Results of Palestinian Public Opinion Poll
Background
The Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University recently carried out its 46th Palestinian Public Opinion Poll. The survey was conducted against the backdrop of turbulent political and economic realities which affect the Palestinian population on an ongoing basis. The Palestinian Authority continues to face a serious financial crisis as Israel has delayed in transferring tax returns and Arab donor states have not followed through with promised financial contributions. As a result of this lack of funds, the PA has faltered in paying salaries over the last several months and citizen unrest has grown; trade unions and workers have organized frequent strikes, influencing everyday life in the West Bank. While internal economic woes have been contributing to citizen discontent, long-standing political issues have also recently increased tensions. For instance, Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails have organized hunger strikes during recent months, drawing Palestinian citizens into the streets for solidarity demonstrations. On numerous occasions, clashes have broken out between the IDF and Palestinian demonstrators.
While political and economic turmoil are not new in the Palestinian context, in looking at the dire economic situation, the continued aggression of settlers against Palestinian citizens, and the growing expansion of illegal settlements, some observers, in recent days, have begun to speak of a third intifada. On the other hand, others believe that the upcoming visit of Barack Obama to the region could provide a needed push to the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis. The lack of progress in the peace process is not the only stalled political issue; the political division between the West Bank, controlled by Fatah, and Gaza, ruled by Hamas, persists with each side adhering to their stand, making political reconciliation appear unlikely.
The Results
The Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University conducted
Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No. 46 from 1-3 March 2013. The poll examines Palestinian public opinion in reference to several topics including the national reconciliation attempts, the economic situation, the upcoming visit of President Obama to the Middle East and its possible results, and the possibility of conducting Palestinian presidential, legislative and municipal elections.
The sample included 1366 persons. Respondents were age 18 and above and registered voters. Survey questions were distributed to 866 persons from the West Bank and 500 persons from the Gaza Strip. The sample was drawn randomly and the margin of error is about ±3%; 1.3% of those receiving the questionnaire declined to respond.
The results of the poll follow below. The University sponsors all polls conducted by its Center.
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The opinions represented in the results reflect those of the study; they do not, by any means, represent the opinion of An-Najah National University.
The General Results:
- 55.7% of respondents said that they are optimistic about the possibility of implementing a Palestinian reconciliation agreement in the near future; 40.9% said they are pessimistic.
- 16.3% of respondents believed that Fatah is not genuinely concerned with signing a reconciliation agreement; 32.1% said that Hamas is not concerned with signing an agreement.
- 16.5% of respondents believed that Fatah is the side which would benefit most from signing a reconciliation agreement; 31.3% believed that Hamas would benefit most from a reconciliation agreement.
- 13% of respondents believed that the delay in signing a Palestinian reconciliation agreement is due to pressures exerted by some Arab sides; 31% believed that it is due to regional pressures, and 47.5% believed that it is because of the factional interests of Fatah and Hamas.
- 51.7% of respondents believed that individuals prioritizing personal interests has led to the failure of a national reconciliation agreement; 42.1% believed that the inability to reach a national reconciliation agreement was caused by individuals privileging the interest of their party or movement.
- 55.9% of respondents said that if the national reconciliation is achieved it will influence them positively; 5.9% said it will influence them negatively
- 67.1% of respondents said that the most powerful tool for ending the Palestinian political division comes from pressure exerted by the Palestinian public, 12.2% said that it comes from Arab political pressure, and 16.3% said that it comes from foreign political pressure.
- 70.3% of respondents believed that the current Arab world and international circumstances necessitate a national reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas.
- 25.5% of respondents said that implementing the Palestinian reconciliation agreement will strengthen and speed up the peace process while 48.5% said that it will hinder and delay it.
- 12.7% of respondents believed that the United States is serious in its endeavors to achieve peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
- 18.7% of respondents expected that Obama’s visit to the region in March will help in pushing the peace process forward
- 23.6% of respondents believed that the United States will exert pressure on both the Israeli and Palestinian sides to achieve peace during Obama's second term.
- 88.8% of respondents said that US policy on the Palestinian question is biased towards Israel; 6.2% said that the US policy is neutral.
- 14.1% of respondents expected that after the last Knesset elections in Israel and the winning of Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu coalition, the prospects of peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis will advance; 78.3% expected the opposite.
- 22.8% of respondents supported the return to peace negotiations at the present time without any preconditions; 73.1% rejected.
- 63.9% of respondents supported the return to peace negotiations at the present time if settlement building is stopped; 32.7% rejected.
- 46.2% of respondents supported the two-state solution provided that there will be a Palestinian state living side by side with Israel; 49.9% rejected.
- 29.7% of respondents said that they are optimistic towards the success of the peace process between the PA and Israel; 66.1% said that they are pessimistic
- 29.7% of respondents supported dissolving the PA; 65.4% rejected the PA’s dissolution.
- 56% of respondents expected the fall of the PA if its financial situation continues to deteriorate.
- According to respondents, it is possible to reduce the PA’s deficit by:
- 37.5% Giving early retirement to some employees
- 10% Increasing taxes and imposing new taxes
- 56.5% Going back to peace negotiations so that the PA can get aid from foreign countries
- 88.7% Asking the Arab countries to pay their dues to the PA
- According to respondents, the minimum wage in Palestine must be 2412 NIS. Responses ranged between 1000 NIS and 3000 NIS
- According to respondents, the financial crisis that the PA suffers from is due to
- 77.3% Israel’s delay in transferring tax returns to the PA
- 75.3% Arab countries’ failure to fulfill their financial commitments to the PA
- 69.1% Foreign countries’ failure to fulfill their financial commitments to the PA
- 78.8% PA’s poor management of public funds
- 64.6% Huge numbers of PA employees
- 58.8% Tax avoidance by some institutions, companies and individuals
- 60.7% of respondents expected a third intifada (uprising) to break out
- 33.8% of respondents supported the rise of an armed uprising in the West Bank; 62% rejected this option.
- 59.4% of respondents supported the rise of a nonviolent, unarmed popular uprising; 36.4% rejected this option.
- From the respondents’ point of view, the following are possible causes of a third intifada:
- 67.3% The PA’s financial crisis
- 84.9% The issue of political prisoners
- 59.7% Failure to achieve national reconciliation
- 53.2 The desire of some factions and parties to have a third intifada
- 40.3% The revolutions of the Arab Spring
- 77.5 The recurring aggressions of settlers against Palestinian people
- 82.4% Aggressions against holy sites
- 62.4% of respondents supported the Egyptian move to close all tunnels between Egypt and Gaza
- 76.5% of respondents supported opening a free zone between Egypt and the Gaza Strip
- 75.9% of respondents said that they are aware of the fact that the Central Elections Commission has updated the electoral records in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
- 80.7% of respondents assessed the work of the Central Elections Commission as “Good ”
- 81.3% of respondents supported conducting the coming presidential elections after ending the division; 12% supported conducting them despite division.
- 80.5% of respondents supported conducting the coming legislative elections after ending the division; 12.7% supported conducting them despite division.
- 57% of respondents expected that if elections are conducted in the present time in the Palestinian Territories, they will be fair.
- 80.6% of respondents said that they will participate in the coming presidential elections. From among those who said they will participate, 35.6% said that they will vote for Fatah’s candidate; 12.1% said they will vote for Hamas' candidate.
- 80.5% of respondents said that they will participate in the coming legislative elections. From among those who said they will participate, 36.3% said that they will vote for Fatah's candidates; 12.6% said they will vote for Hamas' candidates.
- If PLC elections are to be conducted, 41.4% of respondents expected Fatah to win; 17.7% expected Hamas to win.
- If PLC elections are conducted, 30.4% of respondents prefer conducting elections on the basis of electoral lists; 29.1% prefer conducting them on the basis of persons.
- 30.4% of respondents said that the current political, security and economic circumstances compel them to be interested in emigrating.
- 44.5% of respondents expressed fear for their lives under the present circumstances.
- 64.1% of respondents said that they are pessimistic about the general Palestinian situation at this stage.
- 77.7% of respondents said that they neither feel safe for themselves nor for their families and properties under the current circumstances.
- 81.9% of respondents said that they will participate in the coming municipality and local council elections. From among those who said they will participate, 30.5% said that they will give their votes to Fatah’s candidates, 11.2% said they will give their votes to Hamas' candidates and 11.9% said they will give their votes to representatives from their family or clan.
- 28.1% of respondents preferred conducting local council and municipal elections on the basis of electoral lists; 36.4% preferred conducting them on the basis of persons.
- As for political affiliation, respondents gave the following results:
People’s Party | 0.7% |
Democratic Front | 1.0% |
Islamic Jihad | 2.6% |
Fatah | 35.0% |
Hamas | 11.6% |
Fida | 0.1% |
Popular Front | 2.6% |
Palestinian National Initiative | 0.7% |
I am an independent nationalist | 5.5% |
I am an independent Islamist | 3.5% |
None of the above | 36.1% |
Others | 0.5% |
Survey Questions
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the possibility of implementing a reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas in the near future?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Optimistic | 55.7 | 60.4 | 47.5 |
Pessimistic | 40.9 | 37.4 | 47.1 |
No opinion/I do not know | 3.4 | 2.2 | 5.5 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
There are those who say that Fatah is not concerned with signing a reconciliation agreement, and there are those who say Hamas is the side which is not concerned. In your opinion which side is not concerned?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Fatah | 16.3 | 15.7 | 17.2 |
Hamas | 32.1 | 21.7 | 50.7 |
Others | 33.8 | 44.4 | 15.2 |
No opinion/I do not know | 17.9 | 13.4 | 17.0 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Which side benefits the most by not signing a reconciliation agreement?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Fatah | 16.5 | 17.8 | 14.1 |
Hamas | 31.3 | 17.5 | 55.8 |
Others | 39.1 | 50.6 | 18.8 |
No opinion/I do not know | 13.1 | 14.1 | 11.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
What do you think the reason behind the delay in signing a reconciliation agreement is?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Some Arab pressure on some sides | 13.0 | 14.2 | 10.9 |
Some foreign pressure on some sides | 31.0 | 30.1 | 32.5 |
Some party interests of Fateh and Hamas | 47.5 | 47.8 | 47.1 |
No opinion/I do not know | 8.5 | 7.9 | 9.5 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Rate how the following have contributed to the failure to achieve a national reconciliation -----------
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Personal interests | 51.7 | 54.1 | 47.5 |
Interest of party or faction | 42.1 | 40.4 | 45.1 |
No opinion/I do not know | 6.2 | 5.5 | 7.5 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
If the national reconciliation is approved, how do you think it will generally affect you personally?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Positively | 55.9 | 55.6 | 56.6 |
Negatively | 5.9 | 4.8 | 7.7 |
It will not affect me | 34.8 | 39.0 | 27.5 |
No opinion/I do not know | 3.4 | 0.6 | 8.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
In your view, what is the most effective way to end the Palestinian division?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Foreign political pressure | 16.3 | 15.8 | 17.0 |
Arab political pressure | 12.2 | 9.8 | 6.6 |
Pressure from the Palestinian public | 67.1 | 71.2 | 60.0 |
No opinion/I do not know | 4.4 | 3.2 | 6.5 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you think that circumstances in the Arab world and the international community necessitate a national reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 70.3 | 72.8 | 65.9 |
No | 24.1 | 24.2 | 23.8 |
No opinion/I do not know | 5.6 | 3.0 | 10.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you think that the implementation of the reconciliation agreement will hinder or support the peace process?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
It will hinder peace process | 25.5 | 29.7 | 18.0 |
It will support the peace process | 48.5 | 49.0 | 47.7 |
It will not have any effect | 23.1 | 19.9 | 28.9 |
No opinion/I do not know | 2.9 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you think that the United States is serious in its endeavors to establish peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 12.7 | 12.3 | 13.3 |
No | 82.8 | 85.3 | 78.4 |
No opinion/I do not know | 4.5 | 2.4 | 8.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
President Obama is expected to visit the region in March; do you expect that the visit will help to push the peace process forward?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 18.7 | 20.1 | 16.4 |
No | 74.2 | 75.8 | 71.3 |
No opinion/I do not know | 7.1 | 4.1 | 12.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you think that the United States will exert pressure on both the Israeli and Palestinian sides to bring the peace process to a successful end during Obama’s second term?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 23.6 | 22.3 | 26.1 |
No | 67.5 | 72.8 | 58.2 |
No opinion/I do not know | 8.9 | 4.9 | 15.8 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
How do you see US policy towards the Palestinian question?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Biased towards Israel | 88.8 | 90.4 | 86.1 |
Biased towards the Palestinians | 2.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
Impartial | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
No opinion/I do not know | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
After the last Knesset elections in Israel and the winning of the Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu coalition, do you expect an advance to be made in the peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 14.1 | 14.8 | 12.7 |
No | 78.3 | 80.0 | 75.4 |
No opinion/I do not know | 7.6 | 5.2 | 11.9 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
At the present time, do you support or reject the return to negotiations without preconditions?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 22.8 | 26.3 | 16.6 |
No | 73.1 | 71.1 | 76.6 |
No opinion/I do not know | 4.2 | 2.6 | 6.9 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
At the present time, do you support or reject a return to negotiations if settlement building is stopped?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 63.9 | 68.3 | 56.2 |
No | 32.7 | 29.6 | 38.0 |
No opinion/I do not know | 3.4 | 2.1 | 5.9 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
If a Palestinian state is created to exist side by side with Israel, do you support or reject the two state solution?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
I support | 46.2 | 51.2 | 37.4 |
I reject | 49.9 | 46.5 | 56.0 |
No opinion/I do not know | 3.9 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the success of the peace process between the Palestinian Authority and Israel?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Optimistic | 29.7 | 33.2 | 23.6 |
Pessimistic | 66.1 | 64.6 | 68.7 |
No opinion/I do not know | 4.2 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you support or reject dissolving the PA?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
I support | 29.7 | 29.5 | 30.1 |
I reject | 65.4 | 66.5 | 63.6 |
No opinion/I do not know | 4.8 | 4.0 | 6.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you think that the PA will collapse if its financial situation gets bad enough?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 56.0 | 57.1 | 54.1 |
No | 38.4 | 39.3 | 36.8 |
No opinion/I do not know | 5.6 | 3.7 | 9.1 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
It is known that the PA is facing a huge financial deficit because some Arab donor states have not followed through on financial support pledged at the Arab summit conference and because other donor countries have withheld aid. In your opinion how can the financial deficit be reduced?
Total | ||||
| Yes | No | No opinion /I do not know | Total |
Turning some employees to early retirement | 37.5 | 60.0 | 2.5 | 100.0 |
Increasing taxes and imposing new ones | 10.0 | 88.2 | 1.8 | 100.0 |
Going back to peace talks so that foreign aid can be resumed | 56.6 | 39.2 | 4.3 | 100.0 |
Asking Arab countries to pay the financial dues that they committed themselves to | 88.7 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 100.0 |
West Bank | ||||
| Yes | No | No opinion /I do not know | Total |
Turning some employees to early retirement | 37.4 | 61.1 | 1.5 | 100.0 |
Increasing taxes and imposing new ones | 6.8 | 92.8 | 0.5 | 100.0 |
Going back to peace talks so that foreign aid can be resumed | 63.7 | 33.8 | 2.5 | 100.0 |
Asking Arab countries to pay the financial dues that they committed themselves to | 88.9 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 100.0 |
Gaza Strip | ||||
| Yes | No | No opinion /I do not know | Total |
Turning some employees to early retirement | 37.6 | 58.2 | 4.2 | 100.0 |
Increasing taxes and imposing new ones | 15.8 | 80.2 | 4.0 | 100.0 |
Going back to peace talks so that foreign aid can be resumed | 43.8 | 48.7 | 7.5 | 100.0 |
Asking Arab countries to pay the financial dues that they committed themselves to pay | 88.5 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 100.0 |
There is an on-going discussion about defining a minimum wage in Palestine. In your opinion what should the minimum wage be?
| Mean |
West Bank | 2549.1 |
Gaza Strip | 2170.7 |
Total | 2412.0 |
In your opinion, what are the causes of the PA’s financial crisis?
(On a 0-10 scale, please give the top a 10 and the lowest a 0)
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Israel’s delay in transferring tax returns to the PA | 7.7299 | 7.4351 | 8.2485 |
Arab countries’ failure to fulfill their financial commitments to the PA | 7.5322 | 7.1653 | 8.1778 |
Foreign countries’ failure to fulfill their financial commitments to the PA | 6.9048 | 6.3984 | 7.7960 |
PA’s poor management of public funds | 7.8843 | 8.3364 | 7.0889 |
Huge numbers of PA employees | 6.4546 | 6.5557 | 6.2768 |
Tax avoidance by some institutions, companies and individuals | 5.8821 | 5.4891 | 6.5737 |
Do you expect a third uprising (intifada) to break out in the West Bank?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 60.7 | 60.5 | 61.0 |
No | 33.5 | 35.0 | 30.9 |
No opinion/I do not know | 5.8 | 4.5 | 8.1 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you support or reject the rise of an armed intifada in the West Bank?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
I support | 33.8 | 25.8 | 47.9 |
I reject | 62.0 | 71.5 | 45.3 |
No opinion/I do not know | 4.2 | 2.6 | 6.9 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you support or reject the rise of popular, unarmed and nonviolent resistance?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
I support | 59.4 | 62.1 | 54.5 |
I reject | 36.4 | 35.5 | 38.0 |
No opinion/I do not know | 4.2 | 2.4 | 7.5 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
In your opinion, what are the possible causes of a third intifada?
(On a 0-10 scale, please give the top a 10 and the lowest a 0)
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
The PA’s financial crisis | 6.7284 | 6.6670 | 6.8364 |
The issue of prisoners | 8.4934 | 8.2836 | 8.8626 |
Failure to achieve national reconciliation | 5.9729 | 5.7451 | 6.3737 |
The desire of some factions and parties to have a third intifada | 5.3199 | 5.2629 | 8.4202 |
The revolutions of the Arab Spring | 4.0293 | 3.5660 | 4.8444 |
The recurring aggressions of settlers against Palestinian people | 7.7247 | 7.5649 | 8.0061 |
Aggressions against holy places | 8.2372 | 8.0276 | 8.6061 |
Egypt has announced that it will close all tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Do you support or reject this Egyptian move?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
I support | 62.4 | 69.5 | 50.1 |
I reject | 35.2 | 28.6 | 46.9 |
No opinion/I do not know | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you support or reject opening a free zone between Egypt and the Gaza Strip and closing all tunnels between them?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
I support | 76.5 | 77.7 | 74.3 |
I reject | 19.5 | 17.5 | 23.2 |
No opinion/I do not know | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Did you know that the Palestinian Central Elections Commission has updated the electoral record in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 75.9 | 66.7 | 92.1 |
No | 20.7 | 30.7 | 3.2 |
No opinion/I do not know | 3.4 | 2.6 | 4.6 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
How do you assess the work of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Good | 52.9 | 48.1 | 61.2 |
Fair | 27.8 | 28.4 | 26.9 |
Bad | 6.5 | 7.3 | 5.1 |
No opinion/I do not know | 12.8 | 16.2 | 6.9 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you support conducting the coming presidential elections despite the division or after ending the division?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
After ending the division | 81.3 | 83.9 | 76.6 |
Despite the division | 12.0 | 11.0 | 13.7 |
No opinion/I do not know | 6.7 | 5.1 | 9.7 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you support conducting the coming legislative elections despite the division or after ending the division?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
After ending division | 80.5 | 82.8 | 76.4 |
Despite division | 12.7 | 12.2 | 13.5 |
No opinion/I do not know | 6.9 | 5.1 | 10.1 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
If elections were conducted in the Palestinian Territories at the present time, do you think that they would be fair?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 57.0 | 58.7 | 54.1 |
No | 33.5 | 33.0 | 34.5 |
No opinion/I do not know | 9.4 | 8.4 | 11.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
If presidential elections were held at the present time, for whom would you vote from amongst the following?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
An independent candidate | 8.2 | 9.0 | 6.9 |
A candidate from the left | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
A candidate from Hamas | 9.7 | 7.3 | 13.9 |
A candidate from Fatah | 28.7 | 23.9 | 37.2 |
A national independent candidate | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
An Islamic independent candidate | 4.5 | 3.4 | 6.3 |
I will not participate in the elections | 19.4 | 23.9 | 11.5 |
I have not decided yet | 22.8 | 25.5 | 18.0 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
If new PLC elections were conducted, for whom will you cast your vote?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
An independent ticket | 6.7 | 7.5 | 5.3 |
A ticket from the left | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
A ticket from Hamas | 10.1 | 7.6 | 14.5 |
A ticket from Fatah | 29.2 | 24.7 | 37.2 |
A national independent ticket | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 |
An Islamic independent ticket | 4.4 | 3.2 | 6.5 |
I will not participate in the elections | 19.5 | 23.9 | 11.9 |
I have not decided yet | 22.8 | 25.6 | 18.0 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
If new legislative elections were to be held today, which of the following do you think would win?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
An independent Islamists bloc | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
An independent Nationalist bloc | 6.8 | 7.3 | 5.9 |
A Fatah bloc | 41.4 | 38.9 | 45.7 |
A Hamas bloc | 17.7 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
A bloc from leftist organizations | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
No opinion/I do not know | 27.5 | 28.7 | 25.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
If PLC elections were to be conducted, would you prefer conducting them on the basis of electoral lists or on the basis of persons?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Electoral lists | 30.4 | 29.3 | 32.3 |
Persons | 29.1 | 34.2 | 20.0 |
Mixed | 29.0 | 29.4 | 28.3 |
No opinion/I do not know | 11.6 | 7.1 | 19.4 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
If municipality and local council elections were held today, who do you vote for?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
A block that represents the family or clan | 9.7 | 13.5 | 3.4 |
An independent ticket | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.2 |
A ticket from the left | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
A ticket from Hamas | 9.2 | 6.6 | 13.5 |
A ticket from Fatah | 24.9 | 19.4 | 34.2 |
A national independent ticket | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
An Islamic independent ticket | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
I will not participate in the elections | 18.1 | 22.5 | 10.8 |
I have not decided yet | 21.7 | 23.4 | 18.9 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do you prefer conducting local council elections on the basis of electoral lists or on the basis of individual candidates?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Electoral lists | 28.1 | 26.1 | 31.7 |
Individual candidates | 36.4 | 40.1 | 29.9 |
Mixed | 26.0 | 28.0 | 22.4 |
No opinion/I do not know | 9.5 | 5.9 | 16.0 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Do the current political, security, and economic circumstances make you interested in emigrating?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 30.4 | 23.8 | 42.0 |
No | 67.4 | 75.0 | 54.1 |
No opinion/I do not know | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Are you worried about your life under the present circumstances?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 44.5 | 41.7 | 49.5 |
No | 54.3 | 57.9 | 48.1 |
No opinion/I do not know | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Are you pessimistic or optimistic about the general Palestinian situation at this stage?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Optimistic | 32.9 | 30.2 | 37.8 |
Pessimistic | 64.1 | 68.9 | 55.6 |
No opinion/I do not know | 3.0 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Under the present circumstances, do you feel that you, your family and your properties are safe?
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
Yes | 22.0 | 21.9 | 22.0 |
May be | 43.4 | 38.9 | 51.3 |
No | 34.3 | 39.2 | 25.7 |
No opinion/I do not know | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Which of the following political affiliations do you support?
PARTY | Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip |
People’s Party | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Democratic Front | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Islamic Jihad | 2.6 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
Fatah | 35.0 | 31.3 | 41.4 |
Hamas | 11.6 | 10.0 | 14.3 |
Fida | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Popular Front | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Palestinian National Initiative | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
I am an independent nationalist | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
I am an independent Islamist | 3.5 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
None of the above | 36.1 | 45.6 | 19.4 |
Others | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |