Palestinian Public Opinion Polls: Views on Government Infrastructure and Political System
(2008)
Who in your opinion from among Palestinians is responsible for the on-going internal Palestinian division and failure of national reconciliation efforts? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research)
September 18-20, 2008 | December 11, 2008 | |
Fateh movement | 14.6% | 20% |
Hamas movement | 22.6% | 23% |
Some persons from both movements | 52.0% | 46% |
Other | 4.2% | - |
No opinion/I do not know | 6.6% | 11% |
If reconciliation between Fateh and Hamas succeeds and early legislative and presidential elections were to take place in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, what do you believe would be the main issue occupying people's minds and affecting their votes?(Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11, 2008)
Ending the boycott and blockade and the improvement of living conditions | 39% |
Consolidation of the unification of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the realization of national unity | 29% |
Fighting corruption | 12% |
Continuation of the resistance to Israeli occupation | 8% |
Continuation of the peace process | 8% |
If new presidential elections were to take place today, which of the following candidates would you vote for? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research)
August 28-30, 2008 | December 11, 2008 | |
Mahmoud Abbas | 53.4% | 48% |
Ismail Haniyeh | 38.9% | 38% |
DK/NA | 7.7% | 14% |
Which party do you support ? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11, 2008)
West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
Hamas | 25% | 32% |
Fateh | 39% | 46% |
If new parliamentary elections were to take place today with the approval of all factions, for which party's list would you cast your vote? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11, 2008)
Hamas | 28% |
Fateh | 42% |
Other | 10% |
Undecided | 20% |
If new presidential elections were held today, for which candidate would you vote? (Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, November, 2008)
Mahmoud Abbas | 23.8% |
Ismail Haniyeh | 19.7% |
Mustafa Barghouthi | 8.8% |
Salam Fayyad | 4.4% |
Mohamad Dahlan | 3.8% |
I will not vote | 32.8% |
No answer | 6.7% |
Which Palestinian faction do you trust the most?(Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, November, 2008)
Fatah | 31.3% |
Hamas | 16.6% |
Islamic Jihad | 2.4% |
PFLP | 2.3% |
National Initiative | 1.3% |
Other Islamic Factions | 3.9% |
Others | 1.8% |
Don't trust anyone | 35.8% |
No answer | 4.6% |
Which of the following political affiliations do you support?: (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survery Research, Jerusalem Media and Communications Center)
May 17-19, 2007 | August 28-30, 2008 | September 18-20, 2008 | November 2008 | |
People's Party | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
Democratic Front | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.5% |
Islamic Jihad | 2.4% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2.5% |
Fateh | 34.3% | 30.8% | 36.0% | 36.8% |
Hamas | 18.7% | 20.4% | 14.4% | 19.5% |
FIDA | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Popular Front | 4.4% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% |
Palestinian National Initiative | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 3.1% |
I am an independent nationalist | 6.5% | 2.9% | 6.7% | -- |
I am an independent Islamist | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.9% | -- |
None of the above | 25.3% | 33.9% | 30.8% | -- |
Others | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.1% | -- |
Won't vote | -- | -- | -- | 26.8% |
No answer | -- | -- | -- | 6.3% |
Are you worried about your life under the present circumstances?(Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
Yes | 52.7% |
No | 46.1% |
No opinion/ I don't know | 1.2% |
Are you pessimistic or optimistic towards the general Palestinian situation at this stage?(Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
Optimistic | 35.8% |
Pessimistic | 61.2% |
No opinion/ I don't know | 3.0% |
If new PLC elections are conducted, whom do you vote for? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
An independent ticket | 6.1% |
A ticket from the left | 3.1% |
A ticket from Hamas | 13.8% |
A ticket from Fateh | 29.6% |
A national independent ticket | 6.0% |
An Islamic independent ticket | 4.6% |
I will not participate in the elections | 21.9% |
I have not decided yet | 14.9% |
If presidential elections are held in the present time, to whom from among the following do you give your vote? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
An independent candidate | 7.3% |
A candidate from the left | 2.8% |
A candidate from Hamas | 13.4% |
A candidate from Fateh | 29.6% |
A national independent candidate | 6.0% |
An Islamic independent candidate | 3.7% |
I will not participate in the elections | 23.1% |
I have not decided yet | 14.1% |
If new legislative elections were to be held today, which of the following would win? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
A bloc from leftist organizations | 2.0% |
Hamas bloc | 17.2% |
Fateh bloc | 42.9% |
Independent Nationalists bloc | 7.9% |
Independent Islamists bloc | 5.5% |
No opinion/Don't know | 24.5% |
Who in your opinion from among Palestinians is responsible for the on-going internal Palestinian division? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
Fateh movement | 14.6% |
Hamas movement | 22.6% |
Some persons from both movements | 52.0% |
Other | 4.2% |
No opinion/I do not know | 6.6% |
There are several Arab attempts made towards achieving a reconciliation between Fateh and Hamas. Do you think that these attempts will succeed?(Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
Yes | 36.5% |
No | 50.8% |
No opinion/ I don't know | 12.7% |
Do you think that the Palestinian public are ready to bring a national reconciliation to a success?(Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
Yes | 58.2% |
No | 35.4% |
No opinion/ I don't know | 6.8% |
How do you assess the performance of the Palestinian Presidency at this time? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
Good | 61.2% |
Bad | 31.8% |
No opinion/ I don't know | 7.1% |
Do you support or reject conducting new Presidential elections by the end of the current president's term? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
Strongly support | 14% |
Support | 6.19% |
Reject | 26.8% |
Strongly reject | 50.7% |
No opinion/I do not know | 2.5% |
Do you support or reject dissolving the Palestinian Authority? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
Strongly support | 13.4% |
Support | 28.3% |
Reject | 37.6% |
Strongly reject | 16.5% |
No opinion/I do not know | 4.2% |
Do you support or reject dissolving the PLC? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, September 18-20, 2008)
Strongly support | 23.2% |
Support | 37.9% |
Reject | 23.4% |
Strongly reject | 6.2% |
No opinion/I do not know | 6.3% |
Would you say that your security and safety, and that of your family, is assured or not assured? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, August 28-30, 2008)
Completely assured | 6.6% |
Assured | 40.2% |
Not assured | 41.1% |
Not assured at all | 11.9% |
DK/NA | 0.2% |
If new presidential elections were to take place today, which of the following candidates would you vote for? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, August 28-30, 2008)
Marwan Barghouti | 60.7% |
Ismail Hanieh | 34.3% |
DK/NA | 5% |