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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Total %
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West Bank %
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Gaza Strip
%
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Section One: Living Conditions
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1.
At the
present time, how do you evaluate your family's economic conditions?
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1) Very good
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4.0
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3.3
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5.2
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2) Good
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17.5
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17.2
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17.9
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3) Fair
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40.7
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43.5
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36.3
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4) Bad
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21.6
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21.9
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21.1
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5) Very bad
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16.3
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14.1
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19.5
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2.
Does the
family have a working breadwinner?
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1) Yes
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65.4
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66.1
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64.3
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2) No
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34.6
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33.9
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35.7
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3.
At present,
do you feel secure about yourself, your family, and your property?
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1) Yes
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17.4
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17.2
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17.7
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2) To an extent
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21.7
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21.7
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21.7
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3) No
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60.5
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60.6
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60.4
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4) No opinion
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0.4
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0.5
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0.3
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4.
Are you
optimistic or pessimistic about the future?
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1) Optimistic
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39.2
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35.5
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44.9
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2) In between
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23.2
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23.5
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22.6
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3) Pessimistic
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36.8
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40.5
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31.0
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4) Do not know
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0.9
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0.5
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1.5
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Section Two: The Peace Process
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5.
Do you
believe that the United
States is serious about
achieving peace in the Middle
East?
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1) Yes
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7.2
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5.4
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10.1
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2) No
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88.8
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90.1
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86.8
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3) No opinion
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3.9
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4.5
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3.1
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6. Do you support return to negotiations with the Israelis?
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1) Yes
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44.7
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44.2
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45.4
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2) No
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53.2
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53.1
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53.3
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3) No opinion
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2.1
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2.7
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1.3
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7.
Do you
think that Israel has a genuine desire to achieve peace with the
Palestinians?
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1) Yes
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8.8
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8.1
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9.8
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2) No
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88.2
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88.5
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87.8
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3) No opinion
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3.0
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3.3
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2.4
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8.
Do you
believe that peace is possible between Palestinians and Israelis if Israel
does not recognize the right of Palestinian refugees to return?
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1) Yes
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12.9
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11.6
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15.0
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2) No
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84.3
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84.8
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83.6
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3) No opinion
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2.8
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3.6
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1.4
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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)?
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1) Yes
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37.7
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39.6
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34.6
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2) No
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54.3
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53.0
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56.2
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3) No opinion
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8.1
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7.4
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9.2
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10.
In the case
that negotiations continue, under what auspices should they be under?
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1) Arab League
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51.2
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54.3
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46.3
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2) UN
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25.4
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27.7
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21.8
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3) others
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13.5
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13.0
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14.3
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4) USA
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4.7
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4.9
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4.2
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5) Not sure
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5.2
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0.0
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13.3
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11.
Do you feel
that the rallies organized by the Israeli peace movement are important in
opposing Prime Minister Sharon’s policies?
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1) Yes, Important
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51.9
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47.1
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59.4
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2) Important to some extent
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22.8
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25.4
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18.7
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3) Not Important
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22.3
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24.1
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19.5
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4) No opinion
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3.0
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3.5
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2.4
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12.
How do you
evaluate the results of the Arab Summit held in Tunis
(21-22/5/2004)?
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1) Positive
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3.7
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3.1
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4.6
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2) Fair
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17.3
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15.8
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19.7
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3) Negative
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68.9
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68.9
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68.9
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4) No opinion
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10.1
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12.3
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6.7
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13.
How do you
evaluate the role of the Arab people in supporting Palestinians?
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1) Positive
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23.8
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22.0
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26.5
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2) Fair
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31.5
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31.6
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31.4
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3) Negative
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41.3
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43.0
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38.6
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4) No opinion
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3.4
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3.4
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3.5
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Section Three: The Role of
Institutions in Rafah
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14.
How do you
evaluate the performance of PNA institutions in dealing with the latest
attack on Rafah 18/05/2004?
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1) Positive
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21.6
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18.9
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25.7
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2) Fair
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32.9
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33.2
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32.5
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3) Negative
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39.8
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40.4
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39.0
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4) No opinion
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5.7
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7.5
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2.7
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15.
How do you
evaluate the performance of Palestinian NGOs in dealing with the latest
attack on Rafah?
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1) Positive
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45.8
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35.5
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61.8
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2) Fair
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30.9
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32.8
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28.0
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3) Negative
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17.3
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23.1
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8.2
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4) No opinion
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5.9
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8.5
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1.9
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