‫املركز الفلسطيين للبحوث السياسية واملسحية‬Palestinian Center for POLICY and SURVEY RESEARCH

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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
28 June 2022

Public Opinion Poll No (84)Significant drop in support for Fatah and its leadership and asimilar drop in support for the two-state solution and the one
democratic state accompanied by a rise in support for a return toarmed intifada and a majority support for the recent armed
attacks inside Israel; but about two-thirds view positively“confidence building” measures and the largest percentage ofWest Bankers is opposed to armed attacks
22-25 June 2022

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 and 25 June 2022. The period before theconduct of the poll witnessed several developments including several
armed attacks by Palestinians against Israelis inside Israel, the Israeli
army incursions into Jenin’s refugee camp, and the killing of al
Jazeera journalists Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli gunfire in one of theJenin incursions. Other developments included the organization of
the Flag March by the Israeli right wing inside the Old City of East
Jerusalem without ending up in an armed confrontation between
Hamas and Israel as many had expected. Internally, a student bodyassociated with Hamas was able to win the majority of seats in the
Birzeit University student council elections, President Abbas
transferred control of the secretariate of the Palestinian Legislative
Council to the Speaker of the PLO National Council, and assigned to
the PLO Executive Committee member from Fatah, Hussien al
Sheikh, the responsibilities of the Committee’s secretariate. Thispress 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 the absence of a
viable peace process. Total size of the sample is 1270 adults
interviewed face to face in 127 randomly selected locations. Marginof 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 second quarter of 2022 show a significant change
in the domestic balance of power in favor of Hamas and its
leadership only three months after Fatah had managed to restore
some of the popularity it had lost in the aftermath of the April 2021
cancellation of the legislative and presidential elections, the May
2021 war between Hamas and Israel, and the killing of the opposition
figure Nizar Banat at the hands of the Palestinian security services.

Today, Hamas and Fatah enjoy almost the same level of public support, with the gap narrowing to
one percentage point in favor of Hamas after it was six points in favor of Fatah in March 2022. It isnoticeable that the drop in Fatah’s popularity has occurred in both the West Bank and the Gaza
Strip, though the drop has been greater in the latter. Fatah’s declining popularity is evident in twoother ways. For one, the gap in popularity between the head of Fatah, President Abbas, and thehead of Hamas, Ismail Haniyyeh, has now reached 22 points in favor of Haniyyeh after it was only
16 points three months ago. Moreover, the demand for Abbas’ resignation, from the presidency of
the Palestinian Authority (PA), has risen to over three quarters while those still in favor of Abbas
have dwindled in size to less than one fifth of the public. Another indicator of Fatah’s decline canbe seen when looking at the widening gap between those who think Hamas is the more deservingof representing and leading the Palestinian people compared to those who think “Fatah underAbbas” is more deserving than Hamas. Today, the gap stands at 10 percentage points in favor of
Hamas compared to just two points in favor of Hamas three months ago.
Perhaps one of the main reasons behind the shift in the internal balance of power has been the riseof Hamas' role over the past few months in defending Jerusalem. Other reasons might have been
the release by the PA of those Preventive Security men accused of killing Nizar Banat on bail, or
because the vast majority of the public believes that the Palestinian government does not make aneffort to mitigate the consequences of the rise in prices, or the objection of the majority of the
public to President Abbas's internal decisions, such as the transfer of powers over the Secretariat of
the Palestinian Legislative Council to the Speaker of the PLO National Council or the appointmentof PLO Executive Committee member Hussein al-Sheikh to serve as the head of the Secretariat ofthat Committee,.
In Palestinian-Israeli relations, the results for the second quarter indicate a significant decline insupport for the two-state solution. The results show one of the likely reasons for the decline: asignificant increase in the belief that a two-state solution is no longer feasible or practical due tosettlement expansion, rising to 70%. But the findings also indicate a similar decline in support fora one-state solution with equal rights for Jews and Palestinians, indicating a hardening of public
attitudes similar to what we saw in mid-2021 in the aftermath of the Hamas-Israel war. Support fora return to an armed uprising is also rising to form a clear majority, reinforced by a broad support
for the recent shootings inside Israel by individual Palestinians who did not belong to known
forces and movements. However, there are significant differences in the attitudes of Gazans
compared to West Bankers, where the largest percentage of the latter remains opposed to armed
attacks.
Increased Palestinian-Israeli clashes over the past three months may have contributed to thisattitudinal shift regarding Palestinian-Israeli relations, starting with the Israeli Flag March, therepeated incursions into the Jenin camp, the killing of the very well-known and liked Al Jazeera
journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the crackdown by the Israeli police on the raising of the Palestinian
flag, and the frequent confrontations between the Israeli police and the Palestinian worshippers at
the Al-Aqsa Mosque; all might have led to a hardening of the Palestinian public attitudes.
However, it is worth noting that the percentage of those viewing positively the recent "confidencebuilding" measures between the PA and Israel has risen to about two-thirds. Moreover, despite therising tension over al Aqsa Mosque, the majority continues to view the Palestinian-Israeli conflictas a national conflict, over land and sovereignty, rather than a religious conflict.

(1) Legislative and presidential elections:• In presidential elections between Abbas and Haniyyeh, the former receives 33% of the
popular vote and the latter 55%

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In presidential elections between Marwan Barghouti and Haniyyeh, the former
receives 61% and the latter 34%
Satisfaction with the performance of President Abbas stands at 23% anddissatisfaction at 73%; 77% demand the resignation of Abbas
In parliamentary elections, Hamas receives 36% of the popular vote and Fatah 35%
33% say Hamas is more deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people
and only 23% say “Fatah under Abbas’ is more deserving

A majority of 71% supports the holding of presidential and legislative elections in the Palestinian
territories in the near future while 25% say they do not support that. Demand for elections stands at
80% in the Gaza Strip and 65% in the West Bank. However, a majority of 54% 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 49% would participate and from among those, Abbas would receive 33% andHaniyeh 55% of the votes (compared to 54% for Haniyeh and 38% for Abbas three months ago).
In the Gaza Strip, Abbas receives 35% of the votes and Haniyeh receives 62%. In the West Bank,
Abbas receives 31% and Haniyeh 50%. If the competition was between Marwan Barghouti andIsmail Haniyeh, participation would increase to 66% and from among those, Barghouti receives
61% and Haniyeh 34%. If the competition is between Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh andHaniyyeh, participation rate would decrease to 47% and from among those, the former receives
26% and the latter 61%.
If Abbas does not run for elections, the public prefers Marwan Barghouti to succeed him as thelargest percentage (30%) selected him in an open-ended question, followed by Ismail Haniyyeh(16%), Mohammad Dahlan (6%), Yahya al Sinwar (4%), and Hussein al Sheikh (3%), and 34%
said they do not know or have not decided. It is worth noting that this is the first time that al
Sheikh’s name has been mentioned by the respondents in an open-ended question. This means that
we will continue to ask about his standing as a successor in the next four quarterly poll. In an
closed ended questions about succession, Marwan Barghouti is preferred by 39%, Haniyyeh by
19%, Dahlan by 6%, Sinwar by 5%, Khalid Mishal by 2%, and Mustafa Barghouti and Salam
Fayyad by 1% each. Al Sheikh’s name was not among those listed in the closed ended question.
Level of satisfaction with the performance of president Abbas stands at 23% and dissatisfaction at
73%. Level of satisfaction with Abbas stands at 23% in the West Bank and 22% in the Gaza Strip.
Satisfaction with the performance of Abbas three months ago stood at 27% and dissatisfaction at
70%. Moreover, a vast majority of 77% of the public want president Abbas to resign while only
18% want him to remain in office. Three months ago, 73% said they want Abbas to resign.
Demand for Abbas’ resignation stands at 72% in the West Bank and 84% in the Gaza Strip.
If new legislative elections were held today with the participation of all factions that participated in
the 2006 elections, 69% say they would participate. Of those who would participate, 36% say they
will vote for Hamas and 35% say they will vote for Fatah, 7% will vote for all other third parties
combined, and 20% are undecided. Three months ago, vote for Hamas stood at 36% and Fatah at
42%. Vote for Hamas in the Gaza Strip stands today at 43% (compared to 47% three months ago)and for Fatah at 32% (compared to 37% three months ago). In the West Bank, vote for Hamas
stands at 30% (compared to 27% three months ago) and Fatah at 37% (compared to 47% threemonths ago).
The largest percentage (33%) says Hamas is most deserving of representing and leading thePalestinian people while 23% think Fatah under president Abbas is the most deserving ofrepresenting and leading the Palestinians; 38% think neither side deserves such a role. Three3months ago, 31% selected Hamas, 29% Fatah under Abbas, and 33% said neither side deserves
such a role.
(2) Domestic conditions and satisfaction with the Shtayyeh government:• 57% are opposed to Abbas’ decision to transfer the responsibility over the PLC’s
secretariate to the Speaker of PLO National Council; 61% are opposed to Abbas’
decision to appoint Hussein al Sheikh as the Secretary General of the PLO Executive
Committee• 59% believe the electoral victory of Hamas’ student body at Birzeit University is anexpression of protest against the performance of the PA• 79% say the PA is not doing enough to mitigate the consequences of high prices• 26% want to emigrate from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip• 86% believe there is corruption in the PA• 59% believe the PA has now become a burden on the Palestinian people while 36%
view it as an asset• Only one quarter is optimistic about the future of reconciliation• A large majority does not expect the Shtayyeh government to succeed in unifying theWest Bank and the Gaza Strip, the holding of general elections, or the improvementof economic conditions
A majority of 57% is opposed to President Abbas’ decision to transfer the responsibility over the
Secretariate of the Palestinian Legislative Council to the Speaker of the PLO National Council;
only 27% support Abbas’ decision. The opposition the president’s decision is higher in the Gaza
Strip (62%) compared to the West Bank (54%), among the holders of BA degree (64%) comparedto the illiterates (36%), and among supporters of Hamas and third parties (73% and 83%
respectively) compared to supporters of Fatah (36%).
Similarly, a majority of 61% are opposed to Abbas’ decision to ask the PLO’s Executive
Committee member from Fatah, Husein al Sheikh, to assume the responsibility over thesecretariate of that Committee; only 23% support Abbas’ decision.
In explaining the reasons for the electoral victory of the Hamas-affiliated student body at Birzeit
University, the majority (59%) attributed it to students’ dissatisfaction with the performance of the
PA while about one third (32%) said the victory came as a result in a shift in public opinion infavor of Hamas. The belief that there is a shift in public attitudes in favor of Hamas is higher in the
Gaza strip (41%) compared to the West Bank (26%), among the youth between the ages of 18 and
22 (37%) compared to those whose age is 50 years or higher (33%), among refugees (36%)
compared to non-refugees (29%), among merchants and students (47% and 40% respectively)
compared to laborers and housewives (25% and 32% respectively), among those who work in the
public sector (38%) compared to those who work in the private sector (32%), among the lowest
income group (38%) compared to the highest income group (34%), among the religious (40%)
compared to the somewhat religious and the not religious (27% and 17% respectively), and amongsupporters of Hamas (61%) compared to supporters of Fatah and third parties (22% and 16%
respectively).
The majority (57%) of the public says it was supportive of the teachers’ strike who were
demanding better representational and associational rights from the government and led to a partial
halt to the educational process in public schools; 31% say they were opposed. Support for the
strike is higher in the West Bank compared to the Gaza Strip, 63% and 48% respectively.
Positive evaluation of conditions in the Gaza Strip stands at 8% and positive evaluation of
conditions in the West Bank stands at 26%. Nonetheless, perception of safety and security in the
4Gaza Strip stands at 74% and in the West Bank at 48%. The vast majority (79%) says thePalestinian government is not doing enough to reduce prices, while 18% say it is doing so.
26% of the public say they want to emigrate due to political, security, and economic conditions.
The percentage in the Gaza Strip stands at 27% and in the West Bank at 26%. Three months ago,
20% of West Bankers expressed a desire to emigrate and 37% of Gazans expressed the samedesire.
Perception of corruption in PA institutions stands at 86%. When asked about institutions controlled
by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, 71% indicated that there is corruption in these institutions. Threemonths ago, 84% said there is corruption in PA institutions and 69% said there is corruption in
public institutions controlled by Hamas.
42% of West Bankers think people in the West Bank can criticize the PA without fear while 54%
think they cannot. In the Gaza Strip, 38% think people in the Strip can criticize Hamas’ authorities
without fear and 62% think they cannot.
In its assessment of the PA, a majority of the Palestinians (59%) views it as a burden on thePalestinian people while 36% view it as an asset for the Palestinian people. Three months ago,
55% viewed the PA as a burden and 39% viewed it as an asset.
26% are optimistic and 70% are pessimistic about the success of reconciliation. Three months ago,
optimism stood at 28%.
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, 73% 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, 23% 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 75% expects failure and 19% expects
success.
The majority is satisfied with the performance of the various actors involved in the management of
the Coronavirus crisis: 63% express satisfaction with the performance of the security services
deployed in their areas and 63% are satisfied with the performance of the ministry of health.
However, satisfaction with the performance of the prime minister in the management of thecoronavirus crisis stands at 41%. Three months ago, satisfaction with the prime minister’s
performance in the coronavirus crisis stood at 46%.
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 36%, followed by al Aqsa TV and Palestine TV(11% each), Palestine TV (10%), Maan (6%), al Arabiya (3%), al Mayadeen (2%), and al Manar(1%).

(3) Palestinian-Israeli Relations and the Peace process:• Support for the two-state solution declines from 40% to 28%• Support for the one-state with equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis declines from
32% to 22%• 55% support a return to confrontations and armed intifada and 47% support
dissolving the PA• 59% view armed attacks against Israelis inside Israel as serving the national interestin ending the occupation and 56% support these attacks• 65% view positively Palestinian-Israeli confidence building measures
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78% think the versus of the Quran contain a prophecy regarding the demise of thestate of Israel; but 63% do not believe that this demise will take place in the year 2022
A semi consensus that the killing of the journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was a deliberateassassination
A majority of 53% believes the Palestinian-Israeli conflict remains national, over landand sovereignty and 45% believe it has become a religious conflict
Half of the public welcomes the resumption of US aid to the PA

Support for the concept of the two-state solution stands at 28% and opposition stands at 69%. No
description or details were provided for the concept. Three months ago, support for the concept
stood at 40%. A majority of 70% believes that the two-state solution is no longer practical or
feasible due to the expansion of Israeli settlements while 27% believe that the solution remains
practical. Moreover, 77% 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 19% believe the chances tobe medium or high. Three months ago, only 60% 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, only 22% say that they are in favor of such one state solution while 75%
expressed opposition. Three months ago, support for Abbas’ position on the one-state solution
stood at 32%.
When asked about support for specific policy choices to break the current deadlock, 56%
supported joining more international organizations; 48% supported resort to non-violent resistance;
55% supported return to armed confrontations and intifada; 47% supported dissolving the PA; and23% supported abandoning the two-state solution and embracing a one state solution for
Palestinians and Israelis. Three months ago, 51% supported a return to armed confrontations andintifada; 49% supported dissolving the PA; and 32% supported abandoning the two-state solution
in favor of a one-state solution.
A majority of 59% says that the armed attack inside Israel carried out by Palestinians unaffiliatedwith known armed groups contributes to the national interest of ending the occupation; 37%
believe the armed attacks do not contribute to the national interest. The belief that armed attacks
contribute to the national interest is more widespread in the Gaza Strip (77%) compared to theWest Bank (46%), in cities and refugee camps (59% respectively) compared to villages/towns(50%), among the youth between the ages of 18 and 22 years (69%) compared to those whose age
is 50 years or older (57%), among refugees (68%) compared to non-refugees (51%), among
students (66%) compared to professionals (51%), among those who work in the public sector(70%) compared to those who work in the private sector (55%), among the lowest income group(71%) compared to the highest income group (55%), and among supporters of Hamas (86%)
compared to supporters of Fatah and third powers (51% and 55% respectively).
Similarly, a majority of 56% (73% in the Gaza Strip and 44% in the West Bank) supports armed
attacks similar to those carried out lately by unaffiliated Palestinians against Israelis inside Israel;
39% (26% in the Gaza Strip and 48% in the West Bank) say they are opposed to such armed
attacks.
A majority of 56% expects the acts of armed resistance in the Jenin refugee camp to spread toother parts of the West Bank. However, a large minority of 41% expects the acts of armed
resistance to remain restricted to the Jenin camp.
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 of6

family unification permits or making available to the PA additional financial resources. A majorityof 65% said it looks positively, while 30% said it looks negatively, at such measures. Threemonths ago, 63% of the public said it viewed these measures positively.
When asked about the most effective means of ending the Israeli occupation and building an
independent state, the public split into three groups: 50% chose armed struggle (62% in the Gaza
Strip and 43% in the West Bank), 22% negotiations, and 21% popular resistance. Three months
ago, 44% chose armed struggle and 25% chose negotiations.
Under current conditions, a majority of 69% opposes and 22% support an unconditional
resumption of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.
65% are opposed, and 29% are supportive, of a return to dialogue with the new US administration
under president Joe Biden.
The vast majority (78%) believes the Qur'an contains a prophecy on the demise of the State ofIsrael, while 17% say it does not. However, the majority (63%) does not believe the assessment,
stated by few Qur'anic scholars, that verses in the Qur'an predict the exact year of the demise of
Israel and that it is the year 2022; 25% say they believe it.
When asked why they think Hamas did not launch rockets against Israel on the day of the Flag
March throughout East Jerusalem, the largest percentage (35%) said that the movement did notwant to be dragged into a battle it was not prepared for; one third said that Hamas was willing tocomply with the advice and mediation of Arab and international actors. Only 13% said it wasafraid of the Israeli reaction against it and the Gaza Strip. One tenth (11%) said that Hamas did notthreaten to launch rockets against Israel if he Flag March took place in the Old City of East
Jerusalem. The belief that Hamas did not want to be dragged into a battle it was not prepared for ismore widespread in the Gaza Strip (47%) compared to the West Bank (28%), in refugee camps(43%) compared to villages and cities (30% and 35% respectively), among women (37%)
compared to men (33%), among the youth between the ages of 18 and 22 years (44%) compared tothose whose age is 50 and above (31%), among the holders of BA degree (38%) compared to theilliterates (19%), among students (39%) compared to employees and laborers (33% each), among
the lowest income group (44%) compared to the highest income group (29%), among the religious(37%) compared to the somewhat religious and the not religious (34% and 28% respectively), andamong supporters of Hamas (48%) compared to supporters of Fatah and third parties (28% and
31% respectively).
The largest percentage (40%) believes that Hamas’ unwillingness to launch rockets against Israel
during the Flag March will encourage Israeli to take more measures against Jerusalem and al Aqsa
Mosque. By contrast, 26% said that Hamas’ decision will deter Israel in the future, and 28% said it
will neither encourage nor deter Israel.
A consensus is emerging regarding the killing of the al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh: 92%
believe Israel has deliberately sought to kill her while only 5% think the killing by the Israeli army
was accidental.
A majority of 61% believes that the reasons the Israeli police attacked the funeral procession of
Abu Akleh in Jerusalem had to do with the fac that the funeral demonstrated the unity of thePalestinians, Muslims and Christians alike. On the other hand, one third thinks that the police
attack was prompted by the raising of the Palestinian flag during the funeral.
When asked why Israel insists on preventing the raising of the Palestinian flag in Jerusalem andother occupied territories and in areas inside Israel, the public was split evenly, 49% said thereason has to do with Israeli rejection of the Palestinian national identity while an identicalpercentage said it has to do with Israeli fear of the Palestinian national identity.

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A majority of 53% (56% in the West Bank and 48% in the Gaza Strip) says that despite therepeated incidents of attacks by the Israeli police against Palestinian worshipers at al Aqsa
Mosque, the conflict remains first and foremost over land and sovereignty while 45% say the
conflict has now become first and foremost a religious one. The percentage of those who believe
the conflict has now become religious is higher in the Gaza Strip (51%) compared to the WestBank (41%), in cities and refugee camps (46% and 45% respectively) compared to villages/towns(39%), among the illiterates (58%) compared to the holders of BA degree (45%), among those whowork in the private sector (50%) compared to those who work in the public sector (42%), among
the highest income group (51%) compared to the lowest income group (43%), among the religious(50%) compared to the somewhat religious and the not religious (42% and 41% respectively), andamong supporters of Hamas (58%) compared to supporters of Fatah and third parties (39% and
41% respectively).
We asked the public about the expectations that the US aid to the PA will soon resume and asked ifthey welcome or do not welcome aid resumption. The public is evenly split on US aid: 48%
welcome it and 49% do not. It is worth noting that Gazans are more likely to welcome US aid, by
59%, while the percentage drops to 40% in the West Bank. The percentage of those welcoming
the resumption of US aid is higher in the Gaza Strip (59%) compared to the West Bank (40%), in
cities and refugee camps (49%) compared to villages/towns (41%), among refugees (53%)
compared to non-refugees (44%), among employees and professionals (57% and 55%
respectively) compared to farmers and merchants (33% and 36%), among those who work in the
public sector (70%) compared to those who work in the private sector (43%), among the highest
income group (57%) compared to the lowest income group (52%), and among supporters of Fatah(64%) compared to supporters of Hamas and third parties (44% and 48% respectively).

(4) The war between Russia and Ukraine:• 42% blame Russia for starting the war in Ukraine and 35% blame the Ukraine• Three quarters want the PA to remain neutral in the conflict between Russia and the
Ukraine
The largest percentage of the public (42%) blames Russia for starting the war with Ukraine while
35% blame Ukraine. An overwhelming majority (75%) wants the PA to stay neutral in the conflictin the Ukraine while 14% believe the PA should stand with Russia and 6% think it should standwith Ukraine. A majority of 43% says it is worried that the Russian-Ukraine war might expand toinclude other counties; 53% are not worried. Three months ago, the percentage of those expressing
worry that the war would expand stood at 54%.
(5) Most vital Palestinian goals and the main problems confronting Palestinians today:• 45% believe the ending of occupation to the 1967 lines and the establishment of a
Palestinian state should be the top priority of the Palestinian people• Unemployment and poverty followed by corruption are the two most important
problems confronting the Palestinian society today; but the largest percentage (32%)
view the ending of the Israeli occupation as the most urgent problem.
45% 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, 12% believe that the first and mostvital goal should be to build a pious or moral individual and a religious society, one that applies all8Islamic teachings and 9% 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,
26% (29% in the Gaz Strip and 23% in the West Bank), said it is unemployment and poverty; 25%(13% in the Gaza Strip and 32% in the West Bank) said it is corruption in the PA; 17% (24% in the
Gaza Strip and 12% in the West Bank) said it is the continued siege and blockade of the Gaza
Strip; 16% said it is the continuation of the occupation and settlement construction; 13% (17% in
the Gaza Strip and 11% in the West Bank) said it is the split between the West Bank and 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 (32%) said it is the Israeli occupation, while 23% said it is corruption, 17% said it isunemployment, 16% said it is the split or division, and 8% said it is the internal violence.

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Public Opinion Poll No (84)22-25 June 2022

Total
west bank
Gaza Strip00 ) From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched mostduring the last two months?
1) al Arabia
3%3%3%2) al Jazeera
36%
36%
35%
3) Palestine Today
11%
11%
10%
4) al Manar
1%1%1%5) Palestine TV
10%
12%
7%
6)alaqsa
11%3%22%7) man(mix)6%8%3%
al myadeen
2%3%1%10) Do not watch TV
17%
19%
14%
11) others
1%1%1%12) Do not have a dish
1%1%1%13) DK/NA
1%2%0%Q01) In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in thePalestinian areas in Gaza Strip these days?
1) Very good
1%2%1%2) Good7%7%8%3) so so
12%
12%
13%
4) Bad32%39%20%5) Very bad
44%
35%
58%
6) DK/NA3%5%0%Q02) In general, how would you describe conditions of the Palestinians in thePalestinian areas in the West Bank these days?
1) Very good
8%
2%
16%
2) Good18%12%26%3) so so
22%
22%
22%
4) Bad28%32%22%5) Very bad
23%
30%
14%
6) DK/NA1%2%1%Q03) Generally, do you see yourself as:1) Religious
40%
37%
44%
2) somewhat religious
56%
60%
51%
3) not religious
4%3%5%4) DK/NA0%0%0%Q04) Do you think that there is corruption in PA institutions of the Palestinian
Authority?
1) yes
86%
85%
87%
2) no
8%
6%
10%
3) DK-NA7%9%3%Q05) What about the institutions controlled by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, do you
think that there is corruption in these Hamas-controlled institutions?
1) yes
71%
66%
77%
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Gaza Strip
2) no
14%
11%
19%
3) DK-NA15%23%3%Q06) In your view, can people in your area (under the PA in the West Bank/or underHamas in the Gaza Strip) today criticize the authority without fear?
1) yes
41%
42%
38%
2) no
57%
54%
62%
3) DK-NA3%4%0%Q07) Would you say that these days your security and safety, and that of yourfamily, is assured or not assured?
1) Completely assured
12%
5%
22%
2) Assured
46%
43%
52%
3) Not assured
29%
35%
21%
4) Not assured at all
12%
17%
5%
5) DK/NA0%1%0%Q08) Do current political, security, and economic conditions lead you to seek
emigration abroad?
1) Certainly seek to emigrate
10%
10%
11%
2) Seek emigration
16%
16%
16%
3) Do not seek emigration
39%
35%
45%
4) Certainly do not seek emigration
35%
39%
28%
5) DK/NA0%1%0%Q09) Do you want the holding of general legislative and presidential elections soon in
the Palestinian territories?
1) Certainly yes
29%
26%
35%
2) YES
42%
39%
45%
3) NO
20%
22%
16%
4) Certainly no5%6%4%5) DK-NA4%7%0%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?
1) Mahmoud Abbas
33%
31%
35%
2) Ismael Haniyyah
55%
50%
62%
4) DK/NA
12%20%3%Q11) And what if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti, Ismail Haniyeh,and Mahmoud Abbas, to whom would you vote?
1) Marwan Barghouti
52%
61%
41%
2) Ismael Haniyyah
32%
24%
43%
3. Mahmud Abbas
11%
8%
15%
5) DK/NA5%8%2%Q12) And what if the competition was between Marwan Barghouti from Fatah andIsmail Haniyeh from Hamas, to whom would you vote?
1) Marwan Barghouti
61%
66%
53%
2) Ismael Haniyyah
34%
25%
46%
4) DK/NA5%8%1%Q13) And what if the competition was between prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh
from Fatah and Ismail Haniyeh from Hamas, to whom would you vote?
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1) Muhammad shteah
26%
24%
28%
2) Ismael Haniyyah
61%
57%
66%
4) DK/NA
14%20%
6%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) alternative2%4%1%2) independent Palestine
4%2%7%3) Abu Ali Mustafa
1%1%1%4) Abu al Abbas0%0%0%5) freedom and social justice0%1%0%6) change and reform
36%
30%
43%
7) national coalition for justice and0%0%0%Democracy8) third way(headed by salam0%0%0%fayyad)9) freedom and independence0%1%0%10) Palestinian justice0%0%0%11) Fateh
35%
37%
32%
12) none of the above/ DK/NA/ Do
20%
25%
15%
not remember
Q16) 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?
Open-ended question: -----------------------------------1) Ismail Haniyeh
16%
11%
23%
2) Yahya al Sinwar
4%2%8%3) Hussein al Sheikh
3%1%5%4) Khalid Mishal
1%0%3%5) Mohammad Dahlan
6%
1%
13%
6) Mohamed Shtayyeh
1%1%1%7) Marwan Barghouti
30%
30%
30%
8) other
5%4%6%9) DK\NA
34%
49%
11%
Q17) President Abbas has postponed the legislative elections that were scheduled forthe 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 placein the near future in Palestinian territories?
1) yes
39%
40%
38%
2) no
54%
50%
60%
3) DK-NA7%
11%2%
Q18-1) first goal -----------1) Israeli withdrawal to the 1967
45%
46%
45%
borders and the establishment of a
Palestinian state in the West Bankand the Gaza Strip with East
Jerusalem as its capital2) Obtain the right of return to
32%
31%
32%
refuges to their 1948 towns andvillages12

Total9%west bank
8%

Gaza Strip
10%3) Establish a democratic politicalsystem that respects freedoms andrights of Palestinians
4) Build a pious or moral individual
12%
11%
13%
and a religious society, one thatapplies all Islamic teachings
5) DK/NA2%
3%0%
Q18-2) second goal -----------1) Israeli withdrawal to the 1967
21%
23%
18%
borders and the establishment of a
Palestinian state in the West Bankand the Gaza Strip with East
Jerusalem as its capital2) Obtain the right of return to
39%
38%
39%
refuges to their 1948 towns andvillages
3) Establish a democratic political
19%
17%
22%
system that respects freedoms andrights of Palestinians
4) Build a pious or moral individual
19%
19%
21%
and a religious society, one thatapplies all Islamic teachings
5) DK/NA2%4%0%Q19) The Palestinian society confronts today the following problems. Tell us, what inyour opinion, are the two main problems you want the Palestinian Authority andpolitical forces to address?
1) the siege and blockade of the Gaza
17%
12%
24%
Strip
2) the spread of corruption
25%
32%
13%
3) spread of unemployment and
26%
23%
29%
poverty4) continuation of occupation and
16%
17%
14%
settlements5) the split between the West Bank
13%
11%
17%
and the Gaza Strip6) the weak judiciary, the absence of
4%
5%2%
liberties, and the absence ofaccountability and democracy
Q20) Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the performance of Mahmud Abbas since
his election as president of the PA?
1) very satisfied
5%2%8%2) satisfied
18%
21%
14%
3) not satisfied
33%
38%
26%
4) not satisfied at all
40%
32%
51%
5) DK/NA
4%6%1%Q21) If it is up to you, would you want to have Abbas resign or not resign?
1) Certainly resign
42%
37%
50%
2) Resign
35%
35%
34%
3) Not resign

14%
13

16%

11%

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4) Certainly not resign
4%3%5%5) DK/NA5%8%1%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?
1) yes
21%
19%
23%
2) no
73%
72%
74%
3) DK-NA7%9%3%Q23) will the Shtayyeh government succeed in conducting legislative or legislativeand presidential elections?
1) yes
23%
26%
18%
2) no
69%
63%
80%
3) DK-NA8%11%3%Q24) will it succeed in improving economic conditions in the PA?
1) yes
19%
17%
22%
2) no
75%
76%
75%
3) DK-NA5%7%3%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?
25-1 prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh1) Satisfied
41%
39%
44%
2) Dissatisfied
55%
56%
54%
3) DK/NA4%
5%1%
25-2 the ministry of health1) Satisfied
63%
55%
74%
2) Dissatisfied
34%
41%
25%
3) DK/NA3%
4%
1%
25-3 the security services in yourarea
1) Satisfied
63%
54%
76%
2) Dissatisfied
34%
42%
23%
3) DK/NA3%5%1%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?
1) Hamas
33%
28%
39%
2) Fatah
23%
22%
25%
3) None of them
38%
41%
35%
4) Others, specify: ----------1%
1%
0%5) DK/NA5%7%2%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?
1) The PA is an accomplishment for
36%
33%
39%
the Palestinian people

14

Total59%

west bank60%

Gaza Strip
59%2) The PA is a burden on thePalestinian people
3) DK/NA5%7%1%Q28) Which of the following problems are the most pressing for the Palestinians
today?
1) The occupation
32%
36%
26%
2) Internal violence
8%
11%
4%
3) Corruption
23%
31%
13%
4) Split16%7%28%5) Unemployment
17%
10%
27%
6) Poor infrastructure1%1%0%7) Poor medical services
1%1%1%8) Others: specify --1%0%
1%9) DK/NA1%2%0%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?
1) Certainly succeed
5%2%9%2) succeed
21%
19%
25%
3) fail
43%44%41%4) Certainly fail
27%
29%
25%
4) DK/NA4%6%1%
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, the Palestinianand the Israeli and describe it as a reality of Apartheid. He emphasized that if theIsraeli 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 the two sides
enjoy equal rights?
1) For22%23%20%2) Against
75%
71%
79%
3) DK/NA
4%6%1%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?
1) Marwan Barghouti
39%
44%
32%
2) Ismail Haniyeh
19%
15%
25%
3) Mustafa Barghouti
1%1%1%4) Khalid Mishal
2%1%4%5) Salam Fayyad
1%1%2%6) Mohammad Dahlan
6%
1%
13%
7) ALSENOAR
5%4%7%8) other:4%3%6%9) DK\NA
22%
30%
10%
Q32) President Abbas made a decision few months ago to transfer control over thesecretariate of the Palestinian Legislative Council, including its staff and offices, to
the Speaker of the PLO’s Palestinian National Council. Are you for or against thismeasure?
1) For27%21%34%2) Against
57%
54%
62%
3) DK/NA
16%
25%
3%
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Q33) President Abbas appointed Hussien al Shiekh, Fatah member in the PLO
Executive Committee as the man responsible for the tasks of that Committee’s
Secretary General. Are you for or against this appointment?
1) support
23%
18%
31%
2) oppose
61%
59%
64%
3) DK/NA
16%24%
5%Q34) Recently, the Jenin refugee camp has witnessed repeated Israeli incursions dueto the presence of resistance factions in that camp. Do you expect to see these acts ofresistance spread to other refugee camps and other areas in the West Bank or do you
expect these acts to remain restricted to the Jenin refugee camp?
1) Expect to see the acts of resistance
56%
54%
58%
spreading2) Expect they will remain restricted
41%
40%
42%
to the Jenin camp
3) DK/NA3%5%0%Q35) Few weeks ago, Hamas promised the Palestinian public to stand up to theIsrael flag parade in East Jerusalem and to stand up to the Israeli incursions into al
Aqsa Mosque and the conduct of Jewish prayers inside it. But Hamas refrained thatday from launching rockets. What is your interpretation of Hamas’ decision torefrain from launching rockets? Which of the following is the closest to youropinion?
1) Hamas did not want to be trapped
35%
27%
47%
into a battle it did not prepare for it
2) Hamas was afraid of the Israeli
reaction against it and against the
Gaza Strip
3) Hamas was reception to various
Arab and international mediation

13%

15%

9%

33%

34%

32%

4) Hamas did not actually threaten tolaunch rockets
5) Others, specify: ---------------

11%

12%

10%

1%

1%

0%

6) DK/NA7%10%2%Q36) Do you think Hamas’ decision to refrain from launching the rockets against
Jerusalem and Israel on that day in response to the flag parade and the incursions
into al Aqsa Mosque will deter or encourage Israel to carry out such acts in the
future against Jerusalem and al Aqsa?
1) Will deter it
26%
24%
29%
2) Will encourage it
40%
43%
36%
3) Neither
28%
25%
34%
4) Other, specify ---------------0%0%
0%
50 DK/NA
6%9%1%Q37) More than a month ago, at Birzeit University’s student council elections,Hamas’ list, the Bloc, won a decisive victory against the list associated with Fatah, alShabiba. What is your view was the reason for that? Was it a shift in public attitudes
among the Palestinian people in favor of Hamas or is it an expression of protest by
the students against the performance of the Palestinian Authority? Select the factor
that was the most important:16

Total32%

west bank
26%

Gaza Strip
41%1) A shift in the Palestinian public
attitudes in favor of Hamas
2) Protest against the Palestinian
59%
62%
55%
Authority3) Other, specify: ---------------1%
1%0%4) DK/NA8%11%3%Q38) The last few months witnessed a strike by the teachers in which they demanded
representation and other rights which led to the partial suspension of classes in thePalestinian governmental schools. Were you in favor or against the strike?
1) In favor
57%
63%
48%
2) Against
31%
34%
26%
3) I have not heard of it
11%
1%
25%
4) DK/NA2%2%1%Q39) 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?
1) yes
18%
13%
25%
2) no
79%
84%
73%
3) DK-NA3%
4%
2%
Q40 Some of the scholars of Islam and the interpreters of the Quran say that the
Quran contains verses that predict the end of the state of Israel. Do you think that
there is indeed such verses in the Quran?
1) yes
78%
76%
80%
2) no
17%
17%
18%
3) DK-NA5%
7%
3%
Q41 One of these scholars, Shaikh Bassam Jarrar, from Palestine, say that the
Quranic prediction regarding the end of the state of Israel will be in this year, 2022.
Do you believe or do not believe in this interpretation?
1) I believe in it
25%
17%
38%
2) I do not believe in it
63%
68%
55%
3) DK/NA
12%15%8%Q42) Do you support or oppose the solution based on the establishment of a
Palestinian state alongside Israel, known as the two-state solution.
1) support
28%
30%
26%
2) oppose
69%
66%
74%
3) DK/NA3%4%1%Q43) 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?
1) The two-state solution is no longer
70%
63%
79%
viable2) The two-state solution remains
27%
32%
20%
viable today
3) DK/NA3%5%1%Q44) 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?
1) very low
49%
43%
59%
2) Low
28%
31%
23%
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3) Medium
17%
19%
13%
4) High2%2%3%5) very high1%1%2%6) DK/NA3%5%0%Q45) Under current conditions, do you support the return of the Palestinian side tonegotiations with Israel without prior conditions from either side?
1) yes
22%
22%
21%
2) no
69%
69%
68%
3) I support return to negotiations but
6%
4%
9%
under a condition (specify: ……)
4) DK-NA4%6%2%Q46) 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?
1) Much better
4%1%9%2) Better
14%
8%
21%
3) Same as today
17%
15%
20%
4) A little worse than today
21%
26%
13%
5) Much worse than today
41%
45%
35%
6) DK/NA3%5%1%7) Refuse to answer
0%0%0%Q47) In your view, what is the best means of achieving Palestinian goals in ending
the occupation and building an independent state?
1) Negotiations
22%
24%
18%
2) Peaceful popular resistance
21%
22%
20%
3) Armed action
50%
43%
62%
DK/NA
7%
11%
1%
Q48) Under current conditions, do you support or oppose the following policy
options?
2 Joining more international organizations
1) Strongly support
16%
14%
20%
2) support
40%
37%
44%
3) oppose
29%
30%
28%
4) Strongly oppose
11%
13%
8%
5) DK/NA4%7%0%
3 Abandon the two -state solution and demand the establishment of one state forPalestinians and Israelis
1) Strongly support
6%4%9%2) support
17%
20%
12%
3) oppose
46%4) Strongly oppose
27%
5) DK/NA
4%
4 Resort to popular non-violent and unarmed resistance1) Strongly support
11%2) support
37%

42%
27%
6%

51%
27%
1%

9%
40%

12%
33%

3) oppose
4) Strongly oppose
5) DK/NA

32%
14%
5%

44%
10%
1%

37%
12%
3%
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5 Return to the armed intifada and confrontations
1) Strongly support
21%
16%
27%
2) support
34%
30%
40%
3) oppose
27%
32%
21%
4) Strongly oppose
15%
17%
11%
5) DK/NA
3%
5%
1%
6 Dissolve the Palestinian Authority
1) Strongly support
15%
18%
12%
2) support
32%
27%
38%
3) oppose
32%
31%
34%
4) Strongly oppose
17%
18%
14%
5) DK/NA4%6%1%Q49) Do you support for oppose a return to dialogue with the US under the newadministration of Joe Biden?
1) support
29%
24%
38%
2) oppose
65%
67%
61%
3) DK/NA6%10%0%Q50) There is talk these days about Palestinian-Israeli confidence building measures
to improve living conditions of Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian-Israeli meetings took place with the goal of reaching an understanding ofsome of those measures such as family unification permits and making additional
funds available to the PA. Do you view these measures positively and worth
supporting or negatively and worth opposing?
1) Positively
65%
59%
75%
2) Negatively
30%
33%
24%
3) Other: specify
1%1%0%4) DK/NA5%7%1%Q51) Several armed attacks against Israelis inside Israel have taken place during thepast few months. These attacks were carried out by Palestinians who are notaffiliated with any known faction. In your view, do such armed attacks contribute or
do not contribute to the Palestinian interest in ending the occupation?
1) Contribute
59%
46%
77%
2) Do not contribute
37%
47%
23%
3) DK/NA4%7%0%Q52) Are you supportive or opposed to attacks by individual Palestinians
unaffiliated with any known factions?
1) support
56%
44%
73%
2) oppose
39%
48%
26%
3) DK/NA5%8%0%Q53) Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh fell about two months ago by bullets
from the Israeli army during the army’s incursion into the Jenin refugee camp. Do
you think the army deliberately or accidently killed Abu Akleh?
1) Deliberate assassination
92%
89%
96%
2) Accidental killing
5%5%4%3) DK/NA4%6%1%Q54) The Israeli police intervened very aggressively during the funeral procession of
Abu Akleh in East Jerusalem and tried to prevent it from proceeding to the19Totalwest bank
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cemetery. Why do you think the police did that? Which of the following two reasons
were the most important?
1) Because she represented the unity
61%
62%
60%
of the Palestinians, Muslims andChristians2) Because the participants raised the
33%
30%
38%
Palestinian flag3) other3%5%0%4) DK/NA3%4%1%Q55) Israeli forces prevented Palestinians in East Jerusalem and other occupied
areas and inside Israel from raising the Palestinian flag. In your view, why is Israel
fighting against the Palestinian flag? Which of the following two reasons is the mostimportant?
1) Because it denies the Palestinian
49%
49%
48%
national identity
2) Because it is afraid of the
49%
47%
52%
Palestinian national identity
3) Others, specify: --------------0%1%0%4) DK/NA2%4%0%Q56) In recent weeks, we have seen an escalation in the confrontations between
Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police inside al Haram al Sharif and al Aqsa
Mosque. Do you think the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is becoming a religious JewishIslamist conflict first and foremost or you think it is a nationalist conflict over theland and the sovereignty?
1) The conflict has become a
45%
41%
51%
religious one2) The conflict is still over land and
53%
56%
48%
sovereignty
3) DK/NA2%
3%1%Q57) President Biden will soon visit the West Bank and meet with President Abbas.
Some people expect the resumption of American financial and economic assistance tothe Palestinian Authority. Do you welcome or do not welcome the resumption ofAmerican assistance?
1) Welcome it
48%
40%
59%
2) Do not welcome it
49%
54%
40%
3) DK/NA
4%6%0%Q58) There is a war today between Russia and Ukraine. Are you worried that it
would expand to include other countries?
1) Yes, worried
43%
40%
47%
2) N, not worried
53%
54%
53%
3) DK/NA4%6%1%Q59) Which side of the two do you blame for starting the war, Ukraine or Russia?
1) Russia
42%
37%
50%
2) Ukraine
35%
33%
38%
3) DK/NA
23%
30%
12%
Q60) What position in your view should the PA take in this war? In support ofRussia or Ukraine?
1) Russia
14%
13%
14%
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3) Neutral
4) DK/NA

Total
6%
75%
5%

west bank
4%
75%
8%

Gaza Strip
9%
75%
2%

Q64) Concerning armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel, I….
1) Strongly support
25%
9%2) support
27%26%3) oppose
29%38%4) Strongly oppose
15%20%5) DK/NA
4%6%Q65) Which of the following political parties do you support?
1) PPP1%
2%2) PFLP1%
1%3) Fateh27%27%4) Hamas
27%21%5) DFLP
1%
1%6) Islamic Jihad
1%1%7) Fida
0%
0%

48%
28%
15%
7%
1%
1%
1%
28%
35%
0%
2%
0%

8) National Initiative (al Mubadarah)0%0%0%9) Independent Islamist
1%0%1%10) Independent nationalist
4%2%8%11) third way headed by Salam
0%
0%
0%
Fayyad12) none of the above
33%
41%
21%
13) others
3%3%2%Q66) 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?
1) More than once a day
60%
66%
50%
2) daily
24%
18%
32%
3) between 2-5 times weekly
4%2%7%4) once a week1%0%2%5) once a month0%0%1%6) other ------0%0%0%7) Does not apply—I have no email
11%
13%
8%
and do not visit social sites

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