15 January 2015: Performance of Palestinian Leaders, Performance of Governments, The UN Bid to End the Occupation, Popularity of Political Factions and Presidential Election

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English Report       

Arabic Report

Publication Date: 15 January 2015

Fieldwork: 30-12-2014 to 1-1-2015

Sample Size: 1200 Palestinian in the West Bank and Gaza

Margin of error: ±3%

Highlights:

• The majority of respondents support a United Nations Security Council bid to establish a timeline to end the occupation
• Mistrust in both Fatah and Hamas is widespread.
• The majority of respondents believe that Palestinians are farther from achieving their goal to establish an independent state, compared to two decades ago.
• Marwan Barghouthi is the most popular leader.
• If elections were held today, Mahmoud Abbas would win over Ismael Haniyeh and Khaled Mashal in head-to-head contests.
• Respondents in Gaza are more supportive of Abbas, Fatah and Al Hamdallah than their counterparts in the West Bank.
• The Hamas government and its leaders are locked in a close popularity contest with Fatah and its leaders among West Bank respondents.
• Fatah remains the most popular political party among all Palestinians.