‫املركز الفلسطيين للبحوث السياسية واملسحية‬Palestinian Center for POLICY and SURVEY RESEARCH

Survey Research Unit

Polls
13 December 2023

Public Opinion Poll No (90)
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and exchange of ideas.

This poll is part of PSR series of regularpolls.
This poll has been conducted incooperation with the Konrad-AdenauerStiftung in Ramallah

For further information, pleasecontact
Dr. Khalil Shikaki or Walid
Ladadwehat the Palestinian Center for
Policy and Survey Research
Ramallah, Palestine
Telephone 02 296 4933
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Wide public support for Hamas’ offensive on October the 7 th, but
the vast majority denies that Hamas has committed atrocities
against Israeli civilians. The war increases Hamas’ popularity andgreatly weakens the standing of the PA and its leadership;
nonetheless, the majority of the Palestinians remains unsupportiveof Hamas. Support for armed struggle rises, particularly in the WestBank and in response to settlers’ violence, but support for the twostate solution rises somewhat. The overwhelming majority
condemns the positions taken by the US and the main European
powers during the war and express the belief that they have losttheir moral compass
22 November-2 December 2023

These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the PalestinianCenter for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in the West Bank and
the Gaza Strip between 22 November and 2 December 2023. The
period leading up to the poll witnessed the launch of Hamas’ Octoberthe 7th offensive against Israeli towns and military bases bordering
the Gaza Strip and the Israeli launch of the current ground invasionof the Gaza Strip. Video images circulating in the international andIsraeli media show that some Hamas fighters have committed attacks
against Israeli civilians, including women and children, and took
many of them hostages. International and Palestinian reports reported
that thousands of Palestinians, mostly women and children, were
killed by Israeli arial and tank bombardment. Israeli attacks targeted
Palestinian hospitals, public buildings, and most other civilian
infrastructure including tens of thousands of homes, with manyneighborhoods leveled completely to the ground. In the meanwhile,in the West Bank, the Israeli army blocked or restricted Palestinianaccess to main roads while settler attacks increased against
vulnerable towns and villages in various parts of the B and C areas.
To ensure the safety of our field researchers in the Gaza Strip,
interviews with the residents were conducted during the ceasefire,
which saw Palestinian women and children released from Israeli
prisons in exchange for women and children held by Hamas.

This poll covers all these issues, in addition to other issues such as the peace process and thealternatives options available to the Palestinians in light of the current stalemate in that process.
The sample size of this poll is 1231 adults, of whom 750 were interviewed face to face in the WestBank and 481 in the Gaza Strip in 121 randomly selected locations. The sample is representative of
the residents of the two areas. Due to the war in the Gaza Strip, we conducted interviews in thecentral and southern regions inside the selected sample homes, with the exception of one displacedarea, where residents were interviewed in the shelter area where they had taken refuge. As for thenorthern Gaza Strip, residents were interviewed in 24 shelter locations, of which 20 belonged to
UNRWA and 4 to governmental institutions. A total of 250 interviews were conducted in theseshelters, and another 21 were conducted in the homes of relatives and friends of displaced people
from the north. Despite the large representative sample, the margin of error for this poll is +/-4. The
increase in the margin of error is due to the lack of precision regarding the number of residents whostayed in their homes, or in shelters, in the northern parts of the Gaza Strip which we did not sample.
For further details, contact PSR director, Dr. Khalil Shikaki, or Walid Ladadweh at tel. 02-296 4933
or email pcpsr@pcpsr.org

Main Findings:
Most of the questions asked in this last quarter of 2023 revolved around the October 7 offensive andthe subsequent Israel-Hamas war and ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. It also covered the debate
about the future of the Gaza Strip after the war and the Palestinian perception of the positions of thevarious relevant countries and actors. Findings indicate that a majority of the respondents believethat Hamas' decision to carry out the offensive is correct, and believe that the attack came inresponse to “settler attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque and West Bank residents, and for the release ofPalestinian prisoners.” It is worth noting that there are significant differences between the attitudesof the residents of the West Bank compared to those of the Gaza Strip, in terms of the “correctness”
of the Hamas' decision (and other matters), as the attitudes of Gazans tend to show a greater degreeof skepticism about that decision. It is clear from the findings that believing in the “correctness” ofHamas' decision does not mean support for all acts that might have been committed by Hamas
fighters on October 7. The overwhelming majority of respondents say that they have not seen videos
from international or social media showing atrocities committed by Hamas members against Israeli
civilians that day, such as the killing of women and children in their homes. Indeed, more than 90%
believe that Hamas fighters did not commit the atrocities contained in these videos. When asked
what is or is not allowed in war, under international humanitarian law, the findings indicate that thevast majority believes that attacking or killing civilians in their homes is not permissible. The
majority (except in the Gaza Strip) also believe that taking civilians as hostages or prisoners of war
is also not permissible.
The findings also indicate that the majority believes that Israel will not succeed in eradicating
Hamas, or in causing a second Palestinian Nakba, or in expelling the residents of the Gaza Strip.
Indeed, a large majority believes that Hamas will emerge victorious from this war. A majority alsosays Hamas will resume control over the Gaza Strip after the war. The findings also indicate
significant opposition to the deployment of an Arab security force in the Gaza Strip, even if its
purpose is to provide support to the Palestinian Authority. The majority also opposes a role for Arab2

states in delivering services to the Gaza Strip, but this majority is far less than the majority that
opposes an Arab security presence.
The findings indicate that the Palestinians are questioning the moral commitment of the US, andother West European countries, to the ethical values embodied in the international humanitarian law.
They show widespread conviction that the positions of the United States and the major Western
powers show total disregard to international humanitarian law and that their talk of a two-statesolution is not serious. All or most Palestinians say they are dissatisfied with the positions of theUnited States, Germany, Britain, France, the United Nations, and even Russia in this war. Also, theoverwhelming majority is dissatisfied with the performance of Arab or regional countries or parties
such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Jordan, while the percentage of satisfaction with theperformance of Turkey and Iran is somewhat high, and a majority says that it is satisfied with theperformance of Yemen, Qatar and Hezbollah. Dissatisfaction with Palestinian actors increases
significantly when asked about the PA prime minister, the PA president, the PA, and Fatah. A
majority of the public is satisfied only with the performance of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar and Ismail
Haniyyah.
Findings indicate that the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip has had asignificant impact on a range of internal Palestinian issues and on Palestinian-Israeli relations. The
most important of these effects can be summarized in the following changes:✓ Support for Hamas has more than tripled in the West Bank compared to three months ago. In
the Gaza Strip, support for Hamas increased but not significantly. Despite the increase in its
popularity, the majority in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip does not support Hamas. It
is worth noting that support for Hamas usually rises temporarily during or immediately after
a war and then returns to the previous level several months after the end of the war.
✓ Support for President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fateh party drops significantly. The same istrue for the trust in the PA as a whole, as demand for its dissolution rises to nearly 60%, thehighest percentage ever recorded in PSR polls. Demand for Abbas's resignation is rising toaround 90 percent, and even higher in the West Bank. Despite the decline in support for
Fatah and Abbas, the most popular Palestinian figure remains Marwan Barghouti, a Fatah
leader. Barghouti is still able to beat Hamas’ candidate Ismail Haniyeh or any other.
✓ Support for armed struggle rises ten percentage points compared to three months ago, withmore than 60% saying it is the best means of ending the Israeli occupation; in the West Bank,
the percentage rises further to close to 70%. Moreover, a majority in the West Bank believes
that the formation of armed groups in communities subject to settler attacks is the mosteffective means of combating settler terrorism against towns and villages in the West Bank.
✓ Despite the above-mentioned reference to the lack of confidence in the seriousness of US andEuropean talk about reviving the two-state solution and despite the increase in support forarmed struggle, support for the two-state solution has not dropped in this poll. To thecontrary, support for this solution has increased slightly in both the West Bank and the Gaza
Strip. This increase seems to come especially from those who believe that the US andEuropean talk about the two-state solution is indeed serious.
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(1) October the 7th and the War in Gaza:• 72% of the public believe that Hamas' decision to launch the October 7
attack was correct• A majority of 53% believes that Israel's war objective is to destroy the
Gaza Strip and kill or expel its residents, and 42% believe it is to takerevenge on Hamas and the resistance and destroy them. But a majority
believes that Israel will fail to achieve these goals.
• 56% have no food and water to sustain them for a day or two, and 64% say
a family member was killed or wounded during the war.
• 85% have not seen videos showing atrocities committed by Hamas against
Israeli civilians on October 7, and only 7% say Hamas committed atrocities
against Israeli civilians.
• 70% of West Bankers and half of Gazans expect Hamas to emerge
victorious• 75% of West Bankers and 38% of Gazans prefer Hamas to remain incontrol of the Gaza Strip after the war.
• Expression of satisfaction with Palestinian, Arab, and international actors
during the war shows dissatisfaction, or very little satisfaction, towards thePalestinian Authority and its leadership, towards Saudi Arabia and theUAE, and towards the United States, Germany, Britain, France and theUnited Nations.
1. Hamas’ decision to launch the October the 7th offensive:
We asked respondents to speculate about Hamas’ reasons for waging its October the 7th offensive: a
response to attacks on al Aqsa and to release prisoners as Hamas claimed or an Iranian plot to thwart
Arab normalization with Israel. The overwhelming majority (81%; 89% in the West Bank and 69%
in the Gaza Strip) said it was a “response to settler attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque and on Palestinian
citizens and for the release of prisoners from Israeli prisons;” while only 14% (5% in the West Bankand 27% in the Gaza Strip) thought it was an Iranian plot.
We asked the respondents what they thought of Hamas’ decision to launch the October the 7th
offensive given its outcome so far, a vast majority (72%) said it was a correct decision and 22%(12% in the West Bank and 37% in the Gaza Strip) said it was incorrect. The belief that Hamas'
decision was right is higher in the West Bank (82%) compared to the Gaza Strip (57%), among men(75%) compared to women (69%), among the religious and the somewhat religious (76% and 71%
respectively) compared to the non-religious (42%). It also increases among supporters of Hamas(92%) compared to supporters of Fateh and other forces (55% and 45% respectively).

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Figure (1): In your view, given what happened after it, was Hamas decision tolaunch its offensive against Israel on 7 October a correct or incorrect one?
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

82%
72%
57%
37%
22%
12%

6%
Total

6%

West Bank
Correct

Incorrect

5%
Gaza Strip

DK/NA

2. The Israeli objectives in the Gaza war:
Asked about its assessment of Israel’s objectives in the current war, the majority (53%) says it is todestroy the Gaza Strip and kill or expel its population; 42% (50% in the Gaza Strip and 37% in theWest Bank) think the goal is to exact revenge against Hamas and the resistance and destroy themcompletely. When asked if Israel will succeed in causing a second Nakba for the Palestinians in the
Gaza Strip, as some Israeli minister called for, 73% (83% in the West Bank and 59% in the Gaza
Strip) said it will not and 24% (14% in the West Bank and 40% in the Gaza Strip) said it will
succeed. But the vast majority (70%) thinks Israel will fail in achieving its goal in eradicating
Hamas and the resistance while only 8% think it will succeed, and 21% think it will only weaken
Hamas and the resistance. West Bankers are more certain than Gazans that Israel will fail, 87% and
44% respectively. Moreover, only 1% of West Bankers think Israeli will succeed in eradicating
Hamas compared to 17% in the Gaza Strip. Similarly, the overwhelming majority (85%; 96% in theWest Bank and 70% in the Gaza Strip) thinks that Israel will not succeed in expelling Gazans out of
the Strip; Only 13% (3% in the West Bank and 29% in the Gaza Strip) think it will succeed.
3. Humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip:
Only 44% of Gazans say they have enough food and water for a day or two and 56% say they do not.
When they need food or water, only one third of Gazans say they can reach a place where they canhave access to assistance while two thirds say they cannot. Almost two thirds (64%) of Gazan
respondents say a member of their family have been killed or injured during the current war in Gaza;
36% say none of their family members have been killed or injured.

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Figure (2): Gaza Strip only- respondents who said “yes”
70%

64%

60%
50%

44%

40%

33%

30%
20%
10%
0%
Do you have food and water
sufficient for a day or two? YES

If you need food or water, is there a Was any of your family member
place you can reach that can provide killed or injured during the current
the assistance you need? YES
war? YESA majority (52%) blames Israel for the current suffering of Gazans in the current war while 26%
place the blame on the US; only 11% (6% in the West Bank and 19% in the Gaza Strip) place theblame on Hamas; and 9% blame the PA.
We asked the respondents whether they support or oppose the release, now before the end of thewar, of the detained Israeli women and children among the civilians in the hands of the resistancegroups, in return for the release of Palestinian women and children in the Israeli prisons. The
overwhelming majority (85%; 92% in the West Bank and 75% in the Gaza Strip) supported theexchange while only 13% (7% in the West Bank and 22% in the Gaza Strip) opposed it.
A majority of 71% of the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip believe Gazans who left
their homes during the war to safer areas will be able to return to these homes once the war stops.
West Bankers are much more optimistic than Gazans, 83% and 53% respectively.
4. War crimes and atrocities:
We offered the public a list of acts or measures and asked respondents whether they are permitted
under international law. The majority (84%) said it allows taking soldiers prisoners. But the vast
majority (78%) said it does not allow attacks on or the killing of civilians women and children in
their homes; 77% said it does not allow the bombing of hospitals; 76% said it does not allow cutting
electricity and water from the civilian population; and 52% said it does not allow taking civilians as
prisoners of war. The belief that international law does not allow the killing of civilians, women andchildren, in their homes is higher in the West Bank (84%) compared to the Gaza Strip (68%), andamong supporters of Hamas (80%) compared to supporters of Fateh and other forces (75% and 74%
respectively).

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Figure (3): Based on what you have heard or seen, do you think international law allows or does not allow the following
measures during war?
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

85%
84%
83%

84%
78%

84%
76%

83%
77%
67%

68%

66%

56%
54% 52%
46%
40%

45%
34%

32%
15%
14%
14%

Allows

Does notallow

Allows

Does notallow

AllowsTaking soldiers prisoners of warTaking civilians prisoners of war

Total

32%

23%
16%

23%
16%

Does notallow

AllowsDeliberate bombing of
hospitals

West Bank

22%
15%

Does notallow

Allows

Does notallow

Cutting water and electricity Attacking or killingfrom the civilian population civilians women andchildren in their own
homes

Gaza Strip

While 95% think Israel has committed war crimes during the current war, only 10% think Hamas
also committed such crimes; 4% think Israel has not committed such crimes and 89% think Hamas
did not commit war crimes during the current war. 85% say they did not see videos, shown byinternational news outlets, showing acts committed by Hamas against Israeli civilians, such as thekilling of women and children in their homes; only 14% saw these videos. The percentage of those
who say they have seen these videos is higher in the Gaza Strip (25%) compared to the West Bank(7%), among the non-religious (31%) compared to the religious (15%), and among supporters ofother forces and supporters of Fateh (21% and 20% respectively) compared to supporters of Hamas)%12(.
When asked if Hamas did commit these atrocities, the overwhelming majority said no, it did not andonly 7% said it did. Those who say that Hamas did not commit the atrocities seen in the videos arehigher in the West Bank (97%) compared to the Gaza Strip (83%), among the religious and thesomewhat religious (91% and 92% respectively), compared to the non-religious (75%) and amongsupporters of Hamas (97%) compared to supporters of Fateh and other forces (85% and 81%
respectively). Belief that Hamas fighters have committed atrocities against civilians is also higher
among those who did watch videos showing such atrocities (31%) compared to those who did not(3%). In the Gaza Strip, 41% of those who watched the videos believe that Hamas did commit theseatrocities while only 8% of those who did not watch these videos believe that Hamas committed
atrocities.

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Figure (4): war crimes committed by Israel and Hamas

In the current war against Gaza, did Israel inyour view commit war crimes? "YES"
100%

95%

And did Hamas commit war crimes in thecurrent war? "YES"

97%

94%

100%

90%

90%

80%

80%

70%

70%

60%

60%

50%

50%

40%

40%

30%

30%

20%

20%

10%

10%

17%
10%

5%

0%

0%
Total

West Bank

Total

Gaza Strip

West Bank

Gaza Strip

5. When will the war stop and who will win?
Half of the public (45% in the West Bank and 54% in the Gaza Strip) expect to see a ceasefire in
Gaza in the upcoming weeks while a quarter (21% in the West Bank and 32% in the Gaza Strip)
expect the war to continue for weeks and months. One fifth (28% in the West Bank and 9% in the
Gaza Strip) expect Israel to “unilaterally end the war and begin to withdraw under the pressure fromthe resistance.” Only 2% expect that “Hamas and other resistance forces in Gaza will stop thefighting and withdraw to safer areas in the Gaza Strip.”
While the vast majority of West Bankers (70%) thinks Hamas will emerge victorious in this war,
only half of Gazans think the same. Similarly, while only 1% in the West Bank think Israel will
emerge victorious, almost one third of Gazans (31%) think that; 14% (12% in the West Bank and
18% in the Gaza Strip) think neither one will emerge victorious. Belief that Hamas will emerge
victorious from this war is also higher among the religious and the somewhat religious (72% and
70% respectively) compared to the non-religious (40%), and among supporters of Hamas (91%)
compared to supporters of Fateh and other forces (50% and 41% respectively).
6. Who will rule Gaza after the war?
Almost two-thirds (64%) are opposed to the participation of the PA in meetings with the US, with
the involvement of Arab countries such as Jordan and Egypt, in order to discuss the future of the
Gaza Strip after the war stops. Only 33% (28% in the West Bank and 40% in the Gaza Strip) support
PA participation in such meetings. We asked the respondents to speculate about the party that will
be in control of the Gaza Strip in the day after the end of the current war. Almost two thirds (64%;
73% in the West Bank and 51% in the Gaza Strip) said it will be Hamas; 11% selected a PA national
unity government but without President Abbas; 7% selected the PA with Abbas; 4% selected Israel;
3% selected one or more Arab country; 2% selected a national unity government under Abbas
leadership; and 1% selected the UN.
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When asked about their own preferences for the party that should be in control in the Gaza Strip
after the war, 60% selected Hamas; 16% selected a PA national unity government without President
Abbas; 7% selected the PA with Abbas; 3% selected one or more Arab countries; 3% selected anational unity government under Abbas, and 2% selected the Israeli army. The percentage of those
who prefer Hamas to remain in control of the Gaza Strip after the war increases in the West Bank(75%) compared to the Gaza Strip (38%), among men (64%) compared to women (57%), among thereligious and the somewhat religious (61% and 62% respectively) compared to the non-religious(32%), and among supporters of Hamas (87%) compared to supporters of Fatah and other forces(32% and 26% respectively).

Figure (5): who will govern the Gaza Strip: expectations and preferences

Months after the end of the current war, who inyour assessment will be governing the Gaza Strip?

Gaza Strip

8%

51%

16% 6% 11%2%

Gaza Strip

West BankWest Bank 1%

73%

1%
1%10%2%

Total 4%64%

7%3% 11%2%

0%

20%

40%

60%

If it is up to you, which of those you prefer tosee in control of the Gaza Strip?

80%

38%

16% 7%

75%

Total

23%

1%
1%
11%

60%

7%3% 16%

100%
0%

50%

100%

Israeli army
Israeli army
Hamas
PA under Abbas
One or more Arab countries
UN
PA national unity govt without Abbas
PA national unity government with Abbas

Hamas
PA under Abbas
One or more Arab countries
UN
PA national unity govt without Abbas
PA national unity government with Abbas

72% (80% in the West Bank and 61% in the Gaza Strip) think Hamas will succeed in returning torule over the Gaza Strip after the war despite Israel’s declared objective of eradicating thatorganization; 23% (15% in the West Bank and 36% in the Gaza Strip) do not think Hamas will
succeed in resuming control over the Gaza Strip. After the end of the war, and in the event that theWest Bank and the Gaza Strip are unified under the control of the Palestinian Authority, only 28%(20% in the West Bank and 39% in the Gaza Strip) would support and 70% (77% in the West Bankand 60% in the Gaza Strip) would oppose the deployment of an Arab security contingent, fromcountries like Egypt or Jordan, in order to provide support for the PA and help it to maintainsecurity. But in the event that this Arab presence, after the end of the war, is to provide basic,
administrative, and health services to the Palestinian residents in support of the PA, support would
increase to 45% (43% in the West Bank and 48% in the Gaza Strip) but 53% (54% in the West Bankand 51% in the Gaza Strip) would still oppose that presence.

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Figure (6): Role of Arab countries in the Gaza Strip after the war ends

After the end of the war, and in the event that
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are unified
under the control of the Palestinian Authority,
would you support or oppose the deployment of
an Arab security contingent, from countries like
Egypt or Jordan, in order to provide support for
the PA and help it to maintain security?

And what would you say if the Arab presence
after the end of the war, from places like Egypt
and Jordan, is to provide basic, administrative,
and health services to the Palestinian residents?

60%

60%

50%

50%
39%

40%
30%

43%

40%

28%

30%
20%

20%

20%

10%

10%

0%

0%
Total

48%
45%

West Bank

Total

Gaza Strip

West Bank

Gaza Strip

7. Satisfaction with relevant actors:
The overwhelming majority of the Palestinians (87%) thinks that the response of the US and othermajor Western powers, such as the UK, France, and Germany, to the Israeli bombardment of the
Gaza Strip indicates show disregard to international humanitarian law; only 10% (4% in the WestBank and 19% in the Gaza Strip) say the response indicates they are committed to that law. The vast
majority (70%) thinks the recent talk about two-state solution in the US and other Western countries
is not serious; 27% think it is.
We asked about public satisfaction with the role played during the war by various Palestinian,
Arab/regional, and international actors:
1. On the Palestinian side, satisfaction with the role of Hamas (72%; 85% in the West Bankand 52% in the Gaza Strip) was the highest followed by the role played by Yehia Sinwar(69%; 81% in the West Bank and 52% in the Gaza Strip), Ismail Haniyyeh (51%; 57% in
the West Bank and 43% in the Gaza Strip), Fatah (22%; 23% in the West Bank and 21%
in the Gaza Strip), the PA (14%; 10% in the West Bank and 21% in the Gaza Strip),
Mahmoud Abbas (11%; 7% in the West Bank and 17% in the Gaza Strip), andMohammad Shtayyeh (10%; 6% in the West Bank and 16% in the Gaza Strip).
Satisfaction with Yahya Sinwar is higher in the West Bank (81%) compared to the Gaza
Strip (52%), among men (74%) compared to women (64%), among the religious and thesomewhat religious (76% and 67% respectively) compared to the non-religious (42%),and among supporters of Hamas (92%) compared to supporters of Fatah and third parties(53% and 40% respectively).

10Figure (7): Now I will ask you about a number of Palestinian actors and whether you aresatisfied or dissatisfied with their performance in the current war (said they are "satisfied")
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

85%

81%
57%

52%

52%

43%
23% 21%

21%

17%

10%

Hamas
Movement

Hamas leader in Hamas President Fatah Movement
the Gaza Strip Ismail Haniyeh
Yahya Sinwar
West Bank

16%

7%

Palestinian
Authority

6%

President
Prime Minister
Mahmoud Abbas Mohammad
ShtayyehGaza Strip

2. For the Arab/regional actors, the highest level of satisfaction went to Yemen (80%; 89%
in the West Bank and 68% in the Gaza Strip), followed by Qatar (56%), Hizballah (49%),
Iran (35%), Turkey (34%), Jordan (24%), Egypt (23%), UAE (8), and finally Saudi
Arabia (5%). The following figure shows the distribution of satisfaction over the WestBank and the Gaza Strip.

Figure (8): Now I will ask you about your satisfaction with the role of a number of Arab andregional actors in this last war (said they are "satisfied")
100%
90%
80%
70%

89%
68%
55%57%

60%
50%

63%
51%
39%

40%

41%

36%

30%

30%

39%

22%
16%

20%

16%

11%

10%

3%

11%
2%

0%
Yemen

Qatar

Hezbollah

Iran

TurkeyWest Bank

JordanEgypt

UAE

Saudi Arabia

Gaza Strip

3. For the non-regional international actors, the highest level of satisfaction went to Russia(22%, 17% in the West Bank and 28% in the Gaza Strip), followed by China (20%),
Germany (7%), UN (6%), France (5%), UK (4%), and the US (1%). The following figure
shows the distribution of satisfaction over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

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Figure (9): Now I will ask you about your satisfaction with the role of a number ofinternational actors in this last war (said they are "satisfied")
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%

30%
20%

28%
17%

27%
15%

10%

17%

11%
3%

10%

8%

2%

1%

0%

FranceBritainGermany

0% 1%

0%RussiaChina

UN

West Bank

United States ofAmerica

Gaza Strip(2) Legislative and presidential elections:•

In elections between Marwan Barghouti and Ismail Haniyeh, the former receives 51%
and the latter 45%•

92% of West Bankers and 81% of Gazans want Abbas to resign•

Support for Hamas increases in the West Bank from 12% three months ago to 44%; inthe Gaza Strip support for Hamas rises from 38% three months ago to 42% today.
Support for Fateh decreases in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to 17% compared to
26% three months ago.

•

54% believe that Hamas is the most deserving of representing and leading thePalestinian people and only 13% believe that Fateh, led by Mahmoud Abbas, is themost deserving.

If new presidential elections were held today and only two candidates, Mahmoud Abbas and Ismail
Haniyeh, the voter turnout would be only 53%, and among those who would participate, Abbas
would receive 16% of the vote and Haniyeh 78% (compared to 58% for Haniyeh and 37% for Abbas
three months ago). In the Gaza Strip, the vote for Abbas stands at 24% and for Haniyeh at 71%,
while in the West Bank Abbas receives 10% and Haniyeh 82%.

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Totalwest bank Gaza Strip

Figure (10): If new presidential elections are to take place today, and Mahmud Abbas was
nominated by Fateh and Ismail Haniyeh was nominated by Hamas, whom would you votefor?
Dec-2324%

Sep-2371%
33%

Dec-23

64%

10%

8%

43%

50%

16%

7%

78%

Sep-23

7%

37%
0%

3%

82%

Sep-23
Dec-23

5%

10%

58%

20%

30%

40%

Mahmoud Abbas

50%

60%

Ismael Haniyyah

5%

70%

80%

90%

100%

DK/NA

• If the presidential competition is between three, Marwan Barghouti, Abbas, and Haniyeh,
participation would rise to 71% and among those voting, Barghouti receives 47%, Haniyeh
43%, and Abbas 7%. Three months ago, support for Barghouti stood at 49% and Haniyeh at
36%, and Abbas at 13%.

Gaza
Strip

Dec-23westbank

Dec-23

Total

Figure (11): And what if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti, Ismail Haniyeh,and Mahmoud Abbas, to whom would you vote?

Dec-2347%

43%

Sep-23

49%

36%

35%

Sep-23

34%

49%
47%
55%

Sep-2310%

20%

Marwan Barghouti

3%

17%

2%

39%
63%

0%

13%

30%

3% 3%

25%

40%

50%

Ismael Haniyyah

60%

70%

Mahmud Abbas

10%

2%

7% 3%

80%

13%

2%

90%

100%

DK/NA

• If the presidential competition is between two, Marwan Barghouti and Haniyeh, participation
would rise to 69% and among those voting, Barghouti receives 51% and Haniyeh 45%. Threemonths ago, support for Barghouti stood at 60% and Haniyeh at 37%.

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Figure (12): And what if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti from Fatah andIsmail Haniyeh from Hamas, to whom would you vote?

Dec-2343%

Sep-2346%

Dec-23

52%

5%

52%

56%

Sep-23

2%

41%

3%

73%

Dec-2325%

51%

Sep-23

45%
60%

0%

10%

20%

2%

30%

4%
37%

40%

50%

Marwan Barghouti

60%

Ismael Haniyyah

70%

80%

2%
90%

100%

DK/NA

• In a closed question, we asked the public to select the person they prefer to see as President
Abbas's successor. The largest percentage (36%) said they prefer Marwan Barghouti; 19%
preferred Ismail Haniyeh; 16% chose Yahya al Sinwar; 4% preferred Mohammed Dahlan,
3% preferred Khaled Meshaal, 2% chose Muhammad Shtayyeh, and 1% chose Hussein alSheikh; 18% said they did not know or chose someone else.
• Level of satisfaction with the performance of president Abbas stands at 14% anddissatisfaction at 85%. Satisfaction with Abbas stands at 10% in the West Bank and 19% in
the Gaza Strip. Three months ago, satisfaction with Abbas stood at 22% and dissatisfaction
at 76%.
• 88% want Abbas to resign while 12% want him to remain in office. Three months ago, 78%
said they want Abbas to resign. Demand for Abbas' resignation stands at 92% in the WestBank and 81% in the Gaza Strip.

Total

West Bank Gaza Strip

Figure (13): Public demand for the resignation of president Abbas in September and December 2023
Dec-2381%

17%

Sep-2379%

20%

Dec-2392%

Sep-238%78%

Dec-2317%

88%

Sep-23

11%

79%
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%
Yes

19%
50%
No

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60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

• When asked which political party or political trend they support, the largest percentage
selected Hamas (43%), followed by Fatah (17%), while 12% selected other or third-party
groups, and 28% said none of them or did not know. Three months ago, support for Hamas
stood at 22% and Fatah at 26%. In the West Bank, support for Hamas today stands at 44%(compared to 12% three months ago), and for Fatah at 16% (compared to 26% three monthsago). In the Gaza Strip, support for Hamas today stands at 42% (compared to 38% threemonths ago) and support for Fatah at 18% (compared to 25% three months ago).

Gaza Strip

Dec-23

West Bank

Figure (14): Which of the following political parties do you support?

Dec-2318%

Sep-23

23%

25%

38%

16%

Sep-2312%

17%

Sep-23
0%

10%

35%

10%

52%
12%

22%
20%

23%

4%

43%
26%
30%

40%

Fateh

Hamas

17%

14%

44%
26%

Dec-23

Total

42%

12%
50%
Third parties

28%
40%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

DK\NA

• However, if new parliamentary elections were held today with the participation of allpolitical forces that participated in the 2006 elections, only 69% say they would participate inthem, and among these participants, Fateh receives 19%, Hamas' Change and Reform 51%,
all other lists combined 4%, and 25% say they have not yet decided whom they will vote for.
Three months ago, vote for Hamas stood at 34% and Fatah at 36%. Vote for Hamas in the
Gaza Strip stands today at 52% (compared to 44% three months ago) and for Fateh at 21%(compared to 32% three months ago). In the West Bank, vote for Hamas stands at 50%(compared to 24% three months ago) and Fatah at 18% (compared to 40% three months ago).
• 54% believe that Hamas is the most deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian
people today while 13% believe that Fateh under the leadership of Abbas is more deserving;
26% believe both are unworthy of representation and leadership. Three months ago, 27% said
Hamas is the most deserving, 24% said Fateh led by Abbas is the most deserving, and 44%
said both are unworthy of representation and leadership.
(3) Domestic conditions:•

Only 14% of West Bankers feel safe and secure compared to 48% three months ago•

68% say the PA is a burden on the Palestinian people and 28% say it is an achievement

The question about personal safety and security was asked in the West Bank only. The findings
show that only 14% feel safe and secure while 86% feel unsafe and unsecure. Three months ago, theperception of safety stood at 48%.
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• A majority of 68% believes that the PA has become a burden on the Palestinian people andonly 28% believe it is an asset for the Palestinian people. Three months ago, 62% said the PA
is a burden and 35% said it was an achievement.
(4) Palestinian-Israeli Relations and the Peace process:•Support for the two-state solution rises from 32% three months ago to 34%•

Support for armed struggle in the West Bank rises from 54% three months ago to 68%
today

•

Support for the formation of armed groups in communities targeted by settlers rises
from 47% three months ago to 56% today

34% support and 64% oppose the idea of a two-state solution, which was presented to the public
without providing details of the solution. Three months ago, support for this solution in a similar
question stood at 32%.

Figure (15): support the solution based on the establishment of a Palestinian statealongside Israel, known as the two-state solution
40%
35%

34%

32%

30%

33%

34%

35%

Dec-23

Sep-23

Dec-23

30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%

0%
Sep-23

Dec-23
Total

Sep-23west bank

Gaza Strip• Support for the two-state solution is linked to public assessment of the feasibility of such asolution and the chances for the establishment of a Palestinian state. Today, 65% believe thetwo-state solution is no longer practical due to settlement expansion but 32% believe it is stillpractical. Moreover, 66% believe that the chances for the establishment of an independent
Palestinian state alongside Israel in the next five years are slim or nonextant, and 32%
believe the chances are medium or high. Three months ago, 71% said that the two-statesolution is no longer practical due to settlement expansion.
• When asked about public support and opposition to specific policy measures to break thestalemate: 55% supported joining more international organizations; 39% supported resort tounarmed popular resistance; 69% supported a return to confrontations and armed intifada;
58% supported dissolving the PA; and 29% supported abandoning the two-state solution anddemanding one state for Palestinians and Israelis. Three months ago, 58% supported a return
to confrontations and armed intifada; 53% supported resort to unarmed popular resistance;16

52% supported the dissolution of the PA; and 27% supported abandoning the two-statesolution in favor of one state.
When asked about the best way to end occupation and establish an independent state, thepublic was divided into three groups: a majority of 63% (68% in the West Bank and 56% in
the Gaza Strip) said it was armed struggle; 20% said it was negotiations; and 13% said it was
popular non-violent resistance. Three months ago, 53% said armed struggle was the bestway, 24% said popular non-violent resistance, and 20% said negotiation was the best way.
As shown in figure (X) below, West Bankers’ support for resort to arms increased 19
percentage points since the formation of the current far right Israel government and increased
another 14 points during the past three months.

Total

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Gaza Strip

Figure (16): In your view, what is the best means of achieving Palestinian goals in ending theoccupation and building an independent state?
Dec-2324%

Sep-2319%

19%

Sep-2229%
26%

Dec-23

50%

9%

68%

20%

Sep-22

51%
23%

18%

Sep-23

56%

20%

54%

32%

Dec-2320%

Sep-2320%

Sep-22

24%
13%

63%
24%

53%

30%
0%

10%

35%

24%
20%

30%

Negotiations

40%

41%
50%

Peaceful popular resistance

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Armed struggle• In light of the increase in settler terrorist attacks against Palestinian towns and villages, weagain asked West Bankers what means are most effective in combating this terrorism that arealso the most feasible. The majority (56%, compared to 47% three months ago) chose theformation of armed groups by residents of the targeted areas in order to protect their areas;
15% (compared to 30% three months ago) chose to deploy Palestinian police forces in thetargeted areas; 16% (compared to 10% three months ago) chose the demand that the Israeli
army take measures to prevent settler terrorism; and only 8% (compared to 8% three monthsago) chose to form unarmed groups of residents of the targeted areas to protect their areas.
Figure (7) below, show the extent of the public distrust in the West Bank in the role of theIsraeli army in protecting the vulnerable communities and that the trust of the public in thePalestinian police is much less than the trust it places in the armed groups and that trust in the
PA police has declined in three months by half to reach the current 15%. It also show that amajority now supports the formation of armed groups as the most effective means ofcombating settler terror.

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Figure (17): This year, settler terrorist acts against Palestinian towns and villages such as
Huwara, Turmus' Ayya and Um Safa escalated. Which of the following methods do you think is
the most effective in combating this terrorism and at the same time th

Dec-2316%

Sep-23

15%

10%

0%

56%

30%

10%

20%

8%

47%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

8%

80%

90%

100%

The Israeli army should stop settlers’ terrorism
The Palestinian police forces should be deployed in the targeted areas to provide protection
Armed groups should be formed by the residents of the targeted areas to protect their areas
Unarmed groups should be formed by the residents of the targeted areas to protect their areas(5) Most vital Palestinian goals and the most pressing problems confronting Palestinians
today:••

43% believe that the most vital Palestinian goal should be the Israel's withdrawal fromthe areas occupied in 1967 and the establishment of a Palestinian state
A majority of 51% believes the most urgent problem today is the ongoing war in the
Gaza Strip and 32% believe it is Israeli occupation.

43% believe that the first most vital Palestinian goal should be to end Israeli occupation in the areas
occupied in 1967 and build a Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip with East
Jerusalem as its capital. By contrast, 36% believe the first most vital goal should be to obtain theright of return of refugees to their 1948 towns and villages, 11% believe that the first and most vital
goal should be to build a pious or moral individual and a religious society, one that applies all
Islamic teachings and 7% believes it should be to establish a democratic political system that
respects freedoms and rights of Palestinians.
• When asked about the most pressing problem confronting the Palestinians today, the largest
percentage (51%, 42% in the West Bank and 64% in the Gaza Strip) said it is the continued
war in the Gaza Strip; (32%) said it is the Israeli occupation, while 7% said it is the split
between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, 5% said it is unemployment, and 4% said it iscorruption.

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Opinion Poll No (90)22 November-2 December 2023
Total

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Gaza Strip

Q01) (Gaza Strip only) Do you have food and water sufficient for a day or two?
44%
1) Yes56%2) N00%3) DK/NA
Q02) (Gaza Strip only) If you need food or water, is there a place you can reach that can
provide the assistance you need?
33%
1) Yes66%
2) N0
1%
3) DK/NA
Q03) (Gaza Strip only) Was any of your family member killed or injured during thecurrent war?
64%
1) Yes36%2) N00%3) DK/NA
Q04) In the current Israeli war against Gaza many people left their homes in the northernparts of the Gaza Strip to safer places. Do you think they will be able to return to theirhomes after the war?
71%
83%
53%
1) Yes
25%
13%
44%
2) N0
4%
4%
4%
3) DK/NA
Q05) In your view, what is Israel’s main goal in the war against Gaza?
42%
37%
50%
1) exact revenge against Hamas and theresistance and destroy them completely
53%
57%
49%
2) Destroy the Gaza Strip and kill or expel its
population
3%4%1%3) other2%3%0%4) DK/NA
Q06) In your view, will Israel succeed in the current war in eliminating Hamas and theresistance or just in weakening them?
8%
1%
17%
1) Israel will succeed in eliminating them
21%
8%
38%
2) It will only weaken them
70%
87%
44%
3) It will neither eliminate nor weaken them
2%4%0%4) DK/NA
Q07) Do you think Israel will succeed in the current war in expelling the Gazan residents?
13%
3%
29%
1) Yes, it will succeed in expelling theresidents
85%
96%
70%
2) No, it will not succeed2%2%1%3) DK/NA
Q08) In your view, given what happened after it, was Hamas decision to launch its
offensive against Israel on 7 October a correct or incorrect one?
72%
82%
57%
1) Correct
22%
12%
37%
2) Incorrect
6%6%5%3) DK/NA

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Q09) Do you support or oppose the release, now before the end of the war, of the detained
Israeli women and children among the civilians in the hands of the resistance groups inreturn for the release of Palestinian women and children in the Israeli prisons?
85%
92%
75%
1) Yes
13%
7%
22%
2) N0
2%
1%
2%
3) DK/NA
Q10) Five months ago, the leaders of the Palestinian movements and factions met in theCity of El Alamein in Egypt to seek ways to unite the Palestinian ranks in the presence ofPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but failed to reach any agreement. Do you think ifthey agreed at that time to reunify the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the current war
would not have happened and Gaza would not have seen the current destruction? Success
31%
25%
40%
1) Yes
62%
68%
55%
2) N0
7%
7%
6%
3) DK/NA
Q11) Months after the end of the current war, who in your assessment will be governing
the Gaza Strip?
4%1%8%1) The Israeli army
64%
73%
51%
2) Hamas
7%1%16%3) The PA under president Abbas
3%1%6%4) One or more Arab country
1%1%2%5) The UN
11%
10%
11%
6) The PA under a national unity government
but without president Abbas
2%2%2%
7. The PA
7%9%5%
8. DK/NA
Q12) If it is up to you, which of those you prefer to see in control of the Gaza Strip?
2%1%4%1) The Israeli army
60%
75%
38%
2) Hamas
7%1%16%3) The PA under president Abbas
3%1%7%4) One or more Arab country
2%0%4%5) The UN
16%
11%
23%
6) The PA under a national unity government
but without president Abbas
3%3%3%7) The PA7%8%5%8) DK/NA
Q13) When looking at the response of the US and major Western countries, such as
Britain, France and Germany, to the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, do you feelthat these countries are committed or are not committed to the international
humanitarian law?
10%
4%
19%
1) Committed
87%
93%
78%
2) Not committed
3%3%3%3) DK/NA
Q14) Whom you blame for the current suffering in the current war in the Gaza Strip? Is it
the PA, Hamas, Israel, or the United States?
52%
49%
56%
1) Israel
11%
6%
19%
2) Hamas
9%11%5%3) The PA
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26%
30%
19%
4) The US3%4%1%5) DK/NA
Q15) Some Israeli ministers say Israel plan to cause a second Nakba for the Palestinian
people, this time in the Gaza Strip. Do you think Israel will succeed in bring about asecond Nakba in the Gaza Strip during its current invasion?
24%
14%
40%
1) Yes
73%
83%
59%
2) N0
3%
3%
2%
3) DK/NA

Q16) Based on what you have heard or seen, do you think international law allows or does
not allow the following measures during war?
(1) Fighting soldiers in their military bases
1) Allows
2) Does not allow
3) DK/NA(2) Taking soldiers prisoners of war
1) Allows
2) Does not allow
3) DK/NA(3) Taking civilians prisoners of war
1) Allows
2) Does not allow
3) DK/NA
4) Deliberate bombing of hospitals
1) Allows
2) Does not allow

76%
21%
3%

72%
24%
4%

82%
17%
0%

84%
14%

83%
14%

85%
15%

2%

3%

0%

46%
52%
2%

40%
56%
3%

54%
45%
1%

23%
77%

16%
83%

32%
67%

1%
0%
1%
3) DK/NA(5) Cutting water and electricity from the civilian population
23%
16%
34%
1) Allows
76%
84%
66%
2) Does not allow
0%0%0%3) DK/NA(6) Attacking or killing civilians women and children in their own homes
22%
15%
32%
1) Allows
78%
84%
68%
2) Does not allow
0%0%1%3) DK/NA
Q17) In the current war against Gaza, did Israel in your view commit war crimes?
95%
94%
97%
1) Yes
4%
5%
3%
2) N0
0%
1%
0%
3) DK/NA
Q18) And did Hamas commit war crimes in the current war?
10%
5%
17%
1) Yes
89%
93%
82%
2) N0
1%
2%
1%
3) DK/NA
Q19) The international media have shown videos and photos of acts it says show thatHamas committed against civilians in Israel, such as killing women and children in theirhomes. Have you seen some of these videos?
14%
7%
25%
1) Yes21

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85%
93%
74%
2) N0
1%
0%
1%
3) DK/NA
Q20) Do you think Hamas did these things?
7%
1%
16%
1) Yes
91%
97%
83%
2) N0
1%
2%
1%
3) DK/NA
Q21) Israel’s says that its war in Gaza aims at destroying Hamas and its ability to govern
the Gaza Strip. Do you think Israel has succeeded or will succeed or fail in doing so?
23%
15%
36%
1) Has succeeded in doing so
72%
80%
61%
2) Will succeed in doing so
4%5%3%3) DK/NA
Q22) Do you support the participation of the Palestinian Authority in meetings with the
US and the participation of Jordan and Egypt in order to discuss the future of the Gaza
Strip after the current war ends?
33%
28%
40%
1) Yes
64%
68%
59%
2) N0
3%
4%
1%
3) DK/NA
Q23) What do you expect to happen in the next few weeks with the war?
49%
45%
54%
1) A cease fire agreement will be reached
26%
21%
32%
2) The war will continue for weeks and perhaps
months to come
20%
28%
9%
3) Israel will stop the war on its own and begin
to withdraw under pressure from the resistance2%1%4%4) Hamas and other resistance forces in Gaza
will stop the fighting and withdraw to safer
areas in the Gaza Strip0%1%0%5) Others, specify -------3%
4%1%6) DK/NA
Q23-1) After the end of the war, and in the event that the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
are unified under the control of the Palestinian Authority, would you support or oppose
the deployment of an Arab security contingent, from countries like Egypt or Jordan, inorder to provide support for the PA and help it to maintain security?
28%
20%
39%
1) I will support it
70%
77%
60%
2) I will oppose it
2%2%
1%3) DK/NA
Q23-2) And what would you say if the Arab presence after the end of the war, from places
like Egypt and Jordan, is to provide basic, administrative, and health services to thePalestinian residents?
45%
43%
48%
1) I will support it
53%
54%
51%
2) I will oppose it
3%4%1%3) DK/NA

Q24) In light of the war on Gaza, there is talk in Washington and Western capitals about
the two-state solution, do you think they are serious about this and will pressure Israel and
the Palestinian Authority to make concessions that would lead to this solution?
27%
70%
3%

1) Yes2) N03) DK/NA
22

27%
69%
4%

28%
70%
2%

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Q25) On October 7, Hamas launched a military operation against Israel. Hamas said thatits operation was a response to settler attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque and on Palestinian
citizens and for the release of prisoners from Israeli prisons. But others say that Hamas
did that based on Iranian planning to thwart the Arab-Israeli normalization process.
Which of the two views do you tend to agree with?
81%
89%
69%
1) It was a response to settler attacks on AlAqsa Mosque and on Palestinian citizens andfor the release
14%
5%
27%
2) It was an Iranian planning to thwart theArab-Israeli normalization process
5%5%4%3) DK/NA
Q26) In your opinion, in this war, who will emerge victorious, Hamas or Israel?
70%
83%
50%
1) Hamas
13%1%31%2) Israel
14%
12%
18%
3) Neither
3%4%1%4) DK/NA
Q27) Now I will ask you about a number of Palestinian parties and whether you aresatisfied or dissatisfied with their performance in the current war:
(1) President Mahmoud Abbas
11%1) Satisfied
87%2) dissatisfied
3%3) DK/NA(2) Palestinian Authority
14%1) Satisfied
83%2) dissatisfied
2%3) DK/NA(3) Hamas President Ismail Haniyeh
51%1) Satisfied
44%2) dissatisfied
5%3) DK/NA(4) Fatah Movement
22%1) Satisfied
75%2) dissatisfied
4%3) DK/NA(5) Hamas Movement72%1) Satisfied
25%2) dissatisfied
3%3) DK/NA(6) Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar
69%1) Satisfied
26%2) dissatisfied
5%3) DK/NA(7) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh
10%1) Satisfied
86%2) dissatisfied
3%3) DK/NA

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7%
91%
3%

17%
80%
2%

10%
88%
2%

21%
77%
2%

57%
37%
6%

43%
55%
2%

23%
73%
4%

21%
77%
3%

85%
11%
4%

52%
46%
2%

81%
12%
6%

52%
46%
2%

6%
90%
4%

16%
81%
3%

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Q28) Now I will ask you about a number of regional parties about your satisfaction with
their role in the last war:
(1) Egypt
23%
11%
39%
1) Satisfied
76%
87%
61%
2) dissatisfied
1%2%
0%3) DK/NA(2) UAE8%3%16%1) Satisfied
91%
95%
84%
2) dissatisfied
1%2%
0%3) DK/NA(3) Turkey
34%
22%
51%
1) Satisfied
65%
76%
48%
2) dissatisfied
1%2%
0%3) DK/NA(4) Hezbollah
49%
39%
63%
1) Satisfied
50%
59%
37%
2) dissatisfied
1%2%
0%3) DK/NA(5) Qatar
56%
55%
57%
1) Satisfied
43%
43%
43%
2) dissatisfied
1%2%
0%3) DK/NA(6) Iran
35%
30%
41%
1) Satisfied
63%
66%
59%
2) dissatisfied
2%4%0%3) DK/NA(7) Jordan
24%
16%
36%
1) Satisfied
75%
83%
64%
2) dissatisfied
1%2%
0%3) DK/NA(8) Saudi Arabia
5%
2%
11%
1) Satisfied
93%
96%
89%
2) dissatisfied
1%2%
0%3) DK/NA(9) Yemen
80%
89%
68%
1) Satisfied
18%
9%
32%
2) dissatisfied
1%2%
0%3) DK/NA
Q29) Now I will ask you about a number of international parties about your satisfaction
with their role in the last war(1) UN6%3%11%1) Satisfied
93%
96%
89%
2) dissatisfied
1%1%
0%3) DK/NA(2) United States of America
1%0%1%1) Satisfied
99%
99%
99%
2) dissatisfied
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1%
1%
0%
3) DK/NA(3) Britain
4%1%8%1) Satisfied
95%
97%
92%
2) dissatisfied
1%2%
0%3) DK/NA(4) Russia
22%
17%
28%
1) Satisfied
77%
81%
71%
2) dissatisfied
2%2%
1%3) DK/NA(5) France
5%
2%
10%
1) Satisfied
93%
96%
90%
2) dissatisfied
1%2%
1%3) DK/NA(6) China
20%
15%
27%
1) Satisfied
77%
81%
72%
2) dissatisfied
3%4%1%3) DK/NA(7) Germany
7%
0%
17%
1) Satisfied
91%
98%
82%
2) dissatisfied
2%2%
1%3) DK/NA
Q30) Which of the following problems are the most pressing for the Palestinians today?
51%
42%
64%
1) The continued war in the Gaza Strip
32%
33%
31%
2) The Israeli occupation of the West Bank andEast Jerusalem
4%6%1%3) Corruption
7%9%4%4) The split between the West Bank and theGaza Strip5%8%0%5) Unemployment
1%2%0%6) Others: specify --0%1%
0%7) DK/NA
Q31) Would you say that these days your security and safety, and that of your family, isassured or not assured?
2%1) Completely assured12%2) Assured40%3) Not assured
46%4) Not assured at all0%5) DK/NA
Q32) If new presidential elections are to take place today, and Mahmud Abbas was
nominated by Fateh and Ismail Haniyeh was nominated by Hamas, whom would you vote
for?
16%
10%
24%
1) Mahmoud Abbas
78%
82%
71%
2) Ismael Haniyyah
7%8%5%4) DK/NA
Q33) And what if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti, Ismail Haniyeh, andMahmoud Abbas, to whom would you vote?
47%
55%
35%
1) Marwan Barghouti

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43%
39%
49%
2) Ismael Haniyyah
7%
3%
13%
3. Mahmud Abbas
3%3%3%5) DK/NA
Q34) And what if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti from Fatah and Ismail
Haniyeh from Hamas, to whom would you vote?
51%
56%
43%
1) Marwan Barghouti
45%
41%
52%
2) Ismael Haniyyah
4%3%5%4) DK/NA
Q36) If new elections agreed to by all factions are held today and the same lists that took
part in the last PLC elections were nominated, for whom would you vote?
0%0%0%1) alternative
3%2%4%2) independent Palestine

3) Abu Ali Mustafa
4) Abu al Abbas5) freedom and social justice

1%
0%
0%

1%
0%
0%

1%
0%
0%

6) change and reform

51%

50%

52%

7) National Coalition for Justice and
Democracy8) third way(headed by salam fayyad)

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

9) freedom and independence

0%

0%

0%

10) Palestinian justice

0%

0%

0%

19%
18%
21%
11) Fateh
25%
28%
21%
12) none of the above/ DK/NA/ Do notrememberQ37) From among the following vital national goals, which in your view should the firstmost important one that the Palestinian people should strive to achieve?
43%
43%
44%
1) Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 borders andthe establishment of a Palestinian state in theWest Bank and the Gaza Strip with East
Jerusalem as its capital
36%
33%
40%
2) Obtain the right of return to refuges to their1948 towns and villages
7%7%7%3) Establish a democratic political system that
respects freedoms and rights of Palestinians
11%
13%
9%
4) Build a pious or moral individual and areligious society, one that applies all Islamicteachings
3%3%0%5) DK/NA
Q38) Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of Mahmud Abbas since hiselection as president of the PA?
3%1%6%1) very satisfied
11%
9%
13%
2) satisfied
39%
36%
43%
3) not satisfied
46%
52%
37%
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Q39) If it is up to you, would you want to have Abbas resign or not resign?
54%
62%
41%
1) Certainly resign
34%
30%
40%
2) Resign
10%
6%
15%
3) Not resign2%1%2%4) Certainly not resign
1%0%2%5) DK/NA
Q40) President Abbas says that he will not nominate himself in new presidential elections.
If it is up to you, who do you want to be the president after him?
36%
41%
28%
1) Marwan Barghouti
19%
20%
18%
2) Ismail Haniyeh
3%0%6%3) Khaled Meshaal
4%1%9%4) Mohamed Dahlan
16%
17%
15%
5) Yahya Sinwar
2%0%5%6) Mohamed Shetia
1%1%1%7) Hussein Sheikh
1%2%1%8) Other:
17%
17%
17%
9) No opinion / I don't know
Q41) Whom do you see as the most deserving of representing the Palestinian people today,
is it Hamas who controls the Gaza Strip or Fatah under Abbas leadership in the West
Bank?
54%
62%
43%
1) Hamas
13%9%18%2) Fatah
26%
19%
35%
3) None of them1%1%0%4) Others, specify: ----------6%8%4%5) DK/NA
Q42) Some people say that the Palestinian Authority has become a burden on thePalestinian people while others say that it is an accomplishment for the Palestinian people.
What do you think?
28%
24%
34%
1) The PA is an accomplishment for thePalestinian people
68%
72%
62%
2) The PA is a burden on the Palestinian people
4%4%3%3) DK/NA
Q43) Do you support or oppose the solution based on the establishment of a Palestinianstate alongside Israel, known as the two-state solution.
34%
33%
35%
1) Support
64%
65%
63%
2) Oppose
2%2%2%3) DK/NA
Q44) If the choice is left to you, which of the following solution you think the Palestinian
people should seek to achieve?
28%
26%
31%
1) An independent Palestinian state alongside
the state of Israel based on the 1967 borders
5%3%7%2) One state in which Palestinians and Jews
enjoy the same rights
2%1%4%3) A Palestinian-Israeli confederation
64%
69%
57%
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Q45) Some believe that the two-state solution, an independent Palestinian state alongside
the state of Israel, is no longer viable due to settlement expansion while others believe that
it is still viable today as settlements can be dismantled or evacuated when an agreement isreached. What do you think?
65%
61%
71%
1) The two-state solution is no longer viable
32%
36%
26%
2) The two-state solution remains viable today
3%3%3%3) DK/NA
Q46) 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?
33%
26%
44%
1) very low
33%
33%
34%
2) Low
25%30%
18%3) Medium7%10%3%4) High1%1%0%5) very high0%0%1%6) DK/NA
47) Under current conditions, do you support or oppose the following policy options?
(1) Joining more international organizations
18%
11%
28%
1) Strongly support
37%
32%
46%
2) support
29%
36%
20%
3) oppose
14%
19%
5%
4) Strongly oppose
2%3%
1%5) DK/NA(2) Abandon the two -state solution and demand the establishment of one state forPalestinians and Israelis
11%
3%
22%
1) Strongly support
18%
11%
29%
2) support
44%
50%
35%
3) oppose
26%
35%
13%
4) Strongly oppose
1%2%0%5) DK/NA(3) Resort to popular non-violent and unarmed resistance
9%
5%
16%
1) Strongly support
30%
26%
37%
2) support
39%
40%
37%
3) oppose
19%
26%
9%
4) Strongly oppose
2%4%1%5) DK/NA(4) Return to the armed intifada and confrontations
34%
35%
33%
1) Strongly support
35%
36%
35%
2) support
22%
20%
25%
3) oppose
6%7%6%4) Strongly oppose
3%3%2%5) DK/NA(5) Dissolve the Palestinian Authority
26%
23%
30%
1) Strongly support
32%
32%
33%
2) support
31%
32%
29%
3) oppose
9%9%8%4) Strongly oppose
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Q48) In your view, what is the best means of achieving Palestinian goals in ending theoccupation and building an independent state?
20%
18%
24%
1) Negotiations
13%
9%
19%
2) Peaceful popular resistance63%3%3) Armed action4) Other (specify: ------)

68%
5%

56%
1%

Q49) This year, settler terrorist acts against Palestinian towns and villages such as
Huwara, Turmus' Ayya and Um Safa escalated. Which of the following methods do you
think is the most effective in combating this terrorism and at the same time the mostviable?
1) The Israeli army should stop settlers’terrorism2) The Palestinian police forces should be
deployed in the targeted areas to provide
protection3) Armed groups should be formed by theresidents of the targeted areas to protect theirareas4) Unarmed groups should be formed by theresidents of the targeted areas to protect theirareas5) Others, specify
6) DK/NA
Q50) Which of the following political parties do you support?
0%1) PPP
1%2) PFLP
17%3) Fateh43%4) Hamas
0%5) DFLP
2%6) Islamic Jihad
0%7) Fida0%8) National inititiative (almubadara)
1%9) Independent Islamist

16%
15%

56%

8%

1%
3%
0%
1%
16%
44%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%

0%
2%
18%
42%
0%
5%
0%
0%
2%

10) Independent nationalist

6%

2%

13%

11) third way headed by salam feyyad12) none of the above13) others
14) DK/NA

0%
23%

0%
29%

0%
14%

1%
4%

1%
6%

2%
1%

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