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When asked about a series of potential
scenarios, the majority of public opinion leaders support two solutions for
the Palestinian – Israeli conflict: 68 percent support a democratic state in
historic Palestine with equal rights for all citizens and no discrimination
based on religion, race, ethnicity, color, or sex. Sixty-five percent support
a two-state solution: Palestine in the 1967 borders and Israel.
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Of the respondents, 54 percent believe that a
two-state solution is feasible, while only 16 percent believe that one secular
state is feasible.
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About 77 percent of respondents support the
establishment of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders. Some 63 percent
of the respondents agree with introducing border alterations conditioned with
geographical congruity of the Palestinian Territory including the West Bank
and Gaza Strip.
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As much as 97 percent prefer Israeli
dismantling or withdrawal from settlements and handing them over entirely to
the Palestinian Authority, while 61 percent accept the evacuation of
settlements and their use for Palestinian refugees’ residential purposes.
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A majority of respondents (75 percent) prefer
to resolve the refugee question on the basis of UN Resolution
194 of the Right of Return and Compensation.
As a second option, 54 percent of the sample accepts that Israel recognize its
responsibility towards the plight of the refugees as a precondition to future
discussions of possible solutions.
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A majority of 84 percent of the respondents
prefer a solution based on East Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian
state. In addition, 69 percent of respondents think that this solution is
feasible.
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Most of the respondents (69%) believe that a
lasting peace and a historical reconciliation between the two people are
possible or possible to some extent.
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A vast majority (94 percent) believe that a
Palestinian state should maintain normal relations with the neighboring
countries. The majority does not support a confederation with Jordan. A higher
percentage refuses a confederation with Israel. In addition, 83 percent of
respondents refuse to attach the Palestinian Question to the policies of the
regional and international alliances.
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Sixty-six percent of the respondents believe
that the Palestinian Nation (in the Palestinian Authority as well as in the
Diaspora) is the most authorized to ratify any agreement, particularly
concerning final status issues.
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Fifty-eight percent of opinion leaders believe
that an international conference under the auspices of the UN would provide a
solution for a just settlement of the conflict.
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Forty-seven percent of the sample is in favor
of combining peaceful popular resistance and negotiation, while 40 percent are
in favor of combining armed resistance and negotiations.
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Forty-four percent of the sample believes that
dissolving the PNA and having the world assume its responsibilities is the
best solution if the peace process fails, whereas, 28 percent see that
maintaining the status quo is better than dissolving the PNA.
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Most of the sample (73 percent) would like to
form a democratic government similar to political systems in the European
countries.
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Fifty-one percent favor the insertion of a
constitutional provision that declares the Palestinian state as a secular
state, whereas 41 percent reject it.
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Of the respondents, 72 percent said that the
PLO is the most capable and legitimate body to manage the Palestinian
situation with the need to undergo reform steps and have all Palestinian
parties joining it.
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Fifty-seven percent of the sample support
amending the electoral law to represent a full proportional system (i.e.,
all Palestinian districts will be treated as one constituency).
