A recent, credible poll shows that most Gazans oppose Hamas policies and leaders alike, and favor a ceasefire with Israel. Read more: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/gaza-public-rejects-hamas-wants-ceasefire

1. Gazans Wanted Ceasefire Even as Hamas Started Firing Rockets
Hamas should maintain a cease‐fire with
Israel in both Gaza and the West Bank.
Gaza
Strongly agree 38.0%
Agree 32.0%
Disagree 10.9%
Strongly disagree 17.3%
Don’t know 1.8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Recently, President Mahmoud Abbas stated that the unity
government to be formed would recognize Israel, renounce violence
and honor all previous international agreements. Do you support or
oppose that Hamas should accept this position?
Gaza
Support 57.3%
Oppose 37.6%
No Opinion/Don’t know 5.1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Agree or
strongly agree
Disagree or
strongly disagree
Don t know Support Oppose No opinion/
Don t know
Hamas should maintain a cease-fire: Unity government should renounce violence:
© The Washington Institute for Near East Policy · Survey conducted June 15-17, 2014
Gaza Respondents Gaza Respondents

2. Gazans Wanted Ceasefire Even as Hamas Started Firing Rockets
For the following list of steps, please explain if you think it will have a
positive or negative impact on the prospects for future settlement between
the two parties.
“Palestinian proposals for popular resistance against the occupation”
Gaza
Positive impact 72.7%
No impact 21.8%
Negative impact 3.8%
Don’t know 1.8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
No impact Don t know
Nonviolent Resistance Viewed as Having Positive Impact
© The Washington Institute for Near East Policy · Survey conducted June 15-17, 2014
Negative impactPositive impact
Gaza Respondents

3. SignificantProblem
SignificantProblem
SignificantProblem
ModerateProblem
ModerateProblem
ModerateProblem
SmallProblem
SmallProblem
SmallProblem
NotaProblem
NotaProblem
NotaProblem
Don'tKnow
0%
10%
20%
30%
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50%
60%
70%
Hamas Failing to Deliver
Level of crime Level of corruption
How significant or how insignificant are the following issues in your area?
From your perspective, how significant or how
insignificant are the following issues in your area?
Significant
Problem
Moderate
Problem
Small
Problem
Not a Problem
at all
Don’t
Know
Level of crime 70.9% 22.0% 6.4% 0.7%
Level of corruption from Palestinian government
officials
66.4% 28.2% 4.9% 0.4%
Presence of Palestinian militias that are not
organized under the formal security structure
46.9% 31.3% 15.1% 5.6% 1.1%
Presence of militias
Gaza Respondents
© The Washington Institute for Near East Policy · Survey conducted June 15-17, 2014

4. Hamas Failing to Deliver
The PA should send officials and security officers to
Gaza to take over the administration there.
Gaza
Strongly agree 64.7%
Agree 23.1%
Disagree 2.4%
Strongly disagree 9.6%
Don’t know 0.2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Agree Disagree Don t know
The Palestinian Authority should send officials and security officers
to Gaza to take over the administration there:
© The Washington Institute for Near East Policy · Survey conducted June 15-17, 2014
Strongly
disagree
Strongly agree
Gaza Respondents

5. Hamas Leaders Have Meager Political Support
In your own view, who do you think should be the president of Palestine in the next two years?
Mahmoud Abbas, 32.4%
Marwan Albarghouthi, 8.5%
Ismael Haniyeh, 11.7%
No specific answer, 9.0%
Mohammad Dahlan, 20.2%
© The Washington Institute for Near East Policy · Survey conducted June 15-17, 2014
Other, 5.5%
Khaled Mashaal, 3.0%
Rami Alhamadallah, 3.2%
Mustafa Albarghouthi, 5.3%
Salam Fayyad, 1.1%
Gaza Respondents

6. 50.2%
22.7%
10.7%
15.8%
0.7%
Definitely Yes Probably Yes Probably No Definitely No Don't Know
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Majority of Gazans Want Israeli Jobs
Would you like to see Israel allow more
Palestinians to work inside Israel?
Would you personally be willing to work in
Israel if there was a good, high-paying job?
© The Washington Institute for Near East Policy · Survey conducted June 15-17, 2014
37.8%
18.2%
11.3%
31.1%
1.6%
Definitely Yes Probably Yes Probably No Definitely No Don't Know
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Gaza Respondents Gaza Respondents