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Publication date: 1 April 2014
Fieldwork date: 9-11 March 2014
Sample size: 1,200 Palestinians in the West Bank & Gaza Strip
Margin of error: + 3 %
Highlights:
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58 percent of Palestinians approve of President Abbas’ job performance, while a separate 38 percent evaluate his performance positively.
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31 percent of Palestinians have a positive view of the Hamdallah government, while only 20 percent have a similar view of the Haniyeh government.
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50 percent of Palestinians are optimistic about reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, and forming a national unity government, while 47 percent are pessimistic.
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34 percent of Palestinians blame all political parties, including Hamas and Fatah, for the failure to achieve reconciliation.
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69 percent of Palestinians support the creation of a Vice President position within the Palestinian Authority.
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83 percent of Palestinians support the immediate conducting of national legislative elections, while a separate 82 percent support the immediate conducting of national presidential elections.
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If national legislative elections were held today, a Fatah electoral list would receive 42 percent of votes, and a Hamas list would receive 12 percent. However, 34 percent of Palestinians would not vote or are undecided.
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78 percent of respondents have not heard of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BNC) Movement. Of those who are aware, 51 percent are familiar with the activities of the BNC Movement.
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Of Palestinians who are aware of BNC, 52 percent believe the Movement will have a positive impact, while 33 percent believe it will have no impact.
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Palestinians are opposed to normalization measures or “people-to-people contacts.” For example, 70 percent believe that engaging in cultural or sporting activities with Israelis is unacceptable to varying degrees.
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55 percent believe that working jointly with Israelis on scientific/environmental/health projects or practical interests to both sides is unacceptable to varying degrees.