Palestinian Public Opinion Polls: Attitudes Toward Israel’s Security Fence and the Blockade
Do you support the banning of entry of Israeli products into Palestinian areas, even if Israel responds by banning Palestinian products entry to Israel? (PCPSR, December 2015)
| Support | 70% |
| Oppose | 26% |
| Don't know/decline to answer | 4% |
Do you support the launching of rockets from the Gaza Strip at Israel if the blockade is not ended? (PCPSR, September 2015)
| Support | 67% |
| Oppose | 33% |
Mr. Khalil al-Hayyeh, a member of Hamas Politburo, accused the United Nations of collusion as to keep the blockade on Gaza and delay the construction works in the Strip. Do you agree with this, his accusation, or not? (PCPO, February 10, 2015)
| I strongly agree with this statement | 27.6% |
| I somewhat agree with this statement | 35.8% |
| I somewhat disagree with this statement | 17.2% |
| I strongly disagree with this statement | 8.6% |
| Don't know/decline to answer | 10.8% |
Should the wall be dismantled in accordance to the decision of the International High Court of Justice in the Hague? (NEC, July 3-4, 2006)
| Yes | 96% |
| No | 4% |
Will the wall be dismantled in accordance to the decision of the International High Court of Justice in the Hague? (NEC, July 3-4, 2006)
| Yes | 19% |
| No | 81% |
Who do you blame the most for not dismantling the wall? (NEC, July 3-4, 2006)
| The UN | 14% |
| The USA | 41% |
| Israel | 23% |
| The EU | 7% |
| Others (Arab countries) | 14% |
Impact of Wall on Palestinian lives? (NEC, July 3-4, 2006)
| Very negatively | 65% |
| Negatively | 24% |
| It had no impact | 10% |
| Positively | 0% |
| Very positively | 0% |
Why do you think Israel has buillt the wall? (NEC, July 3-4, 2006)
| Security reasons | 13% |
| Take over more lands/water resources | 61% |
| To draw the final borders of Israel | 26% |
When Israel completes the construction of the separation wall in the West Bank, in your opinion, how will this affect the military operation inside Israel? (JMCC, June 2004)
| Military operations inside Israel will increase | 15.5% |
| Military operations inside Israel will decrease | 36.4% |
| The Wall will not affect the military operation inside Israel | 40.3% |
| No answer | 7.8% |
The Palestinian side has gone to the International Court of Justice to fight the separation wall. Do you think the ICJ will be neutral, biased in favor of the Palestinians or biased in favor of the Israelis? (Source: PCPSR, March 2004)
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
| Neutral | 25.5% | 26.8% | 23.2% |
| Biased in favor of the Palestinian side | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.9% |
| Biased in favor of the Israeli side | 60.8% | 61.2% | 60.2% |
| DK/NA | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7.7% |
Do you think the separation wall being built by Israel in the West Bank will decrease the number of armed attacks inside Israel, increase the number of armed attacks or will have no impact? (Source: PCPSR, March 2004)
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
| Increase the number of armed attacks | 55.4% | 52.7% | 59.8% |
| Decrease the number of armed attacks | 18.4% | 20.0% | 15.8% |
| Will have no impact | 24.8% | 25.9% | 22.8% |
| Don't know / no answer | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
And what about the majority of Israelis. Do most Israelis think or don't think that the separation wall will decrease, increase or will have no impact on the number of armed attacks inside Israel? (Source: PCPSR, March 2004)
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
| Most Israelis think it will increase the armed attacks | 19.6% | 19.4% | 20.0% |
| Most Israelis think it will decrease the armed attacks | 68.0% | 69.2% | 66.1% |
| Most Israelis think it will not have an impact on the armed attacks | 8.7% | 8.0% | 9.9% |
| Don't know / no answer | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.0% |
There are several ways and means to fight the separation wall. If you want to choose the ways and means that have a chance of succeeding in demolishing it, you would choose: (Source: PCPSR, March 2004)
| Total | West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
| Going to the ICJ | 11.2% | 10.2% | 12.9% |
| Popular unarmed demonstrations | 9.6% | 11.4% | 6.5% |
| Reaching a ceasefire and returning to the peace process | 26.8% | 27.2% | 26.3% |
| Continuation of armed confrontations and bombings inside Israel | 7.6% | 9.1% | 5.1% |
| Others, specify -- | 4.9% | 5.7% | 3.4% |
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