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As the gap between Mahmud Abbas and Ismail Haniyeh widens in favor of the
former, a majority supports continuation of the current ceasefire between Hamas
and Israel and prefers peace negotiations to free Palestinian prisoners but
shows little confidence in diplomacy and supports kidnapping of Israeli soldiers
in order to exchange them with Palestinian prisoners
28-30 August 2008 *This joint survey was
conducted with the support of the Ford Foundation Cairo office and the Konrad
Adenauer Stiftung in Jerusalem and Ramallah.
Joint Palestinian - Israeli Press release
Among other findings of joint Truman-PSR poll: both publics
Sweeping majority of Israelis support release of Marwan Barghouti in return for
Gilad Shalit; three-fourths of Palestinians back soldier kidnappings in exchange
for Palestinian prisoners
support continuation of cease-fire agreement with Hamas
Aug. 25 and Sept. 1, 2008
5-7 June 2008 *This joint survey was
conducted with the support of the Ford Foundation Cairo office and the Konrad
Adenauer Stiftung in Jerusalem and Ramallah.
With Abbas Regaining Some of his Popularity and
Hamas losing some of its popularity, and despite widespread support for a
ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, an overwhelming majority of Palestinians
opposes a ceasefire that does not include the West Bank or does not stipulate
an immediate opening of the Rafah crossing to Egypt
Israelis strongly oppose cease-fire with Hamas if agreement does not include release of
Gilad Shalit; Palestinians strongly oppose such an agreement if it does not
include the West Bank or does not stipulate an immediate opening of the Rafah
crossing to Egypt
May 27 and June 7, 2008
This joint survey was conducted with the support of the Ford Foundation Cairo office and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Jerusalem and Ramallah.
PSR Poll No. 28 - Press release
5-7 June 2008
* This survey was conducted with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah.
With Increased Dissatisfaction with the Performance of Mahmud Abbas and with the Government of Ismail Haniyeh Seen as Having Greater Legitimacy and Better Performance than the Government of Salam Fayyad, and with Confidence in the Negotiations with Israel Collapsing, Hamas's and Haniyeh's Popularity Increase and Fateh's and Abbas's Decrease While Support for Rocket Launching and Suicide Attacks Increase
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR)
The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) is an independent nonprofit institution and think tank of policy analysis and academic research. PSR was founded with the goal of advancing scholarship and knowledge on immediate issues of concern to Palestinians in three areas: domestic politics and government, strategic analysis and foreign policy, and public opinion polls and survey research. The center engages in several activities. It conducts academic and policy analysis studies. It organizes socio-political surveys and public opinion polls on current Palestinian political and social attitudes. It sponsors study groups and task forces on issues of critical importance to the Palestinians. Finally, it organizes conferences, public lectures, and briefings on current public policy issues.
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