Quarterly Updates for (16 Nov 2016 — 16 Feb 2017)

The following data come from a poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR) on 8–10 December 2016. The results are based on a survey of 1,270 men and women from the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. The complete poll, the 62d in a series, can be found at www.pcpsr.org.

 

1. If new presidential elections were to take place today, and [PA pres.] Abbas was nominated by Fatah and Ismail Haniyeh was nominated by Hamas, whom would you vote for?

  Total West Bank Gaza Strip
1) Mahmoud Abbas 45.0%  45.2% 44.8%
2) Ismail Haniyeh 48.6%  46.8% 51.0%
3) Don’t know/Not applicable 6.4% 8.0% 4.2%

2. And what if the competition were between Marwan Barghouti, Ismail Haniyeh, and Mahmoud Abbas, for whom would you vote?

  Total West Bank Gaza Strip
1) Marwan Barghouti 39.2% 44.1% 32.0%
2) Ismail Haniyeh 33.2% 29.1% 39.2%
3) Mahmoud Abbas 24.3% 22.4% 27.1%
3) Don’t know/Not applicable 3.4% 4.5% 1.7%

 3. Fatah has held its Seventh [General Congress] and elected a new leadership. Do you have faith in the ability of the new leadership to achieve the goals entrusted to it?

  Total West Bank Gaza Strip
1) Yes 32.9% 33.4% 32.1%
2) No 53.8% 51.1% 58.3%
3) Don’t know/Not applicable 13.3% 15.5% 9.6%

 4. What do you expect the new U.S. pres., Donald Trump and his admin., to do about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict?

  Total West Bank Gaza Strip
1) Do nothing 30.4% 32.0% 27.6%
2) Renew peace negotiations 10.1% 5.6% 17.6%
3) Impose a solution on both sides 7.6% 4.1% 13.4%
4) Stand with the Israeli side against the other 47.1% 53.5% 36.5%
5) Don’t know/ Not applicable 4.8% 4.8% 4.9%

 5. And what do you want Pres. Trump to do? Do you want him to play a stronger role, or do you want the U.S. not to interfere in the peace process?

  Total West Bank Gaza Strip
1) I want a stronger Trump role in the peace process 29.6% 28.2% 32.0%
2) I want Trump to play the role the U.S. currently plays in the peace process 9.7% 7.1% 14.0%
3) I want Trump not to interfere in the peace process 53.4% 59.0% 44.1%
4) Don’t know/ Not applicable 7.3% 5.7% 9.9%