Palestinian Public Opinion Polls: Attitudes About Peace With Israel
(2007)
Support or opposition to a peace settlement with Israel according to region: (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
Support | 70% | 73% |
Oppose | 30% | 27% |
Perceptions about Hamas' position towards the elimination of Israel, according to region: (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
West Bank | Gaza Strip | |
Hamas should maintain its position | 35% | 39% |
Hamas should change its position | 65% | 61% |
Agree or disagree: “Palestinians have a peace partner in Israel." (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
Agree | 41% |
Disagree | 59% |
Agree or disagree: “Israelis have a peace partner in Palestine." (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
Agree | 79% |
Disagree | 21% |
Which final status issue should be resolved first? (Near East Consulting, December 20-23, 2007)
Jerusalem | 55% |
The refugees | 19% |
Settlements | 10% |
Borders | 12% |
Water | 3% |
What would you expect to happen now between Palestinians and Israelis after the Annapolis Conference? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
Negotiations will resume soon enough and armed confrontations will stop. | 17.6% |
Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue. | 41.5% |
Armed confrontations will not stop and the two sides will not return to negotiations. | 32.4% |
Don't know/No answer | 8.5% |
There is a proposal that after the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and the settlement of all issues in dispute, including the refugees and Jerusalem issues, there will be a mutual recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people. Do you agree or disagree with this proposal? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
Definitely agree | 6.3% |
Agree | 42.7% |
Disagree | 34.0% |
Definitely disagree | 14.5% |
Don't know/No answer | 2.6% |
Now 40 years after the occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, what in your view are the chances for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state next to the state of Israel in the next five years? Are they high, medium, low or non-existent? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
Non-existent | 26.5% |
Low | 38.5% |
Medium | 27.0% |
High | 5.2% |
Don't know/No answer | 2.8% |
If a peace agreement is reached, and a Palestinian state is established and recognized by Israel, would you support or oppose the efforts to reach full reconsiliation between Israel and the Palestinians state? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
Would strongly support | 7.5% |
Would support | 61.7% |
Would oppose | 21.3% |
Would strongly oppose | 7.2% |
Don't know/No answer | 2.2% |
Now after the Annapolis meeting - which was called for by the US and attended by the PA, Israel and several Arab states - has been concluded, how do you assess its outcome? Has it succeeded or failed in pushing the peace process forward? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
Certainly it has succeeded | 1.2% |
It has succeeded | 10.0% |
It has not succeeded or failed | 20.9% |
It has failed | 34.4% |
Certainly it has failed | 24.2% |
Don't know/No answer | 9.3% |
And what are your expectations regarding the chances for the success or failure of the negotiations launched by the Annapolis conference? Will it succeed or fail in ending Israeli occupation? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
Certainly will succeed | 1.2% |
Will succeed | 21.0% |
Will fail | 47.5% |
Cartainly will fail | 22.0% |
Don't know/No answer | 8.3% |
The Joint Palestinian-Israeli statement issued during the Annapolis conference stated that the two sides will engage in permanent status negotiations aiming at reaching a peace treaty based on the establishment of two states: the state of Palestine and the state of Israel. Do you approve or disapprove of this goal? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
Certainly approve | 5.0% |
Approve | 53.1% |
Disapprove | 29.3% |
Certainly disapprove | 8.9% |
Don't know/No answer | 3.7% |
The Joint Statement also stated that the two sides will seek to conclude the permanent status negotiations before the end of 2008. Do you think they will indeed succeed in achieving that in the period indicated? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, December 11-16, 2007)
Certainly will succeed | 1.3% |
Will succeed | 21.8% |
Will not succeed | 53.7% |
Certainly will not succeed | 18.5% |
Don't know/No answer | 4.7% |
Do you think that the international conference (the Annapolis Conference) that the US called for this fall aiming at pushing the peace process forward will succeed? (An-Najah University, November 15-17, 2007)
Yes | 30.8% |
No | 54.9% |
No opinion/ I don't know | 14.3% |
The Palestinian Authority decided from the very beginning to participate in the Annapolis Conference. Are you in favor of the PA's participation? (An-Najah University, November 15-17, 2007)
Yes | 61.3% |
No | 29.2% |
No opinion/ I don't know | 9.5% |
In general, how optimistic or pessimistic do you feel towards the future? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
Very Optimistic | 7.6% |
Optimistic | 50.1% |
Pessimistic | 25.9% |
Very Pessimistic | 16.2% |
No Answer | 0.2% |
How optimistic or pessimistic are you towards reaching a peaceful settlement for the Arab-Israeli Conflict? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
Very Optimistic | 2.8% |
Optimistic | 36.8% |
Pessimistic | 37.4% |
Very Pessimistic | 21.8% |
No Answer | 1.2% |
Some believe that a two state formula is the favored solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while others believe that historic Palestine cannot be divided into two states, and thus the favored solution is a bi-national state on all of Palestine where Palestinians and Israelis enjoy equal representation and rights, which of these two solutions do you prefer? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
Two-State Solution: an Israeli state and a Palestinian state | 53.0% |
Bi-national state on all of historic Palestine | 23.5% |
Other Solution | 0.6% |
No Solution | 9.5% |
No Answer/Don’t Know | 2.1% |
Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, some what disagree, strongly disagree to the peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
Strongly agree | 23.6% |
Somewhat agree | 44.3% |
Somewhat disagree | 15.8% |
Strongly disagree | 14.8% |
I don’t know | 1.3% |
No answer | 0.2% |
With regards to the negotiations over the issue of the refugees, which of the following solutions do you favor? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
Return of the refugees to their original homes | 66.8% |
Return of all the refugees to the Palestinian state (West Bank and Gaza Strip) | 9.7% |
To Compensate the refugees for their properties which they lost and for not returning to their properties and homes | 9.0% |
Return of some refugees to their homes, and return of some others to the Palestinian state and compensate the others | 13.3% |
I don’t know | 0.8% |
No answer | 0.4% |
In your opinion, what is the best solution to finalize the Jerusalem dilemma? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
A unified Jerusalem (East and West) as a capital of the state of Israel | 1.9% |
East Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian state and West Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel | 26.3% |
A unified, open Jerusalem and capital of the two states | 10.6% |
An international Jerusalem | 7.4% |
A capital of the Muslims | 52.9% |
I don’t know | 0.4% |
No answer | 0.5% |
Upon an initiative from the United States, this fall will witness a Palestinian-Israeli peace meeting to be attended by international and Arab parties. To what extent do you expect this meeting to succeed or fail? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
Succeed to a large extent | 6.4% |
Succeed to some extent | 28.9% |
Fail to some extent | 25.6% |
Fail to a large extent | 36.4% |
No answer | 2.7% |
If the peace meeting to be held this fall fails, what do you expect as a result of this failure- do you expect the renewal of the Intifada, the intervention of a third party or do you expect matters to remain the same? (Jerusalem Media & Communications, November 2007)
Renewal of the Intifada | 28.0% |
Intervention of a third party | 21.7% |
Remain the same | 47.0% |
No answer | 3.3% |
Support or opposition to the Palestinian participation in the peace conference that will be held in the autumn (Annapolis). (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor)
September 2007 | November 2007 | |
Support | 72.0% | 66.0% |
Oppose | 22.7% | 31.7% |
Missing | 5.3% | 2.3% |
Agree or disagree: The time and atmosphere are good to hold a peace conference on the Middle East. (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor)
September 2007 | November 2007 | |
Agree | 52.2% | 54.7% |
Diasagree | 42.2% | 42.5% |
Missing | 5.6% | 2.8% |
Will the conference succeed in achieving progress in the peace process reaching the final solution to the Palestinian problem? (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor)
September 2007 | November 2007 | |
Yes | 36.4% | 43.5% |
No | 55.9% | 54.9% |
Missing | 7.7% | 3.6% |
Who is the greatest benficiary from holding this conference? (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor)
September 2007 | November 2007 | |
Israel | 51.5% | 48.1% |
US government | 16.3% | 14.6% |
Palestinian Authority | 17.4% | 21.7% |
Arab countries | 4.4% | 4.9% |
Missing | 10.4% | 10.7% |
The main final-status issue that should be resolved as soon as possible. (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor)
September 2007 | November 2007 | |
Jerusalem | 41.6% | 52.2% |
Refugees | 25.9% | 22.0% |
Settlements | 7.4% | 4.3% |
Borders | 11.5% | 12.8% |
Water | 4.1% | 3.1% |
Missing | 9.4% | 5.6% |
Support or opposition to a peace settlement with Israel. (Near East Consulting - Gaza Monitor)
September 2007 | November 2007 | |
Support | 69.1% | 77.2% |
Oppose | 24.9% | 18.7% |
Missing | 5.9% | 4.1% |
Should Hamas maintain a position on the elimination of Israel? (Near East Consulting, May 22 and 24, 2007)
Maintain position | 41% |
Change position | 59% |
Palestinian support for a return to the pre-Oslo situation: (Near East Consulting, May 22 and 24, 2007)
Support the continuation of the PNA | 56% |
Prefer to return to the pre-Oslo period | 44% |
Do you support an international presence in Gaza to stop the violance from spreading? (Near East Consulting, May 22 and 24, 2007)
Yes | 32% |
No | 68% |
The Last Arab Summit held in Riyadh considered the Arab Peace Initiative as the basis of a peace settlement in the Middle East. Do you support or reject this notion? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, May 17-19, 2007)
I support | 49.6% |
I reject | 40.3% |
No opinion/ I don't know | 10.1% |
The US presented a security plan calling for easing up the movement of Palestinians between their cities, villages, and refugee camps in return for a cease in firing rockets from the Gaza Strip. Do you support or reject this Plan? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, May 17-19, 2007)
I support | 45.3% |
I reject | 48.3% |
No opinion/ I don't know | 6.3% |
Do you support or reject firing rockets by Palestinian factions from the Strip against Israel? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, May 17-19, 2007)
I strongly support | 23.7% |
I support | 27.3% |
I reject | 31.1% |
I strongly reject | 11.9% |
No opinion/I don't know | 6.0% |
Do you think that firing rockets from the Gaza Strip against Israel hurts or helps Palestinian national struggle? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, May 17-19, 2007)
It helps | 32.5% |
It hurts | 40.4% |
It is useless | 22.9% |
No opinion/ I don't know | 4.2% |
There is a call from the PA to the armed Palestinian factions to resort to the truce with Israel. Do you support or reject this call? (Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University, May 17-19, 2007)
I support | 52.3% |
I reject | 31.8% |
No opinion/ I don't know | 5.9% |
Do you support or oppose a peace settlement with Israel? (Pew Research Center)
April 2006 | April 2007 | |
Support | 69% | 63% |
Oppose | 31% | 37% |
Should Hamas maintain its position on the elimination of Israel? (Pew Research Center)
April 2006 | April 2007 | |
Support | 35% | 43% |
Oppose | 65% | 57% |
Can a way be found for Israel and the Palestinians to coexist? (Pew Research Center, 2007)
Muslims from: | Yes | No |
U.S. | 61% | 58% |
Pakistan | 23% | 6% |
Jordan | 14% | 85% |
Indonesia | 26% | 60% |
Kuwait | 22% | 73% |
Lebanon | 17% | 75% |
Morocco | 5% | 90% |
Turkey | 33% | 49% |