PSR Poll #46 - December 2012 | المركز الفلسطيني للبحوث السياسية والمسحية، استطلاع الرأي رقم 46 - كانون الأول/ديسمبر 2012

Two major developments preceded the conduct of the poll: (1) the Gaza war between Hamas and Israel followed by a ceasefire, a visit by Khalid Mish’al to the Gaza Strip, and Hamas’ celebration of victory in the war on the occasion of the movement’s launch, (2) the submission of a Palestinian request for the upgrading of the status of Palestine to a non-member state at the UN, the vote at the General Assembly on the request with 138 countries voting in favor, and the return of president Mahmoud Abbas to the West Bank amid public celebrations in support of his UN bid.

This press release covers public evaluation of the general West Bank and Gaza conditions, elections, reconciliation, public evaluation of the performance of the governments of Salam Fayyad and Ismail Haniyeh, the internal balance of power between Fateh and Hamas, views of the public on the most vital Palestinian goals and the main problems Palestinians confront today, the Gaza war, the UN vote, and others. - على ضوء حرب غزة: الأغلبية تعتقد أن طريق حماس أفضل من طريق عباس لإنهاء الاحتلال وبناء الدولة وهنية يتفوق على عباس في الانتخابات الرئاسية