-Caveat Lector- JMCC Public Opinion Poll No. 40 On Palestinian Attitudes Towards Politics including the Current Intifada April 2001 (Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre) http://www.jmcc.org/polls/2001/no40.htm On Palestinian Attitudes Towards Politics including the Current Intifada April 2001 Methodology A random sample of 1200 people over the age of 18 were interviewed face-to-face throughout the West Bank (5,6,7 April 2001) and Gaza Strip on (10,11,12 April 2001). The margin of error is 3 percent, with a confidence level of 95. Results (in percentages) Q. 1 In general how optimistic or pessimistic do you feel towards the future? 3.8 Very optimistic 41.8 Optimistic 37.0 Pessimistic 16.3 Very Pessimistic 1.1 No answer Q.2 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Yassir Arafat is handling his job as President of the Palestinian Authority? Do you feel that way strongly or only somewhat? 20.9 Very satisfied 36.8 Somewhat satisfied 20.3 Somewhat dissatisfied 17.7 Very dissatisfied 4.3 No answer Q.3 Which Palestinian political or religious faction do you trust most? 32.3 Yasser Arafat 8.0 Ahmed Yassin 4.7 Haider 'abd al-shafi 3.0 Sa'eb 'Ireiqat 2.3 Marwan al-barghouti 12.8 Others 28.3 No one 8.6 No answer Q.4 And which political party or faction, if any, is currently best able to help achieve goals? 35.1 Fateh 17.7 Hamas 4.9 Islamic Jihad 3.2 Other Islamic faction 1.5 PFLP 1.1 PPP 1.9 Others 23.1 No one 11.5 No answer Q.5 And what way is your feeling about suicide bombing operations against Israeli civilians in Israel? Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose suicide bombings against Israeli civilians? 54.4 Strongly support 19.3 Somewhat support 10.1 Somewhat oppose 5.8 Strongly oppose 7.1 Don't know 3.3 No answer Q.6 Do you support or oppose the continuation of the current Palestinian Intifada ? 80.2 Support 13.3 Oppose 5.0 I don't know 1.5 No answer Q.7 The current Intifada includes popular characteristics such as the demonstrations and military characteristics. In your opinion, do you support the continuation of a popular or military Intifada or both of them together? 13.5 I support the continuation of a popular resistance Intifada 15.8 With the continuation of a military resistance Intifada 62.3 I am with both a popular and military resistance Intifada 6.9 I don't know 1.5 No answer Q.8 What's your opinion of the Oslo agreement? Would you say that you strongly support it, support it, oppose it, or strongly oppose it ? 3.8 Strongly support it 36.6 Support it 33.0 Oppose it 19.9 Strongly oppose it 6.7 No answer Q.9 . In general, how do you evaluate the Palestinian Authority's performance? Would you say its performance is very good, bad, or very bad? 5.5 Very good 56.3 Good 23.9 Bad 11.3 Very bad 3.0 No answer Q.10 The United States acts as the sponsor of the peace process and a mediator in the negotiations. Do you believe that it is conducting its mediation in a biased manner towards the Palestinians, in a neutral manner or in a biased manner towards the Israelis? 0.4 Biased manner towards the Palestinians 2.5 Neutral manner 95.3 Biased manner towards the Israelis 1.2 Don't know 0.6 No answer Q.11. How satisfied are you with Arab solidarity with the Intifada . Would you say you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or totally dissatisfied? 39.8 Satisfied 58.4 Dissatisfied 1.3 I don't know 0.5 No answer Q.12. Under the current conditions, some believe that the peace process is dead and there is no chance of resuming the negotiations , while others see that the peace process is passing through difficult conditions with an unclear future and there is another group that believes that the peace process is still alive and there is a possibility of resuming negotiations . 29.7 The peace process is dead and there is no chance of resuming negotiations 43.8 The peace process is passing through difficult conditions with an unclear future 19.1 The peace process is Still alive and there is a possibility of resuming the negotiations 0.5 Other ... please specify 6.3 I don't know 0.6 No answer Q.13 Some believe that the two -state formula is the best solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while others believe that the historical Palestine cannot be divided into two states and therefore the best solution would be a bi-national state in all of Palestine where Palestinians and Israelis enjoy equal rights, which of these two solutions would you prefer? 43.8 Two states Israeli & Palestinian 24.8 Bi-national state in all of Palestine 14.7 No solution 8.2 Palestinian state 2.8 Islamic state 0.9 Other 3.6 I don't know 1.2 No answer <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. 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