06. 2011 EDITORIAL Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, liebe Freundinnen und Freunde der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, die letzten Wochen haben für die Palästinenser große internationale Aufmerksamkeit gebracht. Der Gang von Mahmud Abbas vor die Vereinten Nationen birgt für viele Palästinenser die Hoffnung, endlich volle internationale Anerkennung zu erfahren. Diese ist besonders im Hinblick auf den rechtlichen Status und den Handlungsspielraum der palästinensischen Führung interessant. Die internationalen Reaktionen variierten von Solidarität mit dem Antrag der Palästinenser von der Mehrheit der afrikanischen, asiatischen und lateinamerikanischen Staaten, bis hin zu starker Kritik durch die USA und Israel. Europa kam zu keiner einheitlichen Entscheidung im Sinne einer gemeinsamen und eindeutigen Nahostpolitik. Welche Zukunft dem Antrag auf vollwertige UN-Mitgliedschaft beschieden ist, bleibt abzuwarten. Besonders die Positionierung der neun nichtständigen Mitglieder im UN-Sicherheitsrat, die im Januar wechseln, steht bislang nicht fest. Mit einer erfolgreichen Aufnahme als Vollmitglied rechnet jedoch kaum jemand. Nach der aktuellen Meinungsumfrage, die wir zusammen mit unserem Partner, dem Jerusalem Media and Communication Center, durchgeführt haben, ist die Mehrheit der befragten Palästinenser(51,2%) zufrieden mit der Entscheidung der palästinensischen Führung vor die Vereinten Nationen zu treten und nicht an den Verhandlungstisch zurückzukehren, so lange Israel keinen vollständigen Stopp des Siedlungsbaus vornimmt. Durch den Antrag auf Vollmitgliedschaft in den Vereinten Nationen ist das Ansehen der Fatah in der Bevölkerrung gestiegen. Den kürzlich erfolgten Deal zwischen Israel und der Hamas, im Zuge dessen der israelische Soldat Gilad Shalit und im Austausch für ihn mehr als tausend palästinensische Gefangene freigelassen wurden, feierten die Palästinenser als einen Erfolg. 85.6% der Befragten erachteten den Gefangenenaustausch als positiv, nur 4.1% werteten ihn als negativ. Weiteres wichtiges Ereignis der vergangenen Woche war das Treffen zwischen Präsident Mahmud Abbas von der Fatah und Khaled Mashaal, Chef des Politbüros der rivalisierenden Hamas, in Kairo. Die beiden Politiker diskutierten die Umsetzung des im Mai dieses Jahres geschlossenen Abkommens zur nationalen Aussöhnung. Eine nationale politische Einheit ist für die Stärke und Handlungsfähigkeit der Palästinenser entscheidend, konnte jedoch bisher vor allem wegen der Uneinigkeit über einen geeigneten Premierminister, der von beiden Seiten anerkannt wird, nicht erreicht werden. Diesen und weiteren Themen widmet sich die Umfrage des Jerusalem Media and Communication Centers, die wir Ihnen heute schicken. Viel Vergnügen bei der Lektüre! Mit den besten Grüßen aus Jerusalem Dr. Michael Bröning Direktor des Büros der Friedrich-EbertStiftung in Ost-Jerusalem Design: eryfoto Seite 1

Jerusalem Office Tel.:+972-2-532 83 98 Fax:+972-2-581 96 65 Email: info@fespal.org Web: www.fespal.org POBox: 25047 Jerusalem Tel: 025556222 Fax: 025556225 Email: poll@jmcc.org Website: www.jmcc.org Poll no. 75_November 2011 A public opinion poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media& Communications Centre Majority satisfied with halt of negotiations and UN bid Consistency in popularity of parties and Palestinian figures Majority views Quartet as biased towards Israel, and assessment of Obama ’s policy at its lowest Majority supports perpetuation of Palestinian Authority, and sees rockets harmful Ramallah(JMCC) – A public opinion poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre showed that the majority of respondents(51.2%) said they were satisfied with the decision of the Palestinian leadership to halt negotiations and resort to the United Nations while 15.1% said they were dissatisfied. In response to a question on how the Palestinian leadership’s UN bid affected their position towards Fatah, almost half of the respondents(46.5%) said they were affected positively while 11.8% said they were affected negatively and 37.1% said they were affected neither positively nor negatively. Meanwhile, regarding the recent prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel the majority of respondents(85.6%) said they considered the prisoner swap good while 4.1% said it was bad. The prisoner exchange positively affected the position of the majority of respondents(58.1%) towards Hamas while it negatively impacted the position of a limited number of respondents (3.8%). For 36.3% of respondents, the prisoner exchange neither positively nor negatively affected their position towards Hamas. Consistency in popularity of factions and parties The poll showed that the balance of powers between Fatah and Hamas remained the same, with 39.6% of respondents saying they trusted Fatah more compared to(39.2%) in a poll conducted June 2011. Furthermore, 18.6% of respondents said they trusted Hamas compared to 16.6% in the June 2011 poll, that is before the UN bid and the prisoner exchange deal. Page 1

As for public figures, 25.5% of respondents said they trusted President Mahmoud Abbas(Abu Mazen) more than others compared to 22.2% of the respondents in the June 2011 poll. The same applied for Ismail Haniyeh where 13.9% of respondents in this poll said they trusted him more in comparison with 13.6% of respondents in the June poll. Majority supports perpetuation of PA Regarding the future and role of the Palestinian Authority, the majority of respondents(65.8%) said it was necessary to perpetuate and maintain the PA while 22.2% said it should be dissolved. In response to the question about the role of the PA and who it serves more, the majority of respondents(62.7%) said it serves the interests of the Palestinian people while 24.6% said it serves the interests of Israel. The Quartet is biased and its role is negative The poll showed the public’s negative assessment of the Quartet c ommittee’s role. A plurality of respondents(41.6%) said it played a negative role in the peace process while(15.9%) said it played a positive role. Furthermore,(63.5%) of respondents said the Quartet was biased towards Israel while(5.7%) said it was biased towards the Palestinians. Obama’ s policy at its lowest The poll showed that the Palestinians’ assessment of US Presi dent Barack Obama’s policy is still in continuous retreat and has reached its lowest point; 4.9% of respondents said Obama’s policy would increase the chances for achieving peace after it had been 9.9% in April 2010, 23.7% in October 2009 and 35.4% in June 2009. Popularity of armed resistance drops The poll showed an ongoing drop in the public’s support of violent resistance. The majority of respondents(56.3%) opposed the resumption of military operations against Israeli targets compared to 45.5% in April 2008. Furthermore, the percentage of supporters of military operations dropped to 29.3% in this poll after it was 49.5% in April 2008. The same trend was found regarding rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, where there was an increase in the percentage of respondents who found them harmful(40.8%) in this poll after it was 35.7% in April 2008. Differences between Gaza and West Bank in support for perpetuation of the PA, government and rockets The poll showed similar opinions between the West Bank and Gaza regarding general political issues and balances of power. However, there were discrepancies in three areas: the performance of the government, the armed resistance and the future of the PA. A plurality of(44.7%) of respondents in the West Bank said the performance of the Fayyad government had improved while 28.7% of respondents in the Gaza Strip said the same thing. The poll also showed that the percentage of those surveyed in Gaza(71.1%) who want the PA to remain is higher than the percentage in the West Bank(62.7%). Furthermore, 58.8% of respondents in the West Bank said the PA serves the interests of the people while 69.3% said the same thing in Gaza. Also, the poll found that 24.8% of those surveyed in the West Bank said that economic conditions have improved under Haniyah’s government compared with 14.9% who said this in the Gaza Strip. It is noteworthy that, regarding the question about the harmfulness of rockets, 38.9% of respondents in the West Bank said they were harmful compared to 44% in the Gaza Strip. Page 2

Methodology: A random sample of 1200 people over the age of 18 was interviewed face-to-face throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip between 17 th and 20 th of November and 2011. The interviews were conducted in randomly selected homes, and the subjects inside each home were also selected randomly according to Kish tables. The interviews were conducted in 130 sampling points chosen randomly according to population. In the West Bank 750 people were surveyed from the following areas: Hebron: Hebron, assamu’, Yatta, Beit Ula, Sa’ir, ad -dhahiriya, Deir Samit, Idhna, Khursa, al-Rihiyeh, al-Fawwar Refugee Camp. Jenin: Qabatiya, Jaba’, Jenin, Meithalun, Ya’bad, Ajja, Deir Abu Da’if, Jenin Refugee Camp. Tubas: Aqqaba, Wadi al Far’a. Ramallah& al-Bireh: Beit Liqya, al-Itihad, alBireh, Ramallah, Beit‘ur at tahta, Turmus’ayya, Kafr‘Ein, al Zaytouneh, Bet Sira, Deir‘Ammar Refugee Camp. Jericho: Jericho, alNuwei’ma. Jerusalem: Al-Ram, al-Dahyeh, Biddo, Beit Ikssa, Beit Hanina, Shu’fat, Old City, Si lwan, Ras –Al Amoud, Shu’fat Refugee Camp. Bethlehem: Tuqu’, Beit Fajjar, al-Khader, Bethlehem, Irtas, Ayda Refugee Camp. Nablus: Nablus, Qabalan, Zawata, Madama, Majdal Bani Fadil, Qaryut, Ein Beit el ma Refugee Camp. Salfit: Bidyya, Bruqin. Tulkarem: Be it Lid, Qoffin, Kafr al Labad, Nazlat‘Issa . Qalqilya: Qalqilia, al-Funduq. In the Gaza Strip 450 people were surveyed from: Gaza: al-Rimal a-Shamali, a-Rimal aJanoubi, a-Zeitoun, aShuja’ia, a -Tufah, a-Daraj, a-Naser, a-Sheikh Radwan,a-sheikh Ajleen, Tal al-Hawa, al-Mughraga, Shati RC. Khan Younis: Khan Younis, Absan al-Kabira, Bani Suheila, alQarara, Khuza’, Khan Younis RC. Rafah: Rafah, Shouket a-Soufi, Rafah RC. Gaza North: Jabalia, Beit Lahia, Jabalia RC, Beit Hanoun. Deir al-Balah: Deir al-Balah, Burij,-Zawaydeh, Nussirat, al-Maghazi RC, Bureij RC, Deir al-Balah RC. The margin of error is ±3 percent, with a confidence level of 95%. Sample Distribution 52.5% of the respondents were from the West Bank,10.0% from Jerusalem, 37.5% from the Gaza Strip. 16.7% said they live in villages, 8.8% in refugee camps, and 74.5% in towns/cities. 50.3% were male,49.7% were female. 69.5% were married, 26.3%, single, 2.8% widowed, 1.1% divorced, 0.3% no answer. The average age of the respondents was 36% years. Occupation of Respondents  Students13.4%  Laborers 12.6%  Housewives 35.8%  Farmers/fishermen1.8%  Craftsmen 0.5%  Businessmen/private business 7.5%  Public Sector Employees12.3%  Private Sector Employees 6.3%  Professionals(e.g. doctors/lawyers/ pharmacists/engineers)0.6%  Unemployed 7.2%  Retired 1.6%,  No answer 0.4%. Page 3

Results: Q1. To what extent do you feel optimistic or pessimistic regarding the future in general? Would you say that you are very optimistic, optimistic, pessimistic, or very pessimistic? Very optimistic Optimistic Pessimistic Very Pessimistic No answer Total n= 1200 9.2 64.2 20.4 5.8 0.4 West Bank n= 750 8.4 60.9 21.6 8.5 0.6 Gaza n=450 10.4 69.6 18.4 1.3 0.3 Q2. How optimistic or pessimistic are you towards reaching a peaceful settlement for the Arab-Israeli conflict? Would you say that you are very optimistic, optimistic, pessimistic, or very pessimistic? Very optimistic Optimistic Pessimistic Very Pessimistic Don’t know \ No answer Total n= 1200 4.5 43.7 31.3 17.9 2.6 West Bank n= 750 3.7 41.3 30.7 20.1 4.2 Gaza n=450 5.8 47.6 32.2 14.2 0.2 Q3. In general, how do you feel about the Palestinian-Israeli peace process? Would you say that you strongly support, somewhat support, neither support nor oppose, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose? Strongly support Somewhat support Neither support nor oppose Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose No answer Total n= 1200 15.2 41.6 21.7 11.5 8.3 1.7 West Bank n=750 15.3 42.7 21.5 11.5 6.7 2.3 Gaza n=450 14.9 39.8 22.0 11.6 11.1 0.6 Page 4

Q4. Under the current conditions, some believe that the peace process is dead and there is no chance of resuming the negotiations, while others see that the peace process is passing through difficult times with an uncertain future, and a third group believes that the peace process is still alive and there is a possibility of resuming negotiations. What do you think? The peace process is dead and there is no chance of resuming the negotiations The peace process is passing through difficult times with an uncertain future The peace process is still alive and there is a possibility of resuming negotiations Don’t know \ No answer Total n= 1200 29.1 44.9 20.5 5.5 West Bank n= 750 28.4 46.3 19.6 5.7 Gaza n=450 30.2 42.7 22.0 5.1 Q5. Some believe that a two-state formula is the favored solution for the Arab-Israeli conflict, while others believe that historic Palestine cannot be divided and thus the favored solution is a bi-national state on all of Palestine where Palestinians and Israelis enjoy equal representation and rights. Which of these solutions do you prefer? Two-state solution: an Israeli and a Palestinian Bi-national state on all of historic Palestine Total n= 1200 52.3 22.3 West Bank n=750 54.5 25.5 Gaza n=450 48.4 16.9 Palestinian State* Islamic State* Others No solution I don’t know 9.6 6.4 14.9 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 10.9 8.1 15.6 3.3 3.8 2.9 * These answers were not included as part of the options read to the interviewee Q6. What do you think of the Quartet Committees’ role in the peace process between the Palestinian and Israelis? Do you think it is a positive role, neither positive nor negative role or a negative role? Positive Neither positive nor negative Negative Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 15.9 28.8 41.6 13.4 0.3 West Bank n=750 15.9 30.7 36.4 16.7 0.3 Gaza n=450 16.0 25.8 50.2 8.0 0.0 Page 5

Q7. What do you think of the Quartet Committees’ position towards Isra eli-Palestinian relations? Do you think it is neutral, more biased towards the Palestinians or more biased towards the Israelis? Neutral More biased towards Palestinians More biased towards Israelis Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 17.3 5.7 63.5 13.3 0.2 West Bank n= 750 17.2 6.0 59.7 16.8 0.3 Gaza n=450 17.6 5.1 69.8 7.3 0.2 Q8. In general, do you think the performance of the current government headed by Salam Fayyad is better when compared to previous governments? Didn’t change? Or becom e worse? It’s performance has become better Didn’t change It’s performance has become worse Don’t know \ No answer Total n= 1200 38.7 36.8 19.8 4.7 West Bank n=750 44.7 36.3 13.6 5.4 Gaza n=450 28.7 37.8 30.0 3.5 Q9. In general, under the current government headed by Fayyad, do you think that the percentage of corruption has increased, decreased, or has not changed at all? Percentage of corruption has increased Percentage of corruption has decreased Percentage of corruption has not changed No answer Total n= 1200 25.1 39.9 31.0 4.0 West Bank n= 750 24.4 42.5 28.8 4.3 Gaza n=450 26.2 35.6 34.7 3.5 Page 6

Q10. In general, under the current government headed by Fayyad, do you believe that the economic conditions in the West Bank have improved, deteriorated, or have not changed at all? The economic conditions have improved The economic conditions have deteriorated The economic conditions didn’t change at al l Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 34.9 30.0 30.6 4.2 0.3 West Bank n=750 34.5 30.4 32.0 2.7 0.4 Gaza n=450 35.6 29.3 28.2 6.7 0.2 Q11. In general, under the current government headed by Ismael Haniyeh, do you believe that the economic conditions in Gaza have improved, deteriorated, or have not changed at all? The economic conditions have improved The economic conditions have deteriorated The economic conditions didn’t change at all Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 21.1 41.5 24.8 12.2 0.4 West Bank n=750 24.8 29.7 25.7 19.2 0.6 Gaza n=450 14.9 61.1 23.3 0.4 0.3 Page 7

Q12. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied about the way that Mahmoud Abbas(Abu Mazen) is dealing with his job as a president to the Palestinian National Authority? Very satisfied Somewhat satisfied Somewhat dissatisfied Very dissatisfied No answer Total n= 1200 23.5 32.0 17.3 22.3 4.9 West Bank n= 750 24.3 34.1 15.2 19.7 6.7 Gaza n=450 22.2 28.4 20.7 26.4 2.3 Q13. In general, how do you evaluate the performance of the PNA? Would you say it’s performance is very good, good, bad or very bad? Very good Good Bad Very bad No answer Total n= 1200 14.3 53.3 22.6 7.9 1.9 West Bank n= 750 15.6 54.5 22.4 4.7 2.8 Gaza n=450 12.2 51.3 22.9 13.3 0.3 Q14. Do you think that there is corruption in the PNA? Yes No Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 75.8 14.2 9.2 0.8 West Bank n=750 77.3 12.9 8.5 1.3 Gaza n=450 73.3 16.2 10.2 0.3 Q15. There is a debate on the future of the PNA whereby some people believe that dissolving the PNA is necessary now while others believe that the perpetuation of the PNA and maintaining it is a necessity. What do you think? Dissolving the PNA is necessary Perpetuating and maintaining the PNA is a necessity Don’ t know No answer Total n= 1200 22.2 65.8 10.8 1.2 West Bank n=750 23.2 62.7 12.4 1.7 Gaza n=450 20.4 71.1 8.2 0.3 Page 8

Q16. There is a debate among the Palestinian circles on the evaluation of the role of the PNA and whom does it serve more. Some people think it serves the interests of Israel more than it does to the Palestin ian people’s interests, while others believe that it serves the Palestinian people’s interests more. What do you think? The PNA serves the interests of Israel more than it does to the Palestinian people’s interests The PNA serves the Palestinian people’s interests more Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 24.6 62.7 11.5 1.2 West Bank n=750 27.2 58.8 12.4 1.6 Gaza n=450 20.2 69.3 10.0 0.5 Q17. The Palestinian leadership has recently ceased its participation in bilateral negotiations with Israel and it has turned to the UN. To what extent are you satisfied with this matter? Would you say that you are: satisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, or you are dissatisfied? Satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Dissatisfied Don’t know \No answer Total n= 1200 51.2 27.5 15.1 6.2 West Bank n=750 55.3 25.7 12.1 6.9 Gaza n=450 44.2 30.4 20.0 5.4 Q18. What is the impact of the Palestinian leadership’s approach to the UN on you stance towards Fatah Movement. Is the impact positive, negative, or neither positive nor negative? Positive impact Negative impact Neither positive nor negative Don’t know \No answer Total n= 1200 46.5 11.8 37.1 4.6 West Bank n= 750 48.0 9.9 37.2 4.9 Gaza n=450 44.0 15.1 36.9 4.0 Page 9

Q19. A prisoner ’s swap deal was implemented recently between Israel and Hamas Movement. What is you opinion on this deal? Would you say it is: A very good deal A good deal A mediocre deal A bad deal A very bad deal Don’t know \ No answer Total n= 1200 53.8 31.8 9.7 2.8 1.3 0.6 West Bank n=750 56.9 30.4 8.8 2.4 1.1 0.4 Gaza n=450 48.7 34.0 11.1 3.3 1.6 1.3 Q20. What is the impact of the prisoner’s swap deal on your stance towards Hamas Movement? Is the impact positive, negative, or neither positive nor negative? Positive impact Negative impact Neither positive nor negative Don’t know \ No answer Total n= 1200 58.1 3.8 36.3 1.8 West Bank n= 750 59.2 3.2 35.5 2.1 Gaza n=450 56.2 4.7 37.6 1.5 Q21. If presidential elections were held today, with Ismael Haniyeh and Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) as the only candidates running the elections, for which one of them would you vote? Mahmoud Abbas(Abu Mazen) Ismael Haniyeh Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 44.2 23.2 22.9 9.7 West Bank n=750 44.0 20.8 23.6 11.6 Gaza n=450 44.4 27.1 21.8 6.7 Q22. If PLC elections were to take place today, which party would you vote for? Hammas Fatah Other factions PFLP Independence Won’t vote No answer Total n= 1200 21.7 42.4 3.9 2.5 1.8 22.0 5.7 West Bank n= 750 20.0 43.7 4.0 2.3 1.3 21.7 7.0 Gaza n=450 24.4 40.2 3.8 2.9 2.7 22.4 3.6 Page 10

Q23. Do you support the continuation of military operations against Israeli targets as an appropriate response under current political conditions or do you oppose them and believe they harm Palestinian national interests? An appropriate response under current political conditions Oppose them and believe they harm Palestinian national interests Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 29.3 56.3 11.3 3.1 West Bank n=750 23.6 61.3 11.9 3.2 Gaza n=450 38.9 47.8 10.4 2.9 Q24. When making up your mind whether to support or oppose the military operations, did the following influence your decision? 1- The economic situation Yes No Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 72.2 19.2 6.3 2.3 West Bank n= 750 71.1 18.8 7.3 2.8 Gaza n=450 74.0 19.8 4.4 1.8 2- The political situation Yes No Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 72.9 18.0 6.6 2.5 West Bank n= 750 74.8 14.7 7.7 2.8 Gaza n=450 69.8 23.6 4.7 1.9 3- Moral considerations Yes No Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 63.2 26.8 7.5 2.5 West Bank n= 750 64.9 23.9 8.3 2.9 Gaza n=450 60.2 31.6 6.2 2.0 4- Their results Yes No Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 61.4 28.7 7.2 2.7 West Bank n= 750 63.5 25.3 8.1 3.1 Gaza n=450 58.0 34.2 5.8 2.0 Page 11

5- Religious considerations Yes No Don’t know No answer Total n= 1200 53.7 36.3 6.9 3.1 West Bank n= 750 52.9 36.6 7.7 2.8 Gaza n=450 54.9 36.4 5.6 3.1 Q25. To what extent do you support or oppose the possibility of an Israeli military strike on Iran? Do you support it? Neither support nor oppose it? Or oppose it? I support I neither support nor oppose I oppose Don’t know \ No answer Total n= 1200 9.3 22.3 61.8 6.6 West Bank n= 750 6.3 17.1 69.1 7.5 Gaza n=450 14.2 30.9 49.6 5.3 Q26. Do you think that the locally-made rockets fired from Gaza Strip towards Israeli regions help, harm or don’t make any difference with regards to the Palestinian goals? Help Harm Don’t make any difference Don’t know \ No answer Total n= 1200 27.0 40.8 26.3 5.9 West Bank n= 750 25.5 38.9 29.5 6.1 Gaza n=450 29.6 44.0 20.9 5.5 Page 12

Q27. Do you think that the Policy of the US President Obama will increase or reduce the chances of reaching a just peace between the Palestinians and Israelis? Or that his policies won’t make any difference? It will increase the chances It will reduce the chances It won’t make a ny difference Don’t know \ No answer Total n= 1200 4.9 43.8 45.9 5.4 West Bank n= 750 6.1 39.1 48.0 6.8 Gaza n=450 2.9 51.8 42.4 2.9 Q28. Is religion an important part of your life? Yes No No answer Total n= 1200 94.1 5.4 0.5 West Bank n= 750 94.4 5.2 0.4 Gaza n=450 93.6 5.8 0.6 Q29. Have you performed Al Umra( a pilgrimage to Mecca performed by Muslims that can be undertaken at any time of the year)? Yes No No answer Total n= 1200 26.0 73.7 0.3 West Bank n= 750 28.9 70.7 0.4 Gaza n=450 21.1 78.7 0.2 Q30. Did you fast during the month of Ramadan? Most of the days or all of the days A few days I did not fast No answer Total n= 1200 93.5 3.8 2.0 0.7 West Bank n=750 91.6 4.8 2.5 1.1 Gaza n=450 96.7 2.0 1.1 0.2 Page 13

Q31. During the month of Ramadan, did you perform all religious prayers? I prayed all days I prayed only on Fridays I didn’t pray No answer Total n= 1200 82.6 9.2 7.4 0.8 West Bank n= 750 78.4 12.4 8.0 1.2 Gaza n=450 89.6 3.8 6.4 0.2 Q32. Do you support having multiple wives? Yes No I don’t know \ No answer Total n= 1200 28.1 70.6 1.3 West Bank n=750 27.3 71.2 1.5 Gaza n=450 29.3 69.6 1.1 Q33. Do you think that the Palestinian Personal Law must be based on the principles of Islamic Sharia or on the Civil Law? The Islamic Sharia The Civil Law Both Don’t know \ No answer Total n= 1200 50.2 15.2 33.7 0.9 West Bank n=750 54.8 13.5 30.4 1.3 Gaza n=450 42.4 18.0 39.1 0.5 Q34. Which political or religious faction do you trust the most?* Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n=750 n=450 Fatah 39.6 40.1 38.7 Hammas 18.6 16.4 22.2 PFLP 2.7 2.0 3.8 Islamic Jihad 1.4 0.9 2.2 Other Islamic factions 1.4 0.9 2.2 Others 3.3 3.6 2.9 Don’t trust any one 27.9 29.2 25.8 No answer 5.1 6.9 2.2 * These answers were not included as part of the options read to the interviewee Page 14

Q35. Which Palestinian personality do you trust the most?* Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n= 450 Mahmoud Abbas( Abu Mazen) 25.5 26.8 23.3 Ismael Haniyeh 13.9 10.8 19.1 Marwan Barghouthi 4.3 4.4 4.0 Salam Fayyad 2.9 3.9 1.3 Khaled Misha’l 2.3 2.3 2.4 Others 13.5 11.4 16.9 Don’t trust any one 30.8 31.6 29.6 No answer 6.8 8.8 3.4 * These answers were not included as part of the options read to the interviewee Page 15