AFTER ANNAPOLIS - THE PEOPLE SPEAK
| QUESTION 1 Over the last year, Avaaz has been running the following campaign: "The Palestinian-Israeli conflict lies at the heart of a global clash threatening to divide us all. People from every corner of the world want a just and lasting peace in the Middle East - and the international community can and must help bring all sides to the table. Start Real Middle East Talks Now, and stay at the negotiating table until we have peace." Do you support or oppose us running this campaign, or are you not sure?  |
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| SUPPORT | 91.0% | 19382 | |||
| NOT SURE | 7.5% | 1586 | |||
| OPPOSE | 1.5% | 320 | |||
| QUESTION 2 Below are five different views about the Annapolis meeting hosted by US President Bush, and the process that will follow. Please tick all those with which you agree. The Annapolis meeting:  |
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| Represents a real chance to move toward fair and lasting peace | 18.3% | 3927 | |||
| Could offer some hope to make people's daily lives better | 36.2% | 7776 | |||
| Depends on a real process being put in place in the coming months | 67.6% | 14540 | |||
| Was designed to build an alliance against Hamas / Iran / Hezbollah | 35.1% | 7541 | |||
| Is on the wrong track altogether | 13.7% | 2941 | |||
| QUESTION 3 Based on what you know now, what do you think the likelihood is that the process launched at Annapolis will lead to a viable peace agreement?  |
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| No chance of success | 14.7% | 3152 | |||
| Little chance of success | 48.0% | 10291 | |||
| Not sure | 31.3% | 6696 | |||
| Likely to succeed | 5.4% | 1167 | |||
| Certain to succeed | 0.5% | 117 | |||
| QUESTION 4 Who do you support to play a leadership and mediation role in the peace process? For each possible mediator, please indicate whether you support, oppose, or are unsure about them playing such a role.  |
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| President Bush and the United States | |||||
| SUPPORT | 15.3% | 3131 | |||
| NOT SURE | 26.4% | 5409 | |||
| OPPOSE | 58.4% | 11977 | |||
| The United Nations | |||||
| SUPPORT | 79.5% | 16823 | |||
| NOT SURE | 15.7% | 3325 | |||
| OPPOSE | 4.8% | 1016 | |||
| The European Union | |||||
| SUPPORT | 56.6% | 11666 | |||
| NOT SURE | 34.1% | 7030 | |||
| OPPOSE | 9.3% | 1913 | |||
| The international "Quartet" | |||||
| SUPPORT | 26.0% | 5151 | |||
| NOT SURE | 59.7% | 11826 | |||
| OPPOSE | 14.4% | 2846 | |||
| The Arab League | |||||
| SUPPORT | 46.1% | 9469 | |||
| NOT SURE | 38.2% | 7856 | |||
| OPPOSE | 15.7% | 3224 | |||
| QUESTION 5 What do you think about Hamas and the peace process? Please select whichever options you agree with (you can choose more than one):  |
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| They should be isolated and not engaged until they recognise Israel's right to exist and other conditions | 14.6% | 3132 | |||
| They are an important Palestinian political force, which cannot be isolated and must be engaged with realistically | 78.4% | 16854 | |||
| They are radical Islamist terrorists with whom dialogue is pointless, who need to be isolated or dismantled | 4.8% | 1025 | |||
| They are emerging as the true leaders of the Palestinian people | 10.6% | 2274 | |||
| Don't know | 11.6% | 2490 | |||
| QUESTION 6 Below are some of the more targeted campaigns Avaaz could run over the next few months. Please say whether you would support or oppose each of these campaigns, or if you are not sure:  |
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| For a peace agreement between two states, Israel and Palestine, with borders based on 1967 lines, Jerusalem as the capital of both states, and an agreed solution to the issue of the refugees | |||||
| SUPPORT | 76.4% | 15889 | |||
| NOT SURE | 19.4% | 4042 | |||
| OPPOSE | 4.1% | 857 | |||
| Engaging Hamas in talks | |||||
| SUPPORT | 79.5% | 16462 | |||
| NOT SURE | 16.6% | 3447 | |||
| OPPOSE | 3.8% | 796 | |||
| Addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza | |||||
| SUPPORT | 94.8% | 19810 | |||
| NOT SURE | 4.3% | 889 | |||
| OPPOSE | 0.9% | 197 | |||
| Challenging all parties - including Hamas and Israel - to sign up to a future of two states based on 1967 lines, and an end to violence | |||||
| SUPPORT | 82.5% | 17016 | |||
| NOT SURE | 14.4% | 2961 | |||
| OPPOSE | 3.1% | 647 | |||
| Achieving a reciprocal ceasefire between Hamas and Israel | |||||
| SUPPORT | 90.1% | 18756 | |||
| NOT SURE | 8.2% | 1701 | |||
| OPPOSE | 1.7% | 359 | |||
| This snapshot will be updated regularly as the global interactive poll continues over the coming week, and the final results will be emailed to all participants. | |||||