Palestinian Attitudes Toward Boycott of Israel
(2019)
In the light of the prevailing situation, do you support or oppose the cooperation between Israel and the Palestinians as to prevent the spread of the coronavirus? (Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, March 12-15, 2020)
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| Total |
| Strongly support | 21.1% |
| Somehow support | 47.2% |
| Somehow oppose | 19.6% |
| Strongly oppose | 9.6% |
| Don't know | 2.5% |
The local and international campaign to boycott and impose sanctions on Israel (BDS) aim at punishing Israel for it occupation of the West Bank. Do you support or oppose this campaign? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, September 11-14, 2019)
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| Total | West Bank | Gaza |
| Certainly support | 26.8% | 23.2% | 32.9% |
| Support | 56.0% | 55.8% | 56.4% |
| Oppose | 13.9% | 17.3% | 8.3% |
| Certainly oppose | 1.0% | 1.2% | .8% |
| Don't know/No answer | 2.2% | 2.6% | 1.6% |
Some call for boycotting non-essential Israeli products or those for which there are non-Israeli alternatives. Do you now boycott such products? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, September 11-14, 2019)
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| Total | West Bank | Gaza |
| Boycott | 52.4% | 52.8% | 51.6% |
| Do not boycott 33.0% | 33.0% | 34.9% | 29.8% |
| Willing to boycott | 13.6% | 11.7% | 16.7% |
| Don't know/No answer | 1.1% | .6% | 1.9% |
Do you think that boycotting non-essential Israeli products or those for which there are non-Israeli alternatives will be effective in contributing to the ending of the Israeli occupation? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, September 11-14, 2019)
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| Total | West Bank | Gaza |
| Certainly effective | 16.8% | 10.6% | 27.0% |
| Effective | 39.8% | 39.5% | 40.4% |
| Ineffective | 36.2% | 42.0% | 26.8% |
| Certainly ineffective | 6.0% | 6.6% | 5.0% |
| Don't know/No answer | 1.1% | 1.4% | .7% |
The European states are opposed to the boycott of Israel or the imposition of sanctions on it. If the status quo in the occupied Palestinian territories continue for a long time, including the continued settlement construction and the confiscation of Palestinian land, do you think European states might be ready at that time to boycott Israel or impose economic sanctions on it? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, September 11-14, 2019)
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| Total | West Bank | Gaza |
| Yes | 25.6% | 24.5% | 27.3% |
| No | 66.8% | 66.8% | 66.8% |
| Don't know/No answer | 7.6% | 8.7% | 6.0% |
Some Arab journalists and writers, from countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and others, visit Israel and meet with officials, as was the case a few weeks ago. Should Palestinians encourage or condemn these visits? (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, September 11-14, 2019)
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| Total | West Bank | Gaza |
| Encourage | 7.1% | 5.0% | 10.5% |
| Condemn | 74.4% | 74.7% | 73.9% |
| Neither encourage nor condemn | 15.7% | 16.7% | 14.1% |
| Don't know/No answer | 2.8% | 3.6% | 1.5% |
In general would you mind or wouldn’t you mind working in Israel or in an Israeli settlement? (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and JMCC, July 2018)
|
| Total | West Bank | Gaza |
| I would mind | 25.9% | 22.7% | 30.7% |
| I wouldn’t mind | 71.3% | 73.8% | 67.6% |
| Don't know/No answer | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.1% |
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