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Source: http://www.pcpsr.org/survey/polls/2012/p45epressrelease.html
Palestinian Poll: Conditions in Gaza Better than in West Bank
(Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research) Khalil Shikaki - More Palestinians evaluate conditions in Gaza as better than in the West Bank, according to a Palestinian poll conducted on 13-15 September. Positive evaluations of conditions in Gaza rose from 22% to 25%, while 52% say conditions there are bad or very bad. Positive evaluation of conditions in the West Bank dropped significantly from 30% last June to 19% in this poll. Today, 60% say conditions in the West Bank are bad or very bad. 79% say there is corruption in the PA institutions in the West Bank. 42% of the Palestinian public say people in the West Bank can criticize the authority in the West Bank without fear. By contrast, 26% say people in Gaza can criticize the authorities without fear. 42% of Gazans say they seek immigration to other countries, while in the West Bank, the figure is 29%.