Brit Tzedek v'Shalom

Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace

Palestinian Public Opinion Polls and Surveys

Palestinians are in Favor of the Arab (Saudi Initiative); Prefer a Comprehensive Settlement over an Interim Political Track, December 14-16, 2006, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. A majority of 58% supports and 40% oppose a permanent settlement that would resolve all issues of the conflict in which Palestinians would recognize Israel as the state for the Jewish people and Israelis would recognize Palestine as the state for the Palestinian people.

Poll: 67% of Israelis want talks with PA gov't including Hamas by Avi Issacharoff and Yoav Stern, September 27, 2006, Haaretz
Following the Lebanon War, the majority of Palestinians and Israelis would support negotiations between the Israeli government and Hamas.

Joint Palestinian-Israeli Public Opinion Poll by The Truman Institute, September 26, 2006
While Palestinian support for Hamas did not wane in the aftermath of Lebanon War, the majority still supports pursuit of a political settlement.

More Palestinians Desire Peace with Israel September 19, 2006, Angus Reid Global Monitor
Since August 2006 more Palestinians are in favor of the Hamas-led PA reaching a truce with Israel.

Poll: Only 47 percent of Palestinians would vote for prisoners' plan June 20, 2006, Haaretz
A survey by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research said that while 75% support a plan for statehood that implicitly recognizes Israel, only 47% would actually vote for it because they reject President Abbas? referendum idea.

Poll: 77 percent of Palestinians support the prisoners' document by Avi Issacharoff, June 7, 2006, Haaretz
A poll released by Birzeit University in Ramallah revealed 83% of Palestinians support the formation of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.

Living Conditions, National Dialogue and the Referendum, Evaluation of Institutions by Birzeit University, June 2006
81% of Palestinians support Abbas? call to adopt the Prisoners? Document as the basis for dialogue and Palestinian future vision.

Poll: Most Palestinians want talks with Israel by Arnon Regular, April 26, 2006, Haaretz
75% of Palestinians want Hamas to negotiate with Israel.

VIEWS OF PEACE IN THE TERRITORIES OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: Trends and Attitudes by The Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, April 10, 2006
A majority of Palestinians support the Arab Peace Initiative based on the solution of two states for two nations.

Overwhelming Majority among Israelis and Palestinians for Negotiated rather than Unilateral further Disengagements by Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research and The Harry S. Truman Research Institute, March 24, 2006
Three quarters of Palestinians (73%) and Israelis (76%) prefer to see further disengagements in the West Bank negotiated between the PA and Israel.

On The Eve of The Formation of the New Palestinian Government, Hamas? Popularity Increases and Fateh?s Decreases, but a Majority of the Palestinians Wants the Continuation of the Peace Process and the Implementation of the Road Map by Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, March 16-18, 2006
A majority of Palestinians want the Hamas-led PA to implement previous peace agreements.

A-Najah University Poll, March 2006, Ynet News Article
Following Hamas? election victory, the majority of Palestinians believe previous PLO agreements should be upheld.

75% of Hamas Voters Oppose Destruction of Israel, January 31, 2006, Jerusalem Post
Poll also finds that 84% of Palestinians support a peace deal with Israel.

Palestinians Want Hamas Reform - Poll, January 30, 2006, Al-Jazeera
Nearly three-quarters of Palestinians want the newly elected Hamas movement to drop its call for the destruction of Israel.

Palestinian Voters Engaged but Realistic by James Zogby, January 25, 2006, Palestine Chronicle
Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti has the highest approval rating among Palestinians on the eve of elections.

Special Public Opinion Poll on the Upcoming Palestinian Elections by Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, January 21, 2006
Hamas is seen making gains on the national level prior to legislative elections.

WILLING TO COMPROMISE: Palestinian Public Opinion and the Peace Process by United States Institute for Peace, January 2006
Palestinian public opinion has become more moderate over time.

Palestinian Opinion on the United States and Peace with Israel is Deeply Divided OR underneath Anti-Americanism, Palestinians Want deeper American Engagement by Terror Free Tomorrow, 2006
60% of Palestinians want the US to increase its involvement in solving the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, and 81% want the US to continue giving aid to a Hamas-led PA.

The Shifting Sands of Israeli and Palestinian Public Opinion by Gershon Baskin and Hanna Siniora, November 11, 2005
Behind the scenes Palestinian intellectuals are leaning toward the one-state solution and could eventually influence widespread public opinion.

Two-Thirds of Israelis, Palestinians Support Mutual Recognition by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, September 25, 2005
66% of Israelis 63% of the Palestinians support a mutual recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people after the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and the settlement of all issues in dispute.

In the Post Arafat Era, Palestinians and Israelis Are More Willing to Compromise: For the First Time Majority Support for Clinton?s Permanent Status Settlement Package by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, January 18, 2005
Palestinian views on issues such as territorial compromise, refugees, Jerusalem and mutual recognition have become more dovish since the death of Yasser Arafat.

Majority of Israelis and Palestinians Support Peace Plan by the International Crisis Institute and the Baker Institute, November 2003
A peace plan presented to Israelis and Palestinians by two think tanks finds majority support among both peoples.

Majority Support among Palestinians and Israelis for Roadmap and for a Mutual Recognition of Israel as the State of the Jewish People and Palestine as the State of the Palestinian People but each Public Misperceives the Position of the Other by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, June 30, 2003
Palestinians showed majority support for the Road Map as a means for negotiations, and favored mutual recognition as the result of an agreement and establishment of a Palestinian state.

The Potential for a Nonviolent Intifada: A Second Study of Palestinian and Israeli Jewish Public Attitudes toward Non-Violent Action by Search for Common Ground, December 10, 2002
Poll finds that Palestinian mistrust of Israeli policies is at root of unwillingness to renounce violence prior to the establishment of a Palestinian state within 1967 borders.

Maximalist Ideologies Marginalized by Search for Common Ground, December 10, 2002
Less than one in five Palestinians aspire to a state on all of Historic Palestine; Less than one in five Israelis demand a Greater Israel.