DAVID POLLOCK 

Polling by the Palestine Center for Public OpinionPolling dates: June 7-19, 2015

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PALESTINIAN POLLING DATAEast Jerusalem Opinions

As you know, states provide rights to its citizens like providing law and order, certain freedoms, or health care and retirement benefits – and there are responsibilities like voting, national service, obeying the law, or coexistence with everyone. Supposing that there is a two-state solution and you have the opportunity to chose your nationality, would you want to become:

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In the current situation, would you personally be willing to work in Israel if there was a good, high paying job?

25.4% 22% 26.4% 24.2% 2%

20.7% 23.2% 14.5% 39.7% 2%

30.4% 20.7% 17% 26.1% 5.8%

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Now, thinking about the long-term future, maybe in 30 or 40 years – and regardless of what you would personally prefer – which one of the following do you think realistically will be the fate of Israel:

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Some people say that, if it might help to end the occupation, the Palestinians should accept the principle of “two states for two peoples—the Palestinian People and the Jewish People.” Other people say no, on the contrary, that principle is wrong and the Palestinians should reject it because we should not accept a state for the Jewish people. Which of these two views is closer to your opinion?

28.4%

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There are also different views about who has any rights to be in historic Palestine. Do you think that Jews have some rights to the land along with the Palestinians, or that this is all Palestinian land and the Jews have no rights to it?

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If the Palestinian leadership is able to negotiate a two state solution with Israel, do you think that:

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Recently with the end of peace talks, there was some discussion of unilateral steps that Palestine or Israel could take. I will read to you a brief list of examples of these steps that may be taken by either of the two sides. Tell me if you support or oppose… Palestinian proposals for armed struggle and car attacks against the occupation.

28.4% 32.7% 20.4% 18.1% .4%

53% 30.5% 12.1% 4.4%

23.4% 32.2% 28.7% 15.8% 0%

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Which one of the following most closely represents your political affiliation?

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