Poll # 166: (57.4 %) of the Palestinians Support the Halt of the Suicide Bombings Inside Israel
Poll No. 166 The most recent poll prepared by Dr. Nabil Kukali revealed that:
Beit Sahour – The Information Bureau: In the most recent poll prepared by Dr. Nabil Kukali, conducted and published by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) during the period from )1-10) September 2008, a random sample consisting of (1020) Palestinian adults over 18 years old representing the various demographic specimen in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, were face-to-face interviewed. Imposition of the Death Penalty The poll results revealed that two thirds of the Palestinian people (66.9 %) oppose the imposition of the death penalty in their home land, whilst only (28.5 %) support it and (4.5 %) declined to give their opinion. The favorite US Presidential Candidate: Dr. Nabil Kukali, Director-General of the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO), said that the most significant finding the poll results unveiled is that a substantial rate of the Palestinian public (33.5 %) are at present in favor of Mr. John McCain, the candidate of the US Republicans, as the coming President of the United States of America, whilst Mr. Barack Obama, the candidate of the Democratic Party, scored (27.7 %). (30.4 %) of the Palestinians said they "favor neither of them" and (8.3 %) declined to answer. Dr. Kukali indicated in his comments on these results that the modest support for Mr. Barack Obama could be attributed to his previous declarations about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that agitated among the Palestinians a feeling of discontent as he said that "the City of Jerusalem should remain the capital of Israel and must be kept unified. And the right of the Palestinians to re-claim Jerusalem should be left to the negotiations between the two conflict parties". "Mr. Obama emphasized thereby the legitimate right of Israel to annex the whole city", Dr. Kukali said. To View the Full Result as PDF (178 KB)
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