Results of an Opinion Poll
The Public Mood
Living Conditions
Evaluation of Government Services
The Hamdallah Government
Elections
Reconciliation
Arab Spring
Publication Date: 3 July 2013
Fieldwork:18-20 June 2013
Sample Size: 1200 Palestinian in the West Bank and Gaza
Margin of error: ?3%
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Overall Situation
In general, would you say that things in Palestine are heading in the right
direction or the wrong direction?
Right direction 38.1%
Wrong direction 56.8%
Don?t know 5.1%
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future?
Optimistic 54.0%
Pessimistic 44.6%
Don?t know 1.3%
At the present time, how do you evaluate the overall living/economic
conditions of your family?
Good 13.8%
Fair 47.2%
Poor 38.6%
Don?t know 0.4%
At the present time, how do you evaluate the government?s provision of the
following services?
Education
Good 36.4%
Fair 38.0%
Poor 24.1%
Don?t know 1.4%
Health care
Good 29.2%
Fair 37.9%
Poor 32.1%
Don?t know 0.8%
Transportation
Good 41.6%
Fair 30.8%
Poor 26.9%
Don?t know 0.7%
Economic development
Good 10.0%
Fair 26.3%
Poor 60.7%
Don?t know 3.0%
Employment opportunities
Good 5.1%
Fair 15.4%
Poor 78.2%
Don?t know 1.3%
The Hamdallah Government
Do you support or oppose Dr. Rami Hamdallah?s appointment as the head of the
new government in the West Bank?
Support 51.8%
Oppose 18.4%
Don?t know 29.7%
Which of the following issues should the new Hamdallah government address
first?
Economy and jobs 57.7%
Rule of Law 9.8%
Combating corruption 10.7%
Establishing trust with international donors 4.3%
Health care 4.1%
Education 3.3%
With the formation of the Hamdallah government, do you believe that the
state of the following will improve, decline or stay the same?
Human Rights
Will improve 35.5%
Will stay the same 40.8%
Will decline 8.3%
Don?t know 15.4%
Government transparency
Will improve 31.7%
Will stay the same 40.8%
Will decline 11.4%
Don?t know 16.0%
Freedom of press
Will improve 33.3%
Will stay the same 40.3%
Will decline 11.3%
Don?t know 15.1%
Personal freedoms
Will improve 31.4%
Will stay the same 43.0%
Will decline 10.9%
Don?t know 14.8%
The role of the PLC
Will improve 30.3%
Will stay the same 37.6%
Will decline 14.6%
Don?t know 17.5%
Regular elections
Will improve 29.7%
Will stay the same 38.2%
Will decline 14.1%
Don?t know 17.9%
Political arrests
Will improve 22.7%
Will stay the same 43.4%
Will decline 16.4%
Don?t know 17.5%
Personal security
Will improve 32.5%
Will stay the same 40.7%
Will decline 10.6%
Don?t know 16.2%
Economic development
Will improve 33.1%
Will stay the same 35.7%
Will decline 15.3%
Don?t know 15.9%
Reforming PA institutions
Will improve 32.8%
Will stay the same 38.4%
Will decline 12.9%
Don?t know 15.9%
Do you believe that the newly-formed government?..?
Will continue the policies of the Fayyad government 25.6%
Will make only some changes in policy 34.6%
Will make major policy changes 22.5%
Don?t know 17.3%
How do you view the Hamdallah government?
Independent, technocratic government 27.0%
A Government of Fatah 32.8%
A Government of all PLO parties 15.9%
Don?t know 24.3%
Do you know the names of the ministers in the Hamdallah government?
All 1.9%
Most 4.4%
A few 22.4%
None 68.0%
No answer 3.3%
Among the 24 ministers in the Hamdallah government, there are three women
ministers. How do you evaluate women?s representation in the new government?
There are too many women in the cabinet 12.8%
The current number is appropriate 39.9%
The current number is insufficient 31.4%
Don?t know 15.9%
If you had a choice between the two governments, the Hamdallah-led and the
Haniyeh-led, which would you choose to govern in your region?
The Hamdallah-led government 37.4%
The Haniyeh-led government 17.3%
Neither of the two 37.8%
Don?t know 7.5%
Do you believe the Hamdallah government will be temporary/transitional or
will last for a significant period of time?
Temporary 48.0%
Significant period of time 29.1%
Don?t know 22.9%
If a unity government were agreed upon, which of the following leaders would
you prefer to see as Prime Minister?
Mustafa Barghouthi 21.9%
Ismael Haniyeh 18.6%
Rami Hamdallah 13.5%
Salam Fayyad 10.7%
Hanan Ashrawi 8.1%
Muneeb AlMasri 7.8%
Jamal AlKhudary 1.5%
Ziad Abu Ammar 1.3%
Mohammad Mustafa 1.3%
Mohammad Shtayyeh 1.3%
Other 10.8%
Neither 3.3%
Would you say that you approve or disapprove of the overall performance of
the following leaders?
Mahmoud Abbas
Approve 53.5%
Disapprove 40.4%
Don?t know 6.2%
Ismael Haniyeh
Approve 35.2%
Disapprove 53.0%
Don?t know 11.8%
Negotiations
Do you support or oppose the return to negotiations at this time?
Support 50.7%
Oppose 47.0%
Don?t know 2.3%
Would you support or oppose the return to negotiations at this time, if
Israel were to stop settlement building in the West Bank?
Support 68.6%
Oppose 28.8%
Don?t know 2.6%
Elections
Do you support the immediate conduct of legislative election in the West
Bank and Gaza?
Yes 83.3%
No 13.5%
Don?t know 3.2%
Do you support the immediate conduct of presidential elections in the West
Bank and Gaza?
Yes 83.0%
No 14.5%
Don?t know 2.5%
If elections took place today and the following lists ran, which one would
you vote for?
Fatah 39.4%
Hamas 16.1%
PFLP 3.0%
Al Mubadara 2.9%
Islamic Jihad 1.3%
DFLP 0.9%
Palestinian Struggle Front 0.9%
PPP 0.5%
Fida 0.4%
HizbTahrir 0.3%
Other 2.8%
I didn?t decide yet 19.3%
I will not vote 12.1%
If elections took place today and the following lists ran, which one would
you vote for?
Mahmoud Abbas 28.3%
Marwan Albarghouthi 13.3%
Ismael Haniyeh 13.3%
Mustafa Albarghouthi 6.7%
Khales Mashjal 4.5%
Ahmad Saadat 3.6%
Salam Fayyad 1.1%
None of the above 14.4%
I will not vote 14.8%
If only the following two candidates ran for presidential elections, who
would you vote for?
Mahmoud Abbas 43.1%
Khaled Mashal 19.9%
Don?t know 12.0%
Will not vote 25.0%
If only the following two candidates ran for presidential elections, who
would you vote for?
Mahmoud Abbas 43.0%
Ismael Haniyeh 20.6%
Don?t know 11.1%
Will not vote 25.4%
If only the following two candidates ran for presidential elections, who
would you vote for?
Salam Fayyad 28.6%
Ismael Haniyeh 22.9%
Don?t know 14.9%
Will not vote 33.6%
Reconciliation
Do you believe that Fatah is serious about ending the division?
Yes 49.2%
No 44.3%
Don?t know 6.5%
Do you believe that Hamas is serious about ending the division?
Yes 36.3%
No 56.5%
Don?t know 7.3%
Which approach do you prefer to end the division?
New elections 29.4%
A Fatah-Hamas unity government 43.8%
None of the above 19.7%
Don?t know 7.1%
Who do you think is more responsible for the delay in formation of unity
government?
Fatah is more responsible 11.7%
Hamas is more responsible 18.9%
Both are equally responsible 64.3%
Don?t know 5.1%
Do you believe the formation of Hamdallah government will delay or advance
the formation of unity government?
Delay 21.6%
Advance 26.5%
No change 41.6%
Don?t know 10.3%
Arab Uprising
Are you following events taking place in Syria?
Yes 80.2%
No 19.8%
In view of the confrontations taking place in Syria, can you tell me if you
support or oppose protestors' demands to change the regime?
Support 61.6%
Oppose 25.5%
Don?t know 12.8%
Are you following events taking place in Turkey?
Yes 48.6%
No 51.4%
Do you believe that the changes taking place elsewhere in the region are
positively or negatively affecting the Palestinian situation?
Positively 17.4%
No affect 44.6%
Negatively 29.3%
Don?t know 8.7%
Do you believe there is a chance that similar protests could break out
against the governments in the West Bank?
Yes 41.1%
No 48.4%
Don?t know 10.5%
Do you believe there is a chance that similar protests could break out
against the governments in Gaza?
Yes 45.5%
No 43.5%
Don?t know 10.9%
Do you use the internet?
Yes 48.7
No 51.3
Do you use Facebook
Yes 80.3
No 19.7
[AL: How do more people use Facebook than internet?]
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