Quarterly Updates for (16 May 1995 — 15 Aug 1995)

1.  Do you support the proposed Palestinian-Israeli agreement concerning elections, redeployment, and transfer of authority in the West Bank? 

  Total West Bank Gaza Strip
1) Yes 55.9% 59.0% 50.3%
2) No 29.0% 27.7% 31.3%
3) Don’t know/Not applicable 15.1% 13.3% 18.4%

2. How do you evaluate the Palestinian leadership's management of the current negotiations regarding redeployment, elections, and transfer of authority?

  Total West Bank Gaza Strip
1) Good 31.2% 30.6% 32.3%
2) Fair 32.0% 29.9% 35.9%
3) Weak 25.5% 27.2% 22.3%
4) Don’t know/Not applicable 11.3% 12.3% 9.5%

3. Do you trust Israel's intentions toward the peace process with the Palestinians?

  Total West Bank Gaza Strip
1) Yes 6.9% 6.1% 8.2%
2) No 81.1% 83.4% 76.9%
3) Don’t know/Not applicable 12.0% 10.5% 14.9%

4.  If elections were held today, and you decided to participate, you would vote for candidates affiliated with: 

  Total West Bank Gaza Strip
1) PPP 1.0% 0.7% 1.6%
2) Hamas 13.1% 13.8% 11.9%
3) Fatah 43.6% 43.6% 43.7%
4) Islamic Jihad 2.8% 3.6% 3.1%
5) DFLP 0.1% - 0.3%
6) PFLP 4.3% 4.8% 3.4%
7) Fida 0.8% 1.3% -
8) Islamic independents 2.5% 3.1% 1.3%
9) Nationalist independents 4.8% 5.8% 2.8%
10) Other (specify) 8.1% 7.2% 9.6%
11) None of the above 18.6% 16.9% 21.8%