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Highlights:
- 40% believe protests will continue for years; 38% believe that they will continue for months
- 97% think that threats to the status of holy places, settlements and closures are driving the protests
- 56% think the collapse of the PA is unlikely as a result of the confrontations; 42.1% disagree
- 92% believe the confrontations will lead to an expansion of settlements
- 47% think it is likely that the protests will produce a new uprising; 51% disagree
- 37% say it is likely that the protests will lead to progress towards an independent state; 62% disagree
- 50% feel some change is likely as a result of the protests; 45% think nothing will change
- 90% believe that the current protests are non-partisan and spontaneous
- 56% believe it is likely that the protests will lead to the emergence of new leaders or political forces
- 58% say that no political parties have an influence on the current protests
- 70% express frustration with the Palestinian leadership’s role in directing protests
- 70% view the response of Palestinian leadership to the current situation negatively
- 75% consider the Oslo Accords to be over and non-binding
- 61% continue to support a two-state solution
- 80% believe that support for armed resistance is a response to the failure of Oslo and the recent deaths
- 53% believe ending security cooperation with Israel will be beneficial to Palestinians
- The economy and political division are the top internal priorities (39% each)
- 81% believe that democratic practices and personal freedoms have diminished in Palestine
- 68% believe that ISIS has no or very limited potential among Palestinians; 26% feel the group has some potential; and 6% that it has substantial potential