Support for a Two-State Solution

Source: PSR polls

Note: We are presenting raw data. To analyze the data, we encourage users to read the entire study and the methodology used. Sample size, question wording, and the order can affect results and reliability. Context and timing may also influence responses, for example, if the survey is conducted during a war. The wording of the questions from Arabic polls may be different when translated into English.

Do you support the concept of a two-state solution? (PCPO, November 2014; September 2015; September 15-18, 2021; PSR, June 22-2; December 2022, November 22-December 2, 2023; September 3-7, 2024, October 22-25, 2025)*

	2010	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Support	57%	49%	53%	54%	48%	51%	46%	43%	39%	36%	32%	34%	39%	45%
Oppose		49%		46%	51%	47%	51%	54%	59%	62%	66%	64%	57%	53%

*Different wording: Do you support or oppose the solution based on the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, known as the two-state solution?

Do you support or oppose the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, one that would be demilitarized, with East Jerusalem as its capital, with limited land swaps so that it can live in peace with the State of Israel, with international guarantees? (PSR, October 22-25, 2025)

	2025
	West Bank	Gaza	Total
Support	33%	61%	44%
Oppose	63%	39%	53%

Do you support or oppose reaching a political and security agreement to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that includes the establishment of a Palestinian state through a regional agreement between the Arab states and Israel and the normalization of relations between them? (PSR, October 22-25, 2025)

	2025
	West Bank	Gaza	Total
Support	34%	45%
Oppose	63%	54%	59%

Which option do you support to end the conflict with Israel? (PSR, October 22-25, 2025)

	2025
	West Bank	Gaza	Total
The two-state solution based on the 1967 borders	47%	47%	47%
A confederation between two states	8%	33%	18%
The establishment of a single state with equality between the two sides	10%	14%	12%

Is the two-state solution still practical? (PCPSR, September 2015; September 15-18, 2021; June 22-25, 2022; November 22-December 2, 2023, May 26 - June 1, 2024, October 22-25, 2025)

	2015	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Yes, it is still a practical approach to peace	32%	32%	27%	32%	34%	41%
No, it is not practical anymore due to settlement expansion	65%	63%	70%	65%	61%	56%

In the absence of negotiations, how do you think the Palestinians should go about achieving their goals? (PSR, December 2015, September 2017, September 15-18, 2021; December 2022, November 22-December 2, 2023, May 26 - June 1, 2024, October 22-25, 2025)

	2015	2017	2021	2022*	2023	2024	2025
Join more international organizations	76%	71%	63%	59%	55%	66%	73%
Popular non-violent resistance	60%	67%	54%	51%	39%	49%	54%
Return to an armed intifada	60%	45%	54%	55%	69%	63%	41%
Dissolve the Palestinian Authority	46%	47%	47%	48%	58%	62%	45%
Embrace one-state solution			27%	27%	29%	22%	27%

In your view, what is the best means of achieving Palestinian goals in ending the occupation and building an independent state? (PSR, September 2017; September 11-14, 2019; September 15-18, 2021; September 9-12, 2020; December 2022, November 22-December 2, 2023, September 3-7, 2024, October 22-25, 2025)

	2015	2017	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Negotiations	29%	33%	24%	24%	33%	21%	20%	30%	36%
Peaceful popular resistance	24%	26%	22%	26%	19%	23%	13%	15%	19%
Armed struggle	42%	35%	44%	41%	48%	51%	63%	48%	40%

Do you think the recognition of Palestine by France, Britian, Canada, Australia, and other European countries brings the Palestinians closers to ending the Israeli occupation and reaching a real Palestinian state? (PSR, October 22-25, 2025)

Yes	53%
No	45%

What in your view are the chances for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state next to the state of Israel in the next five years? (PSR, December 2015; September 15-18, 2021; December 2022, November 22-December 2, 2023, September 2024, October 22-25, 2025)

	2015	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Slim or nonexistent	75%	77%	73%	72%	66%	62%	61%
Medium or High	24%	20%	23%	25%	32%	33%	37%

What are the most important measures that the PA leadership should take now “to address the current conditions in Gaza in a manner that would allow the reunification of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and negotiation with Israel and the international community regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state”? (PSR, October 22-25, 2025)

	2025
Presidential and legislative elections with the participation of all political factions including Hamas	37%
The formation of “a national unity government that would include all political factions including Hamas	31%
Bringing about “immediate reconciliation with Hamas as a first step	27%

Which of the following methods do you think is the most effective in combating this terrorism and at the same time the most realistic? (PSR, May 26 - June 1, 2024, October 22-25, 2025)

	2023	2024*	2025
The Israeli army should stop settlers’ terrorism	16%	19%	30%
The Palestinian police forces would be deployed to targeted areas	15%	27%	30%
Armed groups should be formed by the residents	56%	45%	25%
Unarmed groups should be formed by the residents	8%	6%	10%

*This year, settler terrorist acts against Palestinian towns and villages such as Huwara, Turmus’ Ayya and Um Safa escalated. Which of the following methods do you think is the most effective in combating this terrorism and at the same time the most realistic?

Do you support the claim that the escalated armed struggle is a hard road but should be continued for the sake of a future victory? [West Bank] (INSS, September 1-7, 2025)

	2025
I support it	49%
I'm against it	43%
DK/NA	8%

Do you support a regional treaty with the participation of Israel, the Palestinians, and the Arab states, in the framework of which a Palestinian state would be established? [West Bank] (INSS, September 1-7, 2025)

	2025
I support it	48%
I’m against it	43%
DK/NA	9%

In your estimation, in the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean (the West Bank + the Gaza Strip + Israel), there are currently: [West Bank] (INSS, September 1-7, 2025)

	2025
More Arabs than Jews	37%
About the same number of Jews and Arabs	25%
More Jews than Arabs	24%
DK/NA	13%

What solution do you hope for in terms of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? [West Bank] (INSS, September 1-7, 2025)

	2025
A two-state solution: Mutual recognition and a Palestinian state on the Bank and in the Strip, with a capital in East Jerusalem	52%
A single Palestinian state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean without Jews	28%
A single binational democratic state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean that includes Arabs and Jews	16%
DK/NA	4%

In your opinion, does the State of Israel have the right to exist? [West Bank] (INSS, September 1-7, 2025)

	2025
Yes	38%
No	54%
DK/NA	8%

Do you believe that the State of Israel will exist forever? [West Bank] (INSS, September 1-7, 2025)

	2025
Yes	16%
No	69%
DK/NA	15%

Do you support a two-state solution that would include Israeli recognition of a Palestinian state and Palestinian recognition of the State of Israel, a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem, right of return to the State of Palestine, a territorial link between Gaza and the West Bank, and the end of mutual claims? [West Bank] (INSS, September 1-7, 2025)

	2025
I support it	75%
I'm against it	23%
I have no opinion on this issue	2%

Do the Arab states have a critical role to play in the establishment of a Palestinian state? [West Bank] (INSS, September 1-7, 2025)

	2025
Yes	39%
No	61%

In your opinion, is it possible for Israelis and Palestinians to live together with full civic equality in a single state? [West Bank] (INSS, September 1-7, 2025)

	2025
It's possible	40%
It's not possible	59%
DK / NA	1%

What is your view of the claim that the escalated armed struggle has failed and the diplomatic struggle in the international arena should be the focus? [West Bank] (INSS, September 1-7, 2025)

	2025
Agree	50%
Do not agree	43%
DK/NA	7%

In your opinion, what is the best way to end the occupation and create an independent state? [West Bank] (INSS, September 1-7, 2025)

	2025
Negotiations	43%
Unarmed popular resistance	25%
Armed resistance	17%
Unity among political factions	3%
DK / NA	11%

Would you support or not support a situation in which an independent Palestinian state existed alongside an independent state of Israel? (Gallup, 2023, July-August 2024, 2025)

	2011	2012	2023	2024*	2025*
Support	50%	59%	24%	28%	33%
Not support	44%	40%	72%	64%	55%

*West Bank and East Jerusalem

Do you think that a permanent peace between Israel and Palestine will ever be achieved? (Gallup, July-August 2024, 2025)

	2006	2007	2008	2011	2012	2013	2015	2016	2017	2023	2024*	2025*
No	61%	69%	76%	65%	68%	71%	69%	74%	65%	79%	68%
Yes	20%	20%	17%	20%	21%	18%	19%	15%	20%	15%	19%	23%

*West Bank and East Jerusalem

Given the present conditions in the West Bank, which of the following do you believe is most helpful to end the occupation and achieve an independent state? (AWRAD, October 6-17, 2024)

	WB	Gaza	Total
All out militant confrontation	37%	15%	28%
Non-violent popular resistance	7%	12%	9%
Negotiations or peace process	36%	64%	47%
DK/No answer	8%	3%	10%

If presented with the following as viable options, which would you most prefer to achieve an end to the current crisis? (AWRAD, October 6-17, 2024)

	WB	Gaza	Total
Two state solution (Side-by-Side)	47%	74%	57%
One state solution/equal rights	10%	8%	9%
Federation with Jordan/Egypt	3%	4%	3%
State on the basis of historic Palestine	29%	11%	22%
DK/No answer	11%	3%	8%

To what extent do you see each of the following as a threat to the national security interests? (Arab Barometer, September 28 - October 8, 2023)

	2024
Critical	85%
Important, not critical	9%
Not important	4%
DK	2%

Some believe that the two-state solution, an independent Palestinian state alongside the state of Israel, is no longer possible, since the war and political changes, as well as settlement expansion, make it impossible to implement. What do you think? (PSR/Tel Aviv University, September 2024)

	2024
	WB	Gaza	Total
The two-state solution is no longer viable	58%	67%	61%
The two-state solution remains viable today	39%	29%	35%

To Palestinians and Israeli Arabs only: Are you for or against a one-state solution in which a state of Palestine is established in all of historic Palestine and in which Jews can stay in that country but without full citizen rights? (PSR/Tel Aviv University, September 2024)*

	2024
	Total
Support	33%
Oppose	64%

Mutual recognition of Palestine and Israel as the homelands of their respective peoples. The agreement will mark the end of conflict, the Palestinian state will fight terror against Israelis, and no further claims will be made by either side. Support or oppose? (PSR/Tel Aviv University, September 2024)

	2024
	WB	Gaza	Total
Support	34%	38%	36%
Oppose	63%	61%	62%

Given the growing belief that the two-state solution is no longer viable, the idea of one democratic state in which Palestinians and Jews will be citizens of the same state and enjoy equal rights is gaining some popularity. Do you support or oppose such a one-state solution? (PSR/Tel Aviv University, September 2024)

	2024
	WB	Gaza	Total
Support	23%	29%	25%
Oppose	74%	70%	73%

The Palestinian state will have full sovereignty over its air space, its land, and its water resources, but Israel will maintain two early warning stations in the West Bank for 15 years. Support or oppose? (PSR/Tel Aviv University, September 2024)

	2024
	WB	Gaza	Total
Support	28%	13%	28%
Oppose	71%	85%	71%

The Palestinian state will be established in the entirety of West Bank and the Gaza strip, except for several blocs of settlement which will be annexed to Israel in a territorial exchange of similar size. Israel will evacuate all other settlements. Support or oppose? (PSR/Tel Aviv University, September 2024)

	2024
	WB	Gaza	Total
Support	25%	46%	34%
Oppose	72%	53%	64%

West Jerusalem will be the capital of Israel and East Jerusalem the capital of the Palestinian state. Support or oppose? (PSR/Tel Aviv University, September 2024)

	2024
	WB	Gaza	Total
Support	16%	36%	24%
Oppose	83%	64%	75%

The independent Palestinian state which will be established in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will be demilitarized (no heavy weaponry). Support or oppose? (PSR/Tel Aviv University, September 2024)

	2024
	WB	Gaza	Total
Support	10%	13%	11%
Oppose	87%	86%	87%

The future Palestinian state and the state of Israel will both have a democratic political system based on rule of law, periodic elections, free press, strong parliament, independent judiciary and equal rights for religious and ethnic minorities as well as strong anticorruption measures. Support or oppose? (PSR/Tel Aviv University, September 2024)

	2024
	WB	Gaza	Total
Support	36%	46%	40%
Oppose	61%	53%	58%

A multinational force will be established and deployed in the Palestinian state to ensure the security and safety of both sides. Support or oppose? (PSR/Tel Aviv University, September 2024)

	2024
	WB	Gaza	Total
Support	23%	42%	30%
Oppose	76%	58%	69%

If presented with the following as viable options, which would you most prefer to achieve an end to the current crisis? (AWRAD, August 8-17, 2024)

	May 2024	August 2024
Two-state solution (side-by-side)	77%	62%
One state / equal rights	13%	19%
Federation with Jordan / Egypt	2%	3%
A Palestinian State for Palestinians (This option is derived from the respondent’s specification in the ‘Other’ category)	7%	10%
DK / NA	1%	7%

If a meaningful process leading to a Palestinian state side-by-side with Israel was the outcome of the current crisis, would you support or oppose the process? (AWRAD, August 8-17, 2024)

	May 2024	August 2024
Strongly support	60%	37%
Somewhat support	24%	43%
Somewhat oppose	9%	6%
Strongly oppose	7%	12%
DK / NA	0%	2%

Would you support or oppose if Palestinian leadership were to reenter negotiations, backed by the Arab states, with Israel to achieve an independent state? (AWRAD, August 8-17, 2024)

	May 2024	August 2024
Strongly support	77%	48%
Somewhat support	15%	42%
Somewhat oppose	4%	3%
Strongly oppose	4%	5%
DK / NA	0%	2%

Which statement comes closer to your own view: When it comes to achieving self-determination and security for my people, I believe mostly in ...? (Gallup, July-August 2024)

	2006	2007	2008	2011	2012	2013	2015	2016	2017	2024*
Nonviolent forms of resistance and negotiation	52%	60%	52%	65%	71%	67%	53%	57%	53%	46%
Armed struggle/military solutions	26%	25%	26%	15%	15%	20%	27%	27%	23%	35%
Neither	11%	9%	13%	11%	8%	9%	12%	9%	11%	8%
DK	11%	6%	9%	9%	6%	4%	8%	7%	13%	11%

*West Bank and East JerusalemBased on recent developments, do you think the end of occupation is closer or further away? (Institute for Social and Economic Progress, June 1-6, 2024)

	2023	2024
	WB	WB	Gaza
Closer	52%	50%	36%
No Difference	30%	22%	10%
Further	18%	28%	55%

If serious negotiations took place, would you accept a Palestinian state along 1967 borders? (Institute for Social and Economic Progress, June 1-6, 2024)

	2024
	WB	Gaza	Total
Yes	60%	84%	70%
No	40%	16%	30%

If serious negotiations took place, would you accept a one state with equal rights for Jews and Palestinians? (Institute for Social and Economic Progress, June 1-6, 2024)

	2024
	WB	Gaza	Total
Yes	30%	61%	42%
No	71%	39%	58%

Would you prefer to live in a secular state or a country governed by Sharia law? (Institute for Social and Economic Progress, June 1-6, 2024)

	2024
	Agree	Disagree
A civic & democratic state where the religious and civic freedoms and rights of all are respected	62%	38%
A country governed by Sharia law	49%	51%

Some European countries recognized Palestine and others may follow soon. In your view, how important or unimportant is this for the Palestinian cause? (Institute for Social and Economic Progress, June 1-6, 2024)

	2024
	Gaza	West Bank	Total
Important	92%	90%	91%
Not important	8%	11%	10%

IWhat is the best method to achieve the Palestinian people’s goal of ending the occupation and establishing a state? (Jerusalem Media & Communications Centre, November 2013, October 25-30, 2021, PSR, 2022, November 22-December 2, 2023, May 26 - June 1, 2024)

	2013	2020	2022	2023	2024
Peaceful Negotiations	32%	34%	30%	20%	25%
Armed Resistance	29%	33%	41%	63%	54%
Non-Violent Resistance	27%	21%	24%	13%	16%

What should be the first and most vital Palestinian goal currently? (PSR, December 17, 2011*; September 2015; December 2022, November 22-December 2, 2023, March 5-10, 2024, May 26 - June 1, 2024)

	2011	2015	2018	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
End Israeli occupation, build a Palestinian State in the West Bank and Gaza with East Jerusalem as its capital	48%	48%	43%	42%	44%	39%	43%	47%
Obtain the right of return for refugees to their 1948 towns and villages	30%	30%	29%	29%	32%	33%	36%	31%
Build pious, moral individuals in a religious society that applies all Islamic teachings	14%	13%	14%	15%	12%	14%	11%	12%
Establish a democratic political system representative of all Palestinians	9%	9%	13%	13%	10%	13%	7%	9%

Do you support a return to Palestinian-Israeli negotiations to achieve a two-state solution under international and Arab auspices? (PSR, March 5-10, 2024)

Yes	38%
No	59%

*What should be the FIRST, most vital Palestinian goal?

Do you think that a permanent peace between Israelis and Palestinians will ever be achieved? (Gallup, November 2015, 2023)

	2006	2007	2008	2011	2012	2013	2015	2016	2017	2023
Yes	22%	21%	18%	21%	20%	17%	17%	14%	15%	13%
No	60%	71%	75%	68%	71%	74%	73%	78%	74%	81%

How much trust do you have in U.S. President [Name] to help Israel and Palestine negotiate a peace treaty that is equally fair to both sides -- a great deal, a fair amount, not much or none at all? (Gallup, 2023)

	George W. Bush			Barack Obama				Joe Biden
	2006	2007	2008	2011	2012	2013	2015	2023
None at all	58%	70%	64%	59%	69%	66%	76%	70%

Do you support the solution of establishing one state or two states in the following formats: (AWRAD, November 14, 2023)

	2021*	2023
Two-state solution for two peoples	30%	17%
A Palestinian state from the river to the sea	60%	75%
One state solution for two peoples	8%	5%

*Do you prefer a two-state solution, a unified state in historic Palestine, or one state for Jews and Arabs? (AWRAD, June 14-17, 2021)

Now, has your commitment to the dream of achieving the Palestinian state increased or decreased? (AWRAD, November 14, 2023)

	2023
Increased	80%
Decreased	16%

Now, has your conviction in the possibility of achieving a peaceful solution with Israel increased or decreased? (AWRAD, November 14, 2023)

	2023
Increased	9%
Decreased	87%

Now, has your support for the two-state solution (Palestinian state and Israeli state) as a final solution increased or decreased? (AWRAD, November 14, 2023)

	2023
Increased	23%
Decreased	68%

Now, has your commitment to a solution based on the restoration of historical Palestine as a final resolution increased or decreased? (AWRAD, November 14, 2023)

	2023
Increased	71%
Decreased	22%

Now, has your conviction in the possibility of coexistence between the Palestinian and Israeli peoples increased or decreased? (AWRAD, November 14, 2023)

	2023
Increased	7%
Decreased	90%

What is the best solution to the conflict with Israel? (Arab Barometer/PCPSR, (September 28-October 8, 2023)

A two-state solution	54%
An Israeli-Palestinian confederation	10%
A single state for both Jews and Arabs.	9%

What is the best way to achieve peace? (Arab Barometer/PCPSR, (September 28-October 8, 2023)

A military solution that could result in the destruction of the state of Israel.

20%

Arab governments are neglecting the Palestinians and starting to make friends with Israel, because they think the Palestinians should be more willing to compromise. (The Washington Institute, July 8-27, 2023)

	2019		2020		2022		2023
	West Bank	Gaza Strip	West Bank	Gaza Strip	West Bank	Gaza Strip	West Bank
Agree	46%	62%	47%	54%	38%	56%	61%
Don’t agree	49%	36%	44%	45%	59%	39%	37%

If Saudi Arabia normalizes relations with Israel, Palestinian leadership should also normalize relations and end the conflict. (The Washington Institute, July 8-27, 2023)

	2023
	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Agree	32%	50%
Don’t agree	65%	47%

Some believe that the two-state solution, an independent Palestinian state alongside the state of Israel, is no longer viable due to settlement expansion while others believe that it is still viable today as settlements can be dismantled or evacuated when an agreement is reached. What do you think? (PSR, September 9-12, 2020, June 9-12, 2021; December 2022, March 8-11, 2023)

	2020	2021	2022	2023
The two-state solution is no longer viable	62%	61%	69%	74%
The two-state solution remains viable today	31%	33%	28%	24%

*Under current conditions, do you support or oppose the following policy options?

In his speech to the UN, President Abbas described the situation on the ground in the West Bank as “apartheid” and said the Palestinian people will demand equal rights in one state for two peoples. Do you favor or oppose such a one state solution? (PSR, September 2015; December 2022, March 8-11, 2023)

	2015	2022	2023
Favor	30%	26%	22%
Oppose	69%	71%	75%

Based on what you see and hear, do you see the PA implementing or not implementing the Oslo Agreement? (PSR, September 6-9, 2023)

	2023
	West Bank	Gaza Strip	Total
Yes, always or most of the time	43%	46%	44%
It does not most of the time or always	50%	48%	49%

What about the current Israeli government, is it implementing or not implementing the Oslo Agreement? (PSR, September 6-9, 2023)

	2023
	West Bank	Gaza Strip	Total
Yes, always or most of the time	9%	30%	17%
It does not most of the time or always	83%	65%	76%

Public assessment of conditions before and after the Oslo Agreement (PSR, September 6-9, 2023)

	2018	2023
Little or much better today	13%	20%
Today, as it was before Oslo	10%	12%
Little or much worse today	73%	64%

Do you support or oppose the Palestinian Authority’s abandonment of the Oslo Accords? (PSR, September 6-9, 2023)

	2023
	West Bank	Gaza Strip	Total
Support	67%	56%	63%
Oppose	24%	40%	31%

A decision has been made by A UN agency to go to the International Court of Justice to express its advisory opinion of the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation and the legality of it the Israeli measures such as settlements. In your view, will this decision have an important positive impact on the reality on the ground? (PSR, December 2022, March 8-11, 2023)

	2022	2023
Yes, it will have a big impact in restricting the Israeli measures, such as settlement construction	16%	13%
Yes, it will have an impact, but it will be symbolic and will have no impact on the Israeli policy	28%	12%
No, it will have no impact or benefit for the Palestinian people	50%
DK/NA	5%

There is talk these days about Palestinian-Israeli confidence building measures to improve living conditions of Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Palestinian-Israeli meetings took place with the goal of reaching an understanding of some of those measures such as family unification permits and making additional funds available to the PA. Do you view these measures positively and worth supporting or negatively and worth opposing? (PSR, December 2022)

	2022
Positively	5%
Negatively	30%

Are you more or less optimistic about the improvement in Palestinian-Israeli relations, such as reaching agreements in confidence building measures or reducing settlement construction during next year? (PSR, December 2022)

	2022
More optimistic	12%
Less optimistic	67%
Neither more nor less optimistic	20%

Does the armed attack inside Israel carried out by Palestinians unaffiliated with known armed groups contributes to the national interest of ending the occupation? (PSR, June 22-25, 2022)

	2022
Yes	59%
No	37%

Do you support armed attacks similar to those carried out lately by unaffiliated Palestinians against Israelis inside Israel? (PSR, June 22-25, 2022)

	2022
Yes	56%
No	39%

Do you believe the Qur’an contains a prophecy on the demise of the State of Israel? (PSR, June 22-25, 2022)

	2022
Yes	78%
No	17%

Do you believe the assessment, stated by few Qur’anic scholars, that verses in the Qur’an predict the exact year of the demise of Israel and that it is the year 2022? (PSR, June 22-25, 2022)

	2022
Yes	25%
No	63%

Would you accept or reject the principle of "two states for two peoples -- the Palestinian People and the Jewish People" if it might help to end the occupation? (The Washington Institute, January 2015-June 2022)

	2015		2017		2018		2019		2020		2022
	West Bank	Gaza Strip	West Bank	Gaza Strip	West Bank	Gaza Strip	West Bank	Gaza Strip	West Bank	Gaza Strip	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Defintely acccept	14%	6%	10%	7%	8%	12%	9%	27%	2%	14%	9%	17%
Probably acccept	42%	38%	35%	29%	20%	35%	26%	22%	7%	17%	16%	20%
Probably reject	11%	19%	31%	25%	34%	23%	16%	16%	17%	17%	27%	14%
Defintely reject	20%	37%	21%	34%	33%	27%	42%	34%	67%	51%	44%	47%
Don’t know/No answer	13%	1%	4/%	5%	5%	2%	7%	2%	7%	2%	3%	3%

Arab governments might want to forget the Palestinians, but their people will never let them do that. (The Washington Institute, July 2019-June 2022)

	2019		2020		2022
	West Bank	Gaza Strip	West Bank	Gaza Strip	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Agree	61%	79%	57%	77%	58%	76%
Don’t agree	30%	17%	35%	21%	35%	22%

Do you approve or disapprove of the assessment that Israel is an apartheid state? (PSR, March 16-20, 2022)

	2022
Approve	65%
Disapprove	27%

Given repeated incidents of attacks by the Israeli police against Palestinian worshipers at the al Aqsa Mosque, do you believe the conflict remains first and foremost over land and sovereignty or has it now become first and foremost a religious one? (PSR, June 22-25, 2022)

	2022
Remains first and foremost a conflict over land and sovereignty	53%
Has become first and foremost a religious conflict	45%

Do you agree or disagree that Amnesty International’s report on Israel’s racism is an indication of a shift in Western public opinion in favor of Palestinians and against Israel, as it has previously did regarding apartheid in South Africa? (PSR, March 16-20, 2022)

	2022
Approve	48%
Disapprove	40%

Under the current conditions, do you support an unconditional resumption of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations? (PSR, September 15-18, 2021; June 22-25, 2022)

	2021	2022
Support	24%	22%
Oppose	61%	69%

Do you support or oppose the resumption of negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis at the present time? (AWRAD, June 14-17, 2021)

	2021
Oppose	54%

Do you support a return to Palestinian-Israeli negotiations under the leadership of the international Quartet? (PSR, March 16-20, 2022)

	2022
Yes	38%
No	57%

Against the backdrop of the assassination of three members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Nablus, is it the duty of the Palestinian security forces to confront the Israeli armed forces when they enter areas under the control of the PA? (PSR, March 16-20, 2022)

	2022
Yes	64%
No	32%

What is the main reason for the failure of the Israeli army to stop settlers’ terrorism? (PSR, March 16-20, 2022)

	2022
The settlers are a tool in the hands of the army and it uses them to fight the Palestinian residents in order to expel them from their land	54%
Settlers are the decision makers in the Israeli government	20%
Settlers hide and wear masks	12%
The army does not have the jurisdiction to arrest settlers	10%

Why are the Palestinian police and national security forces unable to protect the residents from settlers’ terrorism in Area B? (PSR, March 16-20, 2022)

	2022
The Palestinian leadership and government prefer to maintain security coordination with the Israeli army than to provide protection to the Palestinian population	34%
The Palestinian police and national security forces do not want to engage in armed conflict with the Israeli army	29%
The Palestinian police does not have jurisdiction to protect the residents of area B	20%
Terrorist attacks take place at night when Palestinian security services are not present	12%

Some believe that the two-state formula is the most preferred solution for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; Others believe that Historical Palestine cannot be divided into two states, so the best solution would be to have a bi-national state in all of Historical Palestine where Palestinians and Israelis enjoy equal rights. Which solution do you prefer? (JMCC, November 2013, August 2015, October 25-30, 2021)

	2013	2015	2021
I prefer the two state solution: a Palestinian and an Israeli	48%	44%	29%
I prefer the bi-national state in all of Historical Palestine	21%	21%	26%
I prefer another solution		.3%	.3%
No solution		14%	15%
Palestinian state*	13%	17%	24%
Islamic state*	.8%	17%	.5%
Don’t know/No Answer	16%	.6%	4%

*These answers were not included as part of the options read to the interviewee

Do you support or oppose the annulment of the Oslo Accords? (AWRAD, June 14-17, 2021)

	2021
Support	66%
Oppose	26%

Do you support or oppose security cooperation between the PA and Israel? (AWRAD, June 14-17, 2021)

	2021
Support	35%
Oppose	61%

Do you support or oppose the principle of a two-state solution? (AWRAD, June 14-17, 2021)

	2021
Support	36%
Oppose	60%

Do you prefer a two-state solution, a unified state in historic Palestine, or one state for Jews and Arabs? (AWRAD, June 14-17, 2021)

	2021
Two-state solution	30%
A unified state in historic Palestine	60%
One state for Jews and Arabs	8%

Do you support or oppose seeking remedies through international mechanisms (e.g., ICJ) if negotiations fail? (AWRAD, June 14-17, 2021)

	2021
Support	54%
Oppose	39%

Do you support or oppose economic and trade relations with Israel? (AWRAD, June 14-17, 2021)

	2021
Support	43%
Oppose	53%

The following four possibilities refer to your views about what to do now about Israeli-Palestinian relations, which one is the most preferred to you: (PSR, September 9-12, 2020; PCPSR, June 9-12, 2021)

	Total 2020	West Bank 2020	Gaza 2020	Total 2021
Maintain the status quo	14%	14%	14%	18%
Wage an armed struggle against the Israeli occupation	36%	27%	50%	39%
Wage an unarmed struggle against the Israeli occupation	18%	17%	19%	11%
Reach a peace agreement with Israel	27%	35%	15%	27%
Other	1%	1%	1%
DK/NA	5%	7%	3%

What is the reason for the lack of mass popular participation in non-violent resistance? (PCPSR, September 15-18, 2021)

	2021
Lack of trust in the PA political leadership	44%
Preoccupation and the burden of daily living conditions	39%
Loss of the will to fight	16%

Do you support the concept of a two-state solution based on the 1967 lines with Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state? (PCPSR, June 9-12, 2021)

	2021
Support	41%
Oppose	56%

Do you support the idea of making Jerusalem, both East and West, an open city, whereby the Eastern part would be the capital of the Palestinian state and Western part would be the capital of the state of Israel? (PCPSR, June 9-12, 2021)

	2021
Support	23%
Oppose	73%

Do you prefer a two-state solution, a confederation, or one state for Jews and Arabs? (PCPSR, September 2017, June 9-12, 2021)

	2021
Two-state solution based on the 1967 lines	46%
Palestinian-Israeli confederation	10%
One state for Jews and Arabs	6%

Prime Minister of Israel, Netanyahu, says that he has agreed to a postponement or temporary delay of annexation of the Jordan Valley and settlements. Do you think the government of Israel will indeed stop annexation or just postpone it for few months? (PSR, September 9-12, 2020)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Stop annexation	19%	12%	29%
Postpone for a while	75%	81%	67%
DK/NA	6%	8%	4%

Now that the UAE and Israel have agreed to normalize relations in return for an stopping or postponing annexation of large parts of the West Bank, do you support or oppose the return of security coordination between the PA and Israel? (PSR, September 9-12, 2020)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support	32%	28%	33%
Do not upport	62%	53%	76%
DK/NA	6%	9%	1%

What about economic and civil relations with Israel, such as the transfer of clearance funds? Do you support or oppose a return to financial and civil coordination between the PA and Israel? (PSR, September 9-12, 2020)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support return to civil and financial coordination	50%	55%	42%
Oppose return to civil and financial coordination	45%	38%	57%
DK/NA	5%	7%	1%

What if Israel conditioned the resumption of financial and civil coordination on a resumption of security coordination? Do you in this case support or oppose the resumption of security coordination as well?
(PSR, September 9-12, 2020)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support	35%	41%	28%
Do not upport	59%	51%	71%
DK/NA	6%	8%	2%

If the Israeli government annexed the Jordan Valley and the settlements, which of the following five alternatives do you prefer as a response to that annexation? (PSR, September 9-12, 2020)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Stop working in accordance with the Oslo agreement and suspending all links between the PA and Israel	20%	18%	24%
Return to armed struggle	28%	24%	33%
Resort to peaceful mass popular resistance	19%	19%	18%
Abandon the two-state solution and adopt the onestate solution	6%	5%	8%
Return to negotiations with Israel and the US in accordance with a detailed Palestinian peace plan, a counter	20%	22%	18%
DK/NA	7%	12%	0%

How important is it that there be a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

Very important	50%
Somewhat important	31%
Somewhat unimportant/not important at all	19%

How likely is it that there will be a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the next 5 years? (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

Very likely	17%
Somewhat likely	39%
Somewhat unlikely	29%
Very unlikely	14%

In 2002 the Arab League unanimously endorsed the Arab Peace Initiative in which they agreed to establish normalized ties with Israel if Israel were to withdraw from the occupied territories and resolve the issue of the Palestinian refugees. Which of the following statements is closer to your view? (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

I am prepared for a just and comprehensive peace with Israel if Israel is willing to return all of the territories occupied in the 1967 war including East Jerusalem and solve the issue of the refugees, and more eort should be made to achieve this goal.	38%
I am prepared for a just and comprehensive peace with Israel if Israel is willing to return all of the territories occupied in the 1967 war including East Jerusalem and solve the issue of the refugee, but I don’t believe that the Israelis will give up the territories.	29%
Even if the Israelis agree to return all of the territories and agree to resolve the refugee issue, I am not ready for a comprehensive peace with Israel.	33%

In your opinion, are these terms of the Arab Peace Initiative still relevant, or should Arab states
seek other ways to deal with Israel? (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

Still relevant and should be maintained as is.	7%
Still relevant but Arabs should do more to convince Israel of the benefits that will come with peace	34%
No longer relevant and other approaches should be explored.	33%
No longer relevant and should be scrapped.	26%

From what you know about the ["Deal of the Century"] plan, is your attitude favorable or unfavorable? (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

Very favorable	3%
Somewhat favorable	15%
Somewhat unfavorable	32%
Very unfavorable	49%

Which of the following statements best describes why you hold a favorable view of “the Deal of the Century”? [Only asked of those Arab respondents who view the deal favorably.] (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

The deal is the most realistic way forward because of the facts on the ground.	26%
The deal provides the quickest path to end the violence.	51%
It is the best deal that the Palestinians can expect to get, and if more time goes by, they will get even less because of settlement expansion.	23%
Other

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? If Israel proceeds with annexation, all efforts at cooperation with Israel should come to an end. (Zogby Research, June 24-July 5, 2020)

Agree	73%
Disagree	27%

[What is] your personal opinion about what should be the top Palestinian national priority during the coming five years? (Washington Institute, June 2022)

	2014		2015		2017		2018		2019		2020		2022
	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza
Regaining all of historical Palestine for the Palestinians, from the river to the sea	55%	68%	41%	50%	30%	49%	47%	57%	47%	48%	66%	56%	37%	55%
Ending the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, to achieve a two-state solution	31%	22%	29%	44%	44%	37%	39%	32%	26%	36%	14%	31%	26%	30%
Achieving a one-state solution, in which Arabs and Jews would have equal rights in one state from the river to the sea	11%	8%	18%	5%	19%	11%	12%	9%	18%	12%	11%	9%	16%	9%
Moving toward a confederation with Jordan or Egypt, including Palestinian self government									9%	5%	9%	5%	18%	3%

The Palestinians should focus on opposing any new Israeli attempt to annex any West Bank territory, even by force if necessary. (Washington Institute , January 23— February 11, 2020)

	2017		2018		2019		2020
	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza
Strongly agree	25%	20%	10%	22%	22%	41%	23%	34%
Somewhat agree	30%	37%	32%	42%	34%	26%	44%	27%
Somewhat disagree	31%	23%	23%	23%	20%	20%	27%	19%
Strongly disagree	11%	17%	23%	14%	23%	13%	6%	20%
Don’t know/refuse to answer	3%	3%	3%	2%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Arab governments should take a more active role in Palestinian-Israel peacemaking, offering incentives to both sides to take more moderate positions.. (Washington Institute , January 23— February 11, 2020)

	2017		2018		2019		2020
	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza
Strongly agree	9%	15%	7%	12%	30%	53%	20%	48%
Somewhat agree	50%	40%	41%	47%	31%	33%	31%	31%
Somewhat disagree	30%	22%	32%	25%	24%	7%	25%	9%
Strongly disagree	10%	14%	17%	9%	13%	5%	15%	11%

Palestinians should encourage direct personal contacts and dialogue with Israelis in order to help the Israeli peace camp advocate a just solution. (Washington Institute , January 23— February 11, 2020)

	2019		2020
	West Bank	Gaza	West Bank	Gaza
Strongly agree	44%	65%	25%	65%
Somewhat agree	31%	25%	31%	25%
Somewhat disagree	16%	5%	23%	4%
Strongly disagree	7%	5%	14%	5%
Don’t know/refuse to answer	3%	1%	8%	1%

Israel will have another national election in March [2020]. Do you think the result will probably be better for the Palestinians? (Washington Institute , January 23—February 11, 2020)

	2020
	West Bank	Gaza
Be better for the Palestinians	8%	22%
Worse for the Palestinians	31%	46%
It probably make very little difference either way	51%	26%
Don’t know/refuse to answer	11%	5%

Arab governments must be pressured by the Palestinians to support our full rights, and then they will mostly do that ? (Washington Institute , January 23—February 11, 2020)

	2020
	West Bank	Gaza
Strongly agree	23%	50%
Somewhat agree	34%	32%
Somewhat disagree	19%	11%
Strongly disagree	13%	6%
Don’t know/refuse to answer	11%	1%

Let’s suppose that there’s an agreement on a two state solution for Israel and Palestine, and you could choose your citizenship. Would you prefer to become... (Washington Institute , January 23—February 11, 2020)

	East Jerusalem Arabs
	2017	2018	2019	2020
A citizen of Jordan, with equal rights and responsibilities with its other citizens				16%
A citizen of Israel, with equal rights and responsibilities with its other citizens	21%	1%	24%	15%
A citizen of teh Palestinian state, with equal rights and responsibilities with its other citizens	77%	95%	76%	70%

Regardless of what’s right, the reality is that most Israeli settlers will probably stay where they are, and most Palestinian refugees will not return to the 1948 lands. (Washington Institute , January 23—February 11, 2020)

	East Jerusalem Arabs
	2017	2018	2019	2020
Agree strongly	5%	6%	37%	34%
Agree somewhat	23%	9%	46%	40%
Disagree somewhat	35%	17%	17%	21%
Disagree strongly	34%	54%
No Opinion	3%	14%	1%	5%

If you think now of the future and your children become in your age, do you think there will be peace at that time between Israelis and Palestinians? (PCPO, January 31 — February 6, 2020)

Surely	9.5%
Likely	13.0%
It’s possible	13.0%
Likely not	4.1%
Don’t know	3.1%

Do you support or reject the rise of an armed intifada in the Palestinian territories? (Al-Najah, October 2018)

	Total		West Bank		Gaza
	03/18	10/18	03/18	10/18	03/18	10/18
Support	38.1%	38.0%	35.6%	29.8%	42.5%	52.0%
Reject	56.1%	55.7%	61.5%	66.9%	46.7%	36.2%
No opinion/don’t know	5.8%	6.4%	2.9%	3.2%	10.8%	11.8%

Which countries pose the biggest threat to stability and national security? (BBC, 2018-2019)
Proportion saying Israel

Lebanon	79%
Palestinian territories	63%
Egypt	54%
Jordan	42%
Sudan	36%
Morocco	27%
Libya	24%
Yemen	24%
Algeria	21%
Iraq	21%
Tunisia	14%

After the US declaration to move its embassy to Jerusalem, do you believe that the two-state solution is still viable? (Al-Najah, October 2018)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
	03/18	03/18	03/18
Yes	20.4%	22.6%	16.6%
No	71.3%	72.3%	69.7%
No opinion/don’t know	8.3%	5.1%	13.8%

Under the current circumstances, do you think that there is an opportunity for the creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders? (Al-Najah, October 2018)

	Total		West Bank		Gaza
	03/18	10/18	03/18	10/18	03/18	10/18
Yes	23.9%	33.4%	31.6%	37.6%	10.6%	26.2%
No	68%	61.5%	65.7%	59.3%	72.1%	65.4%
No opinion/don’t know	8.1%	5.1%	2.7%	3.1%	17.4%	8.4%

Do you support or reject the creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders as a final solution for the Palestinian cause? (Al-Najah, October 2018)

	Total		West Bank		Gaza
	03/18	10/18	03/18	10/18	03/18	10/18
Support	39.7%	36.3%	44.4%	40.4%	31.5%	29.4%
Reject	53.9%	59.4%	53.7%	58.1%	54.3%	61.6%
No opinion/don’t know	6.4%	4.3%	1.9%	1.5%	14.2%	9.0%

Do you support or reject the creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with some land exchange as a final solution for the Palestinian cause? (Al-Najah, October 2018)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support	22.0%	24.0%	18.4%
Reject	72.9%	72.7%	73.2%
No opinion/don’t know	5.1%	3.2%	8.4%

Do you support or reject the creation of a binational state for both Arabs and Jews as a final solution for the Palestinian cause? (Al-Najah, October 2018)

	Total		West Bank		Gaza
	03/18	10/18	03/18	10/18	03/18	10/18
Support	18.7%	18.0%	22.2%	19.0%	12.6%	16.2%
Reject	76.7%	78.6%	75.6%	78.9%	78.6%	78.0%
No opinion/don’t know	4.6%	3.5%	2.2%	2.1%	8.8%	5.8%

The Palestinian Authority called for enlarging the negotiation sponsorship between the Palestinians and Israel or finding a new international mechanism to sponsor negotiations with Israel. Do you support or reject that? (Al-Najah, March 2018)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support	48.6%	51.3%	43.9%
Reject	43%	42.6%	43.7%
No opinion/don’t know	8.4%	6.2%	12.4%

Do you support or reject President Mahmoud Abbas’ call for establishing a multilateral international mechanism emanating from an international conference and based on the international decisions to launch serious and real negotiation that would eventually lead to the two state solution and the establishment of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital? (Al-Najah, March 2018)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support	52.1%	58.3%	41.5%
Reject	33.7%	32.7%	35.3%
No opinion/don’t know	14.3%	9.1%	23.2%

Which side is more responsible for the collapse of the peace negotiations over the years? (PCPSR, June 2016)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Israeli Side	62%	60.9%	63.9%
Palestinian Side	7.9%	6.9%	8.7%
Both Sides Equally	26.4%	28.9%	22.1%
Neither	2.5%	1.3%	4.5%
No answer/don’t know	1.6%	2%	.8%

If you have to choose from among the following three possible approaches to revive Israeli Palestinian peace negotiations, which one you would say is most promising? (PCPSR, June 2016)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Bi-Lateral Negotiations With Both Parties	22%	19.4%	26.3%
Multi-Lateral Forum Sponsored by Major Powers	44%	47.6%	38%
Unilateral Efforts Taken by One Side to Promote It’s Interests	18.3%	16.7%	20.7%
No answer/don’t know	15.8%	16.3%	15%

Do you support or oppose a return to direct negotiations with the Israelis after the rejection of the French Initiative?
(PCPO, November 2016)

	Total
Support	32.4%
Oppose	53.5%
Don’t know/refuse	14.1%

Do you support or reject the French Initiative which calls for holding an international conference for peace in the Middle East?
(IMRA, October 2016)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support	55.9%	53.8%	59.6%
Reject	31.6%	35.5%	25%
Don’t know/refuse	12.4%	10.7%	15.4%

Do you think that the French Initiative to foster the possibilities of peace between Palestinians and Israelis will succeed or fail?
(IMRA, October 2016)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Succeed	19.3%	17.4%	22.6%
Fail	63.1%	68.8%	53.2%
Don’t know/refuse	17.6%	13.8%	24.2%

Do you support or reject the Russian call on President Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli Prime Minister to meet in Moscow to reactivate the peace process?
(IMRA, October 2016)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support	49.1%	47.8%	51.4%
Reject	43.4%	49.1%	33.6%
Don’t know/refuse	7.5%	3.1%	15%

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree with peace negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israel?
(JMCC, March 2016)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Strongly agree	10.8%	9.7%	12.4%
Agree	40.5%	42.9%	36.4%
Disagree	22.9%	20.4%	27.1%
Strongly disagree	21.8%	20.9%	23.1%
Don’t know/refuse	4%	6.1%	1%

If negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians were to be resumed, who would you prefer to act as the mediator between the two sides?
(JMCC, March 2016)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
The EU	22.5%	22.5%	22.4%
Egypt	19.2%	13.7%	28.2%
The U.N.	17.9%	17.2%	19.1%
The Middle-East Quartet	16.3%	16%	16.7%
The U.S.	4.9%	6.4%	2.4%
Don’t know/refuse	19.2%	24.2%	11.2%

Do you support a change in Palestinian policy, from demanding an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, to demanding equal rights for Arabs and Jews in one state in Historical Palestine, from the river to the sea? (JMCC, March 2016)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Yes	24.8%	28.4%	18.9%
No	69%	62.7%	79.6%
Don’t know/refuse	6.2%	8.9%	1.5%

Do you think that the current confrontations will lead to a new, armed intifada? (PSR, December 2015)

	Total
Yes they will lead to a new, armed intifada	37%
They will lead to wide-scale peaceful popular resistance	18%
They will develop in both directions	13%
The confrontations will stay as they are now	19%
The confrontations will dissipate	10%

Under the current circumstances, do you think that there is an opportunity for the creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders? (IMRA, November 2015)

	Total
Yes	33.5%
No	58.8%
Don’t know/No answer	7.7%

Do you support abandoning the Oslo agreement? (PSR, December 2015)

	Total
Yes	68%
No	25%
Don’t know/No answer	7%

In your opinion, does Israel abide by and honor the Oslo agreement? (PSR, December 2015)

	Total
Yes	6%
No	90%
Don’t know/No answer	4%

Do you support or reject the creation of a binational state for both Arabs and Jews as a final solution for the Palestinian cause?
(IMRA, November 2015)

	Total
Yes	20%
No	74.2%
Don’t know/No answer	5.7%

Do you support or reject the creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with some land exchange as a final solution for the Palestinian cause?
(IMRA, November 2015)

	Total
Yes	21%
No	72.9%
Don’t know/No answer	6.2%

Do you support or reject the creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders as a final solution for the Palestinian cause?
(IMRA, November 2015)

	Total
Yes	45.6%
No	49.5%
Don’t know/No answer	4.8%

From your point of view at the present time, which of the following forms of resistance will serve the Palestinian cause best?
(IMRA, November 2015)

	Total
Unarmed peaceful intifada	32.4%
Armed intifada	21.4%
Both are useful	26.7%
Both are useless	14.5%
Don’t know/refuse	5.1%

Do you support or reject the rise of an armed intifada in the Palestinian Territories?
(IMRA, November 2015)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support	43.7%	39.3%	51.4%
Oppose	51.4%	57.7%	40.6%
Don’t know/refuse	4.8%	3.0%	8.0%

Do you support or reject the rise of an unarmed peaceful intifada in the Palestinian Territories?
(IMRA, November 2015)


Support	52.1%
Oppose	44.0%
Don’t know/refuse	3.9%

Do you support or oppose a return to peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis?
(PCPO, November 2015)


Support	22.3%
Oppose	62.3%
Don’t know/refuse	15.4%

Of the following, and with respect to previous Palestinian experience, which is the approach you support most at the present time?
(AWRAD, November 2015)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Internationalizing the struggle	14.3%	13.5%	15.8%
Resuming armed struggle	45.3%	41.3%	52.0%
Nonviolent protests	13.5%	15.1%	10.9%
Immediate return to negotiations	13.6%	14.4%	12.2%
Disolving the PA	11.7%	13.8%	8.2%
Other	1.6%	2.0%	0.9%

At this moment, do you support or oppose a Third Intifada?
(AWRAD, November 2015)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support	63.3%	60.1%	68.4%
Oppose	33.0%	36.0%	28.0%
Don’t know/refuse	3.8%	3.9%	3.6%

In light of the recent events in the West Bank and Gaza, how likely or unlikely do you believe a Third Intifada is?
(AWRAD, November 2015)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Very likely	55.6%	52.1%	61.3%
Somewhat likely	31.3%	32.5%	29.1%
Somewhat unlikely	9.3%	10.8%	6.7%
Very unlikely	3.1%	3.3%	2.7%
Don’t know/refuse	.8%	1.2%	.2%

Do you support a 2-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
(AWRAD, November 2015)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Yes	53.1%	53.1%	53.1%
No	43.4%	43.9%	42.7%
Don’t know/refuse	3.5%	3.1%	4.2%

In your opinion, should Hamas recognize Israel if it would lead to improved living conditions in Gaza, including the building of a new port, airport and increased access to foreign markets for Gazan goods?
(AWRAD, November 2015)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Yes	25.0%	19.3%	34.4%
No	68.5%	73.9%	59.6%
Don’t know/refuse	6.5%	6.8%	6.0%

Since the signing of the Oslo Accords (1993), do you believe that Palestinians and Israelis are closer to or further from peace?
(AWRAD, November 2015)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Closer	39.3%	39.7%	38.7%
Further	54.2%	53.6%	55.1%
Don’t know/refuse	6.5%	6.7%	6.2%

During Abbas’s recent address to the United Nations, he said the PA was no longer bound by the Oslo Accords. Do you believe this will advance or impede Palestinian statehood? (AWRAD, November 2015)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Advance	25.1%	26.0%	23.8%
Impede	23.2%	22.2%	24.9%
Have no effect	44.9%	46.2%	42.9%
Don’t know/refuse	6.7%	5.7%	8.3%

Would you say that relations between Israelis and Palestinians are improving, staying the same, or getting worse?
(Gallup, November 2015)


Improving	6%
Staying the same	26%
Getting worse	64%
Don’t know/refuse	4%

Do you support or oppose the Arab peace initiative?
(PCPSR, September 2015)


Support	45%
Oppose	49%
Don’t know/No answer	6%

What is the long-term aspiration of the Palestinian Authority?

(PCPSR, September 2015)

	Total
Recover all parts of the land occupied in 1967	64%
Conquer Israel/Kill most of the Jews	26%
Don’t know/No answer	10%

Do you support or oppose a French proposal that would request the UN Security Council to issue a resolution affirming the establishment of a Palestinian state on the borders of 1967 with territorial swaps, making Jerusalem a joint capital for Palestine and Israel, setting a timetable for ending Israeli occupation, and holding an international peace conference?
(PCPSR, September 2015)

	Total
Support	37%
Oppose	60%
Don’t know/No answer	3%

What, in your opinion, are the chances of peace negotiations between Hamas and Israel being successful?
(PCPSR, September 2015)

	Total
High or medium	41%
Low or nonexistant	56%
Don’t know/No answer	3%

Do you support or oppose indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel to reach a long-term truce?
(PCPSR, September 2015)

	Total
Support	65%
Oppose	32%
Don’t know/No answer	3%

Do you think that Jews have some rights to the land along with Palestinians?
(The Washington Institute, August, 2015)

	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Both have rights to the land	12.9%	11.3%
The land is only Palestinian land	80.5%	87.7%
Don’t know/No answer	6.6%	1%

Do you think that a truce can be reached between Hamas and Israel?
(JMCC, August, 2015)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Yes	45%	36.4%	59.1%
No	40.7%	45.7%	32.4%
Don’t know/No answer	14.3%	17.9%	8.9%

Do you agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians?
(JMCC, August, 2015)

	Total
Strongly agree	16%
Somewhat agree	39.4%
Somewhat disagree	19.8%
Strongly disagree	22.8%
Don’t know/No answer	2%

Do you support or oppose the return to negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis?
(IMRA, July 29, 2015)


Support	48.8%
Oppose	46.2%
Don’t know/No Answer	5%

20 years after Oslo, do you feel Palestinians are further from or closer to acheiving their goal of a Palestinian state?
(IMRA, July 29, 2015)


Closer	26.2%
Farther	61.9%
Don’t know/No Answer	11.9%

How do you feel about Palestinian proposals for armed struggle and car attacks against the occupation?
(The Washington Institute, July 2015)

	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Strongly support	23.4%	53%
Support	32.2%	30.5%
Oppose	28.7%	12.1%
Strongly oppose	15.8%	4.4%

Hamas should maintain a ceasefire with Israel in both Gaza and the West Bank. How do you feel about this statement? (The Washington Institute, July 2015)

	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Strongly agree	37%	45.6%
Somewhat agree	36.8%	37.4%
Somewhat disagree	18.5%	10.1%
Strongly disagree	7.6%	6.9%

If the Palestinian leadership is able to negotiate a 2-state solution with Israel, do you think that...? (The Washington Institute, July 2015)

	West Bank	Gaza Strip
Conflict with Israel should end, starting a new chapter in Palestinian history	32.6%	34.2%
The struggle is not over, we should continue to fight until historic Palestine is liberated	58.3%	65.3%
Don’t know	9.2%	.5%

Do you support or oppose the Saudi Peace Plan? (PCPSR, June 2015)

	June 2015 Israelis	June 2015 Palestinians	December 2014 Israelis	December 2014 Palestinians
Support	21%	52%	27%	43%
Oppose	67%	44%	63%	53%

What is your expectation for the immediate future? (PCPSR, June 2015)

	Israelis	Palestinians
The two sides will return to negotiations	6%	27%
The two sides will return to negotiations but some armed attacks will occur	28%	29%
The two sides will not return to negotiations and some armed attacks will occur	43%	20%
The two sides will not return to negotiations and no armed attacks will occur	8%	18%

What do you consider to be the long-term aspirations of the Palestinian Authority and the PLO? (PCPSR, June 2015)


Regain some of the territories captured in the 1967 war	38%
Regain all of the territories captured in the 1967 war	30%
Conquer Israel, regain control of pre-1948 Palestine	13%
Conquer Israel, destroy the Jewish population	10%

What do you consider to be Israel’s long-term aspirations? (PCPSR, June 2015)


To extend it’s border to cover all areas between the Jordan river and Mediterranean sea and expel all Arab citizens	56%
Annex the West Bank, deny basic rights to Palestinians	25%
Following the gaurantee of it’s security, withdraw from some of the territories occupied since 1967	6%
Following the gaurantee of it’s security, withdraw from all of the territories occupied since 1967	11%

After Netanyahu’s declaration refusing the two-state solution and after the halting of the peace process, what are the steps that you would prefer that the Palestinians should take?
(IMRA, March 31, 2015)

	Yes	No	Don’t know
Submit a petition to the UN to recognize a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders	72.2%	22.1%	5.2%
Nonviolent and unarmed popular resistance	38.8%	54.3%	6.9%
Call for a one-state solution, with Palestinians and Israelis	56.6%	35.8%	7.6%
Dissolve the PA	22.7%	71%	6.3%
Seek recourse at the ICC	32.2%	59.3%	8.5%
Start a new armed intifada and confrontation with the Israelis	73.5%	18.4%	8.2%

Do you expect the United States to exert pressure on Israel to return to the negotiation table and accept the two-state solution? (IMRA, March 31, 2015)

	Total
Yes	48.8%
No	43%
Don’t know/decline to answer	8.2%

After Netanyahu declared during the recent Israeli elections that he does not support a solution based on the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, do you support or reject a return to the negotiation table? (IMRA, March 31, 2015)

	Total
Support negotiations	36.8%
Reject negotiations	56.3%
Don’t know/decline to answer	6.9%

After the Netanyahu and Likud victory in the recent Israeli elections, do you expect a return to the negotiation table? (IMRA, March 31, 2015)

	Total
Yes	53.2%
No	37.8%
Don’t know/decline to answer	9%

Do you support or reject ceasing security coordination between the PA and Israel? (IMRA ,March 31, 2015)

	Total
Support	56.7%
Reject	36.5%
Don’t know/decline to answer	6.8%

Think of the future, when your children become your age. Do you think there will be peace at that time between Israelis and Palestinians? (PCPO, March 2015)

	Total
Certainly	2.7%
Likely	22.2%
Possibly	25.4%
Unlikely	12.9%
There will never be peace	25.9%
Don’t know/decline to answer	10.9%

How would you evaluate the role Benjamin Netanyahu played, and still plays, in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? Was his role constructive or non-constructive?
(PCPO, February 10, 2015)

	Total
Very constructive	1.7%
Somewhat constructive	16.4%
Somewhat nonconstructive	25.1%
Very nonconstructive	47.4%
Don’t know/decline to answer	8.7%

How would you evaluate the role the US played, and still plays, in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process ? Was its role constructive or non-constructive?
(PCPO, February 10, 2015)

	Total
Very constructive	1.6%
Somewhat constructive	16.7%
Somewhat nonconstructive	29.4%
Very nonconstructive	43.6%
Don’t know/decline to answer	8.7%

What is your opinion on halting security coordination with Israel?
(PCPO, February 10, 2015)

	Total
Security coordination with Israel should be stopped	60.6%
Security coordination with Israel should continue	32.3%
Don’t know/decline to answer	7.1%

Do you anticipate a violent confrontation with the Israelis as a result of the escalating security deterioration in East Jerusalem?
(PCPO, November 2014)

	Total
Yes	50%
No	50%

Do you view the Swedish government’s recognition of Palestine as a significant step in achieving peace? (PCPO, November 2014)

	Total
Yes	89%
No	11%

Should Arabs and Muslims be able to visit Jerusalem? (PCPO, November 2014)

	Total
Yes	60.2%
No	39.8%

In your opinion, what should be the 5 year political goal for Palestine?
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy, June 2014)

	Total
The goal should be to return to Historic Palestine to our hands, from the river to the sea.	60.3%
The goal should be to reach a 2 state solution and end the occupation of the West Bank.	27.3%
The goal should be to reach a 1 state solution in which Jews and Arabs are equal.	10.1%

In general, do you support or oppose the return to the peace negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis under the prevailing circumstances?
(Palestinian Centre for Public Opinion, November 2013)

	Total
I Oppose	56.3%
I Support	30.3%
I Don’t Know	13.4%

What is your opinion of the Oslo agreement?
(Jerusalem Media & Communications Centre, November 2013)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Strongly Support	5.8%	5.2%	6.9%
Support	33.3%	31.3%	36.7%
Oppose	32.6%	29.7%	37.3%
Strongly Oppose	15.9%	18.3%	12.0%
No Answer	12.4%	15.5%	7.1%

Do you think the Oslo Accords served or harmed Palestinian national interests?
(Jerusalem Media & Communications Centre, November 2013)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Served National Interests	25.6%	23.5%	29.1%
Harmed National Interests	34.8%	34.4%	35.6%
Made No Difference	28.7%	28.8%	28.7%
Don’t Know/No Answer	10.9%	13.3%	6.6%

Do you think it would have been better had the Oslo Accords never been signed?
(Jerusalem Media & Communications Centre, November 2013)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Better if Never Signed	37.6%	39.3%	34.7%
Signing was Better	45.8%	40.5%	54.7%
Don’t Know/No Answer	16.6%	20.2%	10.6%

Will the Israelis and Palestinians stop the violence and return to the negotiating table? (Palestinian Center for Policy & Survey Research, June 2013)

Will return to negotiations; violence will stop	27%
Will return to negotiations; violence will not stop	31%
Will not return to negotiations; violence will stop	21%
Will not return to negotiations; violence will not stop	15%

Do you support or oppose the following plans and/or solutions to the Arab-Israeli conflict? (Palestinian Center for Policy & Survey Research, June 2013)

	Support	Oppose
Two-state solution	53%	46%
One binational state solution	30%	69%
Saudi Peace Plan	56%	41%
Mutual Recognition of National Identity	42%	56%

How optimistic or pessimistic are you towards reaching a peaceful settlement for the Arab-Israeli conflict? (Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, March 2013)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Very optimistic	2.5	1.7	4.0
Optimistic	32.9	35.0	29.3
Pessimistic	39.4	36.6	44.2
Very pessimistic	23.2	24.2	21.4
Don’t know/No answer	2.0	2.5	1.1

Do you support or oppose continued military operations against Israeli targets? (Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, March 2013)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support as appropriate response under current political conditions	31.1	28.8	35.1
Oppose and believe they harm Palestinian national interests	60.2	61.4	58.1
Other/Don’t know/No answer	8.7	9.8	6.8

Do you think the security cooperation with Israel benefits the Palestinians? (Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, March 2013)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Benefits the Palestinians	33.8	34.2	33.0
Does not benefit the Palestinians	59.2	57.1	62.8
No answer	7.0	8.7	4.2

Should security cooperation with Israel be stopped even if that would lead to an increase of Israeli army incursions into area A? (Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, March 2013)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Security cooperation should stop	55.4	52.1	61.2
Security cooperation should continue	33.3	35.6	29.3
No answer	11.3	12.3	9.5

There is a proposal that after the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and the settlement of all issues in dispute, including the refugees and Jerusalem issues, there will be a mutual recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people. Do you agree or disagree with this proposal? (PSR, January 11, 2012)

Certainly agree	4.5%
Agree	47.8%
Disagree	35.0%
Certainly disagree	11.8%
No opinion/Don’t know	0.8%

Now that negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis have stopped, would you support or oppose the following option in the search for achieving Palestinian rights: return to armed intifada and confrontations? (PSR, January 11, 2012)

Certainly support	9.7%
Support	31.4%
Oppose	49.1%
Certainly oppose	8.5%
No opinion/Don’t know	1.

Do you think that submitting a bid by the PLO and the PA to recognize the State of Palestine in the UN was a positive move that serves the Palestinian cause?(Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	77.7%
No	19.1%
No opinion/I do not know	3.2%

Do you think that the PLO and PA conducted a good diplomatic campaign when they submitted the bid of recognition at the UN? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	73.0%
No	19.9%
No opinion/Don’t know	7.1%

How, in your opinion, does the bid of recognition influence the Palestinian cause?(Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Positively	56.2%
No influence	21.4%
Negatively	17.6%
No opinion/Don’t know	4.8%

Do you think that the Security Council will vote in favor of the creation of the Palestinian state?(Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	45.4%
No	43.5%
No opinion/Don’t know	11.1%

Do you think that the PLO and PA are capable of securing 9 votes in the Security Council to guarentee a recognition of the Palestinian State?(Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	54.7%
No	32.5%
No opinion/Don’t know	12.9%

Since the US has threatened to use the Veto at the Security Council against the recognition of the Palestinian State, do you think that the US will use the Veto?(Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	67.1%
No	22.6%
No opinion/Don’t know	10.4%

If the US uses the Vito at the Security Council against the recognition of the State of Palestine, do you think that the Vito will encourage Israel to proceed in its policy in the Palestinian Territories? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	82.6%
No	11.3%
No opinion/Don’t know	6.1%

Do you support or oppose the current Palestinian pursuit for state recognition at the UN? (Arab World for Research and Development, October 13, 2011)

Support	64.4%
Neutral	18.5%
Oppose	15.9%
Don’t know	1.0%

Do you believe the Palestinian cause has been advanced by this initiative? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Advanced	36.6%
Set back	16.6%
Not changed	44.3%
Don’t know	2.6%

Did you listen to the speech delivered by President Mahmoud Abbas at the UN on October 23, 2011? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Yes, in full	40.3%
Yes, in part	39.0%
No	20.7%

What was your assessment of the speech? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Excellent	39.9%
Good	31.0%
Average	14.7%
Weak	4.8%
Very weak	2.3%
Don’t know	7.4%

How do you evaluate the position of Hamas on the UN initiative? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Positive	11.9%
Average	33.0%
Negative	44.7%
Don’t know	7.4%

What should be the next political step by the Palestinian leadership with respect to statehood? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Continue to pursue recognition through the UN Security council	59.0%
Seek official observer status from the UN General Assembly	12.2%
Abandon the UN initiative and return to the negotiating table immediately	13.0%
Don’t know	15.8%

Which of the following do you believe will result from the UN initiative? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Palestinian negotiating position will be strengthened	58.2%
Palestinian negotiating position will be weakened	4.4%
Nothing will change	32.6%
Don’t know	4.8%

In the context of the Palestinian UN initiative, how do you view the following actors? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

	Turkey	Egypt	Arab League	Jordan
More positive	68.2%	50.6%	42.3%	38.3%
Stayed the same	25.1%	32.3%	37.1%	39.6%
Less positive	4.4%	13.3%	16.4%	18.0%
Don’t know	2.2%	3.8%	3.3%	4.1%

	U.N. General Assembly	EU	U.N. Security Council	U.S.A.	Israel
More positive	26.1%	24.8%	19.9%	6.1%	2.3%
Stayed the same	36.9%	39.6%	37.8%	22.3%	15.9%
Less positive	33.1%	31.3%	36.7%	69.0%	79.7%
Don’t know	3.9%	4.3%	5.7%	2.6%	2.1%

In the context of the Palestinian UN initiative, how do you view the following actors? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

	Mahmoud Abbas	PLO	Palestinian National Authority	Fatah
More positive	66.4%	66.3%	63.4%	61.3%
Stayed the same	24.9%	25.8%	28.3%	28.3%
Less positive	7.7%	6.6%	9.1%	8.8%
Don’t know	1.0%	1.3%	1.1%	1.6%

	Salam Fayyad	Ismael Haniyeh	Hamas
More positive	48.9%	17.9%	14.8%
Stayed the same	36.6%	37.4%	37.7%
Less positive	10.6%	39.8%	42.8%
Don’t know	3.9%	4.9%	4.8%

Do you believe the Palestinians are capable of surviving a decrease in international funding as a result of the UN initiative? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Yes	29.2%
Maybe	26.4%
No	41.8%
Don’t know	2.7%

Are you willing to personally sacrifice (a decrease in your income or salary) in order to reduce Palestinian dependency on foreign aid? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Yes	35.4%
To a certain extent	27.7%
No	41.8%
Don’t know	3.1%

Do you think that Israel is serious about its threats to cut off Palestinian tax money due to the Palestinian leadership’s decision to resort to the UN? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Yes	71.4%
No	23.5%
Don’t know	5.1%

Do you think that the US is serious about its threats to cut off Palestinian tax money due to the Palestinian leadership’s decision to resort to the UN? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Yes	67.3%
No	26.9%
Don’t know	5.8%

Do you think that the USA will pursue every possible way that is within its reach to salvage the peace process? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	24.6%
No	69.6%
No opinion/Don’t know	5.8%

Do you think that the Palestinian State can only be established through negotiations? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	29.8%
No	64.4%
No opinion/Don’t know	5.8%

Do you think that there will be any use from negotiations without acceptable frames of reference and without the freezing of settlement activities? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	14.7%
No	79.4%
No opinion/Don’t know	5.9%

Do you think the USA is an impartial broker in the peace process between the PA and Israel? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	13.4%
No	82.5%
No opinion/Don’t know	4.1%

Do you think that the European Union is an impartial broker in the peace process between the PA and Israel? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	34.2%
No	57.8%
No opinion/Don’t know	8.0%

Do you think that the International Quartet is an impartial broker in the peace process between the PA and Israel? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	27.5%
No	59.8%
No opinion/Don’t know	12.7%

If a Palestinian State is recognized in the UN, how will this recognition influence negotiations on the issue of refugees? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Positively	42.5%
No influence	23.4%
Negatively	29.8%
No opinion/Don’t know	4.4%

If a Palestinian State is recognized in the UN, how will this recognition influence negotiations on the issue of Jerusalem? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Positively	40.6%
No influence	20.7%
Negatively	32.5%
No opinion/Don’t know	6.1%

If a Palestinian State is recognized in the UN, how will this recognition influence negotiations on the issue of borders? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Positively	40.3%
No influence	20.6%
Negatively	32.2%
No opinion/Don’t know	6.9%

Do you support or reject holding talks between the PA and the Israeli government if Israel continues its settlement activities in the West Bank? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

I support	18.4%
I reject	77.7%
No opinion/Don’t know	3.9%

Do you think that it is possible to reach a lasting solution for the Palestinian Israeli conflict in view of the current circumstances? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	22.7%
No	72.2%
No opinion/Don’t know	5.1%

Do you think that the USA and the European countries have a duplicity of standards when they support the demands of the popular revolutions in the Arab countries and do not support similar Palestinian demands? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	68.6%
No	20.9%
No opinion/Don’t know	10.4%

Do you expect an erruption of a third intifada in the Palestinian Territories? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

Yes	57.2%
No	35.3%
No opinion/Don’t know	7.4%

Do you support or reject the rise of an armed uprising (intifada)? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

	West Bank	Gaza Strip	Total
I support	28.0%	49.8%	36.0%
I reject	67.9%	39.8%	57.6%
No opinion/Don’t know	4.1%	10.4%	6.4%

Do you support or reject the rise of nonviolence and unarmed popular resistance? (Al-Najah poll, October 17, 2011)

I support	58.3%
I reject	35.9%
No opinion/Don’t know	5.7%

Do you personally support or oppose a two-state solution (Israel and Palestine - in the West Bank including East Jerusalem)? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Support	61.2%
Oppose	35.3%
Don’t know	4.8%

Do you personally support or oppose a two-state solution (Israel and Palestine - in the West Bank including East Jerusalem)? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Support	61.2%
Oppose	35.3%
Don’t know	4.8%

Do you believe that the following parties are serious about peace negotiations leading to the establishment of an independent Palestine? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

	Palestinian National Authority	EU	UN member states	USA	Israel
Yes	81.2%	23.3%	20.2%	6.2%	3.0%
To some extent	13.1%	41.4%	40.2%	17.3%	10.6%
No	5.4%	31.2%	35.9%	74.7%	85.7%
Don’t know	0.3%	4.2%	3.8%	1.8%	0.8%

Do you support a return to the negotiations between Palestinians and Israel at this time? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Yes unconditionally	5.5%
Yes conditionally (after a halt to settlement construction)	58.0%
No	29.7%
Neutral	6.8%

In your opinion, which of the following is the best means to end the occupation and establish a Palestinian state? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Negotiations to reach an agreement between the two parties	21.1%
An international conference that imposes a settlement	20.8%
A non-violent popular uprising	16.8%
Armed/militant confrontations	16.6%
A mix of non-violent and militant means	21.1%
Others	1.0%
Don’t know	2.7%

Do you believe that the American government is a neutral party in the negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Yes	7.9%
To some extent	12.1%
No	78.3%
Don’t know	1.7%

In general, do you believe that President Obama is capable of establishing a Palestinian state? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Yes	22.0%
To some extent	20.6%
No	55.2%
Don’t know	2.2%

Do you have more or less hope for the peace process now compared to one year ago? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

More hope	44.1%
Less hope	49.4%
Don’t know	6.5%

20 years after the negotiations started, do you feel that Palestinians are closer or farther from achieving their goal of establishing a Palestinian state? (AWRAD, October 13, 2011)

Closer	49.4%
Farther	41.7%
Don’t know	8.8%

Independent Media Review Analysis (September 21, 2011)

When asked how the Palestinians can force Israel to withdraw from the territories, if the UN recognizes the Palestinian state...

Think peaceful non-violent resistance can force Israelis to withdraw	37%
Think armed attacks on army and settlers will force Israelis to withdraw	26%
Think negotiations with Israel can bring it to withdraw	30%

Would you join large peaceful demonstrations in the West Bank and Jerusalem if they were to take place after the recognition of the Palestinian state?

Yes	54%
No	44%

When asked what the Palestinian Authority should do after the UN recognizes the Palestinian state in September...

Think the PA President and government should enforce Palestinian sovereignty over all the territories of the West Bank, for example by opening roads in area C, start building an airport in the Jordan Valley, and deploy Palestinian security forces in area C even if this leads to confrontations with the Israeli army and settlers	75%
Think the PA should not do that	21%
Think the PA should insist on assuming control over the Allenby Bridge terminal from the Israeli side even if this leads to the closure of the terminal	73%
Think the PA should not do that	23%

Think that Israel’s goals are to extend its borders to cover all the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea and expel its Arab citizens	58%
Think that Israel’s goals are to annex the West Bank while denying political rights to the Palestinians	19%
Think that Israel’s aspirations in the long run are to withdraw from part or all of the territories occupied in 1967

Palestinian Attitudes Toward Peace with Israel