Views on Government Infrastructure and Political System
(2005 - 2006)
In General, What is the extent of your
optimism towards the Palestinian Future?
Would you say you are optimistic, somewhat
optimistic, or pessimistic? (Jerusalem
Media & Communications Center, February
2006)
|
Total |
West
Bank |
Gaza |
|
N=
1200 |
N=
760 |
N=
440 |
Optimistic |
41.2 |
40.0 |
43.2 |
Somewhat Optimistic |
38.6 |
39.7 |
36.6 |
Pessimistic |
19.6 |
20.0 |
18.9 |
No answer |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
To what extent would you say the elections
process was free and fair? (Jerusalem
Media & Communications Center, February
2006)
|
Total |
West
Bank |
Gaza |
|
N=
1200 |
N=
760 |
N=
440 |
Fair |
77.6 |
81.2 |
71.4 |
Somewhat fair |
16.4 |
13.3 |
21.8 |
Wasn't fair |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
No answer |
1.9 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
Given the elections results, to what
extent you say that the elected members
re present your point of view? (Jerusalem
Media & Communications Center, February
2006)
|
Total |
West
Bank |
Gaza |
|
N=
1200 |
N=
760 |
N=
440 |
Represent my point
of view |
29.1 |
27.0 |
32.7 |
Represent my point
of view to a
certain extent |
38.9 |
38.2 |
40.2 |
Do not represent my
point of view |
29.6 |
32.4 |
24.8 |
No answer |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
How concerned are you from Hamas enforcing
social restrictions on the Palestinians? (Jerusalem
Media & Communications Center, February
2006)
|
Total |
West
Bank |
Gaza |
|
N=
1200 |
N=
760 |
N=
440 |
Very worried |
8.3 |
10.0 |
5.2 |
Somewhat worried |
21.3 |
20.3 |
23.0 |
Somewhat not worried |
29.3 |
29.7 |
28.6 |
Not worried at all |
40.4 |
39.5 |
42.0 |
No answer |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
If you voted for Hamas , why so? (Jerusalem
Media & Communications Center, February
2006)*
|
Total |
West
Bank |
Gaza |
|
N=532 |
N=305 |
N=227 |
Religious Factors |
18.8 |
18.7 |
18.9 |
Hope to end the Corruption |
43.0 |
39.7 |
47.6 |
Hope to live in better
living
conditions |
10.7 |
12.8 |
7.9 |
For their political
agenda |
11.8 |
12.5 |
11.0 |
To stop Fateh's control
over the
government |
7.5 |
9.2 |
5.3 |
Others |
2.1 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
No answer |
6.1 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
*This question was asked who said that
they voted for Hamas
Regardless of whom you voted for, why
do you think most People voted for them? (Jerusalem
Media & Communications Center, February
2006)
|
Total |
West
Bank |
Gaza |
|
N=
1200 |
N=760 |
N=440 |
Religious Factors |
13.3 |
14.3 |
11.6 |
Hope to end the Corruption |
44.0 |
39.7 |
51.4 |
Hope to live in a better
living
conditions |
18.9 |
19.2 |
18.4 |
For their political
agenda |
6.1 |
6.4 |
5.5 |
To stop Fateh's control
over the
government |
13.5 |
15.7 |
9.8 |
Others |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
No answer |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
The
status of the Palestinian Judiciary system
is: (PCPO, November
16-21, 2005)
Response
|
Total
|
Good
|
18.0%
|
Mediocre
|
45.2%
|
Bad
|
34.8%
|
No
Opinion
|
2.0%
|
The ad hoc committee at the
PLC has called for the dismissal of
all heads of the security departments
and their deputies, who failed in performing
their duties properly, from their offices
and the appointment of new Palestinian
cadres. Do you support this call or
not?
(PCPO, October
26, 2005)
Strongly agree
|
50.4%
|
Somewhat agree
|
32.4%
|
Some what disagree
|
12.4%
|
Strongly agree
|
3.1%
|
Don’t
know
|
1.7%
|
About 8 months
have passed since
the election of the new president
(Mr. Mahmoud Abbas), how do you
evaluate his performance in the
following areas? (Bir
Zeit Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2005) |
1)
Improving the performance of security apparatuses |
48.3 |
48.0 |
48.9 |
2)
Upgrading the situation of women |
44.5 |
40.7 |
50.5 |
3)
promoting more democracy and freedom
of expression |
43.7 |
39.1 |
51.1 |
4)
Achieving Israeli withdrawal |
43.1 |
36.6 |
53.5 |
5)
Improving government services |
40.1 |
37.8 |
43.7 |
6)
Supporting social development and social
security programs |
39.3 |
36.0 |
44.4 |
7)
Achieving equality between regions |
32.8 |
30.1 |
37.2 |
8)
Uprooting corruption |
32.5 |
30.0 |
36.3 |
9)
Achieving internal security |
31.9 |
26.3 |
40.9 |
In
general, how do you evaluate
the performance of President
(Mr. Mahmoud Abbas)? (Bir
Zeit Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2005) |
1)
Good |
41.2 |
37.0 |
48.1 |
2)
Fair |
41.8 |
42.7 |
40.4 |
3)
Weak |
17.0 |
20.4 |
11.5 |
In
general, how do you evaluate
the performance of Prime Minister
Mr. Ahmad Qurie’? (Bir
Zeit Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2005) |
1)
Good |
24.6 |
24.9 |
24.1 |
2)
Fair |
39.1 |
38.0 |
40.8 |
3)
Weak |
36.3 |
37.0 |
35.1 |
In
general, how do you evaluate
the performance of the present
government? (Bir
Zeit Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2005) |
1)
Good |
21.6 |
20.2 |
23.9 |
2)
Fair |
39.8 |
40.4 |
38.8 |
3)
Weak |
32.1 |
32.1 |
32.1 |
4)
No opinion |
6.5 |
7.3 |
5.2 |
How do you evaluate the performance of
the following Palestinian institutions since
the election of President Mahmoud Abbas? (An-Najah University, May 11-13, 2005)
|
| Total |
Good |
satisfied |
bad |
I don’t know/No opinion |
Total |
| The Presidential Institution |
31.3 |
40.9 |
19.4 |
8.5 |
100.0 |
| The Palestinian Government |
27.2 |
40.3 |
27.8 |
4.7 |
100.0 |
| The Legislative Council |
17.1 |
35.1 |
42.0 |
5.8 |
100.0 |
| The judicious system |
26.0 |
34.5 |
30.7 |
8.8 |
100.0 |
| The security apparatuses |
22.3 |
33.5 |
40.6 |
3.7 |
100.0 |
West Bank |
| |
Good |
satisfied |
bad |
I don’t know/No opinion |
Total |
| The Presidential Institution |
36.5 |
39.5 |
14.7 |
9.3 |
100.0 |
| The Palestinian Government |
33.1 |
39.1 |
22.9 |
4.9 |
100.0 |
| The Legislative Council |
20.8 |
37.2 |
35.5 |
6.5 |
100.0 |
| The judicious system |
30.7 |
31.7 |
27.7 |
9.9 |
100.0 |
| The security apparatuses |
29.2 |
33.0 |
34.7 |
3.1 |
100.0 |
Gaza Strip |
| |
Good |
satisfied |
bad |
I don’t know/No opinion |
Total |
| The Presidential Institution |
22.2 |
43.2 |
27.6 |
7.0 |
100.0 |
| The Palestinian Government |
17.0 |
42.4 |
36.2 |
4.4 |
100.0 |
| The Legislative Council |
10.6 |
31.6 |
53.2 |
4.6 |
100.0 |
| The judicious system |
18.0 |
39.2 |
36.0 |
6.8 |
100.0 |
| The security apparatuses |
10.4 |
34.2 |
50.8 |
4.6 |
100.0 |
Do you think that the Palestinian President began practical and
tangible steps towards achieving the following (An-Najah University,
May 11-13, 2005)
Total
|
|
Yes |
No |
I don’t know/No opinion |
Total |
| Fighting corruption in public institutions |
49.9 |
42.5 |
7.6 |
100.0 |
| Unifying Palestinian security apparatuses |
63.8 |
30.3 |
6.0 |
100.0 |
| Enforcing the rule of law |
44.6 |
49.1 |
6.3 |
100.0 |
| Putting an end to the chaotic use of arms in
Palestinian streets |
30.1 |
64.2 |
5.7 |
100.0 |
| Releasing prisoners |
32.7 |
61.8 |
5.5 |
100.0 |
| Protecting the subjects of Palestinian
resistance |
28.6 |
64.6 |
6.8 |
100.0 |
| Limiting mediations in appointments in
public positions. |
25.2 |
64.9 |
9.9 |
100.0 |
| Providing personal security to Palestinian
people |
29.0 |
64.8 |
6.2 |
100.0 |
| Improving the economic situation |
22.4 |
71.6 |
6.0 |
100.0 |
| Limiting poverty and unemployment |
18.4 |
76.3 |
5.4 |
100.0 |
West Bank
|
|
Yes |
No |
I don’t know/No opinion |
Total |
| Fighting corruption in public institutions |
54.7 |
38.5 |
6.9 |
100.0 |
| Unifying Palestinian security apparatuses |
68.6 |
25.9 |
5.5 |
100.0 |
| Enforcing the rule of law |
53.3 |
41.9 |
4.9 |
100.0 |
| Putting an end to the chaotic use of arms in
Palestinian streets |
38.3 |
57.4 |
4.3 |
100.0 |
| Releasing prisoners |
40.3 |
57.4 |
2.2 |
100.0 |
| Protecting the subjects of Palestinian
resistance |
30.7 |
65.2 |
4.1 |
100.0 |
| Limiting mediations in appointments in
public positions. |
26.9 |
63.6 |
9.5 |
100.0 |
| Providing personal security to Palestinian
people |
30.9 |
65.2 |
3.8 |
100.0 |
| Improving the economic situation |
24.3 |
72.6 |
3.1 |
100.0 |
| Limiting poverty and unemployment |
19.1 |
78.3 |
2.7 |
100.0 |
Gaza Strip
|
|
Yes |
No |
I don’t know/No opinion |
Total |
| Fighting corruption in public institutions |
41.8 |
49.4 |
8.8 |
100.0 |
| Unifying Palestinian security apparatuses |
55.4 |
37.8 |
6.8 |
100.0 |
| Enforcing the rule of law |
29.6 |
61.6 |
8.8 |
100.0 |
| Putting an end to the chaotic use of arms in
Palestinian streets |
16.0 |
75.8 |
8.2 |
100.0 |
| Releasing prisoners |
19.6 |
69.2 |
11.2 |
100.0 |
| Protecting the subjects of Palestinian
resistance |
25.0 |
63.6 |
11.4 |
100.0 |
| Limiting mediations in appointments in
public positions. |
22.4 |
67.0 |
10.6 |
100.0 |
| Providing personal security to Palestinian
people |
25.8 |
64.0 |
10.2 |
100.0 |
| Improving the economic situation |
19.2 |
70.0 |
10.8 |
100.0 |
| Limiting poverty and unemployment |
17.2 |
72.8 |
10.0 |
100.0 |
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Do
you think that the changes that President Abu Mazen conducted are (An-Najah
University, May 11-13, 2005)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Genuinely for reform |
26.8 |
30.9 |
19.8 |
| Formal and useless |
18.3 |
14.8 |
24.4 |
| Partially to isolate some official from
decision making |
15.1 |
12.2 |
20.2 |
| To please some foreign parties |
32.1 |
34.3 |
28.4 |
| I don not know/ No opinion |
7.6 |
7.8 |
7.2 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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As
for the state of democracy in Palestine, how do you see it? (An-Najah
University, May 11-13, 2005)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Good |
22.6 |
22.7 |
22.4 |
| Fair |
41.9 |
41.2 |
43.2 |
| Bad |
31.4 |
33.4 |
28.0 |
| I don not know/ No opinion |
4.1 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Do you think that the political system in Palestine heading towards
respecting human rights? (An-Najah University, May 11-13, 2005)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Yes |
30.4 |
35.3 |
22.0 |
| Partially |
37.6 |
34.5 |
42.8 |
| No |
28.4 |
27.1 |
30.6 |
| I don not know/ No opinion |
3.6 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Do you think that the political system in Palestine is heading towards
building a democratic system? (An-Najah University, May 11-13, 2005)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Yes |
26.5 |
28.6 |
23.0 |
| Partially |
43.7 |
40.7 |
48.8 |
| No |
25.4 |
26.6 |
23.2 |
| I don not know/ No opinion |
4.4 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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How do you assess the respect paid to human rights
by the Palestinian Authority? (An-Najah University, May 11-13, 2005)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Good |
22.1 |
25.1 |
17.0 |
| Fair |
45.1 |
47.8 |
40.4 |
| Bad |
29.3 |
24.7 |
37.4 |
| I don not know/ No opinion |
3.5 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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How do you assess the respect paid to the
freedom of press in Palestine by the Palestinian Authority? (An-Najah University, May 11-13, 2005)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
The Gaza Strip |
| Good |
33.2 |
38.1 |
24.8 |
| Fair |
41.7 |
39.8 |
45.0 |
| Bad |
19.8 |
16.0 |
26.2 |
| I don not know/ No opinion |
5.3 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Can you criticize the policies of the
Palestinian Authority without fear? (An-Najah University, May 11-13, 2005)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Yes |
47.1 |
48.5 |
44.8 |
| Partially |
25.4 |
22.6 |
30.2 |
| No |
25.6 |
27.6 |
22.2 |
| I don not know/ No opinion |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Do you feel that you have the freedom to express
your opinion in general political issues without fear? (An-Najah University, May 11-13, 2005)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Yes |
45.6 |
47.7 |
42.0 |
| Partially |
26.8 |
23.8 |
31.8 |
| No |
26.0 |
27.9 |
22.6 |
| I don not know/ No opinion |
1.7 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Do you think that the
Palestinian social system gives you the freedom to adopt any religion or idea
you choose? (An-Najah University, May 11-13, 2005)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Yes |
39.4 |
47.4 |
26.6 |
| Partially |
19.3 |
15.8 |
25.2 |
| No |
39.6 |
34.2 |
43.6 |
| I don not know/ No opinion |
3.7 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|