Background After the failure to obtain recognition of a Palestinian state at the Security Council, the PLO declared that a bid will be submitted to the UN General Assembly for obtaining the status of an observer state under occupation. Due to the budget deficit that the Palestinian Authority suffers from and the rise in prices of commodities, protests ensued from some citizens and some trade unions. Protestors called for the cancellation or amendment of the Paris protocol so that Palestinian economy will not continue to be dependent on the Israeli economy. There was also some talk about laying out a plan to substitute the Oslo Accord or to amend some of its items. The state of division between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip still persists; both sides still adhere to their positions and no signs to indicate that the end the division is imminent. The Results Following are the results of the Palestinian Public Opinion Poll no. 45 conducted by the Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University during the period from 7-9 October 2012. The University sponsors all polls conducted by its Center. Palestinian Public Opinion Poll no. 45 undertakes Palestinian public opinion in the results that ensued from the Oslo Accord, the economic situation in the Palestinian territories, the local council and municipality elections that will be conducted in the West Bank and the possibility of conducting presidential and Legislative Council elections in addition to the political affiliations of Palestinian people. The sample included 1360 persons whose age group is 18 and above and who have the right to vote. The enclosed questionnaire was distributed on 860 persons from the West Bank and 500 persons from the Gaza Strip. The sample was drawn randomly and the margin of error is about ±3%; still 2.5% of the members of the sample refused to answer the questionnaire. The General Results:
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