Palestinian Public Opinion Polls: Views on Government Infrastructure and Political System
(2009)
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% |