Development Studies Programme - Birzeit University
         
 
Poll No. 16

Public Opinion Poll on Palestinian Living Conditions, the Peace Process, Rafah Operation and Sharon's Proposed Disengagement Plan

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Detailed Results

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

Section One: Living Conditions

1.               At the present time, how do you evaluate your family's economic conditions?

1) Very good

4.0

3.3

5.2

2) Good

17.5

17.2

17.9

3) Fair

40.7

43.5

36.3

4) Bad

21.6

21.9

21.1

5) Very bad

16.3

14.1

19.5

2.              Does the family have a working breadwinner?  

1) Yes

65.4

66.1

64.3

2) No

34.6

33.9

35.7

  3.            At present, do you feel secure about yourself, your family, and your property?

1) Yes                                              

17.4

17.2

17.7

2) To an extent

21.7

21.7

21.7

3) No

60.5

60.6

60.4

4) No opinion

0.4

0.5

0.3

4.              Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future?

1) Optimistic

39.2

35.5

44.9

2) In between

23.2

23.5

22.6

3) Pessimistic

36.8

40.5

31.0

4) Do not know

0.9

0.5

1.5

Section Two: The Peace Process                         

5.              Do you believe that the United States is serious about achieving peace in the Middle East?

1)  Yes

7.2

5.4

10.1

2)  No

88.8

90.1

86.8

3)  No opinion

3.9

4.5

3.1

6. Do you support return to negotiations with the Israelis?

1)  Yes

44.7

44.2

45.4

2)  No

53.2

53.1

53.3

3)  No opinion

2.1

2.7

1.3

7.              Do you think that Israel has a genuine desire to achieve peace with the Palestinians?

1)  Yes

8.8

8.1

9.8

2)  No

88.2

88.5

87.8

3)  No opinion

3.0

3.3

2.4

8.              Do you believe that peace is possible between Palestinians and Israelis if Israel does not recognize the right of Palestinian refugees to return?

1)  Yes

12.9

11.6

15.0

2)  No

84.3

84.8

83.6

3)  No opinion

2.8

3.6

1.4

9.              Do you think that there is a chance for peaceful coexistence between Palestinians and Israelis on the basis of justice (according to UN resolutions)?

1)  Yes

37.7

39.6

34.6

2)  No

54.3

53.0

56.2

3)  No opinion

8.1

7.4

9.2

10.            In the case that negotiations continue, under what auspices should they be under?

1)  Arab League

51.2

54.3

46.3

2)  UN

25.4

27.7

21.8

3) others

13.5

13.0

14.3

4)  USA

4.7

4.9

4.2

5)  Not sure

5.2

0.0

13.3    

11.            Do you feel that the rallies organized by the Israeli peace movement are important in opposing Prime Minister Sharon’s policies?

1) Yes,   Important

51.9

47.1

59.4

2)  Important to some extent

22.8

25.4

18.7

3)  Not Important

22.3

24.1

19.5

4) No opinion

3.0

3.5

2.4

12.            How do you evaluate the results of the Arab Summit held in Tunis (21-22/5/2004)?

1) Positive

3.7

3.1

4.6

2) Fair

17.3

15.8

19.7

3) Negative

68.9

68.9

68.9

4) No opinion

10.1

12.3

6.7

13.            How do you evaluate the role of the Arab people in supporting Palestinians?

1) Positive

23.8

22.0

26.5

2) Fair

31.5

31.6

31.4

3) Negative

41.3

43.0

38.6

4) No opinion

3.4

3.4

3.5

Section Three: The Role of Institutions in Rafah  

14.            How do you evaluate the performance of PNA institutions in dealing with the latest attack on Rafah 18/05/2004?

1) Positive

21.6

18.9

25.7

2) Fair

32.9

33.2

32.5

3) Negative

39.8

40.4

39.0

4) No opinion

5.7

7.5

2.7

15.            How do you evaluate the performance of Palestinian NGOs in dealing with the latest attack on Rafah?

1) Positive

45.8

35.5

61.8

2) Fair

30.9

32.8

28.0

3) Negative

17.3

23.1

8.2

4) No opinion

5.9

8.5

1.9

16.            How do you evaluate the performance of Palestinian political parties in dealing with the latest attack on Rafah?

1) Positive

43.8

34.9

57.7

2) Fair

28.5

30.6

25.1

3) Negative

18.3

22.2

12.2

4) No opinion

9.4

12.2

5.0

17.            How do you evaluate the performance of UNRWA in dealing with the latest attack on Rafah?

1) Positive

46.6

36.8

61.9

2) Fair

28.7

31.6

24.1

3) Negative

14.8

18.5

8.9

4) No opinion

10.0

13.1

5.1

18.            How do you evaluate the international position as represented by the Security Council decision (20/05/2004) condemning Israeli attacks on Rafah?

1) Positive

33.7

26.0

45.9

2) Fair

21.7

22.2

20.9

3) Negative

38.3

43.8

29.6

4) No opinion

6.3

8.0

3.6

Section For: Sharon Withdrawal Plan from Gaza 

19.            Do you believe that the Israeli Government is serious about withdrawing from Gaza?

1) Yes            

19.6

19.3

20.2

2) To some extent

25.2

23.4

28.0

3) No

52.8

54.3

50.5

4) Don’t know/No opinion

2.4

3.0

1.4

20.            Do you believe that the withdrawal will be:

1)  Full withdrawal

11.3

11.2

11.4

2)  A partial withdrawal

50.0

46.9

54.7

3)  There will be no withdrawal

38.4

41.4

33.7

4)  No opinion

0.4

0.4

0.2

21.            Do you believe that the PNA is qualified to take over authority in Gaza?

1) Yes            

39.3

38.7

40.3

2) To some extent

30.7

29.5

32.5

3) No

24.7

25.4

23.8

4) Don’t know/No opinion

5.3

6.5

3.4

22.            Will the PNA be able to improve living conditions in Gaza after the Israeli withdrawal?

1) Yes            

34.3

34.8

33.5

2) To some extent

33.2

33.3

33.1

3) No

28.9

27.8

30.8

4) Don’t know/No opinion

3.5

4.1

2.6

23.            Will the Israeli withdrawal lead to a more secure situation in Gaza?

1) Yes            

46.6

46.3

47.1

2) To some extent

29.7

29.2

30.5

3) No

20.5

20.6

20.2

4) Don’t know/No opinion

3.2

3.6

2.1

24.            Will the Gaza withdrawal reinforce the Israeli occupation in the West Bank?

1) Yes

76.7

72.5

83.3

2)  No

14.9

16.9

11.7

3)  No opinion

8.4

10.5

5.0

25.            Did the Israeli withdrawal come to avoid more Israeli causalities among Israeli military forces?

1) Yes

75.0

72.6

78.6

2)  No

19.7

20.3

18.8

3)  No opinion

5.3

7.1

2.6

26.            Do you believe that the Gaza withdrawal is aimed at causing chaos and infighting among the various Palestinian factions?

1) Yes

57.0

57.6

56.0

2)  No

36.1

33.8

39.6

3)  No opinion

7.0

8.7

4.3

27.            Do you believe that the Palestinian political groups will be able to avoid such a possibility?

1) Yes

64.2

63.6

65.2

2)  No

27.5

26.3

29.4

3)  No opinion

8.3

10.1

5.4

28.            Do you believe that Gaza might become an economically prosperous place?

1) Yes            

44.8

44.0

46.1

2) To some extent

33.7

33.1

34.5

3) No

18.0

18.0

18.1

4) Don’t know/No opinion

3.5

4.8

1.4

29.            In the event that Israel withdrew from settlements in Gaza, what would be the best option in dealing with them in your opinion?

1) Turn them into investment areas  (tourism and industrial areas)

40.8

45.0

34.2

2)  Housing for Gaza camp residents

32.4

35.5

27.7

3) Tern the into public institutions

11.0

6.1

18.6

4)  Housing for PNA employees

4.2

4.0

4.5

5)  Housing for returning refugees from the Diaspora

3.9

4.7

2.6

6) Others

7.7

4.7

12.4

30.            In the event of an Israeli withdrawal, which one of the following is the most important priority?

1)  Bringing security and personal safety

38.6

40.7

35.5

2) Rebuilding areas destroyed by the Israeli occupation

27.9

29.1

26.0

3) Improving economic conditions

15.5

13.3

19.0

4)  Rebuilding infrastructure

12.8

12.0

14.1

5)  Rebuilding PNA institutions

3.9

3.3

4.8

6) Others

1.2

1.5

0.6

31.            In the event of an Israeli withdrawal do you support of oppose the following:

Continuation of armed resistance against Israel coming from Gaza

1) Support    

61.2

59.2

64.5

2) Oppose

35.2

35.7

34.4

3) Don’t know/No opinion

3.6

5.2

1.1

Unification of security agencies into one body

1) Support    

84.3

83.1

86.2

2) Oppose

13.1

13.6

12.4

3) Don’t know/No opinion

2.6

3.3

1.5

Conducting an immediate legislative election in Gaza

1) Support    

84.1

80.8

89.2

2) Oppose

10.7

11.8

9.0

3) Don’t know/No opinion

5.3

7.5

1.8

32.            Do you believe that the PNA has a comprehensive plan of action to administer Gaza after Israel withdraws?

1) Yes            

37.4

36.2

39.4

2) To some extent

35.7

37.9

32.1

3) No

19.9

17.8

23.2

4) Don’t know/No opinion

7.0

8.1

5.3

33.            Do you believe that the PNA has a political program to combat the Sharon political plan?

1) Yes            

24.6

21.8

28.8

2) To some extent

25.4

26.8

23.3

3) No

42.1

41.2

43.4

4) Don’t know/No opinion

8.0

10.2

4.6

34.            Do you believe that the Palestinian opposition has a political program to combat the Sharon political plan?

1) Yes            

35.3

31.8

40.7

2) To some extent

27.1

30.6

21.6

3) No

28.4

26.8

30.9

4) Don’t know/No opinion

9.2

10.8

6.7

35.            In general, who would be the most qualified to lead in Gaza after Israel withdraws?

1) a unified national leadership

59.0

56.3

63.3

2)  PNA

22.9

21.9

24.5

3)  Hamas & Islamic Jihad

16.7

20.1

11.3

4)  Leftist groups

0.5

0.5

0.5

5) others

0.9

1.2

0.4

36.            Do you support or oppose a significant role for the following entities in administering Gaza for a transitional period after an Israeli withdrawal?

The World Bank

1) Support    

57.1

52.9

63.6

2) Oppose

36.4

39.0

32.2

3) Don’t know/No opinion

6.5

8.1

4.1

Arab League

1) Support    

56.4

53.9

60.3

2) Oppose

40.1

41.1

38.6

3) Don’t know/No opinion

3.5

5.0

1.1

United Nations

1) Support    

54.5

51.1

59.8

2) Oppose

41.4

43.3

38.3

3) Don’t know/No opinion

4.1

5.6

1.8

Egypt

1) Support    

44.8

43.8

46.3

2) Oppose

52.0

51.3

52.9

3) Don’t know/No opinion

3.3

4.9

0.7

The European Union

1) Support    

40.0

33.7

49.8

2) Oppose

55.5

60.3

48.0

3) Don’t know/No opinion

4.4

5.9

2.1

The United States

1) Support    

12.5

10.2

16.1

2) Oppose

85.0

86.0

83.4

3) Don’t know/No opinion

2.5

3.8

0.5

37.              To re-build Gaza, should we accept funding from the following sources?

Arab Countries

1) Support    

87.1

84.9

90.5

2) Oppose

11.7

13.0

9.5

3) Don’t know/No opinion

1.3

2.1

0.0

Japan and Asia

1) Support    

73.2

69.6

78.9

2) Oppose

23.2

25.2

19.9

3) Don’t know/No opinion

3.6

5.2

1.2

The EU

1) Support    

68.4

66.3

71.7

2) Oppose

28.8

29.9

26.9

3) Don’t know/No opinion

2.9

3.8

1.4

United Nations

1) Support    

68.3

64.2

74.7

2) Oppose

29.7

33.0

24.7

3) Don’t know/No opinion

2.0

2.8

0.6

The United States

1) Support    

27.8

25.0

32.3

2) Oppose

70.2

72.1

67.3

3) Don’t know/No opinion

1.9

2.9

0.4

38.         Which of the following political groups do support?

1) Hamas

24.8

24.0

26.1

2) Fateh

22.6

21.4

24.4

3) Independent, with Islamic leaning

7.6

8.0

6.9

4) Islamic Jihad

4.9

5.8

3.6

5) Independent, with Fateh leaning

3.1

3.4

2.7

6) PFLP

2.0

1.0

3.5

7) PPP

0.8

1.0

0.6

8) Feda

0.7

1.1

0.0

9) Other Islamic Factions 

0.7

0.9

0.4

10) Other National Factions 

0.6

1.1

0.0

11) DFLP

0.5

0.5

0.5

12) Independent, with Leftist leaning

0.3

0.3

0.2

13) None

31.3

31.4

31.1

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