Development Studies Programme - Birzeit University
         
 
 
Poll No. 22

Withdrawal from Gaza, President’s Performance, Legislative Elections


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Annex 1

 Results of Opinion Poll # 22

 

Section One: Withdrawal from Gaza

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

  1.           After the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, do you feel secure about your self, your family and property?

1) Yes

27.3

15.6

46.4

2)

16.4

14.2

20.0

3) No

55.2

68.6

33.5

4) No opinion

1.0

1.6

0.1

  2.           After the Israeli withdrawal from, are you optimistic or pessimistic?

1) Yes

44.5

36.9

56.7

2)

21.6

22.0

21.0

3) No

32.5

39.1

21.7

4) No opinion

1.5

2.0

0.6

  3.           Do you believe that the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza will deepen Israeli control over the West Bank?

1) Yes

76.7

75.4

78.9

2)

11.9

12.2

11.3

3) No

11.5

12.4

9.9

  4.           Do you think that the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza will lead to the following……..?

Improving PNA Performance

1) Yes

48.0

37.3

65.4

2) To some extent

21.2

25.7

13.9

3) No

25.9

31.4

17.1

4) Don’t know

4.8

5.6

3.6

Resumption of talks with Israel

1) Yes

44.0

37.6

54.6

2) To some extent

16.1

17.1

14.5

3) No

33.1

36.4

27.8

4) Don’t know

3.8

9.0

3.2

Reinforcing the rule of law

1) Yes

40.6

32.3

53.9

2) To some extent

20.4

22.4

17.2

3) No

36.0

41.0

28.0

4) Don’t know

3.0

4.3

0.9

Consolidating relations and  communication between Gaza and West Bank

1) Yes

34.5

30.7

40.6

2) To some extent

21.3

20.2

23.0

3) No

38.8

42.4

33.1

4) Don’t know

5.4

6.7

3.3

 

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

Improving the economic conditions

1) Yes

32.1

25.6

42.5

2) To some extent

22.7

20.6

26.1

3) No

41.4

49.5

28.3

4) Don’t know

3.8

4.3

3.1

Ending the problem of illegal weapons and chaos

1) Yes

30.7

23.9

41.8

2) To some extent

17.7

19.1

15.6

3) No

46.8

50.8

40.4

4) Don’t know

4.8

6.3

2.3

Releasing Palestinian political prisoners from Israeli jails

1) Yes

24.3

18.1

34.5

2) To some extent

20.1

17.7

23.8

3) No

51.9

59.9

38.8

4) Don’t know

3.8

4.3

2.9

Easing the closure on the West Bank

1) Yes

20.7

20.9

20.4

2) To some extent

13.2

13.6

12.6

3) No

64.1

64.4

63.8

4) Don’t know

2.0

1.2

3.3

  5.           In your opinion, which one of the issues listed above is the most important?

1)  Releasing Palestinian political prisoners from Israeli jails

26.5

27.4

25.1

2) Ending the problem of illegal weapons and chaos

23.4

20.6

28.0

3) Improving the economic condition

22.5

19.6

27.3

4) Enforcing the rule of law

14.6

17.0

10.8

5) Easing the closure on the West Bank

6.5

9.2

2.2

6) Resumption of talks with Israel

3.2

3.6

2.5

7) Consolidating relations and  communication between Gaza & West Bank

2.0

1.6

2.6

8) Improving PNA Performance

1.3

1.1

1.6

  6.           Do you support or oppose a truce agreement that prevents attacks against Israeli targets?

1) Support

74.3

69.0

82.9

2) Oppose

22.6

26.6

16.2

3) No opinion

3.1

4.4

1.0

  7.           In his speech after the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, president Abbas declared his intention to end internal insecurity and arms chaos, do you support or oppose his declaration?

1) Support

81.9

76.2

91.2

2) Oppose