Highlights:

• 58 percent of Palestinians approve of President Abbas’ job performance, while a separate 38 percent evaluate his performance positively.
• 31 percent of Palestinians have a positive view of the Hamdallah government, while only 20 percent have a similar view of the Haniyeh government.
• 50 percent of Palestinians are optimistic about reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, and forming a national unity government, while 47 percent are pessimistic.
• 34 percent of Palestinians blame all political parties, including Hamas and Fatah, for the failure to achieve reconciliation.
• 69 percent of Palestinians support the creation of a Vice President position within the Palestinian Authority.
• 83 percent of Palestinians support the immediate conducting of national legislative elections, while a separate 82 percent support the immediate conducting of national presidential elections.
• If national legislative elections were held today, a Fatah electoral list would receive 42 percent of votes, and a Hamas list would receive 12 percent. However, 34 percent of Palestinians would not vote or are undecided.
• While a majority of Palestinians disapprove on “normalization” activities, 78 percent of respondents have not heard of the Palestinian BNC National Committee (BNC). Of those who are aware, 51 percent are familiar with the activities of the BNC.
• Of Palestinians who are aware of BNC, 52 percent believe the Movement will have a positive impact, while 33 percent believe it will have no impact.
• Palestinians are opposed to normalization measures or “people-to-people contacts.” For example, 70 percent believe that engaging in cultural or sporting activities with Israelis is unacceptable to varying degrees.
• 55 percent believe that working jointly with Israelis on scientific/environmental/health projects or practical interests to both sides is unacceptable to varying degrees.

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