Palestinian Poll find West Bankers more radical than Gazans both in support
for October 7th Hamas "resistance" and view of the most radical groups
(overwhelming majorities for Jew-less Palestine from river to sea)
Dr. Aaron Lerner 26 November 2023
[With thanks to Dr. Michael Widlanski for highlighting the poll]

Public Opinion Polls
Gaza Survey 7th October
Tables of Results
14 November 2023
Arab World for Research and Development (AWRAD)
Al-Masayef., Kamal Nasser St., Building # 43. P.O. Box: 2238, Ramallah -
Palestine

https://www.awrad.org/files/server/polls/polls2023/Public%20Opinion%20Poll%2
0-%20Gaza%20War%202023%20-%20Tables%20of%20Results.pdf

From October 31 to November 7, Arab World for Research and Development
(AWRAD) surveyed 668 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, during
the fourth week of the ongoing Gaza War. The team conducted the survey
through tablet-assisted, face-to-face interviews across the West Bank and in
shelters and households in the three "southern" Gaza governorates (Deir Al
Balah, Khan Younis, and Rafah) where people were presently residing.

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Table 27: How much do you support the military operation carried out by the
Palestinian resistance led by Hamas on
October 7th? (Disaggregated by region)

West Bank
Extremely support 68.3%
Somewhat support 14.8%
Neither support does not oppose 8.4%
Somewhat do not support 3.3%
Extremely against 3.6%
DK/No answer 1.5%
Total 100.0%

Gaza Strip
Extremely support 46.6%
Somewhat support 17.0%
Neither support does not oppose 14.4%
Somewhat do not support 8.3%
Extremely against 12.6%
DK/No answer 1.1%
Total 100.0%


Table 29: How do you view the role of the following parties:(Disaggregated
by region)

West Bank
Hamas Very positive 61.90%
Somewhat positive 25.80%
Somewhat negative 4.60%
Very Negative 5.60%
DK (Don't read) 0.80%
No answer (Don't read) 1.30%
Total 100.00%
Fateh Very positive 4.30%
Somewhat positive 22.30%
Somewhat negative 25.60%
Very Negative 44.20%
DK (Don't read) 1.50%
No answer (Don't read) 2.00%
Total 100.00%
Palestinian authority Very positive 1.50%
Somewhat positive 10.20%
Somewhat negative 15.10%
Very Negative 70.30%
DK (Don't read) 1.50%
No answer (Don't read) 1.30%
Total 100.0%
Israel Very positive 0.0%
Somewhat positive 0.0%
Somewhat negative 1.3%
Very Negative 98.2%
DK (Don't read) 0.0%
No answer (Don't read) .5%
Total 100.0%
Hizballah Very positive 7.2%
Somewhat positive 38.6%
Somewhat negative 17.4%
Very Negative 32.2%
DK (Don't read) 3.3%
No answer (Don't read) 1.3%
Total 100.0%
Islamic Jihad Very positive 70.1%
Somewhat positive 22.8%
Somewhat negative 1.8%
Very Negative 4.3%
DK (Don't read) .8%
No answer (Don't read) .3%
Total 100.0%
Al Aqsa Brigade Very positive 55.2%
Somewhat positive 31.7%
Somewhat negative 6.9%
Very Negative 5.1%
DK (Don't read) .8%
No answer (Don't read) .3%
Total 100.0%
Al Kassam Very positive 80.8%
Somewhat positive 14.6%
Somewhat negative 1.0%
Very Negative 2.8%
DK (Don't read) .5%
No answer (Don't read) .3%
Total 100.0%
Gaza Strip
Hamas Very positive 28.9%
Somewhat positive 30.7%
Somewhat negative 16.6%
Very Negative 22.7%
DK (Don't read) 1.1%
No answer (Don't read) 0.0%
Total 100.0%
Fateh Very positive 0.7%
Somewhat positive 17.7%
Somewhat negative 32.9%
Very Negative 47.3%
DK (Don't read) 0.7%
No answer (Don't read) 0.7%
Total 100.0%
Palestinian authority Very positive 1.1%
Somewhat positive 7.2%
Somewhat negative 33.9%
Very Negative 56.0%
DK (Don't read) 1.1%
No answer (Don't read) 0.7%
Total 100.0%
Israel Very positive .7%
Somewhat positive .4%
Somewhat negative 1.8%
Very Negative 96.0%
DK (Don't read) .4%
No answer (Don't read) .7%
Total 100.0%
Hizballah Very positive 11.6%
Somewhat positive 32.5%
Somewhat negative 19.9%
Very Negative 35.0%
DK (Don't read) .4%
No answer (Don't read) .7%
Total 100.0%
Islamic Jihad Very positive 45.5%
Somewhat positive 26.4%
Somewhat negative 9.4%
Very Negative 18.1%
DK (Don't read) .4%
No answer (Don't read) .4%
Total 100.0%
Al Aqsa Brigade Very positive 41.2%
Somewhat positive 28.5%
Somewhat negative 10.5%
Very Negative 18.1%
DK (Don't read) 1.4%
No answer (Don't read) .4%
Total 100.0%
Al Kassam Very positive 57.4%
Somewhat positive 21.7%
Somewhat negative 6.9%
Very Negative 13.7%
DK (Don't read) 0.0%
No answer (Don't read) .4%
Total 100.0%

Table 33: Do you support the solution of establishing one state or two
states in the following formats: (Disaggregated
by region)

Region

West Bank
One-State Solution for Two Peoples 7.7%
Two-State Solution for Two Peoples 13.3%
A Palestinian state from the river to the sea 77.7%
Other 0.0%
D/K .5%
N/A .8%
Total 100.0%
Gaza Strip
One-State Solution for Two Peoples 2.2%
Two-State Solution for Two Peoples 22.7%
A Palestinian state from the river to the sea 70.4%
Other 0.0%
D/K 4.3%
N/A .4%
Total 100.0%
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