Attitudes Toward
the Peace Process, Arrests, National Rights
Do you support or
oppose the reported Israeli offer of an
exchange of territories in a peace agreement? (Palestinian
Jerusalem Media and Communications Center,
August 2007)
Do you support or
oppose the proposal's premise that Israel
would get control of West Bank land where
Jewish settlements are located? (Palestinian
Jerusalem Media and Communications Center,
August 2007)
If both sides agree
to it, do you think the cease-fire with
the Israelis should or should not be extended
in 2006? (Gallup, January 2006)
| Should be extended |
51% |
| Should not be extended |
34% |
In principle, do
you support or oppose the peace process
with the Israelis? (Gallup, January
2006)
| |
2000 |
2006 |
| Strongly support |
29% |
26% |
| Moderately support |
43% |
39% |
| Moderately oppose |
12% |
13% |
| Strongly oppose |
13% |
17% |
How important do
you believe achievement of a peace treaty
between Israel and the Palestinians is
to each of the following? (Gallup,
January 2006)
| |
Personal safety and security of Palestinians |
Economic prosperity in Palestine |
International respect for Palestine |
| Very important |
78% |
78% |
71% |
| Somewhat important |
16% |
16% |
20% |
| Not too important |
3% |
2% |
4% |
| Not at all important |
1% |
1% |
2% |
Preferred Approach
to Achieving Palestinian Self-Determination
and Security (Gallup, January
2006)
| Believe mostly in nonviolent forms
of resistence and negotiation |
54% |
In your opinion will
democratic reforms called for by the Roadmap
facilitate or inhibit the peace process
with Israel? (Source: PSR, June 2003)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Definitely will facilitate |
8.7 |
9.3 |
7.7 |
| Think will facilitate |
39.2 |
40.6 |
36.8 |
| Not facilitate, not inhibit |
23.1 |
21.4 |
26.2 |
| Think will inhibit |
14.8 |
14.5 |
15.4 |
| Definitely will inhibit |
6.2 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
| DK/NA |
7.9 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
In your opinion would
the American and other Quartet members
put heavy pressure on Israel and the Palestinian
Authority to accept their roadmap or would
they not put such pressure? (Source:
PSR, April 2003)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Would do that |
45.3 |
46.3 |
43.7 |
| Would not do that |
46.1 |
43.8 |
49.8 |
| No opinion / do not know |
8.6 |
9.9 |
6.5 |
Would you support or
oppose massive American and international
pressure on the Palestinian Authority to
accept the Quartet's roadmap and to return
to negotiations with Israel? (Source:
PSR, April 2003)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Definitely would support |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
| Would support |
15.0 |
14.0 |
16.6 |
| Would not support |
53.5 |
54.3 |
52.0 |
| Definitely would not support |
25.5 |
23.9 |
28.1 |
| No opinion / do not know |
3.7 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
Would you support or oppose the deployment
of international forces in the West Bank
and the Gaza Strip in order to force the
Palestinians and the Israelis to accept
and implement the roadmap? (Source:
PSR, April 2003)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Support the deployment of international
forces |
37.9 |
32.9 |
46.4 |
| Support if the forces are European |
9.3 |
11.6 |
5.5 |
| Support if the forces are American |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
| Oppose international forces of all
kinds |
48.0 |
48.8 |
46.6 |
| Others |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
| No opinion / do not know |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
Do you support or oppose
the deals that were reached in order to: (Source:
PSR, May 2002)
- End the siege around the president and
his headquarter (muqata誕. in Ramalllah)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Strongly support |
6.9 |
5.8 |
8.7 |
| Support |
40.5 |
43.3 |
35.9 |
| Oppose |
30.7 |
31.2 |
30.0 |
| Strongly oppose |
17.9 |
15.5 |
21.9 |
| Do not know / No opinion |
4.0 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
- End the siege around the nativity church
in Bethlehem
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Strongly support |
7.1 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
| Support |
32.7 |
33.5 |
31.4 |
| Oppose |
36.2 |
38.5 |
32.5 |
| Strongly oppose |
21.7 |
18.6 |
26.8 |
| Do not know/no opinion |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
- End the siege around the headquarter
of the Preventive Security service in Bietunia
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Strongly support |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
| Support |
21.2 |
22.9 |
18.5 |
| Oppose |
35.2 |
39.0 |
29.2 |
| Strongly oppose |
30.2 |
25.5 |
37.7 |
| Do not know / no opinion |
8.8 |
7.9 |
10.1 |
Israel proposes a gradual
implementation of a cease-fire that would
start in the Gaza Strip and extend subsequently
to West Bank cities. Israeli forces would
withdraw to the lines of September 2000
from those areas in which a cease fire
is implemented. Do you support or oppose
this proposal? (Source: PSR, August
2002)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
1.
Strongly support |
7.1 |
6.5 |
7.9 |
2.
Support |
40.8 |
42.6 |
37.9 |
3.
Oppose |
35.2 |
35.2 |
35.3 |
4.
Strongly oppose |
14.7 |
12.7 |
17.8 |
5.
Do not know / no opinion |
2.3 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
Now that both the Israeli
and Palestinian sides have accepted the
Colin Powell痴 statement regarding
the implementation of the Mitchell Report
and the cease fire, do you strongly support,
support, oppose, or strongly oppose the
immediate return to Palestinian-Israeli
negotiations? (Source: PSR, December
2001)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Strongly support |
14.5 |
10.8 |
20.8 |
| Support |
56.6 |
59.8 |
51.2 |
| Oppose |
20.0 |
21.8 |
17.0 |
| Strongly oppose |
6.8 |
5.3 |
9.3 |
| No opinion / don't know |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
Palestinian security
services say they are arresting those who
(violate the ceasefire agreement - 12/01)
(carry out bombing attacks inside Israel.
- 5/02). Do you support or oppose such
arrests? (Source: PSR, December 2001)
| |
Total (12/01) |
Total (5/02) |
West Bank (12/01) |
West Bank (5/02) |
Gaza Strip (12/01) |
Gaza Strip (5/02) |
| Strongly support |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
| Support |
17.3 |
8.6 |
18.8 |
8.6 |
14.8 |
8.5 |
| Oppose |
50.7 |
48.6 |
55.4 |
55.3 |
42.9 |
37.9 |
| Strongly oppose |
25.7 |
37.7 |
18.7 |
31.1 |
37.5 |
48.1 |
| No opinion / do not know |
3.8 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
And if the ceasefire
fails and negotiations do not resume soon,
would you or would not you support return
to armed confrontations? (Source: PSR,
July 2001)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| I would support return to armed confrontations. |
60.0 |
55.6 |
67.3 |
| I would support return to popular unarmed
confrontations only |
18.6 |
19.5 |
13.6 |
| No opinion / Don't know |
4.1 |
5.3 |
2.2 |
Do you believe that the
armed confrontations so far have achieved
Palestinian rights in a way that negotiations
could not? (Source: PSR)
| |
Total (7/00) |
Total (12/00) |
Total (7/01) |
Total
(12/01) |
Total (5/02) |
Total (8/02) |
Total (11/02) |
Total (4/03) |
Total (6/03) |
| Definitely yes |
7.0 |
17.4 |
25.1 |
16.1 |
19.7 |
24.5 |
24.5 |
25.0 |
24.4 |
| Yes |
28.0 |
39.6 |
44.5 |
44.4 |
46.8 |
46.0 |
41.5 |
41.0 |
40.9 |
| No |
45.4 |
29.1 |
22.2 |
30.9 |
24.8 |
20.8 |
26.5 |
24.9 |
25.5 |
| Definitely no |
11.5 |
8.5 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
| No opinion / don't know |
8.0 |
5.3 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
Do you believe that the
armed confrontations so far have achieved
Palestinian rights in a way that negotiations
could not? (Source: PSR)
| |
West Bank
(7/00) |
West Bank
(12/00) |
West Bank
(7/01) |
West
Bank (12/01) |
West Bank
(5/02) |
West Bank
(8/02) |
West Bank
(11/02) |
West Bank
(4/03) |
West Bank
(6/03) |
| Definitely yes |
5.9 |
16.0 |
19.6 |
12.2 |
13.8 |
21.4 |
23.2 |
23.8 |
23.2 |
| Yes |
27.4 |
38.2 |
47.5 |
47.5 |
50.9 |
45.4 |
42.5 |
38.8 |
39.8 |
| No |
47.6 |
31.3 |
24.0 |
33.0 |
25.8 |
22.3 |
28.1 |
27.6 |
27.3 |
| Definitely no |
11.0 |
8.3 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
| No opinion/don't know |
8.2 |
6.2 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
| |
Gaza Strip
(7/00) |
Gaza Strip
(12/00) |
Gaza Strip
(7/01) |
Gaza Strip (12/01) |
Gaza Strip (5/02) |
Gaza Strip (8/02) |
Gaza Strip (11/02) |
Gaza Strip (4/03) |
Gaza Strip (6/03) |
| Definitely yes |
8.7 |
19.6 |
34.0 |
22.5 |
29.0 |
29.6 |
26.7 |
27.0 |
26.3 |
| Yes |
29.0 |
41.7 |
39.7 |
39.1 |
40.2 |
46.9 |
39.8 |
44.5 |
42.6 |
| No |
42.1 |
25.8 |
19.4 |
27.3 |
23.1 |
18.3 |
24.0 |
20.3 |
22.5 |
| Definitely no |
12.3 |
9.0 |
5.3 |
8.7 |
5.5 |
3.2 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
| No opinion / Don't know |
7.8 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
Secretary Powell says
that now the US wants the end of Israeli
occupation, establishment of an independent
Palestinian state, and the cessation of
all settlement activities and from the
Palestinians a cease-fire and the end of
incitements against Israel. Do you find
yourself strongly agreeing, agreeing, disagreeing
or strongly disagreeing? (Source: PSR,
December 2001)
| |
|
Total |
|
West Bank |
|
|
Gaza Strip |
1.
Strongly agree |
9.1 |
7.3 |
12.3 |
2.
Agree |
43.0 |
45.2 |
39.3 |
3.
Disagree |
28.4 |
29.4 |
26.7 |
4.
Strongly disagree |
16.6 |
14.2 |
20.6 |
5.
Do not know/ no answer |
2.9 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
Given Secretary Powell
statements above, how do you now evaluate
this American position? (Source: PSR,
December 2001)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
1.
I see a new and more balanced position |
9.0 |
8.5 |
9.9 |
2.
The US position is the still the same
biased one in favor of Israel |
83.6 |
82.5 |
85.5 |
3.
The US position is shifting toward
more support for the Palestinians |
4.0 |
4.7 |
2.8 |
4.
Do not know/ no answer |
3.4 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
In his Eid speech, President
Arafat announced an immediate and comprehensive
ceasefire. Do you support or oppose this
ceasefire? (Source: PSR, December 2001)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Support |
59.9 |
62.2 |
56.0 |
| Oppose |
36.4 |
34.0 |
40.4 |
| Do not know |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
With regard to call for
a cessation of violence by both sides,
I ... (Source: PSR)
| |
Total (11/02) |
Total (4/03) |
Total (6/03) |
West Bank (11/02) |
West Bank (4/03) |
West Bank (6/03) |
Gaza Strip (11/02) |
Gaza Strip (4/03) |
Gaza Strip (6/03) |
| Support It |
75.9 |
71.3 |
80.2 |
77.2 |
72.5 |
81.4 |
73.7 |
69.3 |
78.2 |
| Oppose It |
21.9 |
26.8 |
18.6 |
20.0 |
25.3 |
16.9 |
25.1 |
29.5 |
21.5 |
| Do Not Know/ No Opinion |
2.2 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
The Palestinian side
has accepted the Mitchell report and the
cease fire, do you support or oppose this
Palestinian step? (Source: PSR, July 2001)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
1)
Strongly support |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
2)
Support |
41.9 |
45.9 |
35.4 |
3)
Oppose |
30.3 |
29.9 |
30.8 |
4)
Strongly oppose |
16.0 |
12.3 |
21.9 |
5)
Don't know |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
Now that both the Israeli
and Palestinian sides have accepted the
Mitchell Report and the cease fire, do
you strongly support, support, oppose,
or strongly oppose the immediate return
to Palestinian-Israeli negotiations? (Source:
PSR, July 2001)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
1)
Strongly support |
11.0 |
9.9 |
12.8 |
2)
Support |
51.7 |
54.6 |
47.0 |
3)
Oppose |
23.0 |
23.6 |
21.9 |
3)
Strongly oppose |
12.1 |
9.4 |
16.4 |
4)
No Opinion/ Don't know |
2.3 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
Do you believe that a
return to armed confrontations will achieve
Palestinian rights in a way that the negotiations
can not? (Source: PSR, July 2001)
| |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
| Definitely yes |
23.2 |
16.4 |
34.3 |
| Yes |
48.0 |
52.3 |
41.0 |
| No |
20.3 |
21.3 |
18.8 |
| Definitely no |
2.9 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
| No opinion / Don't know |
5.5 |
7.3 |
2.8 |
After reaching a peace
agreement between the Palestinian people
and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian
state that is recognized by Israel, would
you support or oppose the process of reconciliation
between the state of Palestine and the
state of Israel? (Source: PSR)
| |
Total (7/00) |
Total (7/01) |
Total (12/01) |
Total (5/02) |
Total (8/02) |
Total (11/02) |
Total (4/03) |
Total (6/03) |
| Strongly support |
9.5 |
12.2 |
10.8 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
14.4 |
11.3 |
10.3 |
| Support |
65.1 |
60.8 |
62.2 |
60.6 |
62.8 |
58.2 |
54.1 |
61.2 |
| Oppose |
14.8 |
16.6 |
18.2 |
20.3 |
17.5 |
17.4 |
22.5 |
19.2 |
| Strongly oppose |
7.7 |
8.7 |
6.6 |
8.4 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
10.3 |
7.7 |
| Do not know, no opinion |
2.9 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
After reaching a peace agreement between
the Palestinian people and Israel and the
establishment of a Palestinian state that
is recognized by Israel, would you support
or oppose the process of reconciliation
between the state of Palestine and the
state of Israel? (Source: PSR)
| |
West
Bank (6/00) |
West
Bank (7/01) |
West
Bank (12/01)
|
West
Bank (5/02) |
West
Bank (8/02) |
West
Bank (11/02) |
West
Bank (4/03) |
West
Bank (6/03) |
| Strongly support |
7.5 |
9.7 |
7.1 |
5.2 |
9.0 |
12.7 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
| Support |
64.9 |
62.7 |
65.8 |
63.9 |
62.9 |
61.7 |
55.3 |
61.8 |
| Oppose |
15.9 |
19.1 |
19.6 |
22.4 |
18.3 |
18.9 |
22.7 |
19.2 |
| Strongly oppose |
7.8 |
6.8 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
5.3 |
9.3 |
7.1 |
| Do not know, no opinion |
3.9 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
After reaching a peace
agreement between the Palestinian people
and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian
state that is recognized by Israel, would
you support or oppose the process of reconciliation
between the state of Palestine and the
state of Israel? (Source: PSR)
| |
Gaza Strip (6/00) |
Gaza Strip (7/01) |
Gaza Strip (12/01) |
Gaza Strip (5/02) |
Gaza Strip (8/02) |
Gaza Strip (11/02) |
Gaza Strip (4/03) |
Gaza Strip (6/03) |
| Strongly support |
12.7 |
16.2 |
17.0 |
15.2 |
11.4 |
17.2 |
13.0 |
10.4 |
| Support |
65.4 |
57.9 |
56.3 |
55.4 |
62.7 |
52.7 |
52.0 |
60.1 |
| Oppose |
13.0 |
12.6 |
15.8 |
17.0 |
16.2 |
15.0 |
22.3 |
19.1 |
| Strongly oppose |
7.6 |
11.9 |
9.7 |
10.5 |
8.9 |
14.3 |
12.1 |
8.8 |
| Do not know, no opinion |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
After reaching a peace
agreement between the Palestinian people
and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian
state that is recognized by Israel, how
soon do you think will reconciliation between
the two peoples be achieved? (Source:
PSR, December 2001)
| |
Total (7/00) |
Total (7/01) |
Total (12/01) |
Total (5/02) |
Total (8/02) |
Total (11/02) |
| Reconciliation is not possible ever |
35.8 |
38.4 |
41.1 |
42.0 |
43.0 |
40.0 |
| Only in many generations to come |
16.5 |
14.6 |
16.6 |
14.7 |
14.4 |
14.8 |
| Only in the next generation |
8.4 |
9.2 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
10.6 |
10.0 |
| Only in the next decade |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
| On the next few years |
16.6 |
18.0 |
14.2 |
16.0 |
12.6 |
18.3 |
| No opinion / don't know |
15.8 |
13.1 |
13.4 |
12.2 |
12.8 |
9.8 |
After reaching a peace
agreement between the Palestinian people
and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian
state that is recognized by Israel, how
soon do you think will reconciliation between
the two peoples be achieved? (Source:
PSR, December 2001)
| |
West Bank (7/00) |
West Bank (7/01) |
West Bank (12/01) |
West Bank (5/02) |
West Bank (8/02) |
West Bank (11/02) |
| Reconciliation is not possible ever |
35.3 |
36.3 |
40.8 |
41.9 |
40.2 |
38.1 |
| Only in many generations to come |
17.8 |
14.3 |
16.8 |
14.7 |
15.3 |
15.8 |
| Only in the next generation |
6.7 |
9.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
9.5 |
10.1 |
| Only in the next decade |
7.4 |
6.9 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
7.9 |
7.1 |
| On the next few years |
15.2 |
17.8 |
14.0 |
15.6 |
13.3 |
17.3 |
| No opinion / don't know |
17.6 |
15.1 |
13.8 |
13.0 |
13.7 |
11.5 |
After reaching a peace
agreement between the Palestinian people
and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian
state that is recognized by Israel, how
soon do you think will reconciliation between
the two peoples be achieved? (Source:
PSR, December 2001)
| |
Gaza Strip (7/00) |
Gaza Strip (7/01) |
Gaza Strip (12/01) |
Gaza Strip (5/02) |
Gaza Strip (8/02) |
Gaza Strip (11/02) |
| Reconciliation is not possible ever |
36.7 |
41.7 |
41.7 |
42.2 |
47.3 |
43.2 |
| Only in many generations to come |
14.6 |
15.0 |
16.2 |
14.8 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
| Only in the next generation |
11.1 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
9.5 |
12.4 |
9.9 |
| Only in the next decade |
5.6 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
4.5 |
7.1 |
| On the next few years |
19.0 |
18.4 |
14.6 |
16.8 |
11.4 |
19.8 |
| No opinion / don't know |
13.1 |
10.1 |
12.6 |
11.0 |
11.2 |
6.9 |
And what about the majority
of Israelis? How soon do they in your opinion
believe that a full reconciliation between
the two peoples can be achieved? (Source:
PSR)
| |
Total (7/00) |
Total (7/01) |
Total (12/01) |
Total (11/02) |
| Reconciliation is not possible ever |
44.1 |
50.1 |
53.6 |
50.3 |
| Only in many generations to come |
12.2 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
11.1 |
| Only in the next generation |
5.6 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
7.7 |
| Only in the next decade |
5.7 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
| On the next few years |
12.7 |
13.6 |
10.5 |
13.0 |
| No opinion / don't know |
19.7 |
15.0 |
16.4 |
13.0 |
And what about the majority
of Israelis? How soon do they in your opinion
believe that a full reconciliation between
the two peoples can be achieved? (Source:
PSR)
| |
West Bank (7/00) |
West Bank (7/01) |
West Bank (12/01) |
West Bank (11/02) |
| Reconciliation is not possible
ever |
42.5 |
46.3 |
53.3 |
49.9 |
| Only in many generations
to come |
13.8 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
11.7 |
| Only in the next generation |
5.4 |
7.4 |
5.4 |
8.6 |
| Only in the next decade |
5.1 |
4.8 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
| On the next few years |
10.6 |
14.0 |
10.7 |
13.1 |
| No opinion / don't know |
22.5 |
16.6 |
16.5 |
14.5 |
And what about the majority
of Israelis? How soon do they in your opinion
believe that a full reconciliation between
the two peoples can be achieved? (Source:
PSR)
| |
Gaza Strip (7/00) |
Gaza Strip (7/01) |
Gaza Strip (12/01) |
Gaza Strip (11/02) |
| Reconciliation is not possible ever |
46.5 |
56.1 |
54.2 |
55.6 |
| Only in many generations to come |
9.6 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
10.3 |
| Only in the next generation |
5.9 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
6.1 |
| Only in the next decade |
6.6 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
| In the next few years |
16.0 |
12.8 |
10.1 |
12.7 |
| No opinion / don't know |
15.4 |
12.5 |
16.2 |
10.7 |
After reaching an agreement
to cease violence by both sides and the
Palestinian Authority takes security measures
to prevent such armed attacks against Israeli
civilians inside Israel, are you concerned
that these may lead to internal Palestinian
conflict? (Source: PSR, November 2001)
| |
Total (11/01) |
Total (4/03) |
Total (6/03) |
| Yes, very worried |
44.4 |
41.6 |
44.9 |
| Somewhat worried |
38.0 |
37.3 |
38.8 |
| No, not worried |
15.1 |
18.2 |
14.7 |
| No opinion/ don't know |
2.5 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
After reaching an agreement
to cease violence by both sides and the
Palestinian Authority takes security measures
to prevent such armed attacks against Israeli
civilians inside Israel, are you concerned
that these may lead to internal Palestinian
conflict? (Source: PSR, November 2001)
| |
West Bank (11/01) |
West Bank (4/03) |
West Bank (6/03) |
| Yes, very worried |
40.1 |
39.1 |
43.2 |
| Somewhat worried |
40.1 |
37.7 |
38.6 |
| No, not worried |
16.3 |
19.8 |
16.3 |
| No opinion/ don't know |
3.4 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
After reaching an agreement
to cease violence by both sides and the
Palestinian Authority takes security measures
to prevent such armed attacks against Israeli
civilians inside Israel, are you concerned
that these may lead to internal Palestinian
conflict? (Source: PSR, November 2001)
| |
Gaza Strip (11/01) |
Gaza Strip (4/03) |
Gaza Strip (6/03) |
| Yes, very worried |
51.3 |
45.7 |
47.7 |
| Somewhat worried |
34.5 |
36.6 |
39.3 |
| No, not worried |
13.3 |
15.7 |
11.9 |
| No opinion/ Don't know |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
After reaching a peace
agreement between the Palestinian side
and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian
state that is recognized by Israel, the
following are steps may be taken in order
to enhance relations between the State
of Israel and a Palestinian State. For
each of the suggested steps please tell
me whether you support or oppose it: (Source:
PSR)
Open borders to free
movement of people and goods
| |
Total (7/00) |
Total (7/01) |
Total (12/01) |
Total (5/02) |
Total (8/02) |
Total (11/02) |
Total (4/03) |
Total (6/03) |
| Strongly support |
22.5 |
24.4 |
29.1 |
20.6 |
20.0 |
25.2 |
19.1 |
20.3 |
| Support |
62.5 |
60.0 |
55.6 |
60.2 |
63.6 |
58.2 |
63.1 |
63.8 |
| Oppose |
8.8 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
15.0 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
13.2 |
11.6 |
| Strongly oppose |
4.0 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
| Don't know |
2.2 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
After reaching a peace
agreement between the Palestinian side
and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian
state that is recognized by Israel, the
following are steps may be taken in order
to enhance relations between the State
of Israel and a Palestinian State. For
each of the suggested steps please tell
me whether you support or oppose it: (Source:
PSR)
Open borders to free
movement of people and goods
| |
West Bank (7/00) |
West Bank (7/01) |
West
Bank (12/01) |
West Bank (5/02) |
West Bank (8/02) |
West Bank (11/02) |
West Bank (4/03) |
West Bank (6/03) |
| Strongly support |
16.5 |
18.9 |
26.2 |
14.8 |
21.6 |
21.4 |
19.9 |
21.9 |
| Support |
67.6 |
64.9 |
59.8 |
65.7 |
62.2 |
63.1 |
62.4 |
63.7 |
| Oppose |
9.8 |
12.6 |
11.5 |
14.8 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
13.4 |
10.9 |
| Strongly oppose |
3.6 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
| Don't know |
2.5 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
After reaching a peace agreement between
the Palestinian side and Israel and the
establishment of a Palestinian state that
is recognized by Israel, the following
are steps may be taken in order to enhance
relations between the State of Israel and
a Palestinian State. For each of the suggested
steps please tell me whether you support
or oppose it: (Source: PSR)
Open borders to free movement of people
and goods
| |
Gaza Strip (7/00) |
Gaza Strip (7/01) |
Gaza Strip (12/01) |
Gaza Strip (5/02) |
Gaza Strip (8/02) |
Gaza Strip (11/02) |
Gaza Strip (4/03) |
Gaza Strip (6/03) |
| Strongly support |
31.7 |
33.2 |
33.8 |
29.8 |
17.6 |
31.5 |
17.8 |
17.7 |
| Support |
54.7 |
52.2 |
48.6 |
51.5 |
65.7 |
50.3 |
64.4 |
64.1 |
| Oppose |
7.2 |
9.7 |
11.9 |
15.4 |
13.0 |
13.5 |
13.0 |
12.8 |
| Strongly oppose |
4.8 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
| Don't know |
1.5 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
|