Highlights

* 71% say that their living conditions have deteriorated since the January 2006 PLC elections.

*44% of young Palestinians are willing to immigrate if given the opportunity.

*62.3% feel that Palestinian society is not heading in the right direction.

*16.1% will be able to secure basic needs without a problem for another three months.

*More than 55% view the role of political groups, PLC and Government as (negative).

*UNRWA and NGOs receive the most favorable evaluation.

*44% criticize Hamas, while 40% criticize Fateh for the current crises.

*95% criticize Israel and the United States, while 68% criticize the UN.

*20 points decline in the popularity of the President, and 25 points decline in the evaluation of Prime Minister.

*60.4% evaluate the implementation of the Hamas program by the new government as weak.

*57% are unable to reiterate the Hamas election agenda.

*56.6% support the strike organized by public service employees and teachers.

*53.7% evaluate the performance of the government in dealing with the strike as negative.

*55.3% believe that ministers should be selected from outside the PLC.

*62.8% oppose keeping the PLC and the Cabinet as they are.

*60.0% support the dissolution of the PLC and the conduct of a new PLC election.

*65.8% support dissolving the current government and forming a unity government led by Hamas.

*61.9% support the President appointing an independent prime minister.

*54.7% support the President appointing a ministerial cabinet that is fully independent.

*No change in Fateh’s popularity at (42%); decline in Hamas’s popularity to (37%).

*52.0% support the idea that Hamas must recognize the agreements signed between the PLO and Israel.

*62.3% oppose the idea that Hamas must recognize Israel at this point of time.

*68.8% believe the performance of Hezbollah is better than that of Hamas.

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