PSR - Survey Research Unit: Poll No. 40
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12) Do current political, security, and economic conditions lead you to
seek emigration abroad?
West-Bank
1) Certainly seek to emigrate 8.2%
2) Seek emigration 17.6%
3) Do not seek emigration 38.5%
4) Certainly do not seek emigration 35.5%
5) DK/NA .2%
12) Do current political, security, and economic conditions lead you to
seek emigration abroad?
Gaza-Strip
1) Certainly seek to emigrate 16.5%
2) Seek emigration 23.0%
3) Do not seek emigration 31.2%
4) Certainly do not seek emigration 28.7%
5) DK/NA .5%
10 July 2011
Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No (40)
16-18 June 2011
These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center
for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in the and the between 16-18 June
2011. Size of the sample is 1200 adults interviewed face to face in 120
randomly selected locations. Margin of error is 3%.
For further details, contact PSR director, Dr. Khalil Shikaki, or Walid
Ladadweh at tel 02-296 4933 or email pcpsr@pcpsr.org.
16-18 June 2011
00) From among the following satellite news stations, which one you
watched most during the last two months?
1) Al Arabia 16.7%
2) Al Jazeera 54.6%
3) Al Hurra .4%
4) Al Manar 3.0%
5) Palestine TV 9.2%
6) Alaqsa 6.1%
7) Do not watch TV 6.6%
8) Others 2.4%
9) Do not have a dish .3%
10) DK/NA .6%
01) In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in
the Palestinian areas in Gaza Strip these days?
1) Very good 4.2%
2) Good 20.6%
3) So so 25.8%
4) Bad 30.6%
5) Very bad 16.6%
6) DK/NA 2.2%
02) In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in
the Palestinian areas in the West Bank these days?
1) Very good 7.9%
2) Good 29.3%
3) So so 31.9%
4) Bad 21.5%
5) Very bad 7.1%
6) DK/NA 2.4%
03) Generally, do you see yourself as:
1) Religious 43.1%
2) Somewhat religious 51.8%
3) Not religious 4.9%
4) DK/NA .3%
04) Generally, do you see yourself as:
1) Supportive of the peace process 63.8%
2) Opposed to the peace process 17.5%
3) Between support and opposition 17.0%
4) DK/NA 1.7%
05) Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions under the
control of President Abu Mazin?
1) Yes 70.7%
2) No 17.5%
3) DK-NA 11.8%
06) Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions under the
control of the dismissed government in the Gaza Strip?
1) Yes 59.7%
2) No 21.3%
3) DK-NA 19.1%
07) In your view, is there a press freedom in the West Bank?
1) Yes 20.8%
2) To some extent 40.3%
3) No 34.0%
4) DK-NA 4.8%
08) In your view, is there a press freedom in the Gaza Strip?
1) Yes 16.5%
2) To some extent 30.6%
3) No 41.4%
4) DK-NA 11.5%
09) In your view, can people in the West Bank today criticize the
authority without fear?
1) Yes 31.4%
2) No 64.4%
3) DK-NA 4.2%
10) In your view, can people in the Gaza Strip today criticize the
authority without fear?
1) Yes 24.9%
2) No 64.5%
3) DK-NA 10.7%
11) Would you say that these days your security and safety, and that of
your family, is assured or not assured?
1) Completely assured 12.0%
2) Assured 52.3%
3) Not assured 31.3%
4) Not assured at all 4.2%
5) DK/NA .2%
12) Do current political, security, and economic conditions lead you to
seek emigration abroad?
Total
1) Certainly seek to emigrate 11.0%
2) Seek emigration 19.4%
3) Do not seek emigration 36.0%
4) Certainly do not seek emigration 33.2%
5) DK/NA .3%
12) Do current political, security, and economic conditions lead you to
seek emigration abroad?
West-Bank
1) Certainly seek to emigrate 8.2%
2) Seek emigration 17.6%
3) Do not seek emigration 38.5%
4) Certainly do not seek emigration 35.5%
5) DK/NA .2%
12) Do current political, security, and economic conditions lead you to
seek emigration abroad?
Gaza-Strip
1) Certainly seek to emigrate 16.5%
2) Seek emigration 23.0%
3) Do not seek emigration 31.2%
4) Certainly do not seek emigration 28.7%
5) DK/NA .5%
13) Tell us how do you evaluate the performance of the dismissed
government of Ismail Haniyeh in the ? Is it good or bad?
1) Very good 9.7%
2) Good 29.4%
3) So so 28.3%
4) Bad 15.4%
5) Very bad 5.8%
6) DK/NA 11.4%
14) Tell us how do you evaluate the performance of the government headed
by Salam Fayyad? Is it good or bad?
1) Very good 7.6%
2) Good 35.7%
3) So so 29.1%
4) Bad 16.7%
5) Very bad 5.9%
6) DK/NA 5.1%
15) Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of Mahmud
Abbas since his election as president of the PA?
1) Very satisfied 7.4%
2) Satisfied 44.7%
3) Not satisfied 31.5%
4) Not satisfied at all 13.0%
5) DK/NA 3.5%
16) If new presidential elections are to take place today, and Mahmud
Abbas was nominated by Fateh and Ismail Haniyeh was nominated by Hamas, whom
would you vote for?
1) Mahmoud Abbas 54.1%
2) Ismael Haniyyah 37.9%
4) DK/NA 8.0%
17) And if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti representing
Fateh and Ismail Haniyeh representing Hamas, whom would you vote for?
1) Marwan Barghouti 61.0%
2) Ismael Haniyyah 33.4%
4) DK/NA 5.7%
18) If you were to select a vice president, whom would you select from
among the following list of candidates?
1) Ismail Haniyeh 21.7%
2) Salam Fayyad 17.1%
3) Marwan Barghouti 26.8%
4) Mustafa Barghouti 8.5%
5) Saeb Erekat 4.2%
6) Others 5.3%
7) DK/NA 16.4%
20) If new elections agreed to by all factions are held today and the
same lists that took part in the last PLC elections were nominated, for whom
would you vote?
1) Alternative 1.1%
2) Independent Palestine 3.5%
3) Abu Ali Mustafa 3.4%
4) Abu al Abbas .3%
5) Freedom and social justice .0%
6) Change and reform 28.3%
7) National coalition for justice and democracy .1%
8) Third way(headed by Salam Fayyad) 1.1%
9) Freedom and independence .7%
10) Palestinian justice .1%
11) Fateh 42.4%
12) None of the above/ DK/NA/ Do not remember 18.9%
21) The Palestinian society confronts today various problems, like the
continuation of occupation and settlements, the spread of unemployment and
poverty, the continuation of the siege and blockade of the and the closure
of its border crossings, the spread of corruption in public institutions,
and others. Tell us, what in your opinion, is the problem you see as the
most fundamental, the one that must be on the top priority of the
Palestinian Authority?
1) Continuation of occupation and settlements, 29.6%
2) Spread of unemployment and poverty 35.5%
3) Lack of national unity due to the split between the and 2.4%
4) Continuation of the siege and blockade of the 10.6%
5) The spread of corruption in public institutions 18.2%
88)DK/NA 1.0%
99)Other 2.6%
22-1) From among the following vital national goals, which in your view
should the first most important one and which should be the second most
important goal that the Palestinian people should strive to achieve?
1) Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 borders and the establishment of a
Palestinian state in the and the with East Jerusalem as its capital
47.7%
2) Obtain the right of return to refuges to their 1948 towns and
villages 25.9%
3) Establish a democratic political system that respects freedoms and
rights of Palestinians 11.3%
4) Build a pious or moral individual and a religious society , one that
applies all Islamic teachings 15.1%
22-2) From among the following vital national goals, which in your view
should the first most important one and which should be the second most
important goal that the Palestinian people should strive to achieve?
1) Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 borders and the establishment of a
Palestinian state in the and the with East Jerusalem as its capital
24.9%
2) Obtain the right of return to refuges to their 1948 towns and
villages 40.3%
3) Establish a democratic political system that respects freedoms and
rights of Palestinians 19.1%
4) Build a pious or moral individual and a religious society , one that
applies all Islamic teachings 15.7%
23) If parliamentary and presidential elections were to take place now,
who you think will win, Fateh, Hamas, or others?
1) Fateh 42.0%
2) Hamas 22.2%
3) Others 17.6%
4) DK/NA 18.2%
24) Fateh and Hamas have reached an agreement to unify the and the , the
formation of a government of specialists, and the holding of elections in a
year from today. In your view, will the two sides succeed in implementing
the agreement and unifying the and the ?
1) Certainly yes 7.9%
2) Yes 50.7%
3) No 29.6%
4) Certainly no 6.9%
5) DK/NA 5.0%
25) In your view, what was the MAIN REASON for the success in reaching an
agreement between Fateh and Hamas after about four years of division and
animosity?
1) The end of the Mubarak regime in Egypt after the youths’ revolt
29.0%
2) The eruption of youths’ revolt in Syria against the Assad regime
11.6%
3) The failure of the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations 20.5%
4) The Palestinian youths’ demonstrations in the and the demanding an
end to the split 27.4%
5) Other (specify: ------) 5.3%
6) DK/NA 6.2%
26) In your view, who came out the wining more from the agreement between
Fateh and Hamas?
1) Hamas came out winning more 11.8%
2) Fateh came out winning more 10.8%
3) Both came out winning the same 48.9%
4) Both came out winning nothing 20.2%
5) Other (specify: ----------------) 3.2%
6) DK/NA 5.0%
27) In your view, what will happen after the formation of a new
Palestinian government of specialists, will international boycott and
financial sanctions return or will not return?
1) Certainly boycott and sanctions will rerun 15.6%
2) Boycott and sanctions will rerun 39.3%
3) Boycott and sanctions will not rerun 29.1%
4) Certainly boycott and sanctions will not rerun 7.8%
5) DK/NA 8.3%
28) President Abbas says that the new government of specialists will
follow his policies and the policies of the PLO regarding the peace process
and not the policies of Hamas. Do you think the new government should indeed
adopt and implement the peace policies of the president and PLO or those of
Hamas?
1) Certainly policies of president and PLO 24.4%
2) Policies of president and PLO 36.5%
3) Policies of Hamas 13.9%
4) Certainly policies of Hamas 4.1%
5) DK/NA 13.4%
6) No one 7.7%
29) For the next government, Hamas has nominated Jamal Al Khodari as its
candidate for prime minister while Fateh has nominated Salam Fayyad. Do you
support the nomination of either one or would you prefer a third candidate?
1) I prefer Khodari 22.3%
2) I prefer Fayyad 44.9%
3) I prefer a third one (name ----------------) 11.5%
4) DK/NA 21.3%
30) Lately, we have heard about public disagreements among top Hamas
leaders. Do you think these disagreements are small and marginal or do you
think they are big and fundamental?
1) Certainly small and marginal 6.2%
2) Small and marginal 41.6%
3) Big and fundamental 32.9%
4) Certainly big and fundamental 9.5%
5) DK/NA 9.8%
31) Similarly, we have heard about differences among top Fateh leaders,
particularly over the issue of member of parliament Mohammad Dahlan and his
membership in Fateh. Do you think these differences are small and marginal
or do you think they are big and fundamental?
1) Certainly small and marginal 3.4%
2) Small and marginal 29.2%
3) Big and fundamental 46.1%
4) Certainly big and fundamental 14.8%
5) DK/NA 6.5%
32) Fateh Central Committee accused member of parliament Mohammad Dahlan
of committing criminal acts and financial irregularities. Dahlan denied the
charges and argued that the charges came in response to a personal
disagreement with the president including criticism of his sons. As a
result, Fateh has recently decided to expel Dahlan from the movement and to
send his file to the Attorney General Do you support or oppose this Fateh
decision?
1) Strongly support 24.8%
2) Support 45.0%
3) Oppose 16.2%
4) Strongly oppose 4.5%
5) DK/NA 9.5%
33) President Abbas issued a decree recently that abrogated the law that
reduces the sentence of those convicted of the crime of killing female
relatives in the context of what is called “family honor.� Now, the killers
of these female relatives will be treated just like other killers. Do you
agree or disagree with this decree?
1) Certainly agree 32.4%
2) Agree 42.1%
3) disagree 19.3%
4) Certainly Disagree 4.4%
5) DK/NA 1.8%
34) Demonstrations have erupted in Syria against the leader and the
regime in that country; do you feel or do not feel sympathies with the
demonstrators?
1) Certainly sympathetic 43.9%
2) Sympathetic 45.1%
3) Unsympathetic 8.1%
4) Certainly unsympathetic 1.3%
5) DK/NA 1.5%
35) Demonstrations have erupted in Yemen against the leader and the
regime in that country; do you feel or do not feel sympathies with the
demonstrators?
1) Certainly sympathetic 43.7%
2) Sympathetic 46.2%
3) Unsympathetic 6.8%
4) Certainly unsympathetic 1.5%
5) DK/NA 1.8%
36) What do you expect to happen between Palestinians and Israelis now
after the speech by president Obama and the speech to the US Congress by
prime minister Netanyahu?
1)The two sides will soon return to negotiations 27.0%
2) The two sides will soon return to negotiations but some armed attacks
will continue 29.8%
3) The two sides will not return to negotiations and armed attacks will
not take place 17.3%
4)The two sides will not return to negotiations and armed attacks
increase 16.0%
5) DK/NA 10.0%
37) Now more than 40 years after the Israeli occupation of the and the ,
what in your view are the chances for the establishment of an independent
Palestinian state next to the state of Israel in the next five years? Are
they high, medium, low, or none existent?
1) None existent 23.6%
2) Low 38.6%
3) Medium 30.2%
4) High 6.3%
5) DK/NA 1.3%
38) To what extent are you worried or not worried that you or a member of
your family could be hurt by Israel in your daily life or that your land
would be confiscated or home demolished?
1) Very Worried 26.9%
2) Worried 42.6%
3) Not worried 25.6%
4) Not worried at all 4.6%
5) DK/NA .3%
39) What do you think are the aspirations of Israel for the long run?
1) Withdrawal from the territories it occupied in 1967 after
guaranteeing its security 7.7%
2) Withdrawal form part of the occupied territories after guaranteeing
its security 8.8%
3) Annexation of the while denying political rights of Palestinian
citizens 21.0%
4) Extending the borders of the state of Israel to cover all the area
between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea and expelling its Arab
citizens 60.3%
5) DK/NA 2.1%
40) According to the Saudi plan, Israel will retreat from all territories
occupied in 1967 including Gaza the , Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, and a
Palestinian state will be established. The refugees problem will be resolved
through negotiation in a just and agreed upon manner and in accordance with
UN resolution 194 which allows return of refugees to Israel and
compensation. In return, all Arab states will recognize Israel and its right
to secure borders, will sign peace treaties with her and establish normal
diplomatic relations. Do you agree or disagree to this plan?
1) Certainly agree 7.1%
2) Agree 51.0%
3) Disagree 29.0%
4) Certainly Disagree 9.4%
5) DK/NA 3.5%
41) There is a proposal that after the establishment of an independent
Palestinian state and the settlement of all issues in dispute, including the
refugees and Jerusalem issues, there will be a mutual recognition of Israel
as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the
Palestinians people. Do you agree or disagree to this proposal?
1) Certainly agree 3.5%
2) Agree 43.9%
3) Disagree 38.4%
4) Certainly Disagree 12.5%
5) DK/NA 1.7%
42) And what is the Palestinian majority opinion on this issue? Do most
Palestinians in the and Gaza support or oppose the recognition of Israel as
the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian
people at the end of the peace process?
1) Majority supports 36.6%
2) Majority opposes 54.9%
3) DK/NA 8.5%
43-1) If Palestinians pull out of the current talks or if peace
negotiations fail, would you in this case support or oppose the following
option in the search for achieving Palestinian rights?
Going to the Security Council to obtain a recognition of a Palestinian state
1) Certainly agree 23.7%
2) Agree 56.4%
3) Disagree 16.1%
4) Certainly Disagree 2.4%
5) DK/NA 1.5%
43-2) Unilaterally declare the establishment of a Palestinian state
1) Certainly agree 13.1%
2) Agree 50.0%
3) Disagree 32.0%
4) Certainly Disagree 3.4%
5) DK/NA 1.6%
43-3) Abandon the two state solution and demand the establishment of one
state for Palestinians and Israelis
1) Certainly agree 4.5%
2) Agree 24.1%
3) Disagree 53.3%
4) Certainly Disagree 15.9%
5) DK/NA 2.3%
43-4) Resort to popular non violent and unarmed resistance
1) Certainly agree 10.7%
2) Agree 49.8%
3) Disagree 33.1%
4) Certainly Disagree 4.9%
5) DK/NA 1.5%
43-5) Return to the armed intifada and confrontations
1) Certainly agree 11.6%
2) Agree 29.5%
3) Disagree 46.6%
4) Certainly Disagree 10.3%
5) DK/NA 1.9%
43-6) Dissolve the Palestinian Authority
1) Certainly agree 10.3%
2) Agree 27.6%
3) Disagree 44.0%
4) Certainly Disagree 14.6%
5) DK/NA 3.5%
44) If at the end of 2011 the Palestinian side unilaterally declares the
establishment of a Palestinian state without an agreement with Israel, do
you think such a declaration will lead to actual change on the current
conditions in the Palestinian areas with regard to settlements and control
of the occupation forces over roads and crossings in the ?
1) Certainly lead to positive change 4.0%
2) Will lead to change to the better 23.0%
3) Will not lead to any change, positive or negative 28.2%
4) Will lead to negative change 32.8%
5) Certainly will lead to negative change 9.3%
6) DK/NA 2.7%
45) In light of the successes achieved by the peaceful revolts in Arab
countries like Egypt and Tunisia, do you think that if a peaceful popular
revolution is to erupt against the occupation and the settlements in the it
would be capable of ending occupation or stopping settlements?
1) Certainly capable 4.0%
2) Capable 30.2%
3) Incapable 48.4%
4) Certainly incapable 15.3%
5) DK/NA 2.1%
46) If no agreement is reached on the resumption of Palestinian-Israeli
negotiations and armed confrontations between Palestinians and Israelis
erupted, do you think they will help achieve Palestinian national rights in
ways that negotiations could not?
1) Certainly they will help 7.8%
2) Will help 39.8%
3) Will not help 41.7%
4) Certainly they will not help 7.2%
5) DK/NA 3.5%
47) In outlining the principles or terms of reference to the resumptions
of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, President Obama announced last month
that the borders of the Palestinian state should be based on the 1967 lines
with mutually agreed swaps. Do you agree or disagree with this principle?
1) Certainly agree 5.2%
2) Agree 44.7%
3) Disagree 39.1%
4) Certainly Disagree 7.3%
5) DK/NA 3.8%
48) Moreover, President Obama announced that the principle regarding
security is that both sides have the right to self defense and that the
Israeli army would carry out a full and phased withdrawal from the
Palestinian state, a state that would be non militarized, meaning that it
will have no heavy armaments such as airplanes, tanks, missiles, artillery,
and others. Do you agree or disagree with this principle?
1) Certainly agree 3.4%
2) Agree 27.4%
3) Disagree 47.4%
4) Certainly Disagree 18.4%
5) DK/NA 3.4%
49) Moreover, President Obama said that a permanent peace should be based
on the principle of two states for two peoples, the state of Israel as a
Jewish state and a homeland for the Jewish people, and the state of
Palestine as the state for the Palestinian people and whereby each would
have the right to self determination, mutual recognition, and peace. Do you
agree or disagree with this principle?
1) Certainly agree 5.0%
2) Agree 45.6%
3) Disagree 39.3%
4) Certainly Disagree 7.9%
5) DK/NA 2.2%
50) Moreover, President Obama indicated in his speech that it would be a
mistake for the Palestinians to go the UN in September to obtain a
recognition for their state and added that such recognition would be
symbolic and will be opposed by the US. Do you think the Palestinian side
should go to the UN next September despite this US position in order to
obtain a recognition of their state?
1) Certainly agree 17.4%
2) Agree 47.8%
3) Disagree 26.0%
4) Certainly Disagree 4.9%
5) DK/NA 4.0%
51) In your view, will a state of Palestine become or will not become a
member of the UN in September?
1) Certainly will become a UN member 5.7%
2) Will become a UN member 41.9%
3) Will not become a UN member 35.6%
4) Certainly will not become a member 8.2%
5) DK/NA 8.6%
52) In light of what the American president said in his speech, do you
think the US position today is closer to the Palestinian or Israeli
position?
1) Certainly Palestinian 1.0%
2) Palestinian 6.8%
3) Israeli 56.1%
4) Certainly Israeli 31.5%
5) To neither 2.6%
6) DK/NA 2.0%
53) After the speech by President Obama, Prime Minister Netanyahu gave a
speech in front of the US Congress. Looking at the two speeches and
regarding the peace process in general, do you think the US is the country
that decides what Israel should do or is it Israel that decide what the US
should do?
1) Certainly the US decides what Israel should do 15.1%
2) The US decides what Israel should do 16.7%
3) Israel decides what the US should do 39.8%
4) Certainly Israel decides what the US should do 23.6%
5) Neither country decides what the other should do 1.8%
6) DK/NA 2.9%
54) During his stay in Washington DC, Prime Minister Netanyahu declared
that Israel will not freeze settlement construction and refuses to accept
the principle of returning to the lines of 1967 with swaps. Despite this
Israeli position, President Obama called upon the Palestinians to return to
negotiations with the Netanyahu government. In your view, should or should
not the Palestinians accept the call to return to negotiations?
1) Certainly should return 8.0%
2) Should return 27.0%
3) Should not return 37.4%
4) Certainly should not return 23.7%
5) DK/NA 3.8%
55) President Abbas says that there is no point in returning to
negotiations without an acceptable term of reference or a freeze on
settlement construction and that he intends to go to the UN in September to
seek a recognition of a Palestinian state. Do you support or oppose this
Palestinian intention?
1) Certainly support 20.9%
2) Support 55.3%
3) Oppose 18.5%
4) Certainly oppose 2.4%
5) DK/NA 3.0%
56) In order to join the UN as a member state, the Palestinian state
needs the positive votes of the majority of the members of the UN Security
Council with no use of veto, in your view, will the US use or not use its
veto power in the UN Security Council in order to prevent the UN from
admitting the state of Palestine as a UN member?
1) Certainly it will use it 25.2%
2) It will use it 50.8%
3) It will not use it 15.7%
4) Certainly it will not use it 2.5%
5) DK/NA 5.9%
57) But recognition of the Palestinian state could be done by the UN
General Assembly by a majority vote even if Palestine is not accepted as a
member state. In this case, Palestine will need a two-third majority in the
General Assembly. In your view, will a two third majority vote or not vote
in favor of the Palestinian demand?
1) Certainly will vote in favor 6.1%
2) Will vote in favor 50.5%
3) Will not vote in favor 31.1%
4) Certainly will not vote in favor 4.4%
5) DK/NA 7.9%
58) In your view, if the UN recognizes the state of Palestine, how will
Israel respond?
1) Will do nothing, status quo in occupied areas will remain the same
17.9%
2) Occupation policies will become worse and settlement activities will
increase 65.9%
3) Conditions in occupied territories will become a little better
13.3%
4) Other: specify -------------- .4%
5) DK/NA 2.5%
59) After the UN issues its recognition of the Palestinian state next
September, do you think the PA president and his government should enforce
Palestinian sovereignty over all the territories of the , for example by
opening roads in area C or by starting to build an airport in the Jordan
valley, or by deploying Palestinian security forces in area C, even if this
lead to confrontation with the Israeli occupation forces and settlers?
1) Certainly should 18.1%
2) Should 57.4%
3) Should not 17.0%
4) Certainly should not 2.8%
5) DK/NA 4.8%
60) And after the UN issues its recognition of the Palestinian state, do
you think the Palestinian side should insist on assuming control of the
Allenby Bridge terminal from the Israeli side even if this lead to the
closure of the terminal and the cessation of Palestinian movement across the
bridge to and from Jordan?
1) Certainly should 21.1%
2) Should 54.0%
3) Should not 17.5%
4) Certainly should not 2.7%
5) DK/NA 4.8%
61) And after the UN issues its recognition of the Palestinian state how
do you think Palestinians can force the Israelis to withdraw from the
territories of the Palestinian state?
1) Popular peaceful demonstrations that would break through check points
and block roads used by army and settlers 32.3%
2) Armed attacks on army and settlers 33.5%
3) Return to negotiations with the Israeli government 25.9%
4) Other (specify: ------------- ) 3.0%
5) DK/NA 5.3%
62) After the recognition of the Palestinian state next September, if
large peaceful demonstrations were to take place in the and Jerusalem in
order to break through check points and close army and settler roads, do you
think you will participate in such demonstrations? [to be asked only to
including East Jerusalem residents]
1) Certainly yes 16.7%
2) Yes 34.9%
3) No 38.9%
4) Certainly no 7.0%
5) DK/NA 2.4%
63) If such large peaceful demonstrations were to take place in the and
East Jerusalem, do you think they would contribute to speeding the process
of ending Israeli occupation?
1) Certainly yes 11.5%
2) Yes 39.8%
3) No 38.6%
4) Certainly no 6.9%
5) DK/NA 3.1%
64) In your view, will most European countries recognize the Palestinian
state next September?
1) Certainly will 4.9%
2) Will 52.7%
3) Will not 33.6%
4) Certainly will not 2.9%
5) DK/NA 5.9%
65) And generally speaking, do you think the position of the EU and its
countries today regarding the peace process is closer to the Palestinian or
Israeli position?
1) Certainly Palestinian 4.0%
2) Palestinian 29.6%
3) Israeli 40.0%
4) Certainly Israeli 15.7%
5) To neither 7.5%
6) DK/NA 3.2%
66) And do you think the EU and its countries are serious or not serious
in their efforts to help Palestinians end occupation and build their state?
1) Certainly serious 6.7%
2) Serious 41.0%
3) Not serious 35.4%
4) Certainly not serious 11.0%
5) DK/NA 6.0%
67) Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says that the most important problem
between Palestinians and Israelis is the Palestinian refusal to recognize
Israel as the state of the Jewish people. In your view, if the Palestinians
recognized Israel as the state for the Jewish people, would this change the
position of the Netanyahu government on the peace process making it more
moderate?
1) Certainly would 3.2%
2) Would 20.2%
3) Would not 44.1%
4) Certainly would not 28.6%
5) DK/NA 3.9%
68) Concerning armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel, I….
1) Strongly support 9.2%
2) Support 31.0%
3) Oppose 47.7%
4) Strongly oppose 10.5%
5) DK/NA 1.6%
69) Which of the following political parties do you support?
1) PPP .3%
2) PFLP 2.5%
3) Fateh 32.9%
4) Hamas 18.2%
5) DFLP .7%
6) Islamic Jihad 1.0%
7) Fida .2%
8) National inititiative (Almubadara) 1.3%
9) Independent Islamist 2.6%
10) Independent nationalist 4.1%
11)third way headed by Salam Fayyad 1.1%
12) None of the above 33.9%
13) Others 1.2%
70) If you use the internet to surf social sites like Facebook, Twitter,
and various groups or to access email, how many times do you normally do
that?
1) More than once a day 9.2%
2) Daily 18.6%
3) Between 2-5 times weekly 10.3%
4) Once a week 6.8%
5) Once a month 4.5%
6) Others (specify -----) .8%
7) Does not apply—I have no email and do not visit social sites 49.8%
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This PSR survey was conducted with the support of the Konrad Adenauer
Stiftung in Ramallah
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