Press Release (1): Negotiations
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Publication Date: 4 November 2013
Fieldwork Date: 20-22 October 2013
Sample size: 1,200 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Margin of error: + 3 %
Highlights:
- The majority of Palestinians (55 percent) are optimistic about the future.
- A plurality of Palestinians (45 percent) believes the economic welfare of their families has worsened in the past year, while 37 percent believe security in their region has diminished.
- 80 percent of Palestinians believe the PA is serious about the negotiations, though only 20 percent say the same of Israel.
- The majority of Palestinians (54 percent) do not believe negotiations will produce positive results, while an additional 57 percent report having less hope in the peace process than a year ago. Still,
- 54 percent of Palestinians express support for current negotiations with Israel.
- A plurality of respondents (32 percent) believes the failure of negotiations will not produce any significant changes.
- Overall, 58 percent of Palestinians support non-violent means to end the occupation. While 47 percent of Gaza respondents believe armed resistance is the best method of achieving independence, * West Bank respondents are split between negotiations, direct or through the UN (32 percent); armed resistance (30 percent); and non-violent protest (27 percent).
- The majority of Palestinians (60 percent) believe a third intifada is possible in the near future, though only 29 percent would support such an event.