JMCC Public Opinion Poll No. 36 - Part II
On Palestinian Attitudes Towards some political and women's issues
March 2000


Q.25 What is more important reaching a fair solution to settlement issue or reaching a fair solution to refugees issue?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Settlement  issue
14.8
16.5
11.9
Refugees  issue
34.0
36.4
29.9
Both are equally important
48.9
44.6
56.4
I don't know
0.0
0.0
0.0
No answer
2.3
2.5
1.8

Q.26 Turning to the views of Israelis, to the best of your knowledge, what is generally most important for Israelis: Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem, retaining control over settlements and West Bank territory, or preventing the return of refugees?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Israel sovereignty over East Jerusalem 
22.4
24.1
19.4
Retaining control over settlements and West Bank territory 
5.8
5.4
6.6
Denying the return of refugees
7.9
9.1
5.9
All three equally important
59.7
56.2
65.8
I don't know/No answer
4.2
5.2
2.3

Q.27 I will now ask your opinion about long-term Palestinians Authority security cooperation between israel and the PA. It seems that the negotiations will take a long time before it reaches a Palestinian acceptable solution. Meanwhile, to what extent do you support security cooperation between Israel and Palestine?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
6.5
7.0
5.9
Somewhat support
34.8
36.5
31.8
Somehow oppose
23.2
20.7
27.4
Strongly oppose
27.1
26.8
27.6
No answer
8.4
9.0
7.3

Q. 28 If the Israelis and Palestinians sign a permanent peace agreement based on "Two States for the Two People" formula. From the point of view of the Palestinians will such agreement mean the end to their historical conflict with Israel?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Surely yes
7.8
6.6
9.8
Probably yes
16.7
17.5
15.3
Probably no
18.3
17.5
19.9
Surely no
46.6
45.9
47.7
No answer
10.6
12.5
7.3

Q.28-1 Why?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Israel doesn't continue to any peace agreement and doesn't give us our rights 
6.7
5.4 
 8.9
Because there is no real peace
4.2
 5.2
 2.3
Palestine can't be two nations for two people
1.2
 0.8
 1.8
It is impossible to give up the land of Palestine because it is only for Palestinians 
4.8
 5.4
 3.7
All of what was mentioned was temporary solutions as Palestine is an Islamic land and it is ours
1.8
 2.6
 0.2
Because it is an ideological conflict
5.4
5.0
6.2
Palestine's land is not for Jews
1.3
1.2
1.6
They will learn to live together after a long period of struggle
3.7
3.8
3.4
Because it was mentioned inthe Holy Koran that is a religious conflict between the Jews and us
3.3
4.3
1.4
Friendship between Arabs and Jews is impossible
1.3
0.9
2.1
Coexistence between Arabs and Jews is not easy
1.1
1.2
0.9
If it were an independent state it might give us rights
1.5
1.7
1.1
Jews will stay our enemies
5.3
5.0
5.9
Jews are criminals and tricky
7.3
8.4
5.3
Our conflict with Israel will not end up in a peace agreement
1.1
1.3
0.7
Because Israel is a strong state
1.3
0.9
1.8
Because we want Jerusalem to stay Arabic and a State for Palestine
2.3
1.4
3.9
Peace will achieve everything
1.7
1.2
2.5
War is destruction for both sides
1.1
0.0
3.0
Peace is the solution
11.8
11.5
13.4
Others 
29.5
31.6
25.8
No answer
2.3
1.2
4.1

Q.29 To what extent do you think the Israelis Labor Party is more willing than the Likud Party to satisfy Palestinians final status demand?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Labour much more willing than Likud to satisfy Palestinians demands
7.3
8.8
4.8
Labor somewhat more willing than Likud to satisfy Palestinians demands 
14.0
14.4
13.2
Labor slightly more willing than Likud to satisfy Palestinians demands
19.3
17.7
21.9
Labor not at all more willing than Likud to satisfy Palestinians demands
39.0
40.8
35.8
No answer
20.4
18.3
24.3

Q. 30 I will now ask your opinion about specific aspects of Palestinian Authority security cooperation with Israel. In general, what is your opinion on the PA preventing popular demonstrations against Israel? do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose, the PA preventing popular demonstrations against Israel.
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
6.3
7.1
4.8
Somewhat support
24.5
25.1
13.2
Somewhat oppose
28.1
27.4
21.9
Strongly oppose
34.8
33.7
35.8
No answer
6.3
6.7
24.3

Q.31 Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose, the PA preventing violence against Israeli soldiers?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
5.6
5.2
5.0
Somewhat support
22.8
26.5
23.5
Somewhat oppose
30.2
28.3
29.2
Strongly oppose
36.6
34.5
36.8
No answer
4.8
5.5
5.5

Q.32 Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose, the PA preventing violence against Jewish settlers?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support  6.3
 6.0
6.8 
Somewhat support  17.6
 21.0
 11.6
Somewhat oppose  28.3
 28.7
 27.4
Strongly oppose  43.2
 39.2
 50.3
No answer  4.6
5.1 
 3.9

Q.33 Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose, the PA preventing violence against Israeli civilians within the Green Line?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support  19.0
 18.2
20.4 
Somewhat support  36.3
 38.6
 32.2
Somewhat oppose  20.4
 19.0
 22.8
Strongly oppose  18.8
 18.4
 19.6
No answer  5.5
5.8 
5.0

Q.34 In your opinion, how similar are your views on Isael to each of these figures' views on Israel?

Yasser Arafat
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support  34.0
 34.1
34.3 
Somewhat support  33.2
 34.0
 31.7
Somewhat oppose  13.8
 14.0
 13.2
Strongly oppose  13.2
 12.1
 15.1
No answer  5.8
5.8 
5.7

George Habash
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
 5.0
 6.2
 3.2
Somewhat support
 23.6
 24.8
 21.5
Somewhat oppose
 24.6
 24.1
 25.3
Strongly oppose
28.0
 26.1
 31.3
No answer
 18.8
 18.8
 18.7

Faisal Husseini
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
 21.1
24.1
15.8
Somewhat support
 38.7
 38.5
 39.0
Somewhat oppose
 15.4
 13.4
 18.9
Strongly oppose
 13.8
 14.2
 13.3
No answer
 11.0
9.8
13.0

Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
 14.6
 16.8
10.7 
Somewhat support
 32.2
34.0
29.0
Somewhat oppose
 15.8
13.9
 19.2
Strongly oppose
 19.3
 16.0
 25.1
No answer
 18.1
19.3 
 16.0

Muhammad Dahlan
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
 11.3
11.9 
 10.3
Somewhat support
 24.5
23.0
27.3
Somewhat oppose
 15.8
15.0
 17.1
Strongly oppose
 23.5
 19.4
 30.6
No answer
 24.9
 30.7
14.8 

Haidar Abdul Shafi
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
 29.9
 29.8
30.1 
Somewhat support
 35.5
33.6
38.8
Somewhat oppose
 10.7
10.5
 11.0
Strongly oppose
 10.3
 11.5
 8.2
No answer
 13.6
14.6 
 11.9

Ahmad Yassin
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
 33.4
 34.6
31.3 
Somewhat support
 33.0
30.7
37.2
Somewhat oppose
 11.7
12.4
 10.5
Strongly oppose
 11.6
 12.9
 9.4
No answer
 10.3
9.4 
 11.6

Q. 35 Turning to Palestinian political and religious factions, are your views on Israel very similar to, somewhat similar to, somewhat different from or very different from, the views of each of these factions?

PFLP (Palestinian Front for Liberation Palestine)
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
 6.4
 8.3
3.2 
Somewhat support
 25.9
25.5
26.7
Somewhat oppose
 23.1
22.8
 23.5
Strongly oppose
 27.5
 26.6
 29.0
No answer
 17.1
16.8 
 17.6

DFLP (Democratic Front for Liberation Palestine)
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
4.0 
 5.8
0.9 
Somewhat support
 24.8
25.2
24.2
Somewhat oppose
 24.8
23.4
 27.2
Strongly oppose
 28.2
 27.2
 29.9
No answer
 18.2
18.4 
 17.8

PPP (Palestinian People's Party)
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
 4.3
 5.6
2.1 
Somewhat support
 23.3
24.8
20.5
Somewhat oppose
 23.3
22.8
 24.4
Strongly oppose
 28.3
 25.4
 33.3
No answer
 20.8
21.4 
 19.9

Fateh
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
 31.5
 32.4
29.9 
Somewhat support
 33.3
35.2
29.9
Somewhat oppose
 13.5
11.7
 16.7
Strongly oppose
 13.7
 12.2
 16.2
No answer
 8.0
8.5 
 7.3

Fida
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
5.1 
 6.6
2.5 
Somewhat support
 26.8
28.6
23.5
Somewhat oppose
 20.5
18.9
 23.3
Strongly oppose
 23.5
 21.8
 26.7
No answer
 24.1
24.1 
 24.0

Hamas
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
 26.2
 27.3
24.2 
Somewhat support
 37.5
35.7
40.6
Somewhat oppose
 12.3
12.6
 11.9
Strongly oppose
 13.8
 13.8
 13.9
No answer
 10.2
10.6 
 9.4

Islamic Jihad
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly support
 21.1
26.5 
 11.6
Somewhat support
 37.2
34.5
41.8
Somewhat oppose
 15.0
14.2
 16.4
Strongly oppose
 14.9
 13.8
 16.9
No answer
 11.8
 11.0
13.3 

Q. 36 In your opinion, who is most responsible for failure to achieve Palestinian nationalist goals?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Israel
 65.3
62.6 
 69.9
Palestinian opposition 
 4.0
4.2
3.7
Palestinian Authority
 11.1
10.4
 12.3
Neighboring Arab States 
 16.0
 18.6
 11.6
No answer
3.6 
 4.2
2.5 

Q.37 In your opinion, who is the most responsible for Palestinian economic problems?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Israel
 72.3
 69.9
76.5 
Palestinian opposition
 3.8
4.4
2.7
Palestinian Authority
 20.4
21.0
 19.4
No answer
 3.4
4.7 
 1.4

Q. 38 Turning to the issue of political Islam, would you like to see Palestinian society adhere to Islamic principles much more than it currently does, somewhat more than it currently does, about as it currently does, somewhat less than it currently does, or much less than it currently does?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Much more than it currently does
68.4 
 66.3
 71.9
Somewhat more than it currently does
 17.5
17.5
17.6
As much as it currently does
 7.8
9.0
 5.7
Somewhat less than it currently does
 1.5
 1.7
 1.1
Much less than it currently does
1.0
0.9
1.2
No answer
 3.8
4.6 
 2.5

Q.39 Below is a list of some Palestinian figures. What is your level of trust in each of these figures? Do you feel strong trust, moderate trust, moderate distrust, or strong distrust, toward each of these figures?

Yasser Arafat
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
 38.3
 39.2
36.5 
Moderate trust
 32.8
31.9
34.5
Moderate distrust
 10.1
10.9
 8.7
Strong distrust
 13.3
 12.5
 14.8
No answer
 5.5
5.5 
 5.5

Muhammad Dahlan
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
 9.4
 10.
6.8 
Moderate trust
 24.8
22.7
28.5
Moderate distrust
 17.9
18.1
 17.6
Strong distrust
 24.7
 19.8
 33.2
No answer
 32.2
28.5 
 13.9

George Habash
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
 6.7
 8.0
1.3 
Moderate trust
 25.0
27.3
21.0
Moderate distrust
 24.0
24.7
 23.1
Strong distrust
 26.5
 23.1
 32.4
No answer
 17.8
16.9 
 19.2

Faisal Husseini
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
17.3 
 20.6
11.6 
Moderate trust
 42.5
42.3
43.2
Moderate distrust
 14.7
13.5
 16.7
Strong distrust
 14.3
 12.7
 16.9
No answer
 11.2
10.9 
 11.6

Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
 14.0
16.5
 9.6
Moderate trust
 32.9
35.5
28.5
Moderate distrust
 18.8
16.5
 22.6
Strong distrust
 19.0
 15.0
 26.0
No answer
 15.3
 16.5
13.3 

Jibreel Rjoub
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
10.2 
 13.8
3.7 
Moderate trust
 23.8
24.9
21.9
Moderate distrust
 19.8
18.8
 21.7
Strong distrust
 28.8
 26.0
 33.8
No answer
 17.4
16.5 
 18.9

Hadiar Abdul Shafi
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
27.4 
 28.3
25.8 
Moderate trust
 40.4
38.1
44.5
Moderate distrust
 10.8
11.7
 9.2
Strong distrust
 9.5
 9.2
 10.0
No answer
 11.9
12.7 
 10.5

Ahmad Yassin
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
36.0 
 37.7
33.1 
Moderate trust
 36.6
35.0
39.3
Moderate distrust
 10.0
10.2
 9.6
Strong distrust
 8.7
 8.3
 9.6
No answer
 8.7
8.8 
 8.4

Q. 40 As for Palestinian political and religious, do you feel strong trust, moderate distrust, or strong distrust toward each of these factions?

PPP (Palestinian People's Party
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
 3.8
 4.7
20.0 
Moderate trust
 22.2
25.1
17.4
Moderate distrust
 24.0
23.6
 24.9
Strong distrust
 32.2
 28.5
 38.6
No answer
 17.8
18.1 
 17.1

PFLP (Palestinian Front for Liberation Palestine)
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
 5.3
6.8 
 2.7
Moderate trust
 23.4
24.5
21.5
Moderate distrust
 25.6
25.1
 26.3
Strong distrust
 30.8
 28.6
 34.7
No answer
14.9 
 15.0
14.8 

DFLP (Democratic Front for Liberation Palestine)
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
 3.3
4.5 
 1.4
Moderate trust
 23.5
24.2
22.1
Moderate distrust
 26.2
24.7
 28.8
Strong distrust
30.7
 29.8
 32.2
No answer
16.3
 16.8
15.5 

Fatah
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
 31.8
32.0 
 31.3
Moderate trust
 31.8
34.6
27.1
Moderate distrust
 13.8
13.5
 14.2
Strong distrust
 15.8
 11.9
 22.6
No answer
6.8 
 8.0
4.8 

Fida
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
 4.0
5.6 
 1.0
Moderate trust
 25.3
28.4
19.9
Moderate distrust
 23.4
21.8
 26.3
Strong distrust
 25.4
 22.0
 31.3
No answer
 21.9
 22.2
21.5 

Hamas
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
 27.8
29.1 
 25.5
Moderate trust
 39.5
39.9
38.6
Moderate distrust
 11.8
11.3
 12.8
Strong distrust
 12.5
 11.4
 14.4
No answer
8.4 
 8.3
8.7 

Islamic Jihad
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strong trust
 21.8
27.7 
 11.4
Moderate trust
 36.2
37.0
35.2
Moderate distrust
 17.3
13.8
 23.3
Strong distrust
 13.7
 11.3
 17.8
No answer
11.0 
 10.2
12.3 

Q. 41 As for current Peace neogtiations between the PNA and Israel, to what extent do you support or oppose these negotiations?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1200
n=762
n=438
Strongly oppose
39.2 
 38.3
40.4 
Strongly support
 58.0
59.5
55.7
No answer
 2.8
2.2 
 3.9


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