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

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Dr. Khalil Shikaki or Walid
Ladadwehat the Palestinian Center for
Policy and Survey Research
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Polls
20 September 2022

Public Opinion Poll No (85)

While the domestic balance of power shifts a little in favor of
Fatah, about 70% express worry, in light of the attempt toassassinate Dr. Nasser al Sha’ir, that internal armed strife might
erupt at one point in the future, almost 90% do not trust thestatements by the PA government regarding the transfer toPalestinian banks of the salaries of laborers who work in Israel,
and about 80% oppose plans by the PA to cut down the size ofthe public sector employees; in Israeli-Palestinian relations,
support for the two-state solution and for the one-state solution
rises while support for armed attacks declines and support fornegotiations increases
13-17 September 2022
These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center
for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
between 13 and 17 September 2022. The period before the conduct of thepoll witnessed several developments including armed confrontation
between Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli army without theparticipation of Hamas, the visit of the US president Joe Biden to
Bethlehem and his meeting with president Abbas, the appointment of Yair
Lapid as a prime minister replacing Bennet and the setting of a date for
new Israeli elections, an announcement by the United Arab Emirates of $25
support to al Makasid Hospital in East Jerusalem, talk about opening theIsraeli Ramon airport to Palestinian travel, an Israeli decision to increase
the number of Gazan laborers working in Israel, an attempted
assassination against the former deputy prime minister in Hamas’
government, Dr. Nasser al Sha’ir, near Nablus, a PA announcement thatsalaries of Palestinian laborers working in Israel would be paid via
Palestinian banks, plans by the PA to reduce the number of employees
working in the public sector, and Abbas talk during his visit to Germany of
50 Holocausts. This press release addresses these issues and covers
other matters such as the general conditions in the Palestinian territories,
the peace process and future possible directions for Palestinians in theabsence of a viable peace process. Total size of the sample is 1270 adults
interviewed face to face in 127 randomly selected locations. Margin of error
is +/-3%.
For further details, contact PSR director, Dr. Khalil Shikaki, or Walid
Ladadweh at tel. 02-296 4933 or email pcpsr@pcpsr.org

Main Findings:

The results of the third quarter of 2022 show a limited change in thedomestic balance of power as the gap between Fatah and Hamas is
now two percentage points in favor of Fatah while, three months ago,
it was one point in favor of Hamas. Similarly, the gap in thepopularity of president Abbas vs. Ismail Haniyyeh has now narrowed to 15 percentage points infavor of Haniyyeh while, three months ago, it was 22 points in favor of Haniyyeh. It seems there
are two main reasons for this limited change: the disapproval of Hamas, especially in the West
Bank, regarding its non-involvement in the armed confrontation between Islamic Jihad and Israelin August and the rise of Abbas popularity, also especially in the West Bank, in light of the Israeli
and German criticism of his reference to the “Holocaust” when describing the Israeli massacres
against the Palestinians.
Among the findings on the domestic side, three in particular stand out and should raise an alarm:
1. There is a widespread worry among all Palestinian sectors, reaching about 70% in the West
Bank, who view the attempted assassination of Dr. Nasser al Sha’ir as an indication that aninternal armed strife might erupt in the West Bank when conditions are ripe, as happened in
the past in the Gaza Strip.
2. The narrative of the PA government, regarding the transfer of salary payments toPalestinian laborers who work in Israel, has no credibility among the public as the pollfinds only one in ten Palestinians trusting the PA statements regarding this matter while thevast majority stand with the laborers and sympathize with their fears.
3. There is a widespread rejection, reaching about 80%, of the PA government plans to cut
down the number of the public sector employees. In case the PA goes ahead with its plans,a large majority wants the cuts to take place in the security sector only which reveals
existing concerns among the public regarding the justification for having such a large
security sector to begin with.
On Israeli- Palestinian relations, support for the two-state solution and for the one-state solution
rises in this poll. It now resembles the support that existed about 6 months ago. This development
is accompanied, as expected, with a decline in the percentage of those who think the two-statesolution is no longer feasible due to settlement expansion. The findings also show a continued risein the positive view of the public regarding Palestinian-Israeli confidence building measures,reaching 70% for the first time, with an even greater appreciation of the measure in which a larger
number of work permits are issued by Israel for laborers from the Gaza Strip.
Perhaps because of the above, but also due to the negative public assessment of the last armed
confrontation between Islamic Jihad and Israel, the findings indicate a significant decline insupport for armed attacks or a return to an armed intifada and a significant rise in support forPalestinian-Israeli negotiations.

(1) Legislative and presidential elections:
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In presidential elections between president Abbas and Hamas leader Haniyyeh theformer receives 38% and the latter 53%
But in presidential elections between Marwan Barghouti and Haniyyeh, the former
receives 63% and the latter 33%
Satisfaction with president Abbas stands at 26% and dissatisfaction at 71% and 74%
demand Abbas' resignation
In parliamentary elections, Hamas receives 32% of the vote and Fatah 34%
27% believe that Hamas is most deserving to lead the Palestinian people while 26%
think Fatah under president Abbas is the most deserving

69% say they support the holding of presidential and legislative elections in the Palestinian
territories in the near future while 29% say they do not support that. Demand for elections stands at2

78% in the Gaza Strip and 63% in the West Bank. However, a majority of 57% believes nolegislative or legislative and presidential elections will take place soon.
If new presidential elections were held today and only two were nominated, Mahmoud Abbas andIsmail Haniyeh, only 46% would participate and from among those, Abbas would receive 38% andHaniyeh 53% of the votes (compared to 55% for Haniyeh and 33% for Abbas three months ago).
In the Gaza Strip, Abbas receives 37% of the votes and Haniyeh receives 59%. In the West Bank,
Abbas receives 40% and Haniyeh 46%. If the competition was between Marwan Barghouti andIsmail Haniyeh, participation would increase to 64% and from among those, Barghouti receives
63% and Haniyeh 33%. If the competition is between Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh andHaniyyeh, participation rate would decrease to 45% and from among those, the former receives
32% and the latter 60%.
If Abbas does not run for elections, the public prefers Marwan Barghouti to succeed him as thelargest percentage (41%) selected him in a closed-ended question, followed by Ismail Haniyyeh(17%), Mohammad Dahlan (5%), Yahya al Sinwar (4%), Mohammad Shtayyeh (3%), Hussein al
Sheikh (2%), and 22% said they do not know or have not decided.
Level of satisfaction with the performance of president Abbas stands at 26% and dissatisfaction at
71%. Level of satisfaction with Abbas stands at 26% in the West Bank and 26% in the Gaza Strip.
Satisfaction with the performance of Abbas three months ago stood at 23% and dissatisfaction at
73%. Moreover, a vast majority of 74% of the public want president Abbas to resign while only
23% want him to remain in office. Three months ago, 77% said they want Abbas to resign.
Demand for Abbas’ resignation stands at 73% in the West Bank and 77% in the Gaza Strip.
If new legislative elections were held today with the participation of all factions that participated in
the 2006 elections, 68% say they would participate. Of those who would participate, 32% say they
will vote for Hamas and 34% say they will vote for Fatah, 12% will vote for all other third parties
combined, and 22% are undecided. Three months ago, vote for Hamas stood at 36% and Fatah at
35%. Vote for Hamas in the Gaza Strip stands today at 44% (compared to 43% three months ago)and for Fatah at 29% (compared to 32% three months ago). In the West Bank, vote for Hamas
stands at 21% (compared to 30% three months ago) and Fatah at 38% (compared to 37% threemonths ago).
27% say Hamas is most deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people while 26%
think Fatah under president Abbas is the most deserving of representing and leading thePalestinians; 42% think neither side deserves such a role. Three months ago, 33% selected Hamas,
23% Fatah under Abbas, and 38% said neither side deserves such a role.

(2) Domestic conditions and satisfaction with the Shtayyeh government:
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Positive evaluation of conditions in the Gaza Strip stands at 7% and positive
evaluation of conditions in the West Bank stands at 25%; in the Gaza Strip, 29%
want to emigrate and in the West Bank, 23% want to emigrate
86% say there is corruption in the PA institutions and 73% say there is corruption in
the institutions under Hamas’ control in the Gaza Strip
57% say the PA has become a burden on the Palestinian people and 38% say it is an
asset
27% accuse the PA security services or armed men from Fatah of the responsibility
over the attempted assassination against Dr. Nasser al Sha’ir and 63% are worried
that this incident might signal possible future internal armed strife
79% are opposed to PA plans to reduce the size of the public sector
Only 12% trust PA statements regarding the transfer of salary payments of laborers,
who work inside Israel, to Palestinian banks3•73% believe the PA government is not doing enough to reduce prices

Positive evaluation of conditions in the Gaza Strip stands at 7% and positive evaluation of
conditions in the West Bank stands at 25%. Nonetheless, perception of safety and security in the
Gaza Strip stands at 76% and in the West Bank at 54%. Moreover, 25% of the public say theywant to emigrate due to political, security, and economic conditions. The percentage in the Gaza
Strip stands at 29% and in the West Bank at 23%. Three months ago, 26% of West Bankers
expressed a desire to emigrate and 27% of Gazans expressed the same desire.
Perception of corruption in PA institutions stands at 86%. When asked about institutions controlled
by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, 73% indicated that there is corruption in these institutions. Threemonths ago, 86% said there is corruption in PA institutions and 71% said there is corruption in
public institutions controlled by Hamas. On free speech, 39% of West Bankers think people in theWest Bank can criticize the PA without fear while 58% think they cannot. In the Gaza Strip, 46%
think people in the Strip can criticize Hamas’ authorities without fear and 54% think they cannot.
Moreover, in its assessment of the PA, a majority of the Palestinians (57%) views it as a burden on
the Palestinian people while 38% view it as an asset for the Palestinian people. Three months ago,
59% viewed the PA as a burden and 36% viewed it as an asset. On the reunification of the WestBank and the Gaza Strip, 25% are optimistic and 73% are pessimistic about the success ofreconciliation. Three months ago, optimism stood at 26%.
After more than three years since the formation of the Shtayyeh government, findings indicate
persistent pessimism. Responding to a question about expectations regarding the ability of the
Shtayyeh government to make progress in reconciliation and reunification, 74% expect failure;
only 21% expect success. When asked about the ability of the government to organize legislativeor legislative and presidential elections in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, 25% of the public
expect success and 69% expect failure. In another question about the ability of the new
government to improve economic conditions, a majority of 73% expects failure and 22% expects
success. But the majority is satisfied with the performance of the various actors involved in the
management of the Coronavirus crisis: 67% express satisfaction with the performance of the
security services deployed in their areas and 68% are satisfied with the performance of the ministryof health. Satisfaction with the performance of the prime minister in the management of thecoronavirus crisis stands at 49%. Three months ago, satisfaction with the prime minister’s
performance in the coronavirus crisis stood at 41%.
We asked the public about its expectations regarding the identity of the perpetrators of theattempted assassination against Dr. Nasser al Sha’ir near Nablus two months ago. The responses
did not indicate a clear trend but about 27% pointed the figure at the Palestinian security services
and Fatah: 14% said the security services and 13% said armed men from Fatah. Additionally,
about 14% said the assassination attempt came as a result of a struggle within al Najah university,where Dr. al Sha’ir works, while an identical percentage accused the Israeli army, 9% thought it
resulted from personal or family conflict, and 6% thought it resulted from conflict within Hamas.
A large majority of 63% is worried that this assassination attempt might lead to internal armed
confrontations when conditions are ripe as had happened in the past in the Gaza Strip; 28% saythey are not worried. The level of worry is higher in the West Bank than in the Gaza Strip, 69%
and 53% respectively. Worry is also higher in villages/towns (72%) compared to cities and refugee
camps (61% and 66% respectively), among the less educated (64%) compared to the moreeducated (60%), among the somewhat religious (67%) compared to the religious (59%) and amongsupporters of Fatah (69%) compared to supporters of Hamas (57%).
A majority of 61% is opposed the lawyers’ strike which was waged to protest the decisions of the
PA president to amend legislation affecting the judiciary; 26% stand in favor.
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An overwhelming majority of 79% says it opposes PA plans to cut down the size of the public
sector while only 19% say they are in favor. When asked about the sector whose size should be
cut, the majority (62%) selected the security sector, 15% selected education, 10% selected health,and 6% selected social affairs. The percentage of those who selected the security sector fordownsizing is higher in the West Bank (73%) compared to the Gaza Strip (46%), in villages/towns(68%) compared to refugee camps and cities (51% and 63% respectively), among men (67%)
compared to women (56%), among those whose age is 30 years of higher (64%) compared to those
whose age is less than 30 years (54%), among the less educated (68%) compared to the moreeducated (54%), among non-refugees (73%) compared to refugees (49%), and among supportersof Fatah (66%) compared to supporters of Hamas (55%).
The overwhelming majority (85%) expresses solidarity with Palestinian laborers who work in
Israel in rejecting the PA announcement that the salaries of these laborers will be paid to them via
Palestinian banks while only 12% say they trust the government assurances to the laborers that thismeasure will help protect their interests, allowing them to benefit from the banking services, andthat no new taxes will be imposed on those salaries. Trust in the PA assurances stands at 6% in theWest Bank and 22% in the Gaza Strip. Trust in PA assurances is also higher in refugee camps(25%) compared to cities and villages/towns (11% each), among refugees (16%) compared to nonrefugees (10%), among those who work in the public sector (23%) compared to those who work in
the private and non-governmental sector (12%), and among supporters of Fatah (24%) comparedto supporters of Hamas and third parties (14% each).
The vast majority (73%) says the Palestinian government is not doing enough to reduce prices,while 25% say it is doing so. We asked the public about the burden imposed on their households
due to the rise in prices and asked them to tell us which sector or sectors were the most affected:
48% selected the food sector; 27% selected energy such as electricity, solar, and gasoline, 14%
said rent, 6% said education, 3% said transportation, and 3% said health.
We asked the public about its viewership habits in the last three months. Findings indicate that al
Jazeera TV has the highest viewership, standing at 29%, followed by al Aqsa TV (11%), Maan,
Palestine Today TV, and Palestine TV (10% each), al Arabiya (4%), al Mayadeen (3%), and al
Manar (1%).

(3) Islamic Jihad-Israel armed confrontation:••

Only 12% think Islamic Jihad came out a winner in its last battle with Israel
50% think Hamas’ decision not to be directly involved in Islamic Jihad’s battle with
Israel was the right one and 37% think it was the wrong decision

The largest percentage (42%) thinks that neither Israel nor Islamic Jihad won the last armed
confrontations between the two sides last month. But 27% (33% in the Gaza Strip and 24% in theWest Bank) think Israel came out a winner while only 12% think Islamic Jihad came out a winner.
Surprisingly, 11% think Hamas, who did not participate in the confrontation, came out a winner.
The belief that Islamic Jihad won is higher in the West Bank (13%) compared to the Gaza Strip(11%), in cities and villages/towns (13% and 12% respectively) compared to refugee camps (8%),
among supporters of third parties (15%) compared to supporters of Hamas and Fatah (12% each).
Half of the public (50%) says that Hamas’ decision not to become directly involved in the armed
exchange between Islamic Jihad and the Israeli army was the correct decision while 37% say it
was the wrong decision. The view that Hamas did the right thing is more widespread in the Gaza
Strip (68%) compared to the West Bank (38%), in refugee camps and cities (54% and 53%
respectively) compared to villages/towns (35%), among men (54%) compared to women (47%),5

among the more educated (57%) compared to the less educated (47%), among refugees (59%)
compared to non-refugees (43%), among those who work in the public sector (58%) compared tothose who work in the private and non-governmental sector (50%), among the religious (57%)
compared to the somewhat religious and the non-religious (45% each), and among supporters ofHamas (74%) compared to supporters of Fatah and third parties (39% and 57% respectively).
But only 27% expect Hamas’ decision to lead to an improvement in economic conditions in the
Gaza Strip while the largest percentage (42%) thinks economic conditions will remain unchanged
and 22% think they will worsen. In the Gaza Strip, 34% expect conditions to improve while only
23% of West Bankers think that.
(4) Palestinian-Israeli Relations and the Peace process:• Support for the two-state solution rises from 28% to 37%• Support for a one-state solution with equal rights rises from 22% to 30%• Support for a return to armed confrontations and an armed intifada drops from 55%
to 48%• Support for negotiations rises from 22% to 30%• 69% look positively at confidence building measures• 41% are willing to travel via Ramon airport and 55% are unwilling• 42% support negotiations with Israel under Arab and international sponsorship and
56% are opposed• 58% are less optimistic about an improvement in Palestinian-Israeli relations after
the Biden visit to Bethlehem
Support for the concept of the two-state solution stands at 37% and opposition stands at 60%. No
description or details were provided for the concept. Three months ago, support for the concept
stood at 28%. When few details were added, such as “two states for two peoples” along the linesof 1967 with small and equal border modifications, support rose slightly to 38% and opposition
dropped to 57%. But a majority of 64% believes that the two-state solution is no longer practicalor feasible due to the expansion of Israeli settlements while 32% believe that the solution remains
practical. Moreover, 76% believe that the chances for the creation of a Palestinian state alongside
the state of Israel in the next five years are slim or nonexistence while 18% believe the chances tobe medium or high. Three months ago, only 70% said the two-state solution was no longer feasibleor practical due to settlement expansion.
Reflecting on the latest UN speech of president Abbas in which he described the situation on the
ground in the West Bank as “apartheid” and that the Palestinian people will demand equal rights in
one state for two peoples, 30% say that they are in favor of such one state solution while 67%
expressed opposition. Three months ago, support for Abbas’ position on the one-state solution
stood at 22%.
When asked about support for specific policy choices to break the current deadlock, 63%
supported joining more international organizations; 55% supported resort to non-violent resistance;
48% supported return to armed confrontations and intifada; 46% supported dissolving the PA; and23% supported abandoning the two-state solution and embracing a one state solution for
Palestinians and Israelis. Three months ago, 55% supported a return to armed confrontations andintifada; 47% supported dissolving the PA; and 23% supported abandoning the two-state solution
in favor of a one-state solution.
When asked about the most effective means of ending the Israeli occupation and building an
independent state, the public split into three groups: 41% chose armed struggle (50% in the Gaza

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Strip and 35% in the West Bank), 30% negotiations, and 24% popular resistance. Three months
ago, 50% chose armed struggle and 22% chose negotiations.
We asked the public about its views regarding Palestinian-Israeli confidence building measuresthat would improve living conditions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, such as approval offamily unification permits or making available to the PA additional financial resources. A majorityof 69% said it looks positively, while 27% said it looks negatively, at such measures. Threemonths ago, 65% of the public said it viewed these measures positively. A vast majority of 78%
looks positively at the Israeli decision to increase the number of laborers from the Gaza Strip who
work in Israel; only 20% look at that decision negatively.
We asked the public about its willingness to use the Israeli Ramon airport, located near Elate,instead of the Amman or Cairo airports: 41% expressed willingness to do so while a majority of
55% said it is not willing to do so. But when we asked the public if it looks positively or
negatively about the possibility of allowing Gaza residents to use that airport, the majority (58%)
said it looks at such a step positively and only 37% said it looks at it negatively. Willingness totravel via the Ramon airport is higher in the Gaza Strip (46%) compared to the West Bank (39%),
among those whose age is less than 30 years (48%) compared to those whose age is 30 years or
higher (40%), among the somewhat religious (45%) compared to the religious (36%), and amongsupporters of third parties and Fatah (59% and 52% respectively) compared to supporters ofHamas (24%).
Under current conditions, a majority of 68% opposes and 24% support an unconditional
resumption of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. But when asked about support and opposition tonegotiations with Israel under Arab and international sponsorship, 42% were in favor and 56%
against. Support for a return to negotiations with Israel under Arab and international sponsorship ishigher in refugee camps (57%) compared to villages/towns and cities (45% and 40% respectively),among those who work in the public sector (47%) compared to those who work in the private andnon-governmental sector (39%), among those with the lowest income (45%) compared to thosewith the highest income (36%), among the somewhat religious (44%) compared to the religious(40%), and among supporters of Fatah (65%) compared to supporters of Hamas and third parties(20% and 46% respectively).
Similarly, when asked about PA negotiations with the current Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid,
only 35% said they opposed such negotiations while 30% said they support negotiations with him
on a peace agreement and confidence building measures while 13% said they support negotiations
if restricted to a peace agreement and an identical percentage said they support negotiations with
him if restricted to confidence building measures. In other words, a total of 43% are in favor ofnegotiations with Lapid about a peace agreement and an identical percentage is in favor ofnegotiations with him about confidence building measures.
The largest percentage (36%) expects Netanyahu to win the upcoming Israeli elections and form
the next government while 21% expect Lapid to win the elections; 26% say neither will win.
61% are opposed, and 34% are supportive, of a return to dialogue with the US administration
under president Joe Biden. In light of the visit to Bethlehem by the US president Joe Biden, 53%
say they are less optimistic about the prospects for improvement in economic conditions after thevisit and the meeting with Abbas while only 16% express optimism and 26% say they are neither
optimistic nor pessimistic. Similarly, 53% are less optimistic that internal conditions, such asreconciliation or the holding of elections, will improve now after the visit by Biden; 17% are more
optimistic and 27% are neither optimistic nor pessimistic. Moreover, 58% are less optimistic that
Israeli-Palestinian relations, such as agreement on more confidence building measures or reduction
in settlement construction, will see improvement now after the Biden visit; only 13% are more
optimistic and 27% are neither optimistic nor pessimistic. Despite the overall lack of optimism,
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43% say they now, after the Biden visit, expect the US to increase its aid to the PA while 53% say
the do not expect that.
Two-thirds think it was right for Abbas to use the “Holocaust” in reference to Israeli massacres
against Palestinians during his visit to Germany; 26% think it was wrong for him to use that term.

(5) Support from the UAE to East Jerusalem hospital:• 61% think aid from the UAE to al Makasid Hospital helps the steadfastness of thePalestinians• But only 31% say they welcome aid to residents of East Jerusalem or the West Bankand the Gaza Strip from Arab countries that recently normalized relations with Israel
We asked about the support provided by the United Arab Emirates to al Makasid Hospital in East
Jerusalem: 61% said the support helps the steadfastness of the Palestinians while 36% said it does
not help. We then asked about expectations that other Arab countries, that recently normalized
relations with Israel, such as Bahrain and Morocco, would also provide similar support toPalestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank: a majority of 54% said it does not expect thatwhile 42% said they expect that.
We then asked the public if it welcomes or does not welcome support to Palestinians in East
Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip from these countries that recently normalized
relations with Israel: two thirds said the do not and 31% said they do. The percentage of those whowelcome aid from these Arab countries is higher in the Gaza Strip (33%) than in the West Bank(30%), in refugee camps (52%) compared to cities and villages/towns (29% and 32% respectively),among men (33%) compared to women (29%), among those whose age is below 30 years (35%)
compared to those whose age is 30 and above (30%), among the more educated (34%) comparedto the less educated (30%), among those with the highest income (35%) compared to those withthe lowest income (29%), among the somewhat religious (34%) compared to the religious (27%),
and among supporters of Fatah (46%) compared to supporters of Hamas and third parties (22% and
27% respectively).
(6) Most vital Palestinian goals and the main problems confronting Palestinians today:• 40% believe that the most vital goal for the Palestinians should be the ending of
Israeli occupation and the building of a Palestinian state• Poverty and unemployment followed by corruption are the two most important
problems confronting the Palestinians today while the largest percentage (32%) says
the Israeli occupation is the most pressing problem
40% believe that the first most vital Palestinian goal should be to end Israeli occupation in theareas occupied in 1967 and build a Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip with East
Jerusalem as its capital. By contrast, 32% believe the first most vital goal should be to obtain theright of return of refugees to their 1948 towns and villages, 17% believe that the first and mostvital goal should be to build a pious or moral individual and a religious society, one that applies all
Islamic teachings and 11% believes it should be to establish a democratic political system that
respects freedoms and rights of Palestinians.
In a question about the main problem confronting the Palestinians today, the largest percentage,
27% (28% in the Gaz Strip and 26% in the West Bank), said it is unemployment and poverty;
another 27% (13% in the Gaza Strip and 37% in the West Bank) said it is corruption in the PA;
24% (34% in the Gaza Strip and 17% in the West Bank) said it is the continued siege and blockade8

of the Gaza Strip; 11% said it is the continuation of the occupation and settlement construction;
8% (11% in the Gaza Strip and 6% in the West Bank) said it is the split between the West Bankand the Gaza Strip; and 4% said it is the weakness of the judiciary and the absence of liberties,
accountability and democracy.
When asked about the most pressing problem confronting the Palestinians today, the largest
percentage (36%) said it is the Israeli occupation, while 22% said it is corruption, 16% said it isunemployment, 13% said it is the split or division, and 9% said it is the internal violence.

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Public Opinion Poll No (85)13-17 September 2022

Total
west bank
Gaza Strip
Q00) From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watchedmost during the last two months?
4%3%6%1) al Arabia
29%
26%
33%
2) al Jazeera
10%
13%
5%
3) Palestine Today0%0%1%4) al Manar
10%
13%
6%
5) Palestine TV
11%
4%
21%
6)alaqsa
10%12%8%7) man(mix)3%3%4%
al myadeen
18%
22%
13%
10) Do not watch TV2%2%3%11) others
1%1%0%12) Do not have a dish1%1%0%13) DK/NA
Q01) In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in thePalestinian areas in Gaza Strip these days?
1%1%2%1) Very good
6%5%7%2) Good
12%11%15%3) so so
39%
48%
25%
4) Bad40%31%52%5) Very bad
2%4%0%6) DK/NA
Q02) In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in thePalestinian areas in the West Bank these days?
6%4%9%1) Very good
19%
16%
24%
2) Good29%29%28%3) so so
24%
31%
13%
4) Bad21%19%24%5) Very bad
1%1%1%6) DK/NA
Q03) Generally, do you see yourself as:
46%
39%
56%
1) Religious
51%
59%
39%
2) somewhat religious
3%2%5%3) not religious
0%0%0%4) DK/NA
Q04) Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions of the Palestinian
Authority?
86%
85%
87%
1) yes
9%
8%
11%
2) no
5%
7%
2%
3) DK-NA
Q05) What about the institutions controlled by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, do you
think that there is corruption in these Hamas-controlled institutions?
10Totalwest bank

73%

70%

Gaza Strip77%1) yes
14%
9%
21%
2) no
13%
21%
2%
3) DK-NA
Q06) In your view, can people in your area (under the PA in the West Bank/orunder Hamas in the Gaza Strip) today criticize the authority without fear?
42%
39%
46%
1) yes
56%
58%
54%
2) no
2%
3%
0%
3) DK-NA
Q07) Would you say that these days your security and safety, and that of yourfamily, is assured or not assured?
16%
6%
32%
1) Completely assured
46%
48%
44%
2) Assured
28%
35%
19%
3) Not assured
9%
12%
5%
4) Not assured at all0%0%0%5) DK/NA
Q08) Do current political, security, and economic conditions lead you to seek
emigration abroad?
11%
9%
14%
1) Certainly seek to emigrate
14%
14%
15%
2) Seek emigration
36%
38%
34%
3) Do not seek emigration
38%
39%
36%
4) Certainly do not seek emigration
0%0%0%5) DK/NA
Q09) Do you want the holding of general legislative and presidential elections soonin the Palestinian territories?
29%
22%
39%
1) Certainly yes
40%
41%
39%
2) YES
21%
26%
14%
3) NO
8%
8%
8%
4) Certainly no3%4%0%5)DK-NA
Q10) 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?
38%
40%
37%
1) Mahmoud Abbas
53%
46%
59%
2) Ismael Haniyyah
8%
14%
4%
4) DK/NA
Q11) And what if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti, Ismail
Haniyeh, and Mahmoud Abbas, to whom would you vote?
52%
65%
38%
1) Marwan Barghouti
32%
20%
46%
2) Ismael Haniyyah
12%
10%
15%
3. Mahmud Abbas
3%5%1%5) DK/NA
Q12) And what if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti from Fatah andIsmail Haniyeh from Hamas, to whom would you vote?

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63%

73%

Gaza Strip

2%

2%

1%

1%
34%

0%
38%

1%
28%

22%

29%

15%

52%
1) Marwan Barghouti
33%
21%
47%
2) Ismael Haniyyah
4%6%1%4) DK/NA
Q13) And what if the competition was between prime minister Mohammad
Shtayyeh from Fatah and Ismail Haniyeh from Hamas, to whom would you vote?
32%
33%
31%
1) Muhammad shteah
60%
54%
65%
2) Ismael Haniyyah
8%
13%
4%
4) DK/NA
Q15) If new elections agreed to by all factions are held today and the same lists thattook part in the last PLC elections were nominated, for whom would you vote?
1%0%1%1) alternative
4%3%6%2) independent Palestine
4%4%3%3) Abu Ali Mustafa
0%0%0%4) Abu al Abbas
1%1%0%5) freedom and social justice
32%
21%
44%
6) change and reform
0%0%0%7) national coalition for justice and democ
0%0%1%8) third way(headed by salam fayyad)9) freedom and independence
10) Palestinian justice11) Fateh12) none of the above/ DK/NA/ Do notrememberQ17) President Abbas has postponed the legislative elections that were scheduled
for the 22nd of May and the presidential elections that were scheduled for 31 Of
July. Do you think legislative or legislative and presidential elections will indeed
take place in the near future in Palestinian territories?
36%
37%
34%
1) yes
57%
52%
64%
2) no
7%
10%
2%
3) DK-NA
Q18) From among the following vital national goals, which in your view should thefirst most important one and which should be the second most important goal that
the Palestinian people should strive to achieve?
Q18-1) first goal -----------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 capital2( Obtain the right of return to refuges totheir 1948 towns and villages3( Establish a democratic political systemthat respects freedoms and rights ofPalestinians
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40%

45%

32%

32%

29%

36%

11%

8%

14%

4( Build a pious or moral individual and areligious society, one that applies all Islamicteachings
5) DK/NA
Q18-2) second goal ---------------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 capital2( Obtain the right of return to refuges totheir 1948 towns and villages

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17%

16%

17%

1%

2%

0%

23%

19%

28%

37%

42%

28%

20%
19%
23%
3( Establish a democratic political systemthat respects freedoms and rights ofPalestinians
18%
16%
20%
4( Build a pious or moral individual and areligious society, one that applies all Islamicteachings
2%4%0%5) DK/NA
Q19) The Palestinian society confronts today the following problems. Tell us, whatin your opinion, are the two main problems you want the Palestinian Authority andpolitical forces to address?
24%
17%
34%
1) the siege and blockade of the Gaza Strip2) the spread of corruption

27%

37%

13%

3) spread of unemployment and poverty

27%

26%

28%

4) continuation of occupation andsettlements

11%

11%

13%

5) the split between the West Bank and theGaza Strip

8%

6%

11%

3%
4%
3%
6) the weak judiciary, the absence ofliberties, and the absence of accountability
and democracy
7) DK/NA
Q20) Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of Mahmud Abbas
since his election as president of the PA?
5%3%7%1) very satisfied
21%
23%
19%
2) satisfied
34%
39%
26%
3) not satisfied
37%
30%
48%
4) not satisfied at all
3%5%1%5) DK/NA
Q21) If it is up to you, would you want to have Abbas resign or not resign?
38%
33%
46%
1) Certainly resign
36%
40%
31%
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18%

20%

Gaza Strip

16%3) Not resign
5%3%7%4) Certainly not resign
3%5%1%5) DK/NA
Q22) Now, after more than three years since the formation of a new Palestinian
government under prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, will the new government
succeed in pushing for reconciliation and reunification of the West Bank and theGaza Strip?
21%
18%
26%
1) yes
74%
76%
71%
2) no
5%
6%
3%
3) DK-NA
Q23) will the Shtayyeh government succeed in conducting legislative or legislativeand presidential elections?
25%
27%
23%
1) yes
69%
65%
76%
2) no
5%
8%
2%
3) DK-NA
Q24) will it succeed in improving economic conditions in the PA?
22%
20%
24%
1) yes
73%
73%
73%
2) no
5%
7%
4%
3) DK-NA
Q25) Are you satisfied or dissatisfied wit the performance of the following
Palestinian institutions and actors during the period of the spread of the Corona
virus?

Q25-1) prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh
49%
44%
57%
1) Satisfied
49%
52%
43%
2) Dissatisfied
3%4%0%3) DK/NAQ 25-2) the ministry of health
68%
62%
76%
1) Satisfied
31%
36%
24%
2) Dissatisfied
1%2%
0%3) DK/NA
25-3) the security services in your area
67%
61%
76%
1) Satisfied
30%
35%
22%
2) Dissatisfied
3%4%2%3) DK/NA
Q26) 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?
27%
21%
37%
1) Hamas
26%
27%
25%
2) Fatah
42%
47%
34%
3) None of them1%1%3%4) Others, specify: ----------4%6%1%5) DK/NA

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Q27) 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?
38%
37%
40%
1) The PA is an accomplishment for thePalestinian people
57%
57%
57%
2) The PA is a burden on the Palestinian
people5%6%3%3) DK/NA
Q28) Which of the following problems are the most pressing for the Palestinians
today?
36%35%
36%1) The occupation
9%
13%
3%
2) Internal violence
22%
29%
11%
3) Corruption
13%
5%
24%
4) Split
16%
13%
20%
5) Unemployment
1%1%1%6) Poor infrastructure2%2%1%7) Poor medical services
1%0%3%8) Others: specify --1%
1%
0%
DK/NA
Q29) What expectations do you have for the future of reconciliation? Will it
continue and succeed or will it fail leading to a return to the split?
5%2%9%1) Certainly succeed
20%
17%
24%
2) succeed
49%
55%
40%
3) fail24%22%26%4) Certainly fail3%4%2%5) DK/NA
Q30 President Abbas made a speech at the UN in which he described the evolving
conditions in the West Bank as a one state reality for the two peoples, thePalestinian and the Israeli and describe it as a reality of Apartheid. He emphasizedthat if the Israeli occupation is not ended, the Palestinians will demand equal rights
in one state for two peoples. Are you for or against this one state solution which thetwo sides enjoy equal rights?
30%
31%
28%
1) For67%65%70%2) Against
3%5%2%3) DK/NA
Q31) 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?
41%
45%
34%
1) Marwan Barghouti
17%
12%
25%
2) Ismail Haniyeh
3%2%5%3) Khaled Meshaal
5%2%
9%
4 Mohamed Dahlan
4%2%
7%
5 Yahya Sinwar
3%2%
4%
6 Mohamed Shetia
2%2%2%
7 Hussein Sheikh
3%4%3%8 8) Other:15

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22%

30%

Gaza Strip

1) Will lead to improvement of economic
conditions

27%

23%

34%

2) Economic conditions will stay as they are

42%

41%

44%

3) Economic conditions will worsen

22%

24%

19%

11%
9 9) No opinion / I don't know
Q32) Hamas did not take part in the battle between Islamic Jihad and Israel which
took place last month after Israel arrested one of Islamic Jihad leaders in the WestBank and the assassination of top military leaders for the movement in the Gaza
Strip. Do you view Hamas’ decision to refrain from joining the battle a correct or awrong decision?
50%
38%
68%
1) Correct
37%
44%
27%
2) Wrong
12%17%5%3) DK/NA
Q33) In your view, will this Hamas decision lead to an improvement of theeconomic conditions in the Gaza Strip or will these conditions remain as they are?

8%
12%
3%
4) DK/NA
Q34) In your view, who came out a winner in the last military confrontation
between Islamic Jihad and Israel?
42%
44%
38%
1) Neither
27%
24%
33%
2) Israel
12%
13%
11%
3) Islamic Jihad
11%
7%
16%
4) Hamas
8%13%2%5) DK/NA
Q34-1) About two months an attempted assassination targeting Dr. Nasser alSha’er, professor at al Najah University and a former deputy prime minister in thefirst Hamas government in 2006 took place near Nablus. Armed men shot him
while he was in his car causing moderate injuries. So far, no one has been accusedof carrying out the attack. In your view, who stands behind this attack?
9%8%9%1) Personal or family dispute2) Political conflict within al Najah
University

14%

16%

12%

3) Armed men from Fatah

13%

11%

18%

4) Political conflict within Hamas

6%

3%

9%

5) Elements in the PA security services

14%

10%

19%

6) The Israeli occupation army

14%

14%

15%

0%
0%
0%
7) Others (specify ….)
30%
37%
19%
8) DK/NA
Q34-2) Are you worried or not worried that this incident might be an indicator of
the potential for internal armed conflicts in the West Ban between various politicalfactions when time becomes ripe, as it happened in the past in the Gaza Strip?

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1) Yes, certainly worried

28%

34%

19%

2) Yes, somewhat worried

35%

35%

34%

3) No, not worried much

18%

15%

23%

4) No, not worried at all

10%

5%

17%

9%
11%
6%
5) DK/NA
Q35) People complain of rising prices, particularly those of fuel, wheat, animal
feed, and others. The Palestinian Authority says it is doing all it could to control the
prices. Do you feel that the PA is indeed doing that?
25%
17%
36%
1) Yes
73%
80%
62%
2) No
2%
2%
2%
3) DK-NA
Q36) The rise in prices during this year has added further burdens on thePalestinian citizens. Which of the following family expenditures have seen thehighest increases? (Respondents allowed to select more than one item)
48%
50%
44%
1) Food
14%14%14%2) Rent
26%29%23%3) Power, such as electricity solar, andgasoline
6%4%9%4) Education
3%2%
3%5) Transportation
3%1%6%6) HealthQ37) West Bank lawyers went on strike during the last few months in protest
against laws issued by presidential decisions affecting the work of the judiciary anddemanded the suspension of these laws. Are you in favor or against issuing laws
regarding the judiciary by presidential decisions?
26%
29%
23%
1) In favor
61%
55%
71%
2) Against
12%
17%
6%
3) DK/NA
Q38) There is talk these days within PA circles about plans to reduce the size of the
public sector employees in order to reduce the salary line item which currently
consumes the greatest share of the budget. The reduction will allow the government
to make full salary payment to its employees. Are you in favor or against reducing
the size of its public sector?
19%
19%
19%
1) In favor
79%
78%
80%
2) Against
3%3%2%3) DK/NA
Q39) If it is up to you to select the sector or ministry whose public sector you decideto cut, which sector or ministry would you select?
15%
6%
29%
1) Education
10%
8%
14%
2) Health
62%
73%
46%
3) Security
6%6%7%4) Social affairs

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1%5) Other (specify ……)
4%4%4%6) DK/NA
Q39-1 The Palestinian government says that the salary payment to laborers in
Israel via Palestinian banks contributes to the protection of the rights of thelaborers and in helping them benefit from the banking and financing services andthat no new taxes or fees will be imposed on the laborers’ salaries. Some of thelaborers however believe the opposite is true and are afraid that deductions in theirsalaries will be made by the PA. What do you think? Do you trust the statement of
the government or do you sympathize with concerns of the laborers?
12%
6%
22%
1) I trust the government statement2) I sympathize with the concerns of thelaborers

3%

4%

85%

90%

77%

3%
4%
1%
3) DK/NA
Q39-2 In a press conference in Germany, President Abbas stated in Arabic that
Israel has committed fifty massacres against the Palestinians and added in English“fifty Holocausts.” The use of the “Holocaust” in this context stirred a lot of anger
in Germany, Europe and Israel because the Holocaust led to the death of six million
Jews and therefore one should not use that term when referring to massacres
committed by Israel. What do you think? Was president Abbas right or wrong to
use that Holocaust term during an official visit to Germany when referring to thesuffering of Palestinians at the hands of Israelis?
66%
63%
71%
1) right
26%
26%
27%
2) wrong
8%11%2%3) DK/NA
Q40) In your view, how will economic conditions in your area (West Bank or Gaza
Strip) be in the next few (3-5) years compared to the situation today?
4%2%7%1) Much better
16%
14%
18%
2) Better
23%
17%
32%
3) Same as today
24%
27%
18%
4) A little worse than today
29%
34%
22%
5) Much worse than today
3%5%2%
6. DK/NA
1%0%1%7) Refused to answer
Q41) Do you support or oppose the solution based on the establishment of a
Palestinian state alongside Israel, known as the two-state solution?
37%
37%
38%
1) support
60%
59%
61%
2) oppose
3%3%1%3) DK/NA
Q42) Some believe that the two-state solution, an independent Palestinian statealongside the state of Israel, is no longer viable due to settlement expansion whileothers believe that it is still viable today as settlements can be dismantled or
evacuated when an agreement is reached. What do you think?
64%
61%
69%
1) The two-state solution is no longer viable182) The two-state solution remains viable
today

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32%

35%

28%

3%
4%
2%
3) DK/NA
Q43) 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?
43%
43%
44%
1) very low
33%
35%
30%
2) Low
18%17%21%3) Medium2%2%3%4) High
1%0%2%5) very high2%3%1%6) DK/NA
Q44) Under current conditions, do you support the return of the Palestinian side tonegotiations with Israel without prior conditions from either side?
24%
25%
24%
1) yes
68%
66%
71%
2) no
4%
5%
3%
3) I support return to negotiations but under acondition (specify: ……)
3%4%
1%4) DK-NA
Q46) Under current conditions, do you support or oppose the following policy
options?

Q46_2) Joining more international organizations
20%
15%
29%
1) Strongly support
43%
47%
39%
2) support
25%
27%
21%
3) oppose
8%6%11%4) Strongly oppose
3%5%0%5) DK/NA
Q46_3) Abandon the two -state solution and demand the establishment of one statefor Palestinians and Israelis
7%
6%
10%
1) Strongly support
16%
18%
13%
2) support
49%
54%
43%
3) oppose
24%
17%
34%
4) Strongly oppose
3%5%1%5) DK/NA
Q46_4) Resort to popular non-violent and unarmed resistance
11%
10%
13%
1) Strongly support
44%
44%
43%
2) support
33%
36%
30%
3) oppose
9%5%14%4) Strongly oppose
3%4%1%5) DK/NA
Q46_5 ) Return to the armed intifada and confrontations
18%
11%
28%
1) Strongly support
30%
27%
34%
2) support
35%
43%
24%
3) oppose
14%
15%
14%
4) Strongly oppose
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4%

Gaza Strip

0%5) DK/NA
Q46_6) Dissolve the Palestinian Authority
14%
11%
18%
1) Strongly support
32%
29%
37%
2) support
35%
41%
25%
3) oppose
15%
13%
17%
4) Strongly oppose
4%6%2%5) DK/NA
Q47) Do you support for oppose a return to dialogue with the US under the newadministration of Joe Biden?
34%
30%
40%
1) support
61%
63%
58%
2) oppose
5%6%2%3) DK/NA
Q48) There is talk these days about Palestinian-Israeli confidence building
measures to improve living conditions of Palestinians in the West Bank and theGaza Strip. Palestinian-Israeli meetings took place with the goal of reaching an
understanding of some of those measures such as family unification permits andmaking additional funds available to the PA. Do you view these measures positively
and worth supporting or negatively and worth opposing?
69%
68%
70%
1) Positively
27%
26%
29%
2) Negatively0%0%0%3) Other: specify
4%6%1%4) DK/NA
Q49) If you are able to travel via the Israeli Ramon airport instead of the Amman
or Cairo airports, would you do that?
21%
23%
19%
1) Certainly yes
20%
16%
27%
2) Yes, most likely
28%
27%
30%
3) I do not think so
27%
30%
22%
4) Certainly no3%4%2%5) DK/NA
Q50) Israel is currently talking about a possible increase in the number of work
permits for laborers from the Gaza Strip. Do you look positively or negatively tothe idea of increasing these work permits?
78%
78%
79%
1) Positively
20%
19%
21%
2) Negatively
2%3%1%3) DK/NA
Q51) Also, Israel is talking about the possibility of allowing Gazans to use theRamon airport, which is relatively close to Gaza, for air travel. Do you lookpositively or negatively to this step, if it happens?
58%
60%
55%
1) Positively
37%
33%
42%
2) Negatively
5%7%3%3) DK/NA
Q52) What is your view on resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of
two states for two peoples, in accordance with the 1967 borders with minor andequal border adjustments? Do you support or oppose this solution?
38%
36%
40%
1) support

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57%

58%

35%

33%

Gaza Strip

57%2) oppose
5%6%3%3) DK/NA
Q54) In your view, what is the best means of achieving Palestinian goals in ending
the occupation and building an independent state?
30%
32%
26%
1) Negotiations
24%
24%
23%
2) Peaceful popular resistance
41%
35%
50%
3) Armed action
5%
8%
1%
DK/NA
Q55) Do you support the return to peace negotiations with Israel under Arab andinternational sponsorship?
42%
41%
43%
1) yes
56%
56%
56%
2) no
3%
4%
1%
3) DK-NA
Q56) Yair Lapid from the centrist party, Yesh Atid (there is a future), is currently
the prime minister in Israel. Do you support a dialogue between the Palestinian
leadership and Mr. Lapid in order to reach new agreements on confidence building
measures, such as the issuing of more IDs, permits for laborers, and easing
movement and transportation or should the negotiations between the two sides be
restricted to reaching a permanent peace agreement or should they cover bothsubjects? Or should there be no negotiations at all?
13%
10%
17%
1) Yes to negotiations on confidence building
measures only
13%
14%
10%
2) Yes to negotiations on permanent peace
only
30%
30%
31%
3) Yes to negotiations on both subjects

4) No to negotiations on any subject

39%

9%
13%
3%
5) DK/NA
Q57) Israel will soon go to parliamentary elections in which former prime minister
Netanyahu will compete against the current prime minister Lapid. Whom do you
expect to win and form the next Israeli government?
36%
36%
35%
1) Netanyahu
21%
15%
28%
2) Lapid
26%
24%
29%
3) None18%24%8%3) NoneQ58) Now after the visit of president Biden to Bethlehem and his meeting withpresident Abbas. Are you more or less optimistic regarding the improvement ofPalestinian economic conditions next year?
16%
15%
19%
1) More optimistic
53%
59%
45%
2) Less optimistic
27%
23%
33%
3) Neither more nor less optimistic
3%3%3%4) DK/NA
Q59) And are you more or less optimistic regarding the improvement of domestic
Palestinian conditions in areas such as reconciliation or the holding of elections
next year?

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17%

17%

Gaza Strip

17%1) More optimistic
53%
58%
46%
2) Less optimistic
27%
22%
35%
3) Neither more nor less optimistic
3%4%2%4) DK/NA
Q60) And are you more or less optimistic regarding the improvement ofPalestinian-Israeli relations, such as obtaining more confidence building measuresor the reduction of settlement construction next year?
13%
11%
17%
1) More optimistic
58%
67%
44%
2) Less optimistic
26%
19%
37%
3) Neither more nor less optimistic
3%3%2%4) DK/NA
Q61) Now after the visit of president Biden to Bethlehem and his meeting withpresident Abbas, do you expect the US administration to increase its assistance tothe Palestinian Authority?
43%
41%
46%
1) Yes
53%
53%
52%
2) No
4%
6%
2%
3) DK-NA
Q62) The United Arab Emirates announced a contribution of 25 million dollars to
al Maqassed Hospital in East Jerusalem. Do you think this contribution helps thePalestinian citizens in their steadfastness on their land?
61%
64%
57%
1) Yes, it does contribute
36%
33%
41%
2) No, it does not contribute
3%3%2%3) DK/NA
Q63) Do you expect other Arab countries who recently normalized relations with
Israel, such as Bahrain and Morocco, to provide economic assistance to the citizens
in East Jerusalem or the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?
42%
43%
41%
1) Yes, I expect that
54%
53%
56%
2) No, I do not expect that
4%4%3%3) DK/NA
Q64) Would you welcome or not welcome the economic contribution to East
Jerusalem citizens or those in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip by Arab countries
that recently normalized relations with Israel?
8%
7%
10%
1) I certainly welcome it
23%
23%
23%
2) I welcome it
39%
43%
34%
3) I do not welcome it
27%
24%
31%
4) I certainly do not welcome it
3%3%2%5) DK/NA
Q65) Concerning armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel, I….
16%
8%
27%
1) Strongly support
29%
26%
35%
2) support
32%
39%
21%
3) oppose
18%
21%
14%
4) Strongly oppose
5%7%2%5) DK/NA
Q66) Which of the following political parties do you support?
0%0%0%1) PPP22

2) PFLP
3) Fateh4) Hamas
5) DFLP
6) Islamic Jihad
7) Fida8) National inititiative (almubadara)9) Independent Islamist
10) Independent nationalist
11) third way headed by salam feyyad

Totalwest bank

Gaza Strip

2%

2%

3%

27%
24%

28%
16%

25%
37%

0%
2%

0%
2%

0%
1%

1%
0%

1%
0%

0%
0%

1%
6%

1%
2%

1%
11%

0%

0%

1%

37%
48%
20%
12) none of the above0%0%0%13) others
Q67) If you use the internet to surf social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and various
groups or to access email, how many times do you normally do that?
57%
63%
49%
1) More than once a day
26%
21%
33%
2) daily3%2%4%3) between 2-5 times weekly4) once a week5) once a month6) other ------7) Does not apply—I have no email and do
not visit social sites

23

2%
1%

1%
1%

3%
1%

0%
10%

1%
11%

0%
10%