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Head of PMW, Itamar Marcus emphasizes that the PA needed conflict to distract from its unpopularity

PA claim over 6 million refugees. "State of Palestine" home to nearly half of all Palestinians.

"The Hebron district is the West Bank district where violence by husbands against their wives or ex-wives aged 18 to 64 is the most prevalent"

Q: “Generally, do you see yourself as:” Total West Bank Gaza Religious 40.9% 32.6% 54.6% Somewhat religious 52.1% 59.8% 39.4% Not religious 6.8% 7.6% 5.6% DK\NA 0.2% 0% 0.5% Note: “These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in...”

64% want Abbas to resign (West Bank 55%, Gaza 77%) 32% want Abbas to stay in office 65% are dissatisfied with Abbas’ performance 32% are satisfied with Abbas’ performance (West Bank 38%, Gaza 23%) Note: “These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and...”

If elections were held today: Abbas 42% (West Bank 46%, Gaza 36%) Haniyeh 49% (West Bank 41%, Gaza 62%) Note: “These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip between 12-16 December 2018… Margin of...”

If elections were held today without Abbas: Marwan Barghouti 29% Haniyeh 24% Mohammad Dahlan 6% Rami al Hamdallah 5% Khaled Mashaal 4% Mustafa Barghouti 2% Saeb Erekat 2% Salam Fayyad 1% Note: “These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey...”

If legislative elections were held today: Fatah 35% Hamas 34% All other parties combined 10% Undecided 21% Note: “These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip between 12-16 December 2018… Margin...”

Q: “Identify the party or side responsible for the worsening conditions in the Gaza Strip: Hamas, the PA and Abbas, Egypt, or others?” The PA, Abbas, and “the reconciliation government” - 43% (West Bank 34%, Gaza 58%) Hamas - 21% (West Bank 17%, Gaza 28%) Egypt - 9% Others - 20% Note: “These are...”

- “Only 35% of the West Bankers say that people can criticize the authority in their area without fear and 61% say that they cannot. In the Gaza Strip, 48% say that people can criticize the authority in their area without fear and 50% believe that they cannot. - Perception of corruption in PA...”

Q: "From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched most during the last two months?" Al Jazeera TV - 20% Al Aqsa TV - 14% Maan TV - 12% Palestine TV - 12% Palestine Today - 12% Al Mayadeen - 5% Al Quds TV - 5% Al Arabiya - 4% Note: “These are the results of the latest poll...”

“An overwhelming majority of the public (88%) designate other Palestinians who sell property to Israeli Jews in East Jerusalem and other occupied territories as traitors while 9% call them corrupt and unpatriotic. Three quarters believe that the current penalties for sale of property to Israeli...”

Q: What is the most preferred way out of the current status quo? “Reaching a peace agreement with Israel” 34% “Waging an armed struggle against the Israeli occupation” 34% “Waging a non-violent resistance” 11% “Keeping the status quo” 16% Note: “These are the results of the latest poll conducted by...”

Q: "What is the most effective means of establishing a Palestinian state next to the state of Israel?" Armed struggle 44% (Three months ago: 33%) Negotiation 28% (Three months ago: 39%) Non-violent resistance 23% Note: “These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center...”

“In light of the suspension of peace negotiations, Palestinians support various alternative directions: 71% support joining more international organizations; 61% support popular non-violence resistance; 54% support a return to an armed intifada; 47% support dissolving the PA; 32% support abandoning...”

“The majority of those polled, 81.7%, said they believed there was widespread corruption in the Palestinian Authority institutions and services.” Note: “A public opinion poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre (JMCC) in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)… A...”

"Q- In general, what is the best method to achieve the Palestinian people’s goals of ending the Occupation and establishing a state?"  Total West Bank Gaza Male Female Peaceful negotiations 46.9 42.1 54.0 44.1 49.1 armed resistance (armed intifada) 24.7 20.4 30.9 27.1 22.8 non-violent resistance...

"Regarding the opinion of respondents on the best solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the two-state solution continued to be the most prominent one, with 37.5% supporting it as opposed to 30.3% who preferred the one-state binational solution in Historical Palestine." Note: “A public...”

"In response to a question about whether locally-made rockets fired from Gaza at Israeli targets help or harm Palestinian national interests, the percentage of those who said they help dropped to 31.0% in this poll from 61.8% in October 2014 and 74% in December 2012." Harm - 31.1% Don't make...

"Q34- In general would you mind or wouldn’t you mind working in Israel or in an Israeli settlement?" A: "I wouldn't mind" - Total: 71.3% Click to read full poll here

“60.5% said the Palestinian Personal Status Law should be based on Islamic Sharia, with 97.8% saying that religion is an important part of their lives.“ Note: “A public opinion poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre, in cooperation with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung… A random...”

"The poll showed that the majority of respondents, 39.3% depend on social media as a source of news, followed by 28% who depend on television, 17.3% who depend on news websites, 7.4% on radio and 1.4% on newspapers." Note: “A public opinion poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communication...”

"The percentage of those who trust President Mahmoud Abbas rose to 11.1% in this poll after it was 10.6% in January of this year. Furthermore, there was a rise in the percentage of those who trust Fatah more than other factions from 22.3% to 25% over the same period." Note: “A public opinion poll...”

"In response to the question of who would you elect if elections were held in which only President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas politburo chief Isma'el Haniyeh ran, the larger percentage of those polled, 35.3% said they would vote for President Abbas while 19.3% said they would vote for Haniyeh. What is..."

Headline: “For World Refugee Day: The [Palestinian Central] Bureau of Statistics: ‘43% of all of the residents of Palestine are refugees’” “The [Palestinian] Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) published that the statistics for 2017 indicate that the percentage of residents who are refugees has...”