Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA 23 August 2014
Dr. Nabil Kukali, President of the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion
told IMRA tonight that he hired local women in each area to carry out the
face-to-face interviews and that he is confident that the respondents gave
their true views. The poll included many other questions, including rating
of the performance of Haniyeh and Abbas, the handling of the war and many
other matters. The responses for these other questions are still being
entered and processed and an additional report of the results is
forthcoming.
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PCPO Poll No. 190 August 23, 2014
Dr. Kukali: “No consideration for the organization of the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) among the Palestinians”.

The key poll results are:
(85.2%) of the Palestinians oppose ISIL.
(93.2%) oppose the disarmament of the Palestinian resistance.
(87.6%) support a long-term truce.
(65.4%) are at various degrees content with the Egyptian mediation.
(81.1%) rated the stance of the US-president Barack Obama as “negative”.


Beit Sahour – Section of Public Relations:

The latest poll prepared by Dr. Nabil Kukali and conducted by the
Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (www.pcpo.org), during the period from
August 14-19, 2014 covered a random sample of (1000) Palestinian respondents
representing the various demographic specimens of adult Palestinians (18
years and above) living in Gaza Strip. It revealed that (85.2%) of the
Palestinians oppose the organization of the ISIL.

Dr. Kukali
Dr. Nabil Kukali, President of the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion,
said in a statement that this survey has been conducted in the Gaza Strip
during the temporary six-days cease-fire respite agreed between the
Palestinians and the Israelis. The poll results, Dr. Kukali said, will be
published at intervals parallel to the progress of the events in Gaza Strip,
hoping to reflect thereby the perceptions and the feelings of the
Palestinian street in Gaza, particularly in the light of the Israeli
military operation the Protective Edge” (“The Eaten Straw”). Dr. Kukali
added also in his comment that the overwhelming majority of the Palestinian
people vehemently oppose the organization of the Islamic State of Iraq and
the Levant (ISIL) and also oppose the disarmament of the Palestinian
resistance, but support a long-term truce.

Dr. Kukali further stated that the majority of the Palestinians in Gaza
Strip are in favor of the Palestinian Authority taking resort to the
International Criminal Court in the Hague to file charges of war crimes
committed by Israel during the military operation “the Protective edge / the
Eaten Straw”. In addition , Dr. Kukali mentioned that the Palestinian public
in Gaza Strip are content with the mediation role Egypt is playing in the
armed conflict and the majority believe that the Iranian-Qatari-Turkish
intervention would not affect Hamas relationship with Egypt. On the other
hand, Dr. Kukali established from the poll results that the Palestinians
rated the stance of the US-President Barack Obama during the military
operation as negative.

Preparation of the Palestinian Resistance
Responding to the question: “Was the Palestinian resistance prepared for
this aggression or not”, (57.9%) said “it was well prepared”, (33.8%)
“somewhat prepared”, (6%) “somehow unprepared”, (2.3%) “unprepared at all”.

Disarmament of the Palestinian Resistance
(93.2%) of the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip oppose the disarmament of
the Palestinian resistance, whilst (3%) were in favor thereof and (3.8%)
declined to answer the relevant question.

The Calm
(87.6%) of the respondents are in favor of a long-term truce, (10.2%) are in
favor of a medium-term truce and (2.2%) are in favor of a short-term truce.

Stance of the US-President Barack Obama
Regarding the question:”How would you rate the stance of the US-President
Barack Obama towards the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip during the Israeli
military operation “Protective Edge”, (81.1%) said “negative”, (7%)
“positive”, (7.5%) “balanced towards the two adversaries” and (4.4%) said “I
don’t know”.

The International Criminal Court (ICC)
(81.4%) of the Palestinian people in Gaza are in favor of the Palestinian
Authority taking resort to the International Criminal Court in the Hague to
file charges of war crimes committed by Israel during the military operation
“the Protective Edge / the Eaten Straw”, whilst (15.8%) oppose that and
(2.8%) were undecided.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
With respect to the question:” Do you support or oppose, in general, the
organization of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)”, (13.1%)
said “I support”, (85.2%) “I oppose” and
(1.7%) said “I don’t know”.

The Egyptian Mediation Role
Responding to the question:”Up to which extent are you content with the
mediation role Egypt has played during the military operation ‘Protective
Edge / Eaten Straw?”, (14.7%) said “very content”, (31.3%) “fairly content”,
(19.4%) “not so much content”, (33.4%) “not content at all” and (1.2%) said
“I don’t know”.

The Iranian-Qatari-Turkish Intervention
In conclusion, being asked:”Do you think that the Iranian-Qatari-Turkish
intervention during the military operation “Protective edge / Eaten Straw”
could affect the relationship of Hamas to Egypt, or not ?”, (41.7%) said
“Yes, it could affect”, (45.3%) said “No, it wouldn’t affect” and (13%) said
“I don’t know”.

Methodology of the Survey Study

Elias Kukali, Head of the Researches and Studies Section at PCPO, stated
that the interviews were conducted face-to-face at the respondents’ homes,
that have been randomly chosen according to the scientific methodology
applied by PCPO. These are selected from (90) sites in Gaza Strip allocated
as follows: (15) sites in Gaza North, (28) sites in Gaza City, (18) sites
within the governorate Deir El-Balah, (18) sites within the governorate of
Khan Yunis and (11) sites within the governorate of Rafah.

Mr. Elias Kukali has further established that the margin of error was
(+/-3.1%) at a significance and confidence levels of (5.0%) and (95%)
respectively.

About PCPO
The Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) is a leading full service
research institute in Palestine and in a position to organize, implement,
handle and conduct national and regional field surveys, studies and
researches of any size within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The
PCPO is founded in February 1994 in Beit Sahour by Dr. Nabil Kukali, who
became the president of this center since that time. After the arrival of
the Palestinian Authority (PA), the PCPO was registered as a research center
under license number (Am/2). The Palestinian Ministry of information issued
the license that permits establishing satellite offices elsewhere in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip. Furthermore, PCPO is registered as a licensed
business at the Ministry of Treasury under number 989326251. In addition, we
are a member of WIN/Gallup International, ANPOP, WAPOR and ESOMAR.

Since its foundation, PCPO is dedicated to the following activities:
1) Conducting public opinion surveys.
2) Omnibus polls and services.
3) Market studies on all kinds of trading activities.
4) Surveys of consumer attitudes, consumption habits, and market shares.
5) Pre- and Post-Advertising and Communication Research
6) Pricing.
7) Focus group sessions and workshops on various topics.
8) Rendering services in the field of investment, including feasibility
studies.
9) In-depth interviews & brainstorming workshops.
10) Branding and brand tracking.
11) Customer care research.
12) Social and Public Space research.
13) Household consumer survey.
14) Business – to- business survey.
15) Market Appraisal Studies.
16) Media Research.
17) Usage and Attitude.
18) Translation services from Arabic into English, German & Hebrew and
vice-versa.

PCPO is now a name for reliability, credibility, competence and experience
not only in Palestine, but all over the world.
Contact Information
Please contact us if you have any questions about Research & Polling and its
services.
Contact Persons: Dr. Nabil Kukali & Elias Kukali
Tel: 00970. 2. 277 4846, Fax: 00970- 2- 2774892
Mobile: 00970 599 726 878
P. O. Box 15, Beit Sahour - Palestine
Email: dr.kukali@pcpo.org
Website: www.pcpo.org


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