Which of the following behaviors do you view as morally acceptable? (JPPI, August 2026)
| Connected U.S. Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
| Same-sex relations | 80% | 61% |
| Abortion | 74% | 61% |
| Physician-assisted suicide for severely ill patients | 66% | 59% |
| Gambling | 66% | 27% |
| Driving over the speed limit | 55% | 21% |
| Medical experiments on animals | 55% | 48% |
| Death penalty for murderers | 54% | 63% |
| Paying cash without an invoice/receipt | 46% | 18% |
| Polygamy | 9% | 9% |
| Extramarital affairs | 5% | 8% |
How much, if anything, do you feel you have in common with Jews in the other country? (American Jews: “Jews in Israel”; Israeli Jews: “Jews in the United States”) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
A lot | 29% | 32% |
Some | 43% | 43% |
Not much | 19% | 16% |
Nothing at all | 9% | 8% |
DK/NA | 0% | 1% |
Using the metaphor of a family, do you consider Jews in the other country as your...? (American Jews: “Israeli Jews”; Israeli Jews: “American Jews”) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Sibling | 13% | 25% |
First cousin | 8% | 12% |
Extended family | 33% | 24% |
Part of my community but not family | 29% | 29% |
None of the above | 13% | 8% |
DK/NA | 4% | 2% |
Do you have any family or close friends in the other country? (American Jews: “in Israel”; Israeli Jews: “in the United States”; multiple responses permitted) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Close family in the other country | 19% | 34% |
Extended family in the other country | 42% | 33% |
Friends in the other country in regular contact | 22% | 12% |
Friends in the other country not in regular contact | 28% | 14% |
Israeli friends currently living in the U.S. | 28% | 24% |
Other | 5% | 2% |
None of the above | 23% | 19% |
Have you ever visited the other country? (American Jews: “How many times, if ever, have you been to Israel?”; Israeli Jews: “Have you spent time in American Jewish communities as part of any of the following?”) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Have visited the other country | 61% | 59% |
Have never visited the other country | 39% | 41% |
Jews around the world—regardless of where they live—share a common fate and must act accordingly. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Identical statement presented to American and Israeli Jews) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 25% | 42% |
Agree | 31% | 36% |
Neither agree nor disagree | 14% | 16% |
Disagree | 11% | 3% |
Strongly disagree | 10% | 1% |
DK/NA | 9% | 2% |
American Jewish philanthropy is still important to Israeli society. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Identical statement presented to both groups) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 30% | 42% |
Agree | 38% | 37% |
Neither agree nor disagree | 9% | 13% |
Disagree | 2% | 4% |
Strongly disagree | 4% | 1% |
DK/NA | 17% | 3% |
American Jewish philanthropic giving after October 7 made me feel that diaspora Jews genuinely care about Israel. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Identical statement presented to both groups) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 17% | 30% |
Agree | 34% | 38% |
Neither agree nor disagree | 20% | 16% |
Disagree | 4% | 6% |
Strongly disagree | 4% | 1% |
DK/NA | 21% | 9% |
American Jewish financial support after October 7 was critical to Israel's recovery. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Identical statement presented to both groups) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 17% | 16% |
Agree | 31% | 24% |
Neither agree nor disagree | 14% | 21% |
Disagree | 5% | 18% |
Strongly disagree | 5% | 5% |
DK/NA | 28% | 16% |
American Jewish communities have a responsibility to actively counter anti-Israel narratives in the U.S. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Identical statement presented to both groups) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 28% | 35% |
Agree | 29% | 32% |
Neither agree nor disagree | 13% | 23% |
Disagree | 11% | 7% |
Strongly disagree | 14% | 1% |
DK/NA | 5% | 2% |
American Jews have an obligation to lobby the U.S. government in support of Israel. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Identical statement presented to both groups) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 17% | 31% |
Agree | 22% | 33% |
Neither agree nor disagree / DK/NA | 24% | 26% |
Disagree | 14% | 8% |
Strongly disagree | 23% | 2% |
Some Israeli government policies directly affect the physical safety of Jewish communities in the United States. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Identical statement presented to both groups) (JFNA, May 4–27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 33% | 27% |
Agree | 36% | 38% |
Neither agree nor disagree / DK/NA | 19% | 23% |
Disagree | 7% | 9% |
Strongly disagree | 5% | 3% |
Israel can remain a democracy while maintaining control over the West Bank / Judea and Samaria. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (American Jews: “the West Bank”; Israeli Jews: “Judea & Samaria / the West Bank”) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 14% | 36% |
Agree | 23% | 22% |
Neither agree nor disagree | 13% | 16% |
Disagree | 15% | 11% |
Strongly disagree | 17% | 9% |
DK/NA | 18% | 6% |
A two-state solution—an independent Israel alongside an independent Palestinian state—is the long-term right path toward peace. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Identical statement presented to both groups) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 23% | 11% |
Agree | 27% | 14% |
Neither agree nor disagree | 11% | 16% |
Disagree | 10% | 14% |
Strongly disagree | 12% | 37% |
DK/NA | 17% | 8% |
Peace between Israelis and Palestinians is achievable within the next generation. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Identical statement presented to both groups) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 5% | 4% |
Agree | 17% | 13% |
Neither agree nor disagree | 15% | 17% |
Disagree | 22% | 19% |
Strongly disagree | 17% | 36% |
DK/NA | 24% | 11% |
Israeli security and Palestinian statehood are fundamentally incompatible goals. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Identical statement presented to both groups) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 13% | 37% |
Agree | 15% | 16% |
Neither agree nor disagree | 11% | 15% |
Disagree | 27% | 19% |
Strongly disagree | 21% | 8% |
DK/NA | 13% | 5% |
Some of Israel's actions have an impact on American Jews in some way. In which areas, if any, should Israeli decision-makers consider the impact on American Jews before acting? (Identical introductory question presented to both groups, with “the West Bank” / “Judea and Samaria” wording differences in one option; multiple responses permitted) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
War with countries in the region | 41% | 22% |
Israeli-Palestinian conflict | 49% | 21% |
Israel's policies in Judea and Samaria / the West Bank | 37% | 27% |
Aliyah / Immigration Policy | 21% | 43% |
The definition of “who is a Jew” | 37% | 47% |
Religious practice at the Western Wall | 21% | 32% |
Normalization with neighboring Arab countries | 35% | 19% |
Allocation of public resources related to global Jewish communities | 19% | 44% |
None of the above | 27% | 23% |
When it comes to political issues, do you generally consider yourself to be...? (American Jews: liberal/conservative categories, with “progressive” as a separate option; Israeli Jews: left/right categories) (JFNA, May 4-27, 2026)
American Jews | Israeli Jews | |
|---|---|---|
Progressive (U.S. only) | 11% | — |
Left / Very liberal | 7% | 5% |
Center-left / Somewhat liberal | 32% | 15% |
Center / Moderate | 32% | 23% |
Center-right / Somewhat conservative | 12% | 26% |
Right / Very conservative | 3% | 31% |
DK/NA | 3% | — |
When you think about the following countries, do you see them as friendly or unfriendly toward Israel? (JPPI, October 16-20, 2025)
| France | Germany | United Kingdom | ||||
| Israeli Jews | U.S. Jews | Israeli Jews | U.S. Jews | Israeli Jews | U.S. Jews | |
Friendly | 12% | 11% | 64% | 60% | 19% | 13% |
Neither friendly nor unfriendly | 23% | 18% | 25% | 23% | 36% | 24% |
Unfriendly | 64% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 42% | 55% |
Don't know | 1% | 6% | 2% | 8% | 3% | 8% |
Share who say the country is friendly toward Israel (JPPI, October 16-20, 2025)
Israeli Jews | U.S. Jews | |
France | 12% | 11% |
Germany | 64% | 60% |
United Kingdom | 19% | 13% |
Canada | 0% | 18% |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Biden is handling U.S.-Israel Relations?
2021 | ||
| Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Strongly approve | 6% | 19% |
| Somewhat approve | 12% | 39% |
| So-so | 22% | |
| Somewhat disapprove | 17% | 11% |
| Strongly disapprove | 18% | 16% |
| Don't Know | 25% | 15% |
How important is being Jewish in your life?
2018 | 2019 | |||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Most Important | 47% | 51%` | ||
| Very Important | 34% | 40% | 29% | 41% |
Somewhat Important | 9% | 37% | 11% | 35% |
| Not That Important | 9% | 17% | 5% | 17% |
| Not Important At All | 4% | 6% | 3% | 7% |
| No Opinion | 2% | 1% | 1% | |
Do you consider being Jewish mostly a matter of religion, or more a matter of ethnicity and culture?
2018 | 2019 | |||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Religion | 19% | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| Ethnicity and Culture | 40% | 56% | 51% | 59% |
| Both Equally | 37% | 17% | 23% | 16% |
| Don't Know/No Response | 4% | 2% | 3% | 1% |
Looking ahead five years, do you think that the ties between American and Israeli Jews will be...?
2018 | 2019 | |||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Stronger Than Today | 30% | 20% | 30% | 18% |
| Weaker Than Today | 19% | 15% | 23% | 24% |
| About The Same | 40% | 60% | 38% | 53% |
| No Opinion | 11% | 5% | 4% | |
Using the metaphor of a family, do you consider American/Israeli Jews as your...?
2018 | 2019 | 2021 | ||||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Siblings | 28% | 12% | 31% | 13% | 24% | 11% |
| First Cousins | 10% | 15% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 15% |
| Extended Family | 40% | 39% | 36% | 43% | 45% | 46% |
| Not Part of my Family | 22% | 31% | 23% | 28% | 14% | 28% |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump is handling US-Israel Relations?
2018 | 2019 | |||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Approve Strongly | 37% | 21% | 48% | 22% |
| Approve Somewhat | 40% | 13% | 31% | 14% |
| Disapprove Somewhat | 5% | 16% | 6% | 14% |
| Disapprove Strongly | 5% | 41% | 4% | 45% |
| Don't Know/No Response | 13% | 8% | 3% | 4% |
Do you think that a thriving Diaspora is or isn’t vital for the long-term future of the Jewish people?
2018 | 2019 | |||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Yes | 78% | 69% | 74% | 65% |
| No | 15% | 17% | 20% | 16% |
| No Opinion | 7% | 14% | 6% | 17% |
Do you think that a thriving State of Israel is vital for the long-term future of the Jewish people?
2018 | 2019 | |||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Yes | 87% | 69% | 91% | 65% |
| No | 6% | 17% | 5% | 16% |
| No Opinion | 7% | 14% | 4% | 17% |
*2018 wording: Do you think that a thriving State of Israel is or isn’t vital for the long-term future of the Jewish people?
Do you think it appropriate for American Jews to attempt to influence Israeli policy on such issues as national security and peace negotiations with the Palestinians?
2018 | 2019 | |||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Yes, it is Appropriate | 25% | 53% | 31% | 57% |
| No, it is Not Appropriate | 68% | 43% | 63% | 40% |
| Don't Know/No Response | 7% | 4% | 6% | 4% |
In the current situation, do you favor or oppose a two-state solution through the establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state on the West Bank?
2018 | 2019 | |||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Favor Strongly | 15% | 31% | 17% | 33% |
| Favor Somewhat | 29% | 28% | 22% | 31% |
| Oppose Somewhat | 15% | 12% | 18% | 12% |
| Oppose Strongly | 33% | 18% | 33% | 14% |
| Don't Know/No Response | 8% | 10% | 9% | 10% |
As part of a peace agreement with the Palestinians, should Israel be willing to dismantle all, some, or none of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank?
2018 | 2019 | |||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| All | 4% | 15% | 6% | 25% |
| Some | 35% | 44% | 37% | 41% |
| None | 54% | 35% | 50% | 28% |
| Don't Know/No Response | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% |
Looking ahead five years, do you think that the chances for peaceful coexistence between Israel and a Palestinian state will...?
2018 | 2019 | |||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Improve | 13% | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| Decline | 42% | 22% | 43% | 27% |
| Stay The Same | 37% | 56% | 37% | 51% |
| Don't Know/No Response | 7% | 3% | 7% | 3% |
Do you support or oppose the recent American recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory?
2019 | ||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Support | 88% | 50% |
| Oppose | 5% | 39% |
| Don't Know/No Response | 7% | 11% |
Do you identify as...?
2018 | 2019 | |||
Israeli Jews | American Jews | Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) | 10% | 6% | 10% | 7% |
| Religious Zionist (Modern Orthodox) | 11\% | 5% | 12% | 3% |
| Conservative (Masorti) | 0% | 14% | 13% | |
| Religious-traditional | 17% | 14% | ||
| Not that religious-traditional | 21% | 18% | ||
| Reform | 1% | 29% | 29% | |
| Reconstructionist | 0% | 3% | 3% | |
| Secular | 37% | 16% | 41% | 21% |
| Other | 2% | 25% | 4% | 23% |
| No Opinion |
| 1% | ||
Currently, Jewish weddings, divorces, and conversions to Judaism in Israel are recognized only if Orthodox rabbis officiate. Should Conservative and Reform rabbis also be permitted to officiate?
2018 | 2019 | |
Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Yes | 49% | 80% |
| No | 45% | 17% |
| No Opinion | 6% | 3% |
*American Jews wording: Currently, Jewish weddings, divorces, and conversions to Judaism in Israel are recognized only if Orthodox rabbis officiate. Should non-Orthodox rabbis also be permitted to officiate?
Currently, Israeli law does not allow for civil [secular] marriage and divorce. Should the law be changed, and civil marriage and divorce allowed?
2018 | 2019 | |
Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Yes | 55% | 81% |
| No | 40% | 13% |
| No Opinion | 5% | 5% |
Currently, prayer services at the Western Wall in Jerusalem are conducted according to Orthodox tradition, with men and women being separated. Do you support or oppose the existence of a square adjacent to the Western Wall that would serve for mixed prayers, without separation between men and women?
2018 | 2019 | |
Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Support | 42% | 73% |
| Oppose | 48% | 21% |
| No Opinion | 10% | 6% |
*American Jews wording: Currently, prayer services at the Western Wall in Jerusalem—a site holy to Jews—are conducted according to Orthodox tradition, with men and women separated by a barrier. Do you support or oppose a mixed-gender prayer area adjacent to the Western Wall administered on an equal basis with the services at the Wall itself?
Do you support or oppose the recent U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to relocate the U.S. embassy there?
2018 | 2019 | |
Israeli Jews | American Jews | |
| Support | 85% | 85% |
| Oppose | 7% | 7% |
| No Opinion | 8% | 8% |
Source: AJC.