02. 2012 Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, liebe Freundinnen und Freunde der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Neben vereinzelten Meldungen zur Antragstellung in der UN-Vollversammlung findet der hauptsächliche politische Diskus in den palästinensischen Gebieten mo mentan auf innenpolitischer Ebene statt. Die wirtschaftliche Krise, sowie die am 20. Oktober durchgeführten Kommunal wahlen dominieren seit Wochen Schlagzeilen und Diskussionen. Bei den Wahlen, bei denen aufgrund des Boykotts durch Hamas und Unstimmigkeiten bei der Li stenerstellung lediglich die Mehrzahl der Bewohner des Westjordanlandes ihre Stimme abgeben konnte, konnte keines wegs von Wahlen nach demokratischen Grundprinzipien gesprochen werden. Dies tat jedoch dem Wunsch der Palästi nenser nach demokratischer Beteiligung keinen Abbruch, was in einer kürzlich durchgeführten Meinungsumfrage unseres Partners, dem Jerusalem Media and Com munication Center, erneut deutlich wurde. In der Umfrage wurden die Belan ge der Palästinenser vor dem Hinter grund der fortschreitenden Spaltung zwischen Gaza und Westjordanland, zwischen Hamas und Fatah deutlich. In der Bevölkerung schwindet zusehends der Glaube an eine baldige nationale Ver söhnung, die jedoch als Voraussetzung für gemeinsame Wahlen gilt, für die sich 61% der Palästinenser aussprechen. 58.3% halten Legislativrats- und Präsi dentschaftswahlen für den Ausweg aus der momentanen Krise, während 32.3% angaben, dass eine Lossagung von den mit Israel geschlossenen Abkommen etwas bewegen könnte. Insgesamt sind die Befragten in beiden palästinensischen Gebieten im Vergleich zum letzten Jahr unzufriedener, sowohl mit der politischen Bilanz von Persönlich keiten wie Präsident Mahmoud Abbas, Premierminister Salam Fayyad oder Is mael Haniya in Gaza, als auch der Lei stung der Autonomiebehörde an sich. Der Anteil derjenigen, die sich für eine Auflösung der PA aussprachen, stieg im Vergleich zum vergangenen Jahr deutlich an, auch wenn sich die Mehrheit der Pa lästinenser noch immer für eine Beibe haltung politischer Instanzen ausspricht. Vertrauen wird derzeit keinem der po litischen Akteure entgegengebracht. Den UN-Antrage vor der Vollversammlung hielten weniger als die Hälfte der Palä stinenser für profitabel, nur 12% spra chen sich allerdings absolut dagegen aus. Im Anhang plette Studie Viel Vergnügen finden Sie die ko im PDF-Format. bei der Lektüre! Mit den besten Grüßen aus Jerusalem Ihr Team der FES-Ost-Jerusalem Design: eryfoto Seite 1

Jerusalem Office Tel.:+972-2-532 83 98 Fax:+972-2-581 96 65 Email: info@fespal.org www.fespal.org Web: POBox: 25047 Jerusalem Tel: 022976555 Fax: 022976557 Email: poll@jmcc.org Website: www.jmcc.org Poll no. 77_November 2012 A public opinion poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media& Communications Centre Setback in the satisfaction of the public over the performance of the PNA and its leaders Increase in the percentage of supporters for dissolving the PNA Majority: Exit from current political crisis is through holding general elections Majority: Going to the UN is to the benefit of the Palestinian cause Division over the impact of the Arab Spring on the Palestinian cause A public opinion poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre(JMCC) showed that there was in increase among those who believe it is necessary to dissolve the PNA from 22.2% in November 2011 to 27.8% November2012. This is in spite of the fact that the majority(65.0%) still believe in the necessity of the PNA’s perpetuation and maintenance. The poll, which the JMCC conducted at the beginning of November and which included a sample of 1,200 people, showed that the majority(58.3%) of respondents feel an exit to the existing political crisis is possible through holding legislative and presidential elections, compared to 32.3% who said cancelling signed agreements with Israel is the best option for exiting the crisis. Furthermore, the poll indicated to an increase in the percentage of supporters of a bi-national state from 22.3% November 2011 to 27.5% November 2012, even though supporters of the two-state solution hardly changed, remaining at 51.2%. The poll also showed that the majority of respondents 48.0% said the leadership heading to the United Nations would benefit the Palestinian cause while 35.6% said it would neither be to the benefit nor to the detriment of the cause; 12.2% said it would be to its detriment. Page 1

Setback in performance The poll also showed an overall setback in the public’s evaluation of the performance of the PNA and its leaders. There was a retreat in the percentage of tho se who find the PNA’s performance as good or very good from 67.6% November 2011 to 54.9% November 2012. There was also a setback in the percentage of those satisfied with the way in which President Mahmoud Abbas(Abu Mazen) performs his job as the President of the PNA from 55.5% November 2011 to 49.2% November 2012. There was also a setback in the evaluation of the performance of Salam Fayyad’s government from 42.9% in April, 2010 to 29.6% November 2012. Furthermore, the poll showed that a slight majority of respondents who were dissatisfied with the way the PNA handled the recent economic crisis with 52.2% saying it was bad or very bad while 45.4% said the way in which the PNA handled the crisis was good or very good. Pessimism regarding reconciliation In terms of the reconciliation efforts between Hamas and Fatah, the percentage of those who expect reconciliation to be reached in 2013 decreased from 40.2% in May to 35.9% November 2012. In spite of this pessimism, the percentage of those who favor holding elections increased, but only if reconciliation is complete, from 51.3% in May to 60.8% in November 2012 whereby the percentage of those who favor holding elections under any circumstances decreased from 42.7% in May to 34.8% this November 2012. The Arab Spring and the Palestinian cause The JMCC poll showed that the public was divided over the impact of current events in the Arab world on the Palestinian cause, whereby 35.8% said they had a positive impact while 34.0% said they had a negative impact on the Palestinian cause. Likewise, the public was divided over the impact of the Muslim Brotherhood’s assumption of power in Egypt on the Palestinian cause where 44.8% said it had a positive impact while 42.2% said it had a negative impact. However, the poll showed a discrepancy between the West Bank and Gaza Strip whereby the majority of those polled in Gaza 52.2% said the impact of the Muslim Brotherhood’s assumption of power in Egypt had a positive impact on the Pales tinian cause compared to 40.4% in the West Bank. 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 28 October and 4th of November 2012. 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: Bani Na’im, Surif, As- Samu’, Yatta, Beit Kahil, Dura, Nuba, Taffuh, Sa’ir, Hebron, Khursa, Al Arrub Refugee Camp. Jenin: Al- Yamun, Jenin, Jaba’, Siris, Fahma, Jenin Refugee Camp. Tubas: Tubas, Aqaba. Ramallah& al-Bireh: Ni’lin, Ramallah, Beit‘U r at-Tahta, Al- Bireh, Deir Ibz’I, Abud, Kafr Ein, Qarawa, Ein Qiniya, Al-Jalazun Refugee Camp. Jericho: Jericho, Nwi’meh. Jerusalem: Al-Ram, Al-Dahyeh, Biddo, Beit Ikssa, Beit Hanina, Shu’fat, Old City, Silwan, Ras Al- Amoud, Shu’fat Refugee Camp. Bethlehem: Beit Fajjar, Beit Jala, A-Doha, Ash-Shawawreh, Ayda Refugee Camp. Nablus: Nablus, Beit Furik, Jamma’in, Beita, Al-Badhan, Einabous, Madama, Ein Beit al- Ma’ Refugee Camp. Salfit: Salfti, Deir Istiya. Tulkarem: Attil, Qoffin, Tulkarem, Anabta, Kafr al-Labad, Seida. Qalqilya: Qalqiliya, Azzun, Jayyous. In the Gaza Strip 450 people were surveyed from Gaza: al-Rimal a-Shamali, a-Rimal a-Janoubi, a-Zeitoun, a- Shuja’ia, a-Tufah, a-Daraj, a-Naser, a-Sheikh Radwan,a-sheikh Ajleen, Tal al-Hawa, al-Mughraga, Shati Refugee Camp. Khan Younis: Khan Younis, Absan al-Kabira, Absan al-Sagheerah, Bani Suheila, al- Qarara, Khuza’, Khan Younis Refugee Camp. Rafah: Rafah, Shouket a-Soufi, Rafah Refugee Camp. Gaza North: Jabalia, Beit Lahia, Jabalia Refugee Camp, Beit Hanoun. Deir al-Balah: Deir al-Balah, Burij,-Zawaydeh, Nussirat, al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah RefugeeCamp. 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. 15.8% said they live in villages, 8.8% in refugee camps, and 75.4% in towns/cities. 49.9% were male,50.1% were female. 67.8% were married,26.2%, single, 4.4% widowed, 1.5% divorced,0.1% no answer. The average age of the respondents was 36 years. Occupation of Respondents ˜ Students 13.3% ˜ Laborers 12.3% ˜ Housewives 35.1% ˜ Farmers/fishermen 2.6% ˜ Craftsmen 0.8% ˜ Businessmen/private business 8.3% ˜ Public Sector Employees 10.8% ˜ Private Sector Employees 4.8% ˜ Professionals(e.g. doctors/lawyers/ pharmacists/engineers) 0.6% ˜ Unemployed 9.0% ˜ Retired 1.9%, ˜ No answer0.5%. 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 West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 4.8 4.5 5.3 56.3 58.0 53.2 27.6 24.7 32.4 10.6 12.3 7.8 0.7 0.5 1.3 Q 2 . 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 I don’t know\ No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 1.3 0.7 2.2 26.5 26.9 25.8 42.8 38.5 49.8 27.4 31.6 20.4 2.0 2.3 1.8 Q 3 . In general, how do you evaluate the performance of the PN A? Would you say it’s performance is very good, good, bad or very bad? Very good Good Bad Very bad No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 3.8 4.0 3.6 51.1 50.0 52.9 30.6 30.0 31.6 13.3 14.3 11.8 1.2 1.7 0.1 Q 4 . Do you think that there is corruption in the PNA? Yes No I d on’t know\ No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 81.1 81.9 79.8 13.3 11.3 16.4 5.6 6.8 3.8 Page 4

Q 4 -1 To what extent do you think there is corruption in the PNA? Total West Bank Gaza n= 973 n= 614 n=359 To a great extent 40.6 44.1 34.5 To an average extent 43.3 43.6 42.6 To a low extent 15.1 11.1 22.0 I d on’t know\ No answer 1.0 1.2 0.9 *This question was asked to those who answered yes in question 4 Q 5 . Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way that president Mahmoud Abbas(Abu Mazen) is performing his job as president to the PNA? Very satisfied Somewhat satisfied Somewhat unsatisfied Very unsatisfied No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n= 450 17.8 19.3 15.3 31.4 32.1 30.2 17.7 17.5 18.0 29.3 26.3 34.4 3.8 4.8 2.1 Q 6 . President Mahmoud Abbas(Abu Mazren) recently presented the Palestinian leadership with two options for existing the current political crisis: to cancel signed agreements with Israel or to conduct legislative and presidential elections. In your opinion, what is the best option for exiting the current political crisis? Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n= 450 To cancel signed agreements with 32.3 35.9 26.4 Israel To conduct legislative and 58.3 52.9 67.3 presidential elections Others 2.3 2.8 1.3 I don’t know\ No answer 7.1 8.4 5.0 Q 7 . How would you evaluate the performance of the government of Salam Fayyad in the West Bank at the present time compared with the performan ce of Hanieh’s government in Gaza; would you say that the performance of Fayyad’s government is better, similar, or worse than the performance of Hanieh’s government? The performance of Fayyad’s government is better than the performance of Hanieh’s government The performance of Fayyad’s government is similar to the performance of Hanieh’s government Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n= 450 29.6 26.3 35.1 28.4 28.4 28.4 Page 5

The performance of Fayyad’s government is worse than the performance of Ha nieh’s government I don’t know\ No answer 31.3 32.7 28.9 10.7 12.6 7.6 Q 8 . The Palestinian leadership is planning to head to the UN General Assembly next month in order to request an upgrade of their status to become a non-member state. In your opinion, do you think this will be to the benefit of the Palestinian cause, to the detriment of the Palestinian cause or neither to the benefit nor to the detriment of the Palestinian cause? Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n= 450 This will be to the benefit of the 48.0 47.9 48.2 Palestinian cause This will be to the detriment of 12.2 11.6 13.1 the Palestinian cause Neither to the benefit nor to the 35.6 35.6 35.6 detriment of the Palestinian cause I don’t know\ No answer 4.2 4.9 3.1 Q 9 . 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? Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n= 450 Dissolving the PNA is necessary 27.8 26.8 29.6 Perpetuating and maintaining the 65.0 65.1 64.9 PNA is a necessity I d on’t know\ No answer 7.2 8.1 5.5 Q 10 . There has been a debate recently on the issue of freedom of expression in the Palestinian society. In your opinion to what extent the freedom of expression is permissible in the PA-controlled territories? To a very great extent To a great extent To a low extent To a very low extent Freedom of expression is not permissible at all I d on’t know\ No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 4.9 7.1 1.3 21.8 23.5 19.1 39.6 37.9 42.4 14.3 12.1 18.0 17.9 17.7 18.2 1.5 1.7 1.0 Page 6

Q1 1 . 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 binational state on all of Palestine where Palestinians and Israelis enjoy equal representation and rights. Which of these solutions do you prefer? Two-state solution: A Palestinian and an Israeli Bi-national state on all of historic Palestine Total n= 1200 51.2 27.5 West Bank n= 750 50.9 33.9 Palestinian State* 9.8 5.2 Islamic State* 2.3 2.5 No solution 6.4 4.9 I d on’t know\ No answer 2.8 2.6 * These answers were not included as part of the options read to the interviewee Gaza n= 450 51.8 16.9 17.3 1.8 8.9 3.3 Q1 2 . In general, what is the best method to achieve the Palestinian people’s goals of ending the occupation and establishing a state? Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 Peaceful negotiations 39.4 40.9 36.9 Non-violent resistance(peaceful 25.2 19.9 34.0 Popular Intifada) Armed resistance(armed 28.1 30.9 23.3 Intifada) Other 2.1 1.3 3.3 I d on’t know\ No answer 5.2 7.0 2.5 Q 13 . 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 unclear future, and a third group believes that the peace process is still alive and there is a possibility of resuming negotiations? Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 The peace process is dead and 33.8 32.4 36.2 there is no chance of resuming the negotiations The peace process is passing 44.2 44.5 43.6 through difficult times with an unclear future The peace process is still alive 19.9 20.5 18.9 and there is a possibility of resuming negotiations I d on’t know\ No answer 2.1 2.6 1.3 Page 7

Q 14 . In your opinion, to what extent does the PA respect civil rights and political freedom in the West Bank? Fully Sufficiently Not sufficiently Not at all I d on’t know\ No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 8.4 8.0 9.1 31.2 32.7 28.7 33.7 33.6 33.8 22.3 22.1 22.7 4.4 3.6 5.7 Q1 5 . In your opinion to what extent does the Hamas government respect civil rights and political freedom in the Gaza Strip? Fully Sufficiently Not sufficiently Not at all I d on’t know\ No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 4.8 3.6 6.9 20.3 21.1 18.9 28.8 25.9 33.8 33.8 30.7 39.1 12.3 18.7 1.3 Q1 6 . 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? Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 An appropriate response under 36.7 29.3 48.9 current political conditions Oppose them and believe they 55.8 62.8 44.0 harm Palestinian national interests Others 2.9 2.0 4.4 I d on’t know\ No answer 4.6 5.9 2.7 Q 17 . If negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians were to be resumed, who would you prefer to act as mediator between the two sides? The United States The European Union The Mideast Quartet The United Nations I don’t know\ No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 5.8 6.3 5.1 22.4 24.4 19.1 19.8 20.7 18.4 28.6 28.7 28.4 23.4 19.9 29.0 Page 8

Q 18 . According to the Palestinian Basic Law, the legislative and presidential elections should have been held three years ago. Do you favor holding elections this year under any circumstances, or do you favor holding elections only after reconciliation is completed? Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 Prefer holding elections soon 34.8 32.8 38.2 under any circumstances Prefer holding elections only after 60.8 61.2 60.2 reconciliation is completed I d on’t know\ No answer 4.4 6.0 1.6 Q 19 . If PLC elections were to take place today, which party would you vote for? Fatah Hamas PFLP PNI PPP DFLP Others I won’t vote I don’t know No answer Total West Bank Gaza n=1200 n= 750 n=450 39.3 38.8 40.0 16.6 13.1 22.4 3.9 4.4 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.4 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.2 4.3 3.7 5.1 24.0 24.7 22.9 5.3 7.1 2.4 2.1 3.2 0.4 Q 20 . If presidential elections were to take place today and Mahmoud Abbas(Abu Mazen) would not run again, whom would you vote for? Marwan al-Barghouthi Isma’el Hanieh Salam Fayyad Mohamad Dahlan Mustafa al-Barghouthi Mahmoud Abbas(Abu Mazen) I don’t know Others I won’t vote Depends I d on’t trust any one No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 11.5 10.3 13.6 10.2 7.1 15.3 3.5 3.7 3.1 3.3 0.8 7.3 3.3 3.6 2.9 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.8 2.7 0.2 11.1 10.5 12.0 0.5 0.5 0.4 6.4 6.5 6.2 31.6 32.3 30.4 15.5 20.5 7.5 *This was an open-ended question no options were read to the interviewee Page 9

Q 21 . In your opinion, which side should be more blamed for the persisting division and the failure of efforts pertinent between Fatah and Hamas? Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 Hamas movement 34.5 35.6 32.7 Fatah movement 20.3 20.4 20.2 Others 1.5 2.3 0.2 Fatah and Hamas* 27.1 21.1 37.1 Israel* 6.4 6.8 5.8 I don’t know\ No answer 10.2 13.8 4.0 * These answers were not included as part of the options read to the interviewee Q 22 . Do you expect“Fatah” and“Hamas” movements to reach reconciliation within 2013? Yes No I d on’t know\ No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 35.9 38.9 30.9 51.1 47.7 56.7 13.0 13.4 12.4 Q 23 . Since“Fatah” held its convention in 2009, to what degree has this movem ent succeeded in the following: 1-Combating corruption Greatly succeeded Somewhat succeeded Somewhat failed Totally failed No answer Total n= 1200 West Bank n= 750 Gaza n=450 4.9 5.3 4.2 31.8 30.4 34.2 33.0 28.1 41.1 24.2 28.4 17.1 6.1 7.8 3.4 2-Structural reform in the movement Greatly succeeded Somewhat succeeded Somewhat failed Totally failed No answer Total n= 1200 West Bank n= 750 Gaza n=450 5.4 4.7 6.7 30.5 28.1 34.4 31.3 27.1 38.2 25.4 30.3 17.3 7.4 9.8 3.4 Page 10

3-Peaceful resistance Greatly succeeded Somewhat succeeded Somewhat failed Totally failed No answer Total n= 1200 West Bank n= 750 Gaza n=450 9.1 9.3 8.7 34.3 33.1 36.2 26.4 21.5 34.7 22.8 26.4 16.9 7.4 9.7 3.5 Q 24 . Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal announced he will not run again for the head of Hamas politburo elections. In general, do you consider this a very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, or a very negative step? Very positive step Somewhat positive step Somewhat negative step Very negative step Not positive nor negative I don’t know No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 12.2 10.9 14.2 19.9 20.7 18.7 15.3 12.8 19.3 10.1 10.5 9.3 35.2 34.4 36.4 6.8 9.7 2.0 0.5 1.0 0.1 Q 25 . In the light of the recent protests against price hikes, how do you evaluate the performance of the PNA handling the economic crisis? Would you say it’s performance was: Very good Good Bad Very bad No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 2.9 2.5 3.6 42.5 38.9 48.4 33.9 34.0 33.8 18.3 21.9 12.4 2.4 2.7 1.8 Q 26 . In general, what do you think about the impact of the underway revolutions in some Arab states on the Palestinian cause? Was the impact very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, very negative, or that they did not have any impact on the Palestinian cause? Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 Very positive impact 9.4 7.5 12.7 Somewhat positive impact 26.4 27.1 25.3 Somewhat negative impact 16.9 13.5 22.7 Very negative impact 17.1 18.5 14.7 These revolutions did not impact 26.7 28.7 23.3 the Palestinian cause I don’t know\ No answer 3.5 4.7 1.3 Page 11

Q 27 . If the Muslim Brotherhood’s assumption of power in Egypt l eads to a closer political and economic relationship with the Gaza Strip, what effect do you think this will have on the Palestinian cause? Will it have: A very positive effect A somewhat positive effect A somewhat negative effect A very negative effect I don’t know\ No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 14.0 12.3 16.9 30.8 28.1 35.3 23.4 22.3 25.3 18.8 20.4 16.2 13.0 16.9 6.3 Q 28 . Israeli Parliamentary elections will be held in February 2013, do you expect the results of these elections to either increase or decrease chances of reaching an agreement with Israel? Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 Increase the chances to a great 4.2 4.9 2.9 extent Increase the chances to a low 8.3 8.4 8.0 extent Will have no influence 26.5 25.5 28.2 Will decrease to a low extent 14.1 14.3 13.8 Will decrease to a very great 21.5 22.1 20.4 extent Depends on the results of 20.3 18.7 22.9 elections I don’t know\ No answer 5.1 6.1 3.8 Q 29 . Which political or religious faction do you trust the most?* Fatah Hamas PFLP PNI Others Other Islamic factions I d on’t trust any one No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n=450 36.8 36.0 38.0 16.8 13.2 22.7 3.6 3.9 3.1 1.5 1.9 0.9 2.8 3.5 1.8 1.3 0.5 2.4 31.8 33.3 29.1 5.4 7.7 2.0 *This was an open-ended question no options were read to the interviewee Page 12

Q 30 . Which Palestinian personality do you trust the most?* Mahmoud Abbas(Abu Mazen) Isma’el H anieh Marwan al-Barghouthi Khaled Mish’al Others I d on’t trust any one No answer Total West Bank Gaza n= 1200 n= 750 n= 450 18.3 19.7 15.8 11.1 7.9 16.4 7.2 6.0 9.3 3.0 2.9 3.1 16.4 15.2 18.4 35.9 38.1 32.2 8.1 10.2 4.8 *This was an open-ended question no options were read to the interviewee Page 13