26 June 2024
Report IV: Emigration
On the eve of October 7, about a third of Gazans and about a fifth of West Bankers said they were considering emigrating from Palestine. The main drivers seem economic, political, educational, security and concerns about corruption. The most preferred destination for immigration is Turkey, followed by Germany, Canada, the United States and Qatar. The vast majority of Palestinians reported receiving no remittances from relatives in the diaspora. The vast majority supports the right of foreign domestic workers in Palestine to always have their passports, to a day off a week, and to a bank account in which they receive their salaries. 
28 September and 8 October 2023

These are the results of the latest wave of the Arab Barometer (AB) poll in Palestine, the 8th to be conducted since the start of these polls in the Arab World. This report is restricted to findings related to Palestinian perception of governance. The poll was ....More

A joint public opinion survey from July 2024 finds that October 7th and the current war produce massive fears of genocide, overwhelming mutual distrust and dehumanization; the events reduce support for a two-state peace solution among Israeli Jews while increasing it among Palestinians, but still only a minority support it on each side. Over 60 percent on both sides prefer a regional peace based on a two-state solution and normalization if the alternative is a regional, multi-front war.  Incentives remain capable of reversing the hardline views producing strong majorities among both sides for a peace package that permanently ends the conflict

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These are the results of Palestinian-Israeli Pulse: ....More

17 September 2024

For the first time since October 7, 2023, simultaneously in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, findings show significant drop in the favorability of the October 7 attack and in the expectations that Hamas will win the current war, and a moderate drop in the level of support for Hamas; moreover, findings show a drop in the Gaza Strip in the preference for a continued Hamas control over that area in the day after the war and a rise in the preference for PA control. Nonetheless, despite all that, support for Hamas remains the highest compared to all Palestinian factions. Furthermore, findings show significant rise in support for the two-state solution accompanied by a drop in the preference for armed struggle and a rise in the preference for negotiations as the best means of ending the Israeli occupation.  

3-7 September 2024

These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip between 3-7 September 2024. The period prior to the poll witnessed the continuation of the war on the Gaza Strip and the failure of all attempts to reach a ceasefire. Talk about the “day after” continued without much progress due to the Israeli government's rejection of the idea. Meanwhile, clashes escalated in the West Bank between the Israeli army and Palestinian armed groups, especially in the northern West Bank. Restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in the West Bank also continued and entrances to most towns and villages were closed in order to prevent residents from accessing main roads. Settler violence against Palestinian towns and villages in unprotected areas in areas B and C also continued. Israel assassinated Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas, in Tehran, and Iran announced its intention to avenge his death but had not done so by the time of the completion of the data collection for this survey.  Hamas chose Yahiya Sinwar as its head, replacing Ismail Haniyeh. The Palestinian factions announced the so-called “Beijing Declaration” to unite the internal ranks. President Mahmoud Abbas announced from Ankara his intention to visit the Gaza Strip......More

 July 2024 
 

Will the government of Mohamed Mustafa succeed in overcoming the reform challenges?

 

Alaa Lahlouh

 

 

The government of Dr. Muhammad Mustafa was formed by a decree of the President of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Mahmoud Abbas. It was formed at one of the worst moments for the Palestinian people; a moment of great challenges and a perceived threat of genocide in the Gaza Strip. . .....More

Settler Terrorism is the Biggest Threat to West Bank Residents

With the increase in settler attacks, the fears of Palestinian citizens in all areas of the West Bank of terrorist attacks and displacement increase, and in light of the beliefs in the Israeli army's collusion with the settlers, and the lack of confidence in the intentions and performance of the Palestinian security forces, the public places much greater confidence in the effectiveness of Palestinian armed groups and sees the formation of these groups in the targeted areas as an effective and realistic response to protect their areas from these attacks. 
28 September-12 October 202

The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research conducted a special poll on Palestinian public opinion in the West Bank between  the period of September 28 and October 12, .....More

More than 60% of Gazans report losing family members in the current war on Gaza, but two-thirds of the public continue to support the October 7 attack, and 80% believe it put the Palestinian issue at the center of global attention. About half of Gazans expects Hamas to win the war and return to rule the Gaza Strip; a quarter of Gazans expects Israel to win. Increased demand for the resignation of President Abbas is accompanied by a rise in Hamas’ and Marwan Barghouti's popularity.  Increased support for armed struggle is accompanied by a drop in support for the two-state solution; more than 60% support the dissolution of the PA

26 May-1 June 2024 

These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip between May 26 and June 1, 2024. The period prior to the poll witnessed the continuation and expansion of the war on the Gaza Strip, to include the ground offensive in the outskirts of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the occupation of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, the control of the Salah al-Din Corridor, also known as Philadelphia Corridor, and the return of the Israeli army to occupy Jabalia and other areas in the northern Gaza Strip. These developments led to an escalation of humanitarian, ....More