Development Studies Programme - Birzeit University
         
 
 

 Public Opinion Poll # 28

Living Conditions

Evaluation of Institutions & Leaders

The Proposed Government

Palestinian Elections & Political Support

Palestinian – Israeli Negotiations

Hezbollah & Hamas

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Highlights

  • 71% say that their living conditions have deteriorated since the January 2006 PLC elections.

  • 44% of young Palestinians are willing to immigrate if given the opportunity.

  • 62.3% feel that Palestinian society is not heading in the right direction.

  • 16.1% will be able to secure basic needs without a problem for another three months.

  • More than 55% view the role of political groups, PLC and Government as (negative).

  • UNRWA and NGOs receive the most favorable evaluation.

  • 44% criticize Hamas, while 40% criticize Fateh for the current crises.

  • 95% criticize Israel and the United States, while 68% criticize the UN.

  • 20 points decline in the popularity of the President, and 25 points decline in the evaluation of Prime Minister.

  • 60.4% evaluate the implementation of the Hamas program by the new government as weak.

  • 57% are unable to reiterate the Hamas election agenda.

  • 56.6% support the strike organized by public service employees and teachers.

  • 53.7% evaluate the performance of the government in dealing with the strike as negative.

  • 55.3% believe that ministers should be selected from outside the PLC.

  • 62.8% oppose keeping the PLC and the Cabinet as they are.

  • 60.0% support the dissolution of the PLC and the conduct of a new PLC election.

  • 65.8% support dissolving the current government and forming a unity government led by Hamas.

  • 61.9% support the President appointing an independent prime minister.

  • 54.7% support the President appointing a ministerial cabinet that is fully independent.

  • No change in Fateh’s popularity at (42%); decline in Hamas’s popularity to (37%).

  • 52.0% support the idea that Hamas must recognize the agreements signed between the PLO and Israel.

  • 62.3% oppose the idea that Hamas must recognize Israel at this point of time.

  • 68.8% believe the performance of Hezbollah is better than that of Hamas.

 

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