Palestinian Attitudes Toward The Trump Peace Plan

Four months ago, the American Administration revealed its peace plan (or the deal of the century). The plan included solutions to all issues of the conflict and a map depicting the borders of Palestinian territories and the areas that Israel would annex as well as the areas of territorial exchange. Tell us if you support or oppose this permanent settlement. (PSR, September 9-12, 2020)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
Support	5%	3%	8%
Do not upport	92%	93%	90%
DK/NA	3%	4%	2%

If the American plan is accepted by the Palestinian side, what are the chances that it would lead to the end of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the establishment of a Palestinian state? (PSR, September 9-12, 2020)

	Total	West Bank	Gaza
100% chance	1%	1%	2%
More than 50% chance	5%	2%	11%
50/50 chance	9%	4%	17%
Less than 50% chance	26%	20%	34%
Zero chance	55%	68%	36%
DK/NA	4%	7%	1%

In general, do you support or oppose the plan of the US President Donald Trump known as “Deal of the Century”? (PCPO, January 31 – February 6, 2020)

Strongly oppose	66.5%
Somewhat oppose	22.7%
Somewhat support	8.5%
Strongly support	0.8%
Don't know	1.5%

US President Donald Trump said that his view of peace is different from the other views and plans laid by the foregoing US administrations, as his plan “makes the region more safe between Israelis and the Palestinians,” do you agree or disagree with this? (PCPO, January 31 – February 6, 2020)

Strongly disagree	64.6%
Somewhat disagree	21.2%
Somewhat agree	10.2%
Strongly agree	2.3%
No Opinion	1.7%

Following the releae of the Trump peace plan, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict became more intractable than ever of an irrecoverable opportunity for achieving peace? [not exact wording] (PCPO, January 31 – February 6, 2020)

More intractable than ever	85.2%
An irrecoverable opportunity for achieving peace	11.4%
No Opinion	3.4%

US President Donald Trump considers the ‘deal of the century’ as a historical opportunity for the Palestinian people and added that the Deal is great to the Palestinians and should be so as to achieve their own independent state, as they have now an opportunity they didn’t have in the past. Do you agree to this or not? (PCPO, January 31 – February 6, 2020)

Strongly oppose	60.8%
Somewhat oppose	20.4%
Somewhat support	11.8%
Strongly support	4.2%
No Opinion	2.8%

US President Trump said furthermore that this Deal offers to the Palestinians a capital in East Jerusalem in the area of Qufr Aqab and east of Shu’fat and Abu Dees. Do you agree to this? (PCPO, January 31 – February 6, 2020)

Strongly oppose	72.8%
Somewhat oppose	15.5%
Somewhat support	6.1%
Strongly support	.9%
No Opinion	4.7%

Will US President Trump be able to mobilize the 50 billion US-Dollars he proclaimed will be nvested in the Middle East region, a considerable part thereof will be invested in the Palestinian economy? [not exact wording] (PCPO, January 31 – February 6, 2020)

Yes	14.7%
No	67.3%
Refused	18.0%

Would you support the Palestinian leadership to accept the ‘deal of the century’ in exchange for the 50 billion US-dollars, a major part thereof will be allocated to the building of the Palestinian economy? (PCPO, January 31 – February 6, 2020)

Strongly oppose	58.3%
Somewhat oppose	18.3%
Somewhat support	13.2%
Strongly support	3.5%
Don't know	6.7%

Some people think that the rejection of the Deal by the Palestinian leadership was a right decision, whilst others believe that it was a wrong and precipitate decision. Which opinion is closer to your mind? (PCPO, January 31 – February 6, 2020)

It was a right decision	82.0%
It was a wrong and precipitate decision	14.1%
No Opinion	3.9%

Are you content or discontent with the way President Mahmoud Abbas dealt with the proclamation of the Deal by US President Donald Trump? (PCPO, January 31 – February 6, 2020)

Very content	49.8%
Somewhat content	24.5%
Somewhat discontent	10.6%
Very discontent	8.9%
Don't know	6.2%

In the light of the Palestinians’ refusal of the ‘Deal of the Century’, which of the following options you think are most likely as to administer the Palestinian matters? (PCPO, January 31 – February 6, 2020)

Dissolution of the Palestinian Authority and putting the world before the responsibilities of the resulting legal void	12.1%
Administer the resistance by the Palestinian factions	23.1%
Unilaterally proclaim the Palestinian state	15.1%
Escalation of the resistance	26.3%
Keeping the Palestinian Authority as it is now, but develop new strategies for the administration of the Palestinian matters	18.9%
Don't know	4.5%