MOST RECENT POLL: A majority of Palestinian youth express their support for a two-state solution (Israel and Palestine within the 1967 boarders).

http://www.americantaskforce.org/daily_news_article/2012/02/01/1328072400_13

Results of a Specialized Opinion Poll among Palestinian Youth: Activism, Political Efficacy,Palestinian Internal Politics, Elections, Arab Spring and Negotiations

AWRAD

February 1, 2012 - 12:00am
http://www.awrad.org/etemplate.php?id=275&x=4

Fieldwork: 15-17 January 2012

Sample Size: 1200 Palestinian Youth (18-30 years old)
West Bank & Gaza
Margin of error: + 3 %

Highlights:

•The majority of youth are skeptical about the direction where the Palestinian society is heading.

•48 percent of youth respondents describe themselves as politically very active.

•20 percent of the youth participated in activities directed at ending the internal division.

•72 percent are willing to participate in protest activities against the occupation.

•A vast majority of youth (87 percent) have confidence in the ability of their generation to lead the country into the future. However, 57 percent of Palestinian youth feel that they personally cannot have an impact on public life.

•43 percent of the youth respondents believe that the changes taking place elsewhere in the Arab world will positively affect the Palestinian situation.

•A majority of youth (52 percent) express their support for a two-state solution (Israel and Palestine within the 1967 boarders).

•A majority of youth (59 percent) blame Fatah and Hamas equally for the division.

•Half of the youth believe that non-violence is the best means to end the occupation and establish an independent state.

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