Results of Poll # (7)
03-07 April 2003
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Total% |
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01. The
Palestinian Authority decided to create a position of prime minister. Do you
support or oppose this step? |
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1) Strongly support |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
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2) Support |
56.5 |
54.9 |
59.1 |
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3) Oppose |
21.6 |
21.4 |
21.9 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
6.8 |
7.2 |
6.1 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
7.2 |
8.5 |
5.1 |
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Total% |
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02. President Yasir
Arafat appointed Mahmud Abbas
(Abu Mazin) as prime minister and asked him to form
a cabinet? Do you support or oppose this step? |
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1) Strongly support |
6.3 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
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2) Support |
54.5 |
52.6 |
57.7 |
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3) Oppose |
24.6 |
25.5 |
23.1 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
7.5 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
7.1 |
8.4 |
5.1 |
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Total% |
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03. Do you expect Abu Mazin to form a government that can win your confidence? |
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1) Certainly yes |
5.1 |
5.7 |
4.1 |
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2) Yes |
37.6 |
37.9 |
37.0 |
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3) No |
30.3 |
31.7 |
27.8 |
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4) Certainly no |
12.7 |
12.1 |
13.6 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
14.4 |
12.6 |
17.5 |
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Total% |
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04. Do you believe that a new
government headed by Abu Mazin will, or will not, be able to do the following? |
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04-1 Carry
out the political reforms you seek |
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1) Definitely Yes |
3.7 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
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2) Yes |
38.8 |
37.7 |
40.8 |
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3) No |
32.0 |
34.0 |
28.6 |
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4) Definitely No |
15.8 |
14.8 |
17.4 |
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5) No Opinion/ Don't Know |
9.8 |
10.1 |
9.1 |
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Total% |
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04-2 Fight
corruption |
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1) Definitely Yes |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
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2) Yes |
39.5 |
38.4 |
41.3 |
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3) No |
33.8 |
35.2 |
31.6 |
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4) Definitely No |
14.9 |
13.6 |
17.0 |
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5) No Opinion/ Don't Know |
6.9 |
7.9 |
5.3 |
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Total% |
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04-3 Improve
economic conditions |
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1) Definitely Yes |
4.5 |
5.0 |
3.6 |
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2) Yes |
45.8 |
43.8 |
49.0 |
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3) No |
29.9 |
30.7 |
28.5 |
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4) Definitely No |
11.8 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
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5) No Opinion/ Don't Know |
8.1 |
8.8 |
6.9 |
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Total% |
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04-4 renew
negotiations with |
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1) Definitely Yes |
17.9 |
15.7 |
21.7 |
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2) Yes |
51.6 |
52.9 |
49.4 |
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3) No |
18.7 |
19.1 |
18.0 |
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4) Definitely No |
5.0 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
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5) No Opinion/ Don't Know |
6.8 |
7.8 |
5.1 |
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Total% |
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04-5 control
the security conditions and enforce a ceasefire on all factions |
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1) Definitely Yes |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
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2) Yes |
33.7 |
35.2 |
31.2 |
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3) No |
34.9 |
34.0 |
36.4 |
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4) Definitely No |
17.8 |
16.4 |
20.0 |
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5) No Opinion/ Don't Know |
8.2 |
8.8 |
7.3 |
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Total% |
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05. There are internal and external
calls for wide and fundamental domestic reforms and changes in the
institutions and authorities of the Palestinian Authority. Do you support or
oppose these calls? |
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1. Strongly support |
22.8 |
20.6 |
26.3 |
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2. Support |
63.0 |
64.4 |
60.7 |
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3. Oppose |
9.1 |
9.9 |
7.7 |
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4. Strongly oppose |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
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5. No Opinion/Don't Know |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
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Total% |
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06. One of the
proposed reform measures calls for changing the Palestinian presidential
system to a parliamentary system in which power resides in the hands of a
prime minister while the position of the president is ceremonial? |
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1. Strongly support |
7.5 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
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2. Support |
36.6 |
39.1 |
32.4 |
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3. Oppose |
40.5 |
39.5 |
42.1 |
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4. Strongly oppose |
9.8 |
7.9 |
13.0 |
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5. No Opinion/Do Not Know |
5.7 |
6.6 |
4.3 |
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Total% |
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07. Do you see, or not see, in the
appointment of Abu Mazin as a
prime minister erosion in the authority and status of president Yasir Arafat? |
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1) I definitely see that |
21.2 |
22.7 |
18.8 |
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2) I see that |
28.9 |
29.0 |
28.7 |
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3) No I do not see that |
35.2 |
34.4 |
36.6 |
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4) I definitely do not see that |
8.1 |
7.0 |
9.9 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
6.5 |
7.0 |
5.9 |
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Total% |
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08. If you want to evaluate the status
of democracy and human rights under the Palestinian Authority, you would say
it is: |
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1) very good |
3.7 |
4.3 |
2.6 |
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2) good |
18.1 |
19.0 |
16.6 |
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3) Between |
27.1 |
27.3 |
26.7 |
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4) bad |
24.7 |
24.4 |
25.3 |
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5) very bad |
24.3 |
22.9 |
26.7 |
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6) No opinion/ Do Not Know |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
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Total% |
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09. In your opinion, can people in the
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1) Yes |
57.1 |
55.7 |
59.3 |
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2) No |
39.1 |
39.5 |
38.5 |
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3) No opinion/ do not know |
3.8 |
4.8 |
2.2 |
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Total% |
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10. The US, Russia, the European
Community and the UN, the so called "Quartet", have put forward a
"roadmap" for the implementation of a final settlement within 3
years. The plan includes a demand for political reforms in the Palestinian
authority including a constitution and election of a strong Prime Minister,
stopping the incitement and violence on both sides under the Quartet's
supervision, a demand for freeze on settlements and the establishment of a
Palestinian State within provisional borders by the end of next year. The
next phase will see negotiations on the final borders under the hospices of
an international conference. Do you support or oppose this initiative? |
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1. Strongly support |
7.5 |
7.2 |
7.9 |
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2. Support |
47.4 |
46.2 |
49.4 |
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3. Oppose |
25.3 |
25.3 |
25.3 |
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4. Strongly oppose |
13.9 |
14.1 |
13.6 |
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5. No answer/no opinion |
5.9 |
7.2 |
3.8 |
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Total% |
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11. In your opinion would the American
and other Quartet members put heavy pressure on |
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1) Would do that |
45.3 |
46.3 |
43.7 |
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2) would not do that |
46.1 |
43.8 |
49.8 |
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3) No opinion/ do not know |
8.6 |
9.9 |
6.5 |
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Total% |
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12. Would you support or oppose
massive American and international pressure on the Palestinian Authority to
accept the Quartet's roadmap and to return to negotiations with |
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1) Definitely would support |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
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2) Would support |
15.0 |
14.0 |
16.6 |
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3) Would not support |
53.5 |
54.3 |
52.0 |
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4) Definitely would not support |
25.5 |
23.9 |
28.1 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
3.7 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
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Total% |
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13. Would you support or oppose the
deployment of international forces in the |
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1) Support the deployment if international forces |
37.9 |
32.9 |
46.4 |
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2) Support if the forces are European |
9.3 |
11.6 |
5.5 |
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3) Support if the forces are American |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
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4) Oppose international forces of all kinds |
48.0 |
48.8 |
46.6 |
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5) Others |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
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6) No opinion/ do not know |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
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Total% |
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14. Now that Abu Mazin has been appointed
a prime minister and the |
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1) Negotiations will resume soon enough and armed confrontations will stop |
18.0 |
16.5 |
20.4 |
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2) Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue |
45.8 |
44.9 |
47.4 |
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3) Armed confrontations will not stop and the two sides will not return to negotiations |
27.2 |
28.8 |
24.5 |
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4) Don't know/no opinion |
9.1 |
9.9 |
7.7 |
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Total% |
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15. After reaching a peace agreement
between the Palestinian people and Israel and the establishment of a
Palestinian state that is recognized by Israel, would you support or oppose
the process of reconciliation between the state of Palestine and the state of
Israel? |
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1) Strongly support |
11.3 |
10.2 |
13.0 |
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2) Support |
54.1 |
55.3 |
52.0 |
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3) Oppose |
22.5 |
22.7 |
22.3 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
10.3 |
9.3 |
12.1 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
1.8 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
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Total% |
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16. After reaching a peace agreement between the Palestinian
side and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian state that is
recognized by Israel, the following are steps may be taken in order to
enhance relations between the State of |
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16-1 Open
borders to free movement of people and goods |
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1) Strongly support |
19.1 |
19.9 |
17.8 |
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2) Support |
63.1 |
62.4 |
64.4 |
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3) Oppose |
13.2 |
13.4 |
13.0 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
3.8 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
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Total% |
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16-2 Create joint economic institutions and ventures |
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1) Strongly support |
11.0 |
10.2 |
12.3 |
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2) Support |
54.3 |
55.5 |
52.4 |
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3) Oppose |
26.5 |
27.2 |
25.3 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
6.4 |
5.2 |
8.3 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
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Total% |
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16-3 Create joint political institutions (such as a
parliament. designed eventually to lead to a confederate system |
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1) Strongly support |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
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2) Support |
22.8 |
23.3 |
22.1 |
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3) Oppose |
45.6 |
45.8 |
45.3 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
22.8 |
21.7 |
24.7 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
5.6 |
6.1 |
4.7 |
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Total% |
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16-4 Take legal measures against
incitement against |
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1) Strongly support |
3.2 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
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2) Support |
27.1 |
26.3 |
28.3 |
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3) Oppose |
42.5 |
43.5 |
40.9 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
21.9 |
21.8 |
22.1 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
5.3 |
6.0 |
4.3 |
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Total% |
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16-5 Adopt school curriculum in
the Palestinian state that recognizes |
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1) Strongly support |
1.1 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
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2) Support |
5.9 |
6.6 |
4.7 |
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3) Oppose |
43.2 |
43.8 |
42.1 |
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4) Strongly oppose |
47.9 |
45.9 |
51.2 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
2.1 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
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Total% |
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17. Do
you support or oppose the American and coalition war against |
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1) oppose |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
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2) Definitely support |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
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3) Support |
9.5 |
12.3 |
4.9 |
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4) Definitely oppose |
89.1 |
85.9 |
94.5 |
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5) No opinion/ do not know |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
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