Annapolis International Meeting
Negotiations and Final Settlement
Evaluation of Institutions and Leaders
Elections and Political Support
District-Related Issues

Publication Date: Sunday, 25 November 2007
Field work: 18-19 November 2007
Sample Size: 3200 Palestinians in The West Bank & Gaza
Margin of error: + 2

Main Results

• 63% support (or support to an extent) the convening of the Annapolis meeting
• 45% believe that the Annapolis meeting will not result in any tangible/positive results for the Palestinians
• 40% believe that nothing will change as a result of Annapolis, and 15% believe that it will reinforce the occupation
• 55% believe that if the meeting fails, the situation will further deteriorate
• 67% believe that the living conditions for the Palestinians deteriorated since the eruption of Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000
• 95% say that the Jerusalem issue is very important, and 93% say that the prisoners issue is very important
• 72% support a final settlement of the conflict based on a two-state solution living side by side
• 60% oppose that Arab countries recognize Israel even if a Palestinian state were established
• 49% believe that Palestinian internal conflicts do not allow for a strong position in the negotiations
• 36% support the Arab Initiative as a framework for the negotiations, while 24% support related UN resolutions and 23% support the Road Map
• 48% evaluate the performance of Hanneyeh‘s cabinet as weak, compared with 26% feeling the same way about Fayyad‘s cabinet
• 36% blame Hamas for the latest Gaza clashes, and 7% blame Fateh
• 46% of Gazans blame Hamas for the clashes, while 9% blame Fateh
• If elections took place today, Fateh would receive 36% of the vote, compared with 14% for Hamas Fateh receives 43% of the Gaza vote, while Hamas receives 18%
• Abbas, Marwan Bargouthi, Fayyad or Mustafa Bargouthi are all capable of wining a presidential election over Hanneyeh
• Marwan Bargouthi would receive the highest vote (51%) against Hanneyeh (18%)
• The least favorite among all Fateh and Hamas candidates is Az-Zahar, who receives less than 1% of the vote
• In a two-way race between Dahalan and Zahhar in Gaza, Dahalan receives 41% of the vote, while Zahhar receives 20%
• Governors of Qalqilya, Nablus and Salfit get the best evaluations, whereas Governors of Jabalya, Rafah, and Gaza were on the bottom list.
• PLC members representing Qalqilya, Jericho and Salfit get the highest evaluations, whereas the representatives of Jabalya, Deir Balah and Khan Yunis governorates get the least favorable evaluations.
• Security is the most important priority for Nablus, Tulkarem and Gaza governorates.
• Hamas is least supported (less than 9%) in Nablus, Jerusalem, Tubas, Salfit, and Jenin, while it is more supported (25%) in Gaza. In Jabalya and Khan Yunis; Fateh gets the highest support (more than 48%), and the lowest in Jerusalem (22%).

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