The results of the latest poll of Palestinians before the upcoming
Washington photo op appear to indicate that President Obama's take on
Palestinian attitudes towards peace and their ideas about final status
conditions is, to put it mildly, off base.

Here are some choice results:

With regards to rebuilding confidence in the peace process please indicate
which of the following options you consider to be 'Essential', 'Desirable',
'Acceptable', 'Tolerable' or 'Unacceptable'.

Resist occupation through violence to achieve a state
Essential 36.7 Desirable 18.7 Acceptable 16.8
Tolerable 14.0 Unacceptable 13.7

With regards to the final status of Palestine and Israel please indicate
which of the following you consider to be Essential, Desirable, Acceptable,
Tolerable or Unacceptable as part of a peace agreement.

Historic Palestine - from the Jordan River to the sea as a national homeland
for Palestinians
Essential 78.2 Desirable 12.5 Acceptable 4.3
Tolerable 3.1 Unacceptable 2.0

With regards to refugees please indicate which of the following options you
consider to be Essential, Desirable, Acceptable, Tolerable or Unacceptable
as part of a peace agreement.

The number of refugees returning to Israel should be limited to family
members and numbers agreed between Israel and Palestine
Essential 3.7 Desirable 7.8 Acceptable 11.9
Tolerable 16.9 Unacceptable 59.6

With regards to the issue of security please indicate which of the following
options you consider to be Essential, Desirable, Acceptable, Tolerable or
Unacceptable as part of a peace agreement.

Palestine should be demilitarized, including the disbanding of militias and
the standing down of the military.
Essential 7.8 Desirable 5.5 Acceptable 4.0
Tolerable 7.6 Unacceptable 75.0

With regards to Jerusalem please indicate which of the following options you
consider to be Essential, Desirable, Acceptable, Tolerable or Unacceptable
as part of a peace agreement.

All of Jerusalem (East and West) should remain in Palestine
Essential 84.1 Desirable 10.3 Acceptable 2.2
Tolerable 1.6 Unacceptable 1.7

Do you believe that Palestinians and Israelis will coexist if Palestinians
gain their own independent state?
Yes 16.7 Maybe 37.7 No 42.3 Don't know 3.2]
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Results of an Opinion Poll
Publication Date: 28 August 2010
Field work: 8-14 August 2010
Sample Size: 3,001 Palestinians in the West Bank & Gaza
Margin of error: +/-1.5 %
Arab World for Research & Development
Ramallah - Gaza, Palestine
Tele-fax: 00970-2-2950957/8
E-mail: awrad@awrad.org
Website: www.awrad.org
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