Palestinian Public Opinion Polls: Attitudes About Peace With Israel

In general, do you support or oppose the current peace process between the Palestinians and Israel? Do you strongly support, somewhat support, strongly oppose or somewhat oppose? (Source: JMCC Poll)

* Similiar question asked twice in same poll

In general, do you support or oppose the current peace process between the Palestinians and Israel? Do you strongly support, somewhat support, strongly oppose or somewhat oppose? (Source: JMCC Poll)

*Similiar question asked twice in similiar poll

In general, do you support or oppose the current peace process between the Palestinians and Israel? Do you strongly support, somewhat support, strongly oppose or somewhat oppose? (Source: JMCC Poll)

* Similiar question asked twice in same poll

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree that at a certain point peace will be achieved between Palestinians and Israelis? (Source: JMCC Poll, September 2002)

How optimistic or pessimistic are you towards the recent peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis? Do you Strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose? (Source: JMCC Poll, March 2002)

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat calls for a cease-fire. There are those who believe that this decision is justified in the current circumstances and others who believe that this decision is unjustified in the current circumstances, what is your opinion? (Source: JMCC Poll, December 2001)

Do you believe that US envoy Zinni will succeed in his mission of a cease-fire and return Palestinians and Israelis to the negotiating table? (Source: JMCC Poll, December 2001)

From your point of view list the following Israeli violation from the most harmful to the least harmful; closure and checkpoints, assassination, invasion of the PNA areas, settlers' attacks, killing or shelling? (Source: JMCC Poll, September 2001)

a. First Rank  

b. Second Rank  

c. Third Rank
 

d. Fourth  Rank
 

e. Fifth  Rank
 

f. Sixth  Rank
 

If the case of the two sides Palestinian and Israeli reach a peaceful agreement you are satisfied with. So you support or oppose normal relationship between Israel and Palestine or it doesn't make any difference? (Source: JMCC Poll, September 2001)

In general are you willing to negotiate with Israeli people or groups? (Source: JMCC Poll, September 2001)

Under the current conditions, some believe that the peace process is dead and there is no chance of resuming the negotiations, while others see that the peace process is passing through difficult conditions with an unclear future and there is another group that believes that the peace process is still alive and there is a possibility of resuming negotiations? (Source: JMCC Poll, June 2001)

Under the current conditions, some believe that the peace process is dead and there is no chance of resuming the negotiations, while others see that the peace process is passing through difficult conditions with an unclear future and there is another group that believes that the peace process is still alive and there is a possibility of resuming negotiations? (Source: JMCC Poll, June 2001)

Under the current conditions, some believe that the peace process is dead and there is no chance of resuming the negotiations, while others see that the peace process is passing through difficult conditions with an unclear future and there is another group that believes that the peace process is still alive and there is a possibility of resuming negotiations? (Source: JMCC Poll, June 2001)

What do you think about the Israeli-Palestinian negotiation process, would you say strongly support it, support it, oppose it or strongly oppose it? (Source: JMCC Poll, December 2000)

What's your opinion of the Oslo agreement? Would you say that you strongly support it, support it, oppose it, or strongly oppose it? (The Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre (JMCC), December 2000)  

The United States acts as the sponsor of the peace process and a mediator in the negotiations. Do you believe that it is conducting its mediation in a biased manner towards the Palestinians, in a neutral manner of in a biased manner towards the Israelis? (Source: JMCC Poll)  

Who is more responsible for the recent deterioration in Palestinian and Israeli relation? Would you say only the Israeli side, mosly the Israeli side, only the Palestinian side, mostly the Palestinian side, both sides are responsible to the same degree, neither side is responsible? (Source: JMCC Poll, December 2000)  

And if no agreement is reached by September 13 when the interim period ends and violent Israeli-Palestinian confrontations erupt in the West Bank and Gaza, would you support or oppose such confrontations? (Source: PSR, July 2000)

The deadline for reaching a permanent Israeli- Palestinian settlement ends on September 13th 2000. If no agreement is reached by then, some people see the necessity of transforming the PA into a Palestinian State at that date even if Israel objects. Others argue that the establishment of the state should wait until an agreement with Israel is reached. What do you think? (Source: PSF, July 2000)

During the current final status negotiations on borders and settlements are suggestion of compromised solutions including: Annexing part of the Palestinian territory where settlements are built on to Israel-part as final and part as temporary-and establishing a Palestinian state on the remaining part which is between 70-80 percent of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. What is your opinion of this suggested solution? (Source: JMCC Poll, June 2000)  

How much is your confidence that the Palestinian leadership will continue to insist on its negotiation position represented in ending the occupation over the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, return of refugees and establishing an independent state. Are you very confident, somewhat confident, somewhat unconfident, or totally unconfident that the Palestinian leadership will hold on to its mentioned stances in the current final status negotiations? (Source: JMCC Poll, June 2000)  

There has been a lot of talk lately on the issue of declaring a Palestinian state by 13 September 2000 which is the date for reaching a final agreement. What is your opinion? Do you believe that the Palestinian leadership should declare the establishment of a Palestinian state on that date in any cas or should the declaration of establishing a state only take place if there is an agreement with Israel or the issue of declaraing a Palestinian state on that date is not important in your opinion? (Source: JMCC Poll, June 2000) 

Regardless of your personal opinion, do you expect that the Palestinian leadership will declare a Palestinian state this September? (Source: JMCC Poll, June 2000) 

Why? (Source: JMCC, March 2000)

In your opinion, who is most responsible for failure to achieve Palestinian nationalist goals? (Source: JMCC Poll, March 2000)

In your opinion, who is the most responsible for Palestinian economic problems? (Source: JMCC Poll, March 2000)  

Turning to the issue of political Islam, would you like to see Palestinian society adhere to Islamic principles much more than it currently does, somewhat more than it currently does, about as it currently does, somewhat less than it currently does, or much less than it currently does? (Source: JMCC Poll, March 2000)