Monday, January 7, 2008 Bush clueless about Palestinian street - Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No. (26) - 56.9% support armed action

Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA:

President Bush is in good company in being clueless about the Palestinian
street.

But that doesn't excuse making policy based on the false assertion of what
Palestinians think.

Consider these results:

+ 56.9% Support armed action
46)People's evaluations of the future chances of the peace process and the
armed struggle vary. For example, some believe that the peace process is a
failure and that only way to end the occupation is the resort to armed
attacks while others believe that armed attacks are responsible for the
failure of the peace process. What about you? Which of the following four
views you support:
21.1% the peace process is not successful in ending occupation and should
be stopped in favor of resort to armed action
35.8% the peace process should not be stopped because it still might
succeed, but at the same time armed action should continue
25.7% the peace process has not failed and should be given more time and in
the meanwhile armed action should be stopped
12.0% armed action is responsible for the stagnation of the peace process
and if it is stopped, the peace process would make progress
5.5% DK/NA

+ If Palestinians got everything they wanted 44.5% oppose "mutual
recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the
state of the Palestinians."
24)There is a proposal that after the establishment of an independent
Palestinian state and the settlemnet of all issues in dispute, including the
refugees and Jerusalem issues, there will be a mutual recognition of Israel
as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the
Palestinians people. Do you agree or disagree to this proposal?
6.3% Definitely agree
42.7% agree
34.0% disagree
14.5% definitely disagree
2.6% DK/NA

00 )From among the following satellite news stations, which one you watched
most during the last two months?
8.6% Al Arabia
53.2% Al Jazeera
0.2% Al Hurra
1.7% Al Manar
13.5% Palestine TV
11.3% Al-Aqsa TV
6.1% Do not watch TV
2.4% Others
2.8% Do not have a dish
0.2% No Opinion/Don't know

15)Generally, do you see yourself as:
48.9% Religious
47.0% Somewhat religious
3.6% Not religious
0.4% DK/NA

Even more important when will the Israeli leadership wake up?