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• December 2005

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This poll aims at probing the affinities, directions and inclinations of the Palestinian people for the continuation of the peace process with Israel, their attitude towards the conclusion of the accord for opening of Rafah border crossing in the presence of US Secretary of State, Mrs. Condoleezza Rice and the representatives of the European Community, the elections of the Palestinian Legislative Council scheduled January 2006, the leaderships of the Palestinian parties, the popularity of the political parties and factions and the opinion of the Palestinians about the fairness and impartiality of the Central Elections Committee. This poll has been fully financed by PCPO own resources.

Please feel quite free to contact us immediately if you have any questions or inquiry on any issue of this poll.

With our good wishes and best regards,

Dr. Nabil Kukali

In the latest public opinion poll prepared by

Dr. Nabil Kukali and published by PCPO:

* A great majority (59.5%) of the Palestinians support the return to the negotiation table with the Israelis.

* For the first time a fall in the popularity of Hamas by (4.4 %) and Fateh maintains its rate of popularity.

* A great majority (54.5%) of the Palestinians support Rafah border crossing accord.

* An overwhelming majority (76.1%) of the respondents are going to participate in voting for the PLC-elections scheduled January 25^th, 2006.

* A good majority (51.7%) of the Palestinians believe that the Central Elections Committee supervising the PLC-elections is fair and impartial

*A majority (52.6%) of the Palestinians support at various degrees the emergence of a third political stream on the Palestinian ground.

* A plurality (61.6%) of the participants support the stand of the national powers and leftists on one united list for running the coming PLC-

elections.

(33.7%) believe that Mr. Marwan Bargouthi is the most appropriate person for leading Fateh list to the PLC-elections.

(37.1%) believe that Dr. Mahmoud Azzahar is the most appropriate person for leading Hamas list to the PLC-elections.

(28.8%) believe that Dr. Mustafa Bargouthi is the most appropriate person for leading the leftists' list to the PLC-elections.

(18.3%) believe that the determination of making decisions is the most important quality for choosing a candidate in the coming PLC- elections.

From Majd Kokaly – Information Section

For the latest poll prepared by Dr. Nabil Kukali, and published by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) during the period November 16 – 21, 2005, a random sample of (830) Palestinian adults from the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip has been face to face interviewed. The poll result has revealed that (59.5%) of the Palestinians support the resumption of negotiations with the Israelis as to come to the Final Settlement.

Dr. Nabil Kukali, Director of PCPO, said that the most important thing this poll has shown is that the majority of the Palestinians supports the return to the negotiations of the final settlement with the Israelis and that the rate now by far surpasses that of the Israelis, namely by (16.8%), according to a poll prepared by Teleseker and published by Maariv newspaper. The said Israeli poll has specifically unfolded that (43%) of the Israelis support the return to Oslo path and the negotiations with the Palestinians for reaching a final solution, whereas (53 %) oppose that, Teleseker said.

Dr. Kukali added that the majority of the Palestinians (54.5 %) supports the accord concluded with the Israelis regarding the opening of Rafah border crossing, and which has been attended by the US Secretary of State, Mrs. Condollessa Rice, and representatives of the European Community. One can notice from the results of this poll that the accord found with (64.8%) a more positive resonance among the population of the Gaza Strip in comparison with that of the West Bank (48.9%).

Dr. Kukali commented the poll results saying that a noticeable fall of (4.4%) in the popularity of Hamas has been recorded, compared with a previous poll conducted on 3/8/2005, and that this fall is the first of its nature since 1997, where from that date onwards the support to Hamas was increasing rapidly. On the other hand maintained Fateh Movement its rate of popular support.

The poll results have furthermore revealed that Mr. Marwan Bargouthi is the most appropriate person for leading Fateh candidates' list to the coming PLC-elections, polling (33.7%) in the West Bank (37.6%) and in Gaza Strip (26.7%), followed in the 2. position by Mr. Mohammed Dahlan, who scored a total of (18.1%) in the West Bank (12.3%) and in Gaza Strip (28.5%), and in the 3. position Dr. Saeb Erekat, who attained (5.4%) in the West Bank (6.5%) and in Gaza Strip (3.2%).

Dr. Kukali further said that Dr. Mahmoud Azzahar is polled to be the most appropriate man for leading Hamas candidates' list to the coming PLC-elections scoring (37.1%) in the West Bank (37.3%) and in Gaza Strip (36.6%). In the 2. position ranked Mr. Hassan Youssif with (17.5%) in the West Bank (25.3%) and in Gaza Strip (3.8%), and in the 3. position Mr. Ismael Haniyyeh, who obtained (13.7%) in the West Bank (5.4%) and in Gaza (28.3%).

As to the leadership of the leftists' movement, Dr. Mustafa Bargouthi is ranking with (28.8%) in the West Bank (28.7%) and (29.1%) in Gaza Strip in the first position, followed by Mr. Ahmed Sa'adat in the second position with (16.1%) in the West Bank (20.7%) and (8.4%) in Gaza Strip, and Mr. Tayseer Khaled with (9.6%) in the West Bank (10.3%) and (8.4%) in Gaza Strip.

in the third position. Regarding the Independents list, the poll results have shown that no public consensus has been formed yet on the leading candidates, since a high rate has no idea yet.

“All interviews took place on the basis of random choices of respondent’s homes, i.e. face to face