Palestinian Public Opinion Polls: Opinion Since the Creation of the Caretaker Government of Salaam Fayyad
How do you assess the performance of Salam Fayyad's care-taker government? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah University, September 18-20, 2008)
| Good | 58.6% |
| Bad | 30.4% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 11% |
How do you assess the performance of Ismael Haniyeh's dissolved government? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah University, September 18-20, 2008)
| Good | 29.4% |
| Bad | 58.1% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 12.5% |
Regardless of its legitimacy or illegitimacy, do you support or reject the general policy of the Palestinian government led by Salaam Fayyad? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah University)
January 26-28, 2008 | September 18-20, 2008 | |
| Support | 46.5% | 57.3% |
| Reject | 42.9% | 32.3% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 0.6% | 10.4% |
Regardless of its legitimacy or illegitimacy, do you support or reject the general policy of the Palestinian government led by Ismael Haniyeh? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah University)
January 26-28, 2008 | September 18-20, 2008 | |
| Support | 29.3% | 29% |
| Reject | 60.2% | 61% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 0.5% | 10% |
There is a suggestion to hand in the responsibilities of the crossings in the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Presidency. Do you support or reject this suggestions? (An Najah University, January 26-28, 2008)
| Support | 73.9% |
| Reject | 19.1% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 7.0% |
Do you think that it is possible at the present time to form a unity government? (An Najah University, January 26-28, 2008)
| Yes | 43.9% |
| No | 48.3% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 7.8% |
Level of concern about the current situation: (Near East Consulting)
December 20-23, 2007 | May 24-27, 2008 | |
| Extremely concerned | 41% | 49% |
| Concerned to some extent | 44% | 41% |
| Not very concerned | 9% | 7% |
| Not concerned at all | 5% | 3% |
Main reason behind your feeling of concern: (Near East Consulting)
August 11-14, 2007 | December 20-23, 2007 | May 24-27, 2008 | August 29-31, 2008 | |
| Economic hardship of my household | 25% | 29% | 38% | 40% |
| Absence of security for me and my family | 28% | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Internal power struggle | 27% | 27% | 22% | 26% |
| Israeli occupation | 3% | 9% | 11% | 8% |
| Family problems | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| I have no concerns | 13% | 13% | 7% | 6% |
Feeling of security with respect to yourself, family and property: (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
| I feel secure | 51% |
| I do not feel secure | 49% |
Level of optimism about the future: (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
| Very optimistic | 10% |
| Optimistic | 56% |
| Pessimistic | 25% |
| Very pessimistic | 9% |
Trust in Abu Mazen vs. trust in Ismael Hanieh according to region: (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
| Abu Mazen | 78% | 70% |
| Ismael Hanieh | 22% | 30% |
Whose strategy works better for the Palestinian national interest? (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
| The strategy of Fateh | 74% |
| The strategy of Hamas | 26% |
Has Hamas' role in politics been constructive or detrimental? (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
| Constructive | 54% |
| Detrimental | 46% |
Which is the legitimate government in the Occupied Palestinian Territories? (Near East Consulting)
November 2007 | December 20-23, 2007 | August 29-32, 2008 | |
| Caretaker goverment of Salaam Fayyad | 60.5% | 53% | 54% |
| Hamas-led Hanieh-government | 25.6% | 22% | 23% |
| Neither | 13.9% | 25% | 23% |
Evaluation of Fayyad's government in improving law and order: (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
| Negative | 19% | 29% |
| Neutral | 17% | 17% |
| Positive | 64% | 54% |
Evaluation of Fayyad's government in combating corruption: (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
| Negative | 31% | 36% |
| Neutral | 18% | 16% |
| Positive | 51% | 48% |
If new legislative elections were held today, for whom would you vote? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
| Fatah | 49% |
| Hamas | 31% |
| Other | 10% |
| Undecided | 11% |
If new Presidential elections were held today, and the two candidates were Mahmoud Abbas and Ismail Haniyeh, for whom would you vote? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research)
December 11-16, 2007 | August 28-30, 2008 | |
| Mahmoud Abbas | 55.8% | 53.4% |
| Ismail Haniyeh | 36.7% | 38.9% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 7.4% | 7.7% |
If new Presidential elections were held today, and the two candidates were Marwan Barghouti and Ismail Haniyeh, for whom would you vote? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research)
December 11-16, 2007 | August 28-30, 2008 | |
| Marwan Barghouti | 63.4% | 60.7% |
| Ismail Haniyeh | 32.2% | 34.3% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 4.4% | 5% |
Should Ismail Haniyeh remain Prime Minister of the Gaza Strip? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
| Yes | 42% |
| No | 52% |
Should Salaam Fayyad remain Prime Minister? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
| Yes | 51% |
| No | 40% |
Do you believe Hamas plans to take over the West Bank the same way it took over the Gaza Strip? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
| Yes | 41% |
| No | 47% |
Do you support or oppose the Hamas military take-over of the Gaza Strip ? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
| Support | 21% |
| Oppose | 74% |
How would you describe the conditions in the Gaza Strip? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
| Good/Very good | 8% |
| Bad/Very bad | 85% |
How would you describe the conditions in the West Bank? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
| Good/Very good | 31% |
| Bad/Very bad | 41% |
Trust in Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) versus trust in Ismail Hanieh. (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor)
November 2007 | August 29-31, 2008 | |
| Abu Mazen | 72.5% | 78% |
| Ismail Hanieh | 27.5% | 22% |
Level of confidence in Salaam Fayyad. (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor, November 2007)
| High | 41.4% |
| In between | 28.2% |
| Low | 30.4% |
The best strategy that works for the Palestinian national interest. (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor, November 2007)
| The Fatah Strategy | 77.9% |
| The Hamas Strategy | 22.1% |
Ability to voice your opinion under the current circumstances. (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor, November 2007)
| Able | 44.2% |
| Unable | 55.8% |
Are you ot any of your household members thinking of leaving the Occupied Palestinian Territories? (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor, November 2007)
| Yes | 37.6% |
| No | 62.4% |
Evolution in the general situation in the Gaza Strip since the Hamas take-over. (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor, November 2007)
| Improved | 12.0% |
| Worsened | 83.3% |
| Stayed the same | 4.7% |
Factional Trust. (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor)
November 2007 | August 29-31, 2008 | |
| Hamas | 16.8% | 12% |
| Fateh | 46.3% | 41% |
| PFLP | 2.2% | 3% |
| Islamic Jihad | 4.3% | 2% |
| Others | 4.3% | 2% |
| I trust no faction | 26.0% | 39% |
Evolution in the economy since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor, November 2007)
| Improved | 2.6% |
| Worsened | 94.2% |
| Stayed the same | 3.1% |
What makes Hamas unable to dominate the West Bank? (An-Najah National University, November 15-17, 2007)
| The Israeli occupation | 36.7% |
| The strength of Fateh in the West Bank | 23.3% |
| The weakness of Hamas in the West Bank | 19.6% |
| The strength of the security apparatus in the West Bank | 13.0% |
| No opinion/ I don't know | 7.4% |
One of the foremost leaders of Hamas in the Gaza Strip declared that he will try to pray in the Headquarters of the PA in Ramallah. Some inferred from this declaration that Hamas seeks to dominate the West Bank like it did with the Gaza Strip. Do you support or reject this declaration?? (An-Najah National University, November 15-17, 2007)
| Support | 16.8% |
| Reject | 72.6% |
| No opinion/ I don't know | 10.6% |
If Hamas has an intention to form an executive force in the West Bank, will you support or reject it? (An-Najah National University, November 15-17, 2007)
| Support | 18.9% |
| Reject | 72.8% |
| No opinion/ I don't know | 8.3% |
After the Gaza incidents, what do you think has happened to the freedom of expression in the Gaza Strip? (An-Najah National University, November 15-17, 2007)
| It remained the same as it was | 14.8% |
| It improved | 14.6% |
| It retreated | 63.3% |
| No opinion/ I don't know | 7.3% |
After the Gaza incidents, what do you think has happened to the freedom of expression in the West Bank? (An-Najah National University, November 15-17, 2007)
| It remained the same as it was | 35.3% |
| It improved | 21.0% |
| It retreated | 34.7% |
| No opinion/ I don't know | 9.0% |
Do you believe that the security situation in the Gaza Strip was in a better condition before Hamas took over? (An-Najah National University, November 15-17, 2007)
Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way President Abbas (Abu Mazen) is performing his job as president of the PNA? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Very satisfied | 21.0% |
Somewhat satisfied | 29.3% |
Somewhat dissatisfied | 17.5% |
Very dissatisfied | 30.2% |
No answer | 2.0% |
Do you think that Hamas force is stronger in Gaza than it is in the West Bank or its force in Gaza is weaker that its force in the West Bank, or its equivalent to its force in the West Bank? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Hamas’s force in Gaza is stronger than in the West Bank | 79.0% |
Hamas’s force in Gaza is weaker than in the West Bank | 5.9% |
Hamas’s force in Gaza is equivalent to its force in the West Bank | 9.9% |
I don’t know | 4.5% |
No answer | 0.7% |
Do you expect the Gaza incident (internal fighting) to repeat in the West Bank as well? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Yes | 27.7% |
No | 68.6% |
I don’t know | 3.2% |
No answer | 0.5% |
How would evaluate the performance of the government of Salam Fayyad in the West Bank at the present time compared with the performance of Hanieh’s government in Gaza; would you say that the performance of Fayyad’s government is better, similar or worse than the performance of Hanieh’s government? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| The performance of Fayyad’s government is better than the performance of Hanieh’s government | 43.3% |
The performance of Fayyad’s government is similar to the performance of Hanieh’s government | 23.6% |
The performance of Fayyad’s government is worse than the performance of Hanieh’s government | 24.8% |
I don’t know | 6.7% |
No answer | 1.6% |
Do you expect that all the parties will agree once again to the national unity government through the national dialogue between Fateh and Hamas? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Yes | 50.0% |
No | 44.8% |
I don’t know | 3.8% |
No answer | 1.4% |
If presidential elections were held today, and the only candidates were Ismael Hanieh and Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), for which one would you vote? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) | 47.1% |
Ismael Hanieh | 23.3% |
Won’t vote | 27.2% |
No answer | 2.4% |
If presidential elections were held today, and the only candidates were Marwan Barghouti and Ismael Hanieh , for which one would you vote? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Marwan Barghouti | 53.1% |
Ismael Hanieh | 23.1% |
Won’t vote | 21.6% |
No answer | 2.2% |
In general, do you think the performance of the current government of Salam Fayyad is better when compared to previous governments, didn’t change or became worse? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Its performance has become has become better | 37.5% |
Didn’t change | 35.6% |
Its performance has become worse | 21.8% |
I don’t know | 4.5% |
No answer | 0.6% |
Do you think that Fayyad’s current government assisted pushing the current PA reform process forward, backward or did it not have any influence on the current reform process? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
In general, under the current government headed by Fayyad, do you think that the percentage of corruption has increased, decreased or didn’t change? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Increased | 23.0% |
Decreased | 35.2% |
Didn’t change | 36.8% |
I don’t know | 4.5% |
No answer | 0.5% |
In general, under the current government headed by Fayyad, do you think the security and internal security conditions have improved, deteriorated or have not changed? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Improved | 32.9% |
Deteriorated | 27.3% |
No change | 36.7% |
No answer | 3.1% |
To what extent do you think Fayyad’s government is transparent in handling the financial issues? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| To a very high extent | 8.6% |
To a high extent | 13.4% |
To an average extent | 28.4% |
To a low extent | 18.3% |
To a very low extent | 20.8% |
Don’t know | 9.9% |
No answer | 0.6% |
To what degree do you trust that the Palestinian leadership will continue to insist on its negotiating position represented in ending the occupation on all the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Jerusalem, and the return of the refugees and the establishment of the independent state? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Very confident | 22.4% |
Confident to some extent | 28.8% |
Not confident to some extent | 23.0% |
Not confident at all | 22.3% |
I don’t know | 2.9% |
No answer | 0.6% |
The Palestinian people have tried a Fatah-majority government and a Hamas-majority government. Now, there is a government with the majority of its ministers as independent figures. In your opinion, and from past experiences, which is the government that best serves the interests of the Palestinian people? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| A Fatah-majority government | 32.3% |
A Hamas-majority government | 18.3% |
A government with the majority of its ministers as independent figures | 39.0% |
No answer | 10.4% |
Do you support or oppose the right of the Arab countries to possess a nuclear program for peaceful energy purposes? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Support | 73.3% |
Oppose | 22.8% |
No answer | 3.9% |
Which Palestinian personality do you trust the most? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) | 18.3% |
Ismael Hanieh | 16.3% |
Marwan Barghouti | 14.3% |
Salam Fayyad | 2.3% |
Mohammed Dahlan | 2.3% |
Mustafa Barghouti | 1.8% |
Ahmad Sa’adat | 1.7% |
Yasser Arafat | 1.3% |
Sa’eb Erakat | 1.2% |
Khaled Meshal | 1.1% |
Mahmoud Assahar | 1.1% |
Others | 7.4% |
Don’t trust anyone | 27.4% |
No answer | 3.5% |
Which political or religious Palestinian faction do you trust the most? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
| Fatah | 40.0% |
Hamas | 19.7% |
PFLP | 2.8% |
Islamic Jihad | 2.3% |
Others | 2.5% |
Other Islamic Factions | 1.1% |
Don’t Trust anyone | 26.9% |
No answer | 4.7% |
Which government do you favor, the new Fayad government or the previous Hamas-led Cabinet led by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh? (Palestinian Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, August 2007)
| Fayad government | 47% |
| Haniyeh's government | 24% |
| No difference between the government | 23% |
| No answer | 6% |
For Gaza residents: Which government do you think is performing better, the new Fayad government or the previous Hamas-led Cabinet led by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh? (Palestinian Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, August 2007)
| Fayad government | 47% |
| Haniyeh's government | 31% |
For Gaza residents: Has your personal security improved or become worse? (Palestinian Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, August 2007)
| Improved | 44% |
| Become worse | 31% |
For Gaza residents: Has the general situation in Gaza improved or become worse? (Palestinian Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, August 2007)
| Improved | 34% |
| Become worse | 45% |
Which party do you support? (Palestinian Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, August 2007)
June 2007 | August 2007 | |
| Fatah | 33% | 34% |
| Hamas | 29% | 21% |
How would you rate your level of concern over the current situation? (Near East Consulting Institute, August 11-14, 2007)
Concerned | |
| Those who trust Fateh | 90% |
| Those who trust no faction | 83% |
| Those living in Gaza | 80% |
Factional Trust(Near East Consulting Institute, August 11-14, 2007)
4/6/06 | 4/22/06 | 5/21/06 | 8/07 | 9/07 | |
Hamas | 39 | 46.3 | 42.4 | 18 | 23 |
Fateh | 21.1 | 33.7 | 33.5 | 38 | 38 |
Which of the following political affiliations do you support? (An-Najah University,)
June 21-22, 2007 | July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | |
| People's Party | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Democratic Front | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Islamic Jihad | 2.1% | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| Fateh | 36.4% | 42.0% | 44.3% |
| Hamas | 14.3% | 15.1% | 13.2% |
| Fida | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Popular Front | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.7% |
| Palestinian National Initiative | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| I am an independent nationalist | 7.9% | 4.8% | 5.7% |
| I am an independent Islamist | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Non of the above | 30.6% | 25.5% | 22.0% |
| Others | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
Under the current situation, do you feel that you, your family and your properties are secure? (An-Najah University)
June 21-22, 2007 | July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | January 26-28,2008 | |
| Yes | 15.8% | 17.8% | 18.1% | 20.5% |
| To some extent | 31.1% | 26.5% | 30.4% | 32.7% |
| No | 52.8% | 54.4% | 48.3% | 45.4% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 0.3% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 1.3% |
Are you optimistic or pessimistic towards the general Palestinian condition in the present time? (An-Najah University)
June 21-22, 2007 | July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | January 26-28, 2008 | |
| Optimistic | 29.7% | 28.4% | 30.4% | 34.0% |
| Pessimistic | 68.8% | 68.0% | 62.7% | 61.3% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 1.5% | 3.6% | 6.8% | 4.7% |
Are you worried about your life under the present circumstances? (An-Najah University)
June 21-22, 2007 | July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | January 26-28, 2008 | |
| Yes | 56.9% | 57.9% | 57.6% | 56.9% |
| No | 42.2% | 39.8% | 37.4% | 40.7% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 0.9% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 3.0% |
Do you have fears that what happened in the Gaza Strip may be transferred to the West Bank? (An-Najah University)
June 21-22, 2007 | July 25-27, 2007 | |
| Yes | 67.0% | 60.8% |
| No | 31.7% | 33.4% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 1.3% | 5.8% |
How do you assess the position of Saudi Arabia towards Hamas after the incidents in Gaza? (An-Najah University, July 25-27, 2007)
| Positive | 24.1% |
| Negative | 44.4% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 31.5% |
How do you assess the position of Saudi Arabia towards Mahmoud Abbas after the incidents in Gaza? (An-Najah University, July 25-27, 2007)
| Postive | 31.7% |
| Negative | 36.3% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 32.0% |
Do you support a confederation between the West Bank and Jordan? (An-Najah University, July 25-27, 2007)
| Strongly support | 9.8% |
| Support | 38.8% |
| Reject | 26.0% |
| Strongly reject | 13.4% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 12.0% |
Now that Hamas is dominating the Gaza Strip, do you think that Qassam Brigades will resume firing rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Israel? (An-Najah University)
June 21-22, 2007 | July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | |
| Yes | 37.7% | 42.9% | 38.5% |
| No | 45.7% | 38.6% | 45.4% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 16.7% | 18.5% | 16.1% |
Which of the following governments represents you? (An-Najah, November 15-17, 2007)
July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | |
| Ismail Haniya's government which was destroyed by President Abbas | 22.3% | 19.3% |
| Salam Fayyad's government which was formed by President Abbas after declaring a state of emergency | 41.3% | 45.4% |
| Neither one of the two governments | 29.5% | 29.4% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 6.9% | 6.0% |
Do you think what happened in the Gaza Strip was caused by outside instigation? (An-Najah University)
June 21-22, 2007 | July 25-27, 2007 | |
| Yes | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| No | 23.3% | 27.3% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 9.4% | 13.9% |
Do you support or reject sending international forces to the West Bank and Gaza Strip? (An-Najah University, July 25-27, 2007)
| Support | 32.2% |
| Reject | 61.6% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 6.2% |
Do you support sending Bader Troops to the West Bank? (An-Najah University, July 25-27, 2007)
| Support | 41.2% |
| Reject | 48.7% |
| No opinion | 10.1% |
Do you support or reject the notion that Palestinian arms should be in the hands of Palestinian security apparatuses, and that any other arms in the hands of other Palestinian men will be considered arms for racketeering business? (An-Najah University)
July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | January 26-28, 2008 | |
| Support | 72.4% | 68.2% | 71.5% |
| Reject | 23.1% | 25.9% | 25.5% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 4.4% | 6.0% | 3.0% |
Israel gave a commitment to stop pursuing a group of Palestinian "wanted" men in return for handing in their arms to the Palestinian Authority and refraining from fighting with Israel. Do you support or reject the handing in of "wanted" people's arms? (An-Najah, July 25-27, 2007)
| Support | 27.6% |
| Reject | 65.8% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 6.7% |
On a scale of 1-10, what in your opinion, are the priorities of the new government? (An-Najah University)
June 21-22, 2007 | July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | |
| Extending its control over the Gaza Strip | 6.1054 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| Restraining the chaotic security situation in the Gaza Strip | 7.8204 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Restoring dialogue between Fateh and Hamas | 6.4716 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| Improving the economic conditions | 8.2793 | 7.7 | 6.9 |
| Paying salaries to the employees | 8.5481 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Rebuilding Palestinian institutions | 6.6 |
Do you think that the government of Salam Fayyad will be able to have control over the Gaza Strip in the near future? (An-Najah University, July 25-27, 2007)
| Yes | 18.8% |
| No | 26.8% |
| Maybe | 47.9% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 6.5% |
Do you think that the government of Salam Fayyad will be capable of ending the state of security chaos in the West Bank? (An-Najah University, July 25-27, 2007)
| Yes | 31.4% |
| Maybe | 28.9% |
| No | 33.1% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 6.7% |
Hamas has declared that it will not recognize the legitimacy of the emergency government that President Mahmoud Abbas formed. Do you support or reject Hamas' decision? (An-Najah University)
June 21-22, 2007 | July 25-27, 2007 | |
| Yes | 27.5% | 27.2% |
| No | 61.9% | 61.4% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 10.7% | 11.4% |
Do you think that Hamas is capable of managing the life affairs of people in the Gaza Strip? (An-Najah University)
June 21-22, 2007 | July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | |
| Yes | 26.4% | 26.2% | 21.9% |
| No | 65.6% | 63.4% | 68.0% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 8.0% | 10.4% | 10.1% |
There are those who say that Hamas is endeavoring to create an entity for itself in the Gaza Strip in isolation from the West Bank. What do you think? (An-Najah, )
July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | |
| True | 35.4% | 38.4% |
| Maybe | 23.4% | 29.9% |
| Not true | 33.4% | 25.7% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 7.8% | 6.0% |
Do you think that what Hamas did was a coup against the Palestinian legitimacy? (An-Najah University)
July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | |
| Yes | 55.6% | 59.9% |
| No | 32.5% | 28.3% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 11.8% | 11.8% |
Do you think that the conditions in the Gaza Strip were in a better state before the domination of Hamas? (An-Najah University)
June 21-22, 2007 | July 25-27, 2007 | |
| Yes | 34.2% | 36.1% |
| Maybe | 20.3% | 17.3% |
| No | 39.6% | 39.9% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 5.9% | 6.7% |
Do you think that the security conditions in the Gaza Strip after the dominance of Hamas are--? (An-Najah University )
July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17, 2007 | |
| Improving | 25.6% | 17.0% |
| Deteriorating | 49.7% | 64.9% |
| The same | 16.4% | 12.2% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 8.3% | 5.9% |
If new PLC elections are conducted, whom would you vote for? (An-Najah University)
July 25-27, 2007 | November 15-17,2007 | |
| Hamas bloc | 40.6% | 11.8% |
| Fatah bloc | 12.2% | 40.6% |
| A bloc from leftist organizations | 2.4% | 3.4% |
| Independent Islamist bloc | 9.8% | 4.7% |
| I will not participate in the elections | 25.4% | 18.8% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 9.6% | 9.8% |
In case new legislative elections are held, will you participate in these elections? (An-Najah, July 25-27, 2007)
| Yes | 57.3% |
| Maybe | 11.8% |
| No | 28.4% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 2.5% |
Do you support or reject conducting piecemeal legislative elections, i.e. conducting elections first in the West Bank and when circumstances permit conducting them in the Gaza Strip? (An-Najah, July 25-27, 2007)
| Strongly support | 11.5% |
| Support | 31.5% |
| Reject | 35.9% |
| Strongly reject | 15.9% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 5.2% |
Do you think that the PA is capable at the present time of conducting legislative elections in the Gaza Strip the same way it is in the West Bank? (An-Najah, July 25-27, 2007)
| Yes | 18.4% |
| Maybe | 18.8% |
| No | 57.9% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 4.9% |
Do you think that conducting early elections form a coup against the last elections conducted one and a half years ago? (An-Najah, July 25-27, 2007)
| Yes | 36.4% |
| Maybe | 15.1% |
| No | 42.0% |
| No opinion/Don't know | 6.5% |
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