the age of 18 was interviewed
face-to-face throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip between 21st and 22nd
of June 2006. The margin of error is 3 percent, with a confidence level of
95.

Results:

Q.1 what do you think about the military operation that included the
abduction of The Israeli soldier?Would you say that you support, oppose, or
no answer?
77.2 support
21.7 Oppose
1.1 No answer \ Don' t Know

Q.2 Do you support the resumption of the military operations that aim to
abduct Israeli Soldiers as a suitable response within the current political
conditions, or do you reject them and find them harfmful to the Palestinian
national interests?
66.8 Suitable response within the current political conditions
30.7 I reject them and find them harmful to Palestinian national interests
2.5 No answer \ I don't know

Q. 3 In light of the current crisis resulting from the abduction of the
Israeli soldier, in your opinion what is the most suitable option for
dealing with the crisis?
17.6 To release the abducted soldier to avoid an incursion in Gaza
68.8 No release of the abducted soldier until the release of Palestinian
prisoners
10.9 To try the Israeli soldier and put him in a Palestinian prison
2.7 No answer \ I don't know

Q4. Do you expect the crisis of the Israeli soldier to end with gains
achieved by the Palestinian side or losses incurred by the Palestinian side
or do you think the end of this crisis will not affect the Palestinian
situation?
36.9 The Palestinian side will achieve gins
46.7 The Palestinian side will incur losses
13.9 It will not affect the Palestinian situation
2.5 No answer \ don't know

Q5. Do you support that the Palestinian side continues firing rockets
against targets as a suitable response within the current political
conditions, or do you reject them and find them harmful to the Palestinian
national interests?

60.4 Suitable response within the current political conditions
36.0 I reject them and find them harmful to Palestinian National Interests
3.6 No answer \ Don't know

Q 29 If the elections happened another time today, which list would you vote
for?
Alternative list ( DFLP, PPP, Fida, and independents coalition) 3.5
Independent Palestine list ( Mustafa Barghouthi and the independents) 3.2
Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa List 4.4
Martyr Abu Abbas List 1.0
Freedom and Social Justice list 0.8
Change and reform list 33.1
The National Coalition for
Democratic Justice 0.6
The Third Road List 2.8
Freedom and Independence List 1.1
Palestine Justice List 0.5
Fateh List 32.2
Won't vote 13.8
No answer 3.0