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JMCC Public Opinion Poll No. 42
On Palestinian Attitudes Towards Politics including the Current Intifada - September 2001



Introduction
  • The survey showed that the Palestinian people, by the end of the first year of the Intifada, became sterner in political positions towards Israel, the peace process and negotiations. The percentage of those who support the continuation of the Intifada increased from 80.2 percent last April to 85.3 percent this September.
    Also, support for the Oslo Agreement declined from 38.1 percent in last June to 29.2 percent this September.
  • Of those interviewed, 41.9 percent consider the peace process dead and there is no possibility of resuming negotiations rising from 27.4 percent who supported this view last June.
    The survey showed that there is a rise in hard-line goals of the Intifada, where the percentage of those considering the goals are to end the occupation based on UN Security Council resolution 242 and 338 dropped from 45.2 percent to 40.1 percent, while those who consider the goal of the Intifada is liberating all Palestinian soil increased from 41.2 percent last June to 48.6 percent this September.
  • One of the most noticeable results was that the Palestinian people, after one year of the Intifada, with their staunch support of its continuation, is divided on the feasibility of achieving the goals of the Intifada. Fifty-three percent of those surveyed said they are optimistic or very optimistic that the Intifada will achieve its goals.
  • There is a noticeable change in the political positions of Palestinians. Palestinian support for a two-state solution as the ideal solution dropped from 47.2 percent in June to 42.9 percent this September, but Palestinian support for an ideal solution embodied in a bi-national state in all of historic Palestine increased from 22.2 percent last June to 31.8 percent this September.
  • Palestinian support for factions has also changed slightly where Palestinian trust in Fateh more than any other faction dropped from 34.9 percent in June to 29.2 percent this September while trust in Hamas Movement increased from 18.6 percent in June to 20.7 percent this September.
    Palestinian President Yasser Arafat maintained being the most trusted personality of those interviewed despite a decrease in this trust from 27.8 percent last June to 23.5 percent this September.
  • The survey showed that the Palestinian people, after one year on the Intifada, increased its support to violence and decreased trust in negotiations and the peace process. For instance, those who consider armed operations a suitable response in these circumstances increased from 70.6 percent last June to 84.6 percent this September. Those who oppose armed operations and see it unsuitable and unbeneficial within the current circumstances decreased from 19.8 percent to 9.9 percent for the same period.
    On the question of favoring the peaceful popular characteristics of the Intifada as opposed to the military characteristics, those supporting a military intifada increased from 14.9 percent to 19.1 percent while those supporting both peaceful and military characteristics remained almost steady.
    When interviewees were asked which path is the best to achieve the Palestinian people's aims: Intifada or negotiations? Those supporting the Intifada increased from 28.8 percent last June to 35.9 percent this September.
  • On the reasons for negotiations failure and the eruption of the Intifada a year ago, the majority of Palestinians, 47 percent, said that Sharon's visit to al-Aqsa Mosque was the reason, while 26.5 percent said that the continuation of the occupation is the reason, and only 13.4 percent considered the failure of negotiations the reason. The majority of Palestinians, 58.3 percent, believe that the failure of Camp David negotiations was because of the Jerusalem issue, followed by the Jewish settlement issue, 19.6 percent and then the refugee issue, 15.7 percent.
  • The Israeli assassination policy is the most harmful to the Palestinian people according to 34.3 percent of those interviewed, followed by the policy of closures and checkpoints, 26 percent.
  • The majority of Palestinians, 50 percent, considers and evaluate the Israeli peace camp role and behavior as bad, 36 percent said it is unacceptable while 11 percent considered it acceptable and only 2 percent considered it good.

Methodology

A random sample of 1198 people over the age of 18 were interviewed face-to-face throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip between 11-17 September 2001. The interviews were conducted in randomly selected homes, and the subjects inside each home were also selected randomly according to Kish tables. The interviews were conducted in 60 sampling points chosen randomly according to population.

In the West Bank, 758 people were surveyed from the following areas: Jenin: Jenin, Jenin Refugee Camp (RC), Kufr Rai', Silat al-Harthia, Tubas and Arrabeh . Nablus: Nablus, Bidia, Hiwara, Azmout, Zawata, kufr al- Deik , Urief, Askar RC and Deir sharaf . Tulkarem & Qalqilya : Tulkarem, Tulkarem RC, Beit Leed, Qalqilia, 'lllar and Azzoun . Hebron: Hebron, Halhoul, al-Fawwar RC, Dura , Bani N'iem , Sa'eer, Beit-Ula and Tarqoumia. Bethlehem: Bethlehem, al-Khader, Bateer, Husan and Deiheishe RC. Jericho: Jericho, Ain al-Sultan RC . Ramallah & al-Bireh: al-Bireh, Ramallah, al- Jalazon,Birzeit, Sinjil, Nilin, Silwad and Shuqba . Jerusalem: a-Dahia, A-ram, Shufat, Beit Hanaia, Old City, Ras al-Amoud, Qalandia RC, al-'Isawia, Silwan, Biddu, Kufr 'Aqab, Qattannah and a-Sheikh Jarah .

In the Gaza Strip, 440 people were surveyed from: Gaza North: Jabalia refugee camp, Jabalia, Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun. Gaza: Sheikh Radwan, al-Nasser, a-Durj, al-Tuffah, Sabra, a-Zeitoun, a-Shajai'a, Shati RC, al-Rimal south and al-Rimal north. Deir al- Balah: al-Nusseirat RC, al-Maghazi RC, Deir al- Balah and al-Bureij RC . Khan Younis: Khan Younis RC, Khan Younis, Bani Suheila, al-khuza' and al-Qararah . Rafah: Rafah, Rafah RC and Tal al-Sultan RC . The margin of error is 3 percent, with a confidence level of 95.

 
Sample Distribution
    51.8% of the respondents were from West Bank, 11.4 % from  Jerusalem, 36.8% from the Gaza Strip.
    30.0% said they live in villages, 16.4% in refugee camps, 53.6% in towns/cities.
    51.2% were male, 48.8% were female.
    65.8% were married, 24.3%, single, 4.8% widowed, 1.8% divorced, 3.3% no answer.

    The average age of the respondents was 34 years.

Occupation respondents
Students 11.1%  laborers 11.0%  Farmers/fishermen 3.9%
Craftsmen 1.7% Businessmen/private business 6.7%
Employees e.g. secretaries/municipal employees/teachers/nurses 18.1%
Professionals - e.g. doctors/lawyers/ pharmacists/engineers 1.5%
Housewives 33.5% , unemployed 9.8% and retired 0.4% , no answer 2.0%

Results

Q. 1  In general how optimistic or pessimistic do you feel towards the future?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
N=1198
 N=758
N=440
Very optimistic 
3.8
 4.1
3.2 
Optimistic 
41.1
 41.4
40.5
Pessimistic
34.6
35.6
 32.7
Very Pessimistic
19.9
 18.5
 22.5
No answer
0.6
0.4
1.1

Q.2 Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose the continuation of the al-Aqsa Intifada?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
N=1198
 N=758
N=440
 Strongly support
51.2
 52.2
49.3 
Somewhat support
34.1
 32.2
37.5
somewhat oppose
8.6
8.4
 8.9
Strongly oppose
4.1
 5.0
 2.5
Strongly oppose 
4.1
5.0
2.5
No answer 
2.0
2.2
1.8

Q.3 In your opinion what is the main reason for the eruption of the current Intifada? Is it the failure of the negotiaitons, the continuation of the settlement construction, Sharon's visit to al-Aqsa, the continuation of occupation or other specify?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
The failure of the negotiations
13.4
16.0
9.1
The continuation of the settlement construction
9.3
9.4
9.1
Sharon's visit to al-Aqsa
47.0
43.7
52.7
The continuation of occupation
26.5
26.8
26.1
The failure of the negotiations and the continuation of the settlement construction
0.2
0.3
0.0
The continuation of the settlement construction and the continuation of occupation
0.1
0.1
0.0
The continuation of the settlement construction and the Sharon's visit to al-Aqsa
0.2
0.3
0.0
All the above
2.2
2.0
2.5
No answer
1.1
1.4
0.5

Q.4 The current Intifada includes popular characteristics such as the demonstration and military characteristics. In your opinion, do you support the continuation of a popular or military Intifada or both of them?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
I am with the continuation of a popular Intifada
19.0
23.5
11.4
I am with the military Intifada
19.1
18.7
19.8
I am with both of them
55.8
50.3
65.5
I don't know
4.7
5.5
3.2
No answer
1.4
2.0
0.1

Q.5 In your opinion what should be the final goal for the current Intifada. Is it the improvement of the Palestinian negotiations situation, end the occupation based on resolution 242, formation of  a Palestinian State, or the freedom of all Palestine or other?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
The Improvement of the Palestinian negotiations situation
7.9
9.8
4.8
End the occupation based on resolution 242 formation of a Palestine State
40.9
41.7
39.5
The freedom of all Palestine
48.6
45.5
53.9
The improvement of the Palestinians negotiations situation and end the occupation based on resolution 242 formation of a Palestinian State
0.3
0.4
0.0
End the occupation based on resolution 242 formation of a Palestinain State and the freedom of all Palestine
0.1
0.1
0.0
The improvement of the Palestinians negotiations situation, end the occupation based on resolution 242 formation of a Palestinian State and the freedom of all Palestine
0.1
0.1
0.0
I don't know
1.6
1.6
1.6
Other reasons
0.3
0.3
0.2
No answer
0.2
0.5
0.0

Q.6 After one year of the Intifada are you very optimistic, somewhat optimistic, somewhat pessimistic or very pessimistic towards achievin it's object (the one that you close in the previous question ) b - Legisaltive Council:?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Very Optimistic
8.3
7.4
10.0
Optimistic
44.7
42.9
47.7
Pessimistic
26.0
25.5
26.8
Very Pessimistic
17.6
19.8
13.9
No answer
3.4
4.4
1.6

Q.7 Some believe, that the Intifada is the best path to achieve our national goals and end the occupation, others believe that the negotiations are the best way to do so. There are some who believe that the continuation of the Intifada and the negotiations together is the method to achieve Palestinian national goals, so in your perspective what is the best way to achieve our national goals?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Only the Intifada
34.9
33.1
38.0
Only negotiations
9.7
11.1
7.3
Intifada and negotiations together
51.2
51.2
51.1
I don't know`
2.7
2.8
2.5
No answer
1.5
1.8
1.1

Q.8 From your point of view list the following Israeli violation from the mst harmful to the least harmful; closure and checkpoints, assassination, invasion of the PNA areas, settlers' attacks, killing or shelling?

a. First Rank
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Closure and checkpoints
26.0
25.1
27.7
Assassination
34.3
35.2
32.7
Invasion of the PNA area
9.1
9.1
9.1
Settlers' attacks
4.7
4.5
5.0
Killing
9.2
9.9
8.0
Shelling
14.4
12.8
17.3
No answer
2.3
3.4
0.2

b. Second Rank
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Closure and checkpoints
16.1
14.5
18.9
Assassination
26.7
27.7
25.0
Invasion of the PNA area
16.1
16.4
15.7
Settlers' attacks
8.8
10.9
5.2
Killing
16.9
15.8
18.6
Shelling
13.3
11.3
16.6
No answer
2.1
3.4
0.0

c. Third Rank
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Closure and checkpoints
10.9
10.2
12.3
Assassination
15.9
15.7
16.1
Invasion of the PNA area
17.3
17.7
16.6
Settlers' attacks
17.5
20.2
13.0
Killing
17.4
16.8
18.6
Shelling
18.8
16.1
23.4
No answer
2.2
3.3
0.0

d. Fourth  Rank
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Closure and checkpoints
10.4
10.6
10.2
Assassination
9.6
8.6
11.4
Invasion of the PNA area
16.9
14.9
20.5
Settlers' attacks
21.0
20.4
21.8
Killing
22.5
24.47
18.6
Shelling
17.4
17.3
17.5
No answer
2.2
3.5
0.0

e. Fifth  Rank
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Closure and checkpoints
13.0
13.9
11.6
Assassination
6.3
5.5
7.7
Invasion of the PNA area
20.0
17.8
23.9
Settlers' attacks
22.8
20.2
27.3
Killing
17.0
18.1
15.2
Shelling
18.4
20.8
14.3
No answer
2.5
3.7
0.0

f. Sixth  Rank
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Closure and checkpoints
21.9
22.8
20.2
Assassination
4.8
3.4
7.2
Invasion of the PNA area
18.3
20.7
14.1
Settlers' attacks
22.8
20.1
27.5
Killing
14.5
11.2
20.2
Shelling
15.1
17.7
10.7
No answer
2.6
4.1
0.1

Q.9 Do you support the resumption of the military operations against Israeli targets as a suitable response within the current political conditions, or do you reject it and find it harmful to Palestinian National Interests?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
A suitable response within the current political conditions
 84.6
82.5 
 88.2
I reject it and find it harmful to Palestinian national interests
 9.9
 10.3
 9.3
I don't know
 4.6
 5.9
 2.3
No answer 
0.9 
 1.3
0.2

Q.10 Are you with the resumption of the military operation inside Israel only, inside the occupied territories or inside Israel and the occupied territories?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Inside Israel only
32.0
32.8
30.5
Inside the occupied territories
7.6
8.6
5.9
Inside Israel and the occupied territories
49.7
46.0
55.9
I am not with the resumption of the military operations
7.1
7.7
6.1
No answer
3.6
4.9
1.6

Q.11 What is your opinion of how the Israeli peace camp behave and deal with the recent event of the current uprising? Good, acceptable, not acceptable, bad?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Good
 2.0
2.4 
 1.4
Acceptable
 11.0
 10.3
 12.3
No acceptable
 30.6
 33.8
 25.0
Bad
 50.2
 47.8
 54.3
No answer 
6.2 
 5.7
7.0

Q.12 How satisfied are you with Arab solidarity with the Intifada. Would you say you are very satisfied , somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or totally dissastified?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Very Satisfied
 1.8
2.4 
 0.9
Somewhat satisfied
 14.4
 11.6
 19.1
Somewhat dissatisfied
 23.58
 23.9
 23.0
Totally dissatisfied
 59.5
 61.1
 56.8
I don't know
 0.6
 0.8
0.2
No answer
0.2
0.2
0.0

Q.13 How satisfied are you with Palestinian living inside Israel solidarity with the Intifada. Would you say you are satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or totally dissatisfied?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Satisfied
 15..4
12.5 
 20.5
Somewhat satisfied
 44.2
 43.5
 45.5
Somewhat dissatisfied
 24.0
 25.9
 20.7
Totally dissatisfied
 13.9
 14.9
 12.0
I don't know
 2.3
 2.8
1.3
No answer
0.2
0.4
0.0

Q.14 What do you think of the Oslo agreement? Would you say you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose it?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Strongly support
 1.6
1.7 
 1.4
Somewhat support
 28.1
 27.0
 30.0
Somewhat oppose
 36.4
 37.7
 34.1
Strongly oppose
 26.5
 24.9
 29.1
No answer 
7.4 
 8.7
5.4

Q.15 In priniple do you strongly support, somewhat support or somewhat oppose or strongly oppose peace negotiations between Palestinians and Israel?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Strongly support
5.0
4.7 
 5.5
Somewhat support
 41.9
 41.7
 42.3
Somewhat oppose
 26.5
 28.9
 22.5
Strongly oppose
 22.5
 19.8
 27.0
No answer 
4.1 
 4.9
2.7

Q.16 Under the current conditions, some believe that the peace process is dead and there is no chance of resuming the negotiations while others see that the peace process is passin through difficult conditions with an unclear future and there is another group that belives that the peace process is still alive and there is a possibility of resuming negotiations?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
The peace process is dead and there is no chance of resuming he negotiations
 14.9
43.7 
 38.9
The peace process is passing through difficult conditions with an unclear future
 40.6
 37.9
 45.2
The peace process is still alive and there is possibiliy of resuming negotiations
 13.9
 13.6
 14.3
I don't know
 2.9
 3.8
 1.4
No answer 
0.7 
 1.0
0.2

Q.17 In your opinion who is more responsible for the failure of the Camp David negotiations a year ago? Is it the Palestinian side, Israeli side or both sides?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Palestinian side
 1.8
2.2 
 1.1
Israeli side
 82.6
 82.5
 83.0
Both sides
 13.2
 13.5
 12.7
No answer 
2.4 
 1.8
3.2

Q.18 From your point of view what is the issue that was more responsible for the failure of Camp David negotiations: Jerusalem, Refugees, settlements and borders?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Jerusalem
 58.3
57.0
60.7 
Settlements
 19.6
22.4 
14.8 
Refugees
 15.7
14.6 
 17.5
Borders
 2.2
 2.4
 1.8
No answer 
4.2 
3.6 
5.2

Q.19 If the case of the two sides Palestinian and Israeli reach a peaceful agreement you are satisfied with. So you support or oppose normal relationship between Israel and Palestine or it doesn't make any difference?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Support
 20.1
18.3 
 23.2
Oppose
 48.4
 47.0
 50.9
It doesn't make any difference
 23.4
 23.9
 22.5
I don't know
 6.1
 8.4
 2.0
No answer 
2.0 
 2.4
1.4

Q.20 In general are you willing to negotiate with Israeli people or groups?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Yes I have a will
 11.9
11.1 
 13.2
No I don't have a will
 61.2
 60.8
 61.8
The situation is not suitable
 20.5
 20.4
 20.5
I don't know
 4.3
 5.1
 2.7
No answer 
2.1 
 2.6
1.8

Q.21 Some believe that the "Two - State Formula" is the best solution for the Israeli - Palestinian conflict while others believe that the historical Palestine cannot be divided into two states and therefore the best solution would be a "Bi-National State" in all of Palestine where Palestinians and Israelis enjoy equal rights, which of these two solutions would you prefer?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
"Tow-State Forumla" is the best solution for the Israeli - Palestinian
 42.9
44.5 
 40.25
The best solution woul be a "Bi-National State" in all of Palestine
 31.8
 31.1
 33.0
A Palestinian State
 13.7
 10.4
 19.3
An Islamic Palestinian State
 2.9
 3.6
 1.8
I don't know
 6.2
 8.3
2.5
No answer
2.5
2.1
3.2

Q. 22 Do you agree or disagree with the idea of establishing a Palestinain Sate with 1967 borders (including East Jerusalem) as a part of the final solution to the Palestinian - Israeli conflict?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
I agree
 35.4
 33.8
38.2 
In between
 32.3
 34.4
 28.6
I disagree
 29.1
 28.9
 29.5
No answer 
 3.2
2.9 
 3.7

Q. 23 Do you accept giving up the "1948 lands" in return for a final solution in which the Palestinian will have their own state in the West Bank and Gaza, with Jerusalem as its capital (1967 borders)?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Yes 
 16.4
12.7 
 23.0
No
 72.7
 74.7
 69.3
I have no idea
10.9 
 12.6
7.7 

Q. 24 Ther is a debate among internatinal circles as to whether the Palestinian president is in control of the internal Palestinian situation, or whether he is in control up to a certain degree or whether he is not in control up to a certain degree, or whether he is not in control at all, What is your opinion?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
The President Yasser Arafat is in control of the internal Palestinain situation
 21.6
19.9 
 25.4
The President Yasser Arafat is in control up to a certain degree
 45.7
 47.5
 42.7
The President Yasser Arafat is not in control up to a certain degree
 19.4
 18.1
 21.6
The President Yasser Arafat is not in control at all
 9.7
 10.0
 9.1
No answer 
3.6 
 4.5
2.1 

Q. 25 When you say Jerusalem what of the following mean:
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
The Old City
 11.0
10.4 
 12.0
East Jerusalem before 6 June 1967
 17.7
 18.2
 16.8
East & West Jerusalem before 9 June 1967 expansion
 38.6
 34.2
 46.4
The Israeli municipality borders in 1999
 1.8
 1.1
 3.0
Israeli greater Jerusalem
 5.0
 5.8
 3.6
Palestinian Jerusalem governance
21.5
26.5
13.0
I don't know
3.6
3.0
4.5
No answer
0.8
0.8
0.7

Q. 26 What in your opinion, the best and final solution to the Jerusalem problem?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Unified Jerusalem ( East & West) as capital of Israel
 0.2
0.3 
 0.0
Unified Jerusalem (East & West) as the capital of Palestine
 42.6
 35.2
 55.2
East JErusalem as the capital of the Palestinian State and West Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel
 17.9
 19.0
 15.9
Jerusalem as an open city and capital of the two states
 2.4
 3.0
 1.4
International Jerusalem
 4.8
 5.8
3.0 
West Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, The Old City is under a joint sovereignty, and East Jerusalem is under Palestinian sovereignty
2.3
3.0
0.9
Capital of Muslims
28.2
31.4
22.7
No answer
1.6
2.3
0.9

Q. 27 In your opinion what is the importance of Jerusalem to the Palestinians? Is it, Religious, political, economical or other specify?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Religious
 82.6
78.8 
 89.3
Political
 9.2
 13.1
 2.5
Economical
 0.8
 1.1
 0.2
Religious and political
 1.5
 2.0
 0.7
All the above
 4.9
 4.0
6.6 
Religious and Economical
0.2
0.3
0.0
No answer
0.8
0.7
0.7

Q. 28 In your opinion what is the importance of Jerusalem to the Israelis? Is it, Religious political, economical or other specify?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Religious
 36.8
36.7 
37.0
Political
 40.2
 44.1
 33.6
Economical
 14.8
 10.8
 21.6
Religious and political
 1.3
 2.1
 0.0
All the above
 1.2
 1.1
 1.4
Political and Economical
0.5
0.8
0.0
Historical
0.1
0.1
0.0
Touristic
0.3
0.3
0.2
No answer
4.8
4.0
6.2

Q. 29 From your point of views how important is Jerusalem to the Palestinian would you say, it is very important, somewhat important, somewhat not important, not important at all?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
It is very important
96.5 
 95.3
98.6
Somewhat important
 2.3
 3.2
 0.7
Somewhat not important
 0.0
 0.0
 0.0
Very little important
 0.5
 0.8
 0.0
No answer
0.7
0.7
0.7

Q.30 From your point of view how important is Jerusalem to the Israelis would you say: it very important, somewhat important, somewhat not important or not important at all?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
It is very important
 51.6
57.5 
 41.4
Somewhat important
 23
 17.8
 31.8
Somewhat not important
 11.4
 9.5
 14.8
Very little important
9.1 
 10.7
6.4 
No answer 
 4.9
 4.5
 5.6 

Q. 31 In general how do you evaluate the performance of the Palestinian National Authority PNA? Very good, good, bad or very bad?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Very good
 5.7
 5.3
 6.4
Good 
 56.3
 59.5
 50.7
Bad
 25.3
 23.1
 29.1
Very bad
 8.3
 5.7
 12.7
No answer 
 4.4
6.4 
1.1 

Q. 32 Which Palestinian personality do you trust most?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Yasser Arafat
23.5
21.4
27.3
Ahmed Yassin 
10.6
7.8
15.5
Marwan Barghouthi
3.9
4.0
3.9
Abdul Aziz al-Ranitis
2.5
1.8
3.6
Sa'eb Erekat
2.4
3.0
1.4
Hadiar Abdul Shafi
2.4
1.3
4.3
Hanan Ashrawi
2.2
2.1
2.3
George Habash
1.3
0.8
2.0
Yasser Abed Rabbo
1.3
1.7
0.5
Abdallah al-Shami
1.3
0.4
2.7
Ahmad Abdul Rahman
1.0
1.3
0.5
Faisal al-Husseini
1.0
1.1
0.9
Others
11.1
12.6
8.6
I don't trust anyone
26.0
29.8
19.5
No answer
9.5
10.9
7.0

Q. 33 Which Political or religious faction do you trust most?
 
 
Total 
West Bank
Gaza Strip
n= 1198
n=758
n=440
Fateh
 29.2
24.9
36.6
Hamas
20.7
18.7
24.1
Islamic Jihad
5.7
5.3
6.4
PFLP
4.3
3.8
5.0
DFLP
1.1
1.1
1.1
Other Islamic Faction
1.7
0.9
0.2
Other Factions
2.3
3.8
3.0
Don't trust anyone
22.7
26.5
16.1
No answer
12.3
15.0
7.5