Views on the Palestinian Infrastructure and Political System

(2009)

Views on the Palestinian Infrastructure and Political System Table of Contents

Do you support or oppose Abbas's decision not to run in the next presidential election? (PCPSR, December 10-12, 2009)

Support	57%
Oppose	36%

Why do you think Abbas made the decision not to run in the next presidential election ? (PCPSR, December 10-12, 2009)

Israel's settlement policy and his loss of confidence in the U.S. administration	33%
His disillusionment with Arab support for him and his policies	25%
Criticism of his handling of the Goldstone affair	22%
Hamas's refusal to sign the reconciliation agreement	12%

Do you believe Abbas will withdraw his decision not to run in the next presidential election? (PCPSR, December 10-12, 2009)

Yes, he will withdraw his decision	58%
No, he will insist on it and might submit his resignation	21%

Who do you believe is responsible for the failure to hold elections on time? (PCPSR, December 10-12, 2009)

Hamas	25%
Fateh	11%
Israel	30%
Election commission	9%

Who do you believe is responsible for the continued split between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip? (PCPSR, December 10-12, 2009)

Hamas and Fateh	61%
Hamas	17%
Fateh	12%

What do you view as the top Palestinian priority today? (An-Najah National University, PCPSR)

	February 1-2, 2009	December 10-12, 2009
National reconciliation /Unification of the West Bank and Gaza Strip	52.6%	61%
Rebuilding Gaza	34.0%	16%
Improving the economic situation	12.0%	-
Maintenance of calm and the opening of border crossings	-	22%
Other	1.4%	-

If new presidential elections were held today between Abbas and Haniyeh, who would you vote for? (PCPSR, December 10-12, 2009)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Mahmoud Abbas	54%	55%	52%
Ismail Haniyeh	38%	36%	43%

If new presidential elections were held today between Barghouti and Haniyeh, who would you vote for? (PCPSR, December 10-12, 2009)

Marwan Barghouti	67%
Ismail Haniyeh	28%

If new legislative elections are held today with the participation of all factions, who would you vote for? (PCPSR, December 10-12, 2009)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Fateh	43%	41%	46%
Hamas	27%	23%	34%
All other factions and lists	14%	-	-
Undecided	17%	-	-

Following Fatah's Sixth Congress, what are your expectations of Fatah's future prospects? (Truman Institute/PCPSR, August 2009)

Fatah will emerge stronger and unified	39%
Fatah will emerge weaker and fragmented	22%
Fatah will remain the same as it is today	34%

Do you think Fatah's new leadership will be more or less able to achieve reconciliation with Hamas? (Truman Institute/PCPSR, August 2009)

More able	40%
Less able	22%
Same as previous leadership	32%

Do you think Fatah's new leadership will be more or less able to fight corruption within the party? (Truman Institute/PCPSR, August 2009)

More able	43%
Less able	21%
Same as previous leadership	30%

Do you think Fatah's new leadership will be more or less able to end Israeli occupation? (Truman Institute/PCPSR, August 2009)

More able	27%
Less able	28%
Same as previous leadership	38%

According to your assessment and observation, do you think that the priority of the security services in the West Bank/Gaza Strip is to maintain internal order and security for the Palestinian citizen or is it to prevent any resistance activities against Israel? (Jerusalem Media & Communications Center, June 2009)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
To maintain internal order and security for the Palestinian citizen	55.8%	55.8%	55.8%
To prevent resistance activities against Israel	36.3%	36.3%	36.2%
Don't know	6.3%	5.9%	7.1%
No answer	1.6%	2.0%	0.9%

Which party do you think is responsible for the failure of the Palestinian internal dialogue so far? Hamas, Fatah, Israel, the Arab countries, or other parties? (Jerusalem Media & Communications Center, June 2009)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Israel	26.5%	27.9%	24.1%
Hamas	23.5%	22.5%	25.3%
Fatah	15.1%	13.2%	18/5%
The Arab countries	13.8%	14.9%	12.1%
Hamas & Fatah	7.4%	5.4%	10.9%
All parties	2.7%	2.6%	2.7%
Others	3.3%	3.3%	3.2%
Don't know	5.8%	8.0%	1.8%
No answer	1.9%	2.2%	1.4%

If presidential elections are held in the present time, for whom would you vote? (An-Najah National University, February 1-2, 2009)

An independent candidate	5.2%
A candidate from the left	3.5%
A candidate from Hamas	18.6%
A candidate from Fatah	25.2%
A national independent candidate	6.0%
An Islamic independent candidate	3.5%
I will not participate in the elections	21.0%
I have not decided yet	17.0%

If new PLC elections are conducted, for whom would you vote? (An-Najah National University, February 1-2, 2009)

An independent ticket	5.4%
A ticket from the left	3.2%
A ticket from Hamas	19.5%
A ticket from Fatah	24.9%
A national independent ticket	6.5%
An Islamic independent ticket	3.6%
I will not participate in the elections	20.6%
I have not decided yet	16.2%

If new legislative elections were to be held today, which of the following would win? (An-Najah National University, February 1-2, 2009)

Independent Islamist bloc	4.8%
Independent Nationalist bloc	6.9%
Fatah bloc	29.7%
Hamas bloc	33.3%
A bloc from leftist organizations	2.0%
No opinion/don't know	23.3%

There are those who say that Hamas is belligerent towards Fatah activists in the Gaza Strip. Do you support or reject this allegation? (An-Najah National University, February 1-2, 2009)

Support	50.7%
Reject	35.9%
No opinion/don't know	13.4%

There are those who say that the Palestinian Authority arrests Hamas activists in the West Bank. Do you support or reject this allegation? (An-Najah National University, February 1-2, 2009)

Support	48.8%
Reject	35.7%
No opinion/don't know	15.5%

Are you optimistic or pessimistic towards the Palestinian situation at this stage? (Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, An-Najah National University)

	January 25-31, 2009	February 1-2, 2009
Pessimistic	61.2%	59.9%
Optimistic	33.9%	37.1%
No opinion/don't know	4.9%	3.6%

Which political affiliation do you support? (Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, An-Najah National University)

	January 25-31, 2009	February 1-2, 2009
Fatah	40.6%	30.3%
Hamas	31.3%	21.5%
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)	5.4%	3.7%
Islamic Jihad	2.7%	3.2%
Palestinian National Initiative	1.8%	0.9%
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)	1.3%	0.7%
People's Party	0.9%	1.0%
FIDA	0.7%	0.1%
Independents	5.8%	9.5%
Refuse to answer	5.0%	-
None of the above	8.8%	28.8%

After the war in Gaza, do you think that the Palestinian leaderships are capable of ending the current Palestinian division? (An-Najah National University, February 1-2, 2009)

Yes	54.4%
No	38.8%
No opinion/don't know	6.8%

After the war in Gaza, do you think that the Palestinian public is ready to lead a national reconciliation to a success? (An-Najah National University, February 1-2, 2009)

Yes	60.0%
No	34.4%
No opinion/don't know	5.7%

In your opinion, who stands as an obstacle before a Palestinian dialogue? (An-Najah National University, February 1-2, 2009)

Personalities from Fatah and Hamas movements	23.7%
Hamas movement	15.7%
Fatah movement	10.9%
Arab interventions	13.5%
Foreign interventions	8.2%
Israel	20.8%
No opinion/don't know	7.1%

Do you think that Fatah contributed to the widening of the Palestinian internal rift? (An-Najah National University, February 1-2, 2009)

Yes	48.9%
No	41.7%
No opinion/don't know	9.4%

Do you think that Hamas contributed to the widening of the Palestinian internal rift? (An-Najah National University, February 1-2, 2009)

Yes	62.8%
No	28.5%
No opinion/don't know	8.7%

What is your main concern at present? (Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, January 25-31, 2009)

Job/money	28.6%
Security	40.5%
Health	11.5%
The future	19.4%

Who do you think is the best party to bear the responsibility for the reconstruction in the Gaza Strip? (Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, January 25-31, 2009)

Salam Fayyad's government	36.2%
The deposed government of Ismael Haniyeh	37.4%
Other	26.4%

Do you think, in general, that Hamas is navigating the country in the right or in the wrong direction? (Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, January 25-31, 2009)

In the right direction	41.7%
In the wrong direction	51.3%
Don't know	7.0%

Do you think, in general, that Fatah is navigating the country in the right or in the wrong direction? (Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, January 25-31, 2009)

In the right direction	46.0%
In the wrong direction	46.0%
Don't know	8.0%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is handling his job as Palestinian Authority president? (Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, January 25-31, 2009)

Satisfied	28.7%
Dissatisfied	48.8%
Refuse to answer	22.5%

If, with the consent of all political powers and parties, new presidential elections were conducted, for whom would you vote to be the President of the Palestinian Authority? (Open Question) (Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, January 25-31, 2009)

Ismael Haniyeh	15.8%
Marwan Al-Barghouthi	14.4%
Mahmoud Abbas	12.6%
Yassir Abed-Rabbu	9.2%
Khaled Mish'al	8.9%
Mohammad Dahlan	4.4%
Mustafa Al-Barghouthi	4.1%
Salam Fayyad	3.6%
Aziz El-Duwaik	3.5%
Mahmoud El-Zahhar	3.3%
Ahmad Sa'adat	2.2%
Ramadan Shallah	2.1%
Qais Abed-Alkareem	0.8%
Munib Al-Masre	0.6%
Saeb Ereikat	0.6%
Bassam Al-Salhi	0.2%
Independent	5.5%
Hamas candidate	1.6%
Fatah candidate	0.8%
None of the above	3.5%
Don't know	2.3%