Palestinian Public Opinion Polls: Attitudes About Peace With Israel
(2003)
Do you believe God wants Jews to fight Muslims? [Do you believe Allah wants Muslims to fight Jews?] (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | [Israeli Arabs] | [Palestinians] | |
| Yes | 12% | [31%] | [31%] |
| No | 64% | [52%] | [47%] |
| Don't Know | 18% | [15%] | [22%] |
| Don't Believe in God / [Allah] | 7% | [2%] | [--] |
First, in your opinion, which nation or people is the single greatest threat to WORLD peace? I need you to pick only one nation or people you think is the single greatest threat to WORLD peace. (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| Iran | 52% | 3% | 1% |
| Palestinians | 8% | 5% | 1% |
| Iraq | 7% | 1% | 1% |
| Moslems in General | 6% | -- | -- |
| United States | 4% | 40% | 36% |
| Syria | 3% | -- | -- |
| Saudi Arabia | 3% | -- | 1% |
| North Korea | 3% | -- | 1% |
| Israel | 2% | 26% | 51% |
| All Arab Countries | 2% | -- | -- |
| China | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Other | 4% | 4% | 2% |
| Don't Know/Refused | 9% | 22% | 7% |
Now think towards the future. When your children are your age, do you think there will be peace between Israelis and Palestinians? (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| Definitely | 4% | 18% | 3% |
| Probably | 18% | 31% | 21% |
| Possibly | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Probably not | 21% | 10% | 15% |
| Definitely Not | 36% | 26% | 37% |
| Don't Know | 3% | 2% | 8% |
The Palestinians have a right to a Palestinian state. [JEWS HAVE A RIGHT TO A JEWISH STATE] (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| Strongly agree | 28% | [37%] | [19%] |
| Somewhat agree | 39% | [32%] | [31%] |
| Somewhat disagree | 8% | [9%] | [5%] |
| Strongly disagree | 24% | [19%] | [33%] |
| Don't know | 2% | [4%] | [12%] |
What is your opinion of the current “Roadmap” for peace? Do you …? If you are unfamiliar with the roadmap, just say so. (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| Strongly support | 8% | 27% | 7% |
| Somewhat support | 35% | 31% | 25% |
| Somewhat oppose | 15% | 10% | 20% |
| Strongly oppose | 15% | 19% | 32% |
| Familiar with the road map but don't have an opinion | 7% | 5% | 7% |
| Unfamiliar with the road map | 21% | 10% | 10% |
When Palestinian leaders refer to "occupied territories," do you think they mean ___. (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| All of the West Bank and Gaza Strip | 17% | 64% | 48% |
| All of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Israel | 78% | 25% | 37% |
| Something Else | 5% | 11% | 15% |
The goal of Israeli policy should be to control all of Judea and Samaria. [The goal of a Palestinian policy should be a Palestinian state that includes Tel Aviv, Haifa and Jerusalem.] (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| Strongly agree | 29% | [15%] | [21%] |
| Somewhat agree | 19% | [17%] | [18%] |
| Somewhat disagree | 22% | [14%] | [25%] |
| Strongly disagree | 27% | [49%] | [27%] |
| Don't know | 5% | [6%] | [9%] |
Do you believe the final Israeli boundaries should be all of Judea and Samaria as described in the bible? (PORI, September 2003) (If yes…) Should Israel go to war against the Palestinians to achieve these boundaries?
[Do you believe the final Palestinian boundaries should include Jaffa, Haifa and all of Jerusalem? (PORI, September 2003) (If yes …) Should the Palestinians go to war against Israel to achieve these final boundaries?] (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| Yes/Should Go to War | 18% | [20%] | [25%] |
| Yes/Should Not Go to War | 22% | [10%] | [18%] |
| No | 55% | [64%] | [33%] |
| Don't Know | 5% | [7%] | [24%] |
If the Palestinians were to stop the terrorist attacks and give up the right of return, should Israel withdraw from all the territories, including East Jerusalem, and grant them statehood? (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| Yes | 38% | -- | -- |
| No | 57% | -- | -- |
| Don't Know | 4% | -- | -- |
[If Israel were to leave all the territories, including East Jerusalem, and grant statehood to the Palestinians, should Palestinians give up the right of return?] (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | [Israeli Arabs] | [Palestinians] | |
| Yes | -- | [26%] | [11%] |
| No | -- | [65%] | [80%] |
| Don't Know | -- | [10%] | [9%] |
[And if Israel were to leave all territories, including East Jerusalem, and grant statehood to the Palestinians, should Hamas and Islamic Jihad give up their armed struggle against Israel?] (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| Yes | -- | [83%] | [26%] |
| No | -- | [13%] | [59%} |
| Don't Know | -- | [5%] | [16%] |
How would you feel if a future Palestinian state were to be governed by Sha'riah law? (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| Very favorable | 2% | 32% | 33% |
| Somewhat favorable | 5% | 25% | 36% |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 16% | 10% | 22% |
| Don't Know/Refused | 11% | 7% | 7% |
And what should happen to Yassir Arafat now? (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| Israel should exile him | 24% | 4% | 1% |
| He is the only legitimate Palestinian leader and should be totally free to lead | 6% | 58% | 55% |
| He is a legitimate leader but Palestinians should replace him with a better leader | 45% | 31% | 23% |
| Israel should kill him | 20% | -- | -- |
| Don't know | 5% | 7% | 21% |
Which of the following is most important to you? (PORI, September 2003)
| Israeli Jews | Israeli Arabs | Palestinians | |
| Peace | 47% | 53% | 23% |
| Freedom | 20% | 21% | 29% |
| * Death through Kiddush Hashem / **[Shahada] | 4% | [5%] | [23%] |
| Your Homeland | 25% | 21% | 24% |
| Don't know | 4% | 1% | 3% |
*Martyrdom, dying defending one's religion or people (PORI, September 2003) **Death For Allah
Are you in favor or against the current renewal of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians on the basis of the Road Map? (World Economic Forum, June 22, 2003)
| Israeli Poll | Palestinian Poll | |
| 33.1 | 19.1 | Strongly in favor |
| 32.6 | 16.7 | Somewhat in favor |
| 10.7 | 13.9 | Somewhat against |
| 18.0 | 24.4 | Strongly against |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | Don't know |
| 65.7 | 55.8 | Total in favor |
| 28.7 | 38.3 | Total against |
Do you believe or not that both Israelis and Palestinians have the right to live in peace and security? (World Economic Forum, June 22, 2003)
| Israeli Poll | Palestinian Poll | |
| 75.1 | 68.4 | Yes |
| 23.2 | 23.4 | No |
| 1.8 | 8.2 | Don't Know |
In your opinion, is there a chance that the Oslo Process will eventually result in the establishment of a genuine independent Palestinian State? (Source: JMCC, February 1999)
| Israel | PA | |||||||||||
| Arabs (12/00) | Jews (12/00) | Total (12/00) | West Bank (12/00) | Gaza Strip (12/00) | Total (12/00) | |||||||
| Surely yes | 25.4 | 25.4 | 23.8 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 | ||||||
| Probably yes | 43.1 | 43.1 | 43.1 | 35.4 | 29.5 | 33.3 | ||||||
| Probably no | 16.1 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | ||||||
| Surely no | 7.8 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 30.6 | 63.2 | 35.2 | ||||||
| Don't Know | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 7.6 |
Would you say that you are optimistic or pessimistic regarding the future of the Palestinians? (Source: JMCC Poll)
| Total (1/94) | Total (5/95) | Total (8/95) | Total (10/95) | Total (4/96) | Total (8/96) | Total (11/96) | Total (5/97) | Total (7/97) | Total (8/97) | Total (11/97) | Total (12/97) | Total (7/98) | |
| Very optimistic | 18.6 | 21.7 | 10.0 | 25.5 | 22.2 | 21.1 | 19.0 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| Somewhat optimistic | 38.7 | 44.4 | 48.4 | 53.1 | 51.7 | 55.0 | |||||||
| Optimistic | -- | 51.8 | -- | -- | -- | 60.9 | 60.1 | 56.0 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 60.5 | ||
| Somewhat pessimistic | -- | 24.1 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Very pessimistic | -- | 12.9 | 14.7 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 10.0 | |
| Pessimistic | 3.7 | 25.2 | -- | 7.5 | 15.1 | 19.1 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 25.7 | 28.3 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 22.2 |
| Don't know | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.7 | ||||||
| Other / No Opinion | 2.2 | 1.3 | -- | -- | 2.3 | 2.5 | |||||||
| No Answer | 2.8 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Total (2/99) | Total (8/99) | Total (10/99) | Total (12/99) | Total (7/00) | Total (12/00) | Total (4/01) | Total (12/01) | Total (3/02) | Total (12/02) | Total (4/03) | Total (10/03) |
| Very optimistic | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Somewhat optimistic | ||||||||||||
| Optimistic | 61.1 | 64.3 | 63.1 | 56.0 | 41.1 | 45.0 | 41.8 | 40.4 | 42.3 | 38.9 | 41.1 | 38.5 |
| Somewhat pessimistic | ||||||||||||
| Very pessimistic | 8.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 19.9 | 13.2 | 16.3 | 23.7 | 17.4 | 23.9 | 21.2 | 20.3 |
| Pessimistic | 22.7 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 28.4 | 34.6 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 31.1 | 34.0 | 33.7 | 35.1 | 38.6 |
| Don't know | 0.3 | |||||||||||
| Other / No Opinion | 2.3 | |||||||||||
| No Answer | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Would you say that you are optimistic or pessimistic regarding the future of the Palestinians? (Source: JMCC Poll)
| (12/96) | (5/97) | (7/97) | 8/97 | 11/97 | 12/97 | 5/98 | 7/98 | 8/98 | 2/99 | |
| Very optimistic | 7.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | |
| Somewhat optimistic | 62.2 | |||||||||
| Optimistic | 10.0 | 57.7 | 57.0 | 54.1 | 66.5 | 64.8 | 59.9 | 60.9 | 62.6 | 61.1 |
| Very pessimistic | 6.2 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 9.3 |
| Pessimistic | 20.2 | 25.2 | 29.3 | 30.4 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 23.1 | 24.0 | 19.8 | 24.7 |
| Don't Know | -- | 1.6 | 0.2 | |||||||
| Other / No Opinion | 1.3 | |||||||||
| No Answer | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| 3/99 | 8/99 | 10/99 | 12/99 | 3/00 | 12/00 | 4/01 | 6/01 | 7/01 | 12/01 | 3/02 | 9/02 | 12/02 | 4/03 | 10/03 | |
| Very optimistic | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Optimistic | 63.8 | 66.7 | 65.7 | 57.0 | 61.0 | 47.3 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 41.4 | 36.7 | 43.3 | 38.7 | 36.8 | 38.9 | 41.4 |
| Very pessimistic | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 22.5 | 25.6 | 16.1 | 28.3 | 26.4 | 21.7 | 20.7 |
| Pessimistic | 24.0 | 19.8 | 20.6 | 28.6 | 23.5 | 35.6 | 36.3 | 35.2 | 35.6 | 32.1 | 35.3 | 33.9 | 32.0 | 37.5 | 35.2 |
| Don't Know | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||
| No Answer | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Would you say that you are optimistic or pessimistic regarding the future of the Palestinians?
(Source: JMCC Poll)
| Gaza Strip (1/94) | Gaza Strip (7/94) | Gaza Strip (5/95) | Gaza Strip (6/95) | Gaza Strip (10/95) | Gaza Strip (12/95) | Gaza Strip (2/96) | Gaza Strip (8/96) | 11/96 | 12/96 | 5/97 | 7/97 | 8/97 | 11/97 | 12/97 | 5/98 | |
| Very optimistic | 21.9 | -- | 25.5 | -- | 24.9 | 45.8 | 23.4 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.8 | ||
| Somewhat optimistic | 42.6 | -- | -- | 49.4 | 35.2 | 29.5 | 56.4 | 62.8 | 62.3 | |||||||
| Optimistic | -- | 53.9 | 48.4 | 68.1 | -- | -- | 56.0 | -- | -- | 17.0 | 66.4 | 65.4 | 59.2 | 65.4 | 68.5 | 57.5 |
| Somewhat pessimistic | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||
| Very pessimistic | 10.1 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 9.2 | |||||
| Pessimistic | 32.8 | 30.0 | 24.9 | 22.6 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 14.9 | 17.7 | 19.6 | 24.6 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 23.3 |
| Don't Know | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Other / No Opinion | 1.2 | -- | 1.2 | 3.8 | -- | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | -- | 0.8 | ||||||
| No Answer | 1.6 | 16.1 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 7/98 | 8/98 | 2/99 | 3/99 | 8/99 | 10/99 | 3/00 | 12/00 | 4/01 | Gaza Strip (6/01) | 7/01 | 12/01 | 3/02 | 9/02 | 12/02 | 4/03 | 10/03 | |
| Very optimistic | 9.7 | 6.9 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| Somewhat optimistic | |||||||||||||||||
| Optimistic | 59.9 | 62.5 | 61.1 | 65.0 | 60.2 | 58.4 | 62.5 | 41.1 | 35.7 | 47.5 | 40.5 | 46.8 | 40.7 | 40.2 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 33.4 |
| Somewhat pessimistic | |||||||||||||||||
| Very pessimistic | 10.4 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 20.9 | 16.8 | 22.5 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 23.9 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 19.5 |
| Pessimistic | 18.9 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 23.5 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 23.5 | 39.5 | 38.2 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 29.3 | 31.8 | 33.9 | 36.6 | 31.1 | 44.5 |
| Don't Know | |||||||||||||||||
| Other / No Opinion | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| No Answer | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
How optimistic or pessimistic are you about reaching a peaceful Arab-Israeli settlement? Would you say you are: (Source: JMCC/Steinmetz)
| Palestinian Area | |||||||||
| Total (3/99) | Total (12/99) | Total (12/01) | Total (3/02) | Total (9/02) | Total (4/03) | Total (10/03) | |||
| Very optimistic | 4.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | ||||
| Optimistic | 64.2 | 31.5 | 22.7 | 27.2 | 26.0 | ||||
| Pessimistic | 23.9 | 42.8 | 31.9 | 40.5 | 43.7 | ||||
| Very Pessimistic | 6.3 | 21.9 | 41.1 | 29.4 | 28.2 | ||||
| No answer | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
How optimistic or pessimistic are you about reaching a peaceful Arab-Israeli settlement? Would you say you are: (Source: JMCC/Steinmetz)
| West Bank (3/99) | West Bank (12/99) | West Bank (12/01) | West Bank (3/02) | West Bank (9/02) | West Bank (4/03) | West Bank (10/03) | |||
| Very optimistic | 4.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||||
| Optimistic | 63.8 | 31.4 | 19.8 | 26.3 | 29.8 | ||||
| Pessimistic | 24.0 | 40.4 | 34.5 | 40.5 | 39.8 | ||||
| Very Pessimistic | 6.8 | 23.3 | 39.9 | 30.1 | 27.4 | ||||
| No answer | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
How optimistic or pessimistic are you about reaching a peaceful Arab-Israeli settlement? Would you say you are: (Source: JMCC/Steinmetz)
| Gaza Strip (3/99) | Gaza Strip (12/99) | Gaza Strip (12/01) | Gaza Strip (3/02) | Gaza Strip (9/02) | Gaza Strip (4/03) | Gaza Strip (10/03) | |||
| Very optimistic | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ||||
| Optimistic | 65.0 | 31.6 | 27.7 | 28.9 | 19.5 | ||||
| Pessimistic | 23.5 | 46.6 | 27.3 | 40.7 | 50.2 | ||||
| Very Pessimistic | 5.5 | 19.5 | 43.2 | 28.2 | 29.5 | ||||
| No answer | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
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? (Source: JMCC Poll)
| Total (12/99) | Total (12/00) | Total (4/01) | Total (9/01) | Total (12/01) | Total (3/02) | Total (9/02) | Total (12/02) | Total (4/03) | Total (10/03) | ||
| n=1199 | - | n=1199 | n=1198 | n=1201 | -- | n=1200 | n=1201 | n=1198 | |||
| Two states Israeli & Palestinian | 46.2 | 47.0 | 43.8 | 42.9 | 48.8 | 41.6 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 51.9 | 45.7 | |
| Bi-national state in all of Palestine | 20.6 | 20.3 | 24.8 | 31.8 | 27.6 | 31.6 | 28.9 | 26.2 | 25.1 | 25.3 | |
| Other | 13.8 | -- | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | |||||
| There is no solution | 14.0 | 10.9 | 14.7 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 9.4 | |||||
| Palestinian State with one nationality* | 8.2 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 16.2 | 13.3 | |||
| Islamic independent state with Jerusalem as its capital* | 5.4 | ||||||||||
| Islamic State* | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | |||
| Sovereign independent state with Jerusalem as its capital | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.7 | |||||
| Palestinian state on all of historic Palestine and return of refugees | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.5 | |||||
| Prefer another solution | 15.7 | -- | |||||||||
| I don't know | 5.4 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | |
| No answer | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
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? (Source: JMCC Poll)
| West Bank (12/99) | West Bank (12/00) | West Bank (4/01) | West Bank (9/01) | West Bank (9/01) | West Bank (3/02) | West Bank (9/02) | West Bank (12/02) | West Bank (4/03) | West Bank (10/03) | ||
| n=761 | n=759 | n=758 | n=761 | n=760 | n=761 | n=758 | |||||
| Two states Israeli & Palestinian | 46.1 | 47.0 | 47.8 | 44.5 | 52.3 | 36.8 | 47.2 | 48.3 | 59.7 | 48.4 | |
| Bi-national state in all of Palestine | 21.4 | 21.2 | 23.3 | 31.1 | 25.5 | 32.6 | 28.6 | 26.1 | 21.2 | 26.4 | |
| Other | 12.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | ||||||
| There is no solution | 14.5 | 11.7 | 16.2 | 12.4 | 10.0 | ||||||
| Palestinian State with one nationality* | 5.1 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 9.8 | |||
| Islamic independent state with Jerusalem as its capital* | 3.9 | ||||||||||
| Islamic State* | 1.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | |||
| Sovereign independent state with Jerusalem as its capital | 5.0 | ||||||||||
| Palestinian state on all of historic Palestine and return of refugees | 14.6 | ||||||||||
| Prefer another solution | 12.5 | -- | |||||||||
| I don't know | 5.4 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 0.5 | |
| No answer | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
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? (Source: JMCC Poll)
| Gaza Strip (12/99) | Gaza Strip (12/00) | Gaza Strip (4/01) | Gaza Strip (9/01) | Gaza Strip (12/01) | Gaza Strip (3/02) | Gaza Strip (9/02) | Gaza Strip (12/02) | Gaza Strip (4/03) | Gaza Strip (10/03) | ||
| n=438 | n=440 | n=440 | n=440 | n=440 | n=440 | n=440 | |||||
| Two states Israeli & Palestinian | 46.3 | 46.8 | 37.0 | 40.25 | 42.7 | 49.5 | 38.6 | 43.4 | 38.4 | 41.1 | |
| Bi-national state in all of Palestine | 19.2 | 18.6 | 27.3 | 33.0 | 31.1 | 30.0 | 29.5 | 26.4 | 31.8 | 23.4 | |
| Other | 16.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||||||
| There is no solution | 13.2 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 8.4 | |||||
| Palestinian State with one nationality* | 13.4 | 19.3 | 20.2 | -- | 14.8 | 13.2 | 24.8 | 19.3 | |||
| Islamic independent state with Jerusalem as its capital* | 5.2 | 8.0 | |||||||||
| Islamic State* | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||||
| Sovereign independent state with Jerusalem as its capital | 6.8 | ||||||||||
| Palestinian state on all of historic Palestine and return of refugees | 9.1 | ||||||||||
| Prefer another solution | 21.5 | -- | |||||||||
| I don't know | 5.3 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | |
| No answer | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
The position of PA prime minister has been recently created; do you believe that this step serves the Palestinian people and cause? Or hurts the Palestinian people and cause? Or that it does not serve nor hurt the Palestinian people and cause? (Source: JMCC Poll, April 2003)
N=761 | N=440 | ||
It serves the Palestinian people and cause. | |||
It hurts the Palestinian people and cause | |||
It does not serve nor hurt the Palestinian people and cause | |||
Don’t Know | |||
No answer |
Do you believe that the appointment of Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) as prime minister in Palestine helps pushing the peace process with Israel forward? Backward? Or will not influence the peace process (Source: JMCC Poll, April 2003)
N=761 | N=440 | ||
Will assist in pushing the peace process between Israel and Palestine forward. | |||
Will assist in pushing the peace process between Israel and Palestine backward | |||
Will not influence the peace process | |||
Don’t Know | |||
No answer |
Do you believe that appointing Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) as prime minister would assist pushing the current PA reform process forward? Backward? Or this appointment would not have an influence on the current reform process? (Source: JMCC Poll, April 2003)
N=761 | N=440 | ||
Will assist in pushing the PA reform process forward. | |||
Will assist in pushing the PA reform process backward. | |||
Will not have an influence on the current reform process. | |||
I Don’t Know | |||
No answer |
N=761 | N=440 | ||
It came due to external pressures and influences. | |||
It came as a result of a Palestinian conviction that it is in the interest of the Palestinian people. | |||
Both, due to external pressures and as a result of Palestinian 1conviction that it is in the interest of the Palestinian people. | |||
I don’t know | |||
No answer |
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