Israeli Public Opinion Polls:
Attitudes About the United States of America

(Updated January 2017)

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	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very friendly	25.3%	54.3%	30.1%
Moderately friendly	43.4%	18.6%	39.3%
Neutral	12.2%	5.8%	11.1%
Moderately unfriendly	1.5%	3.7%	1.9%
Not friendly at all	1.1%	3.2%	1.5%
No answer/don't know	16.5%	14.3%	16.1%

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very friendly	5.5%	39%	11%
Moderately friendly	16.7%	25.3%	18.1%
Neutral	17.3%	13.2%	16.6%
Moderately unfriendly	29.4%	9.1%	26%
Not friendly at all	27.5%	1.8%	23.3%
No answer/don't know	3.6%	11.6%	4.9%

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
More in favor of Israel	48.5%	59.7%	50.3%
More in favor of the Palestinians	1.3%	1.1%	1.3%
Neutral	21.6%	13.8%	20.3%
Not in favor of either	6.8%	3.6%	6.3%
No answer/don't know	21.8%	21.8%	21.8%

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Not intervene in the conflict	21.6%	32.1%	23.3%
Try to persuade both sides to compromise	47.2%	42.2%	46.4%
Pressure both sides to reach an agreement	17.2%	22.4%	18.1%
No answer/don't know	14.1%	3.3%	12.3%

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very justified	4.6%	11.9%	5.8%
Moderately justified	26.3%	19.8%	25.2%
Not so justified	35.6%	7.8%	30.9%
Not justified at all	19.1%	49.7%	24.2%
No answer/don't know	14.4%	10.7%	13.8%

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
I'm sure it is	25.5%	60.5%	31.3%
I think it is	55.0%	19.2%	49.0%
I think it's not	7.1%	9.2%	7.4%
I'm sure it's not	0.9%	5.5%	1.6%
No answer/don't know	11.6%	5.7%	10.6%

Who, in your opinion, will be elected U.S. president - Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?
(Peace Index, October 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Trump	25%	21%	24.3%
Clinton	55.4%	56.6%	55.6%
Don't know/refuse	19.5%	22.4%	20%

And which candidate's election is preferable from Israel's standpoint?
(Peace Index, October 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Trump	26.5%	10.7%	23.9%
Clinton	41.9%	41.3%	41.8%
Both the same	9.7%	27.5%	12.7%
Neither	4.9%	3.2%	4.6%
Don't know/refuse	16.9%	17.3%	17%

Who do you want to win the U.S. presidential elections in November: Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?
(Peace Index, September 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Trump	34.2%	11.2%	30.4%
Clinton	43.1%	58%	45.6%
Don't know/refuse	22.7%	30.8%	24.1%

Which of the two candidates, Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, if elected, will be better from the standpoint of the Israeli government’s policy?
(Peace Index, September 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Trump	38.5%	13.6%	34.3%
Clinton	33.4%	39.8%	34.5%
Both	6.7%	31%	10.8%
Neither	5.2%	--	4.4%
Don't know/refuse	16.2%	15.6%	16.1%

At the moment it appears that the two leading candidates to be U.S. president are Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party and Donald Trump for the Republican Party. Which of the two, in your opinion, will be a better president from the standpoint of Israel's interests?
(Peace Index, April 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Trump	31.2%	14.1%	28.4%
Clinton	40.3%	26.8%	38%
Both	4.8%	29%	8.9%
Neither	6.1%	2.8%	5.6%
Don't know/refuse	17.5%	27.3%	19.2%

At the moment it appears that the two leading candidates to be U.S. president are Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party and Donald Trump for the Republican Party. Which of the two, in your opinion, will be a better president from the standpoint of U.S. interests?
(Peace Index, March 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Clinton	42.7%	13.6%	37.8%
Trump	24.3%	12%	22.2%
Both	4.7%	45.7%	11.6%
Neither	5.3%	6%	5.4%
Don't know/refuse	23%	22.8%	23%

The U.S. presidential elections are nearing their climax. In your opinion, which of the two Democratic candidates for president is preferable from Israel’s standpoint - Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders? (In Arabic: which of the two Democratic candidates for president is more pro Israel?)
(Peace Index, February 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Clinton	40.5%	30.9%	38.9%
Sanders	16.5%	1.7%	14%
Both	6.2%	35.4%	11.1%
Neither	10.1%	19.5%	11.7%
Don't know/refuse	26.7%	12.5%	24.3%

From which party, in your opinion, will a President be better for Israel: from the Democratic Party or from the Republican Party? (In Arabic: And from which party, in your opinion, will a president be more pro Israel?)
(Peace Index, February 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Democrat	27.9%	37.1%	29.4%
Republican	33.6%	23.2%	31.8%
No difference	12.7%	29.6%	15.5%
Don't know/refuse	25.8%	10.1%	23.2%

If you had the opportunity to become a citizen of the United States or any other Western country, would you prefer to move there or to remain in Israel?
(Israel Democracy Index, November 2015)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
I would move there	11.1%	15.0%	11.7%
I would stay in Israel	84.5%	83.4%	84.3%
Don't know/refuse	4.4%	1.6%	4.0%

Given the worsening of relations between the Netanyahu-led Israeli government and the Obama-led American administration and the growing Western criticism of Israeli policy on the Palestinian issue, what in your opinion are the chances that the United States and the West will in the near future impose a political settlement on Israel based on the two-states-for-two- peoples solution?
(Peace Index, March 2015)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very Low Chances	14.5%	13.3%	14.3%
Moderately Low Chances	26.2%	15.5%	24.4%
Moderately High Chances	39.2%	29.2%	37.6%
Very High Chances	14.2%	1.4%	12.1%
Don't know/decline to answer	5.9%	40.7%	11.7%

On a scale of 1-5, with 1 meaning very poor and 5 meaning very good, what grade would you give the relations at the present time between Israel and the United States?
(Peace Index, March 2015)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
1- very poor	21.7%	6.6%	19.2%
2	20.3%	11%	18.8%
3	36.8%	8.3%	32.1%
4	9.7%	9.5%	9.7%
5- very good	7.5%	50.5%	14.6%
Don't know	3.9%	14%	5.6%

In your opinion, to what extent should Israel take into account the United States' position when it makes decisions on political-security issues?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Not at all	18.7%	30.7%	20.7%
Quite little	31.8%	28.6%	31.3%
Quite a lot	30.4%	15.8%	28.0%
A great deal	15.5%	12.8%	15.0%
Don't know/decline to answer	3.6%	12.1%	5.0%

Did the United States harm Israeli interests by signing the nuclear deal with Iran?
              (New Wave Research, November 2013)

Harmed Interests	57.8%
Did Not Harm	20.6%
Don't Know	21.6%

Would you describe your opinion of the United States as favorable or unfavorable?

	Pew (May 2011)			Pew (May 2013)
	Total	Israeli Arabs	Israeli Jews	Total	Israeli Arabs	Israeli Jews
Favorable	72%	36%	77%	83%	42%	90%
Unfavorable	28%	58%	23%	16%	55%	9%
Don't know	1%	5%	0%	1%	3%	1%

The United States' role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should be ...

	(Truman Institute/PCPSR)		Pew
	December 2008	August 2009	May 2013
Larger/More Active	49%	34%	49%
Smaller/Less Active	31%	34%	15%
About the Same	18%	14%	29%

If Mitt Romney is the Republican candidate for President, whom would you like to see elected as the next president?
               Brookings (February 2012)

	All Israelis	Israeli Jews only
Barack Obama	29%	32%
Mitt Romney	29%	29%
Neither	6%	5%
No Preference	7%	5%

If Rick Santorum is the Republican candidate for President, whom would you like to see elected as the next president?
               Brookings (February 2012)

	All Israelis	Israeli Jews
Barack Obama	33%	34%
Mitt Romney	18%	21%
Neither	7%	5%
No Preference	7%	5%

If Newt Gingrich is the Republican candidate for President, whom would you like to see elected as the next president?
               Brookings (February 2012)

	All Israelis	Israeli Jews
Barack Obama	32%	31%
Mitt Romney	25%	27%
Neither	6%	6%
No Preference	%	5%

If Ron Paul is the Republican candidate for President, whom would you like to see elected as the next president?
               Brookings (February 2012)

	All Israelis	Israeli Jews
Barack Obama	32%	34%
Mitt Romney	21%	24%
Neither	6%	5%
No Preference	8%	6%

Do you believe your country's government cooperates too much, not enough or about the right amount with the United States? (Pew, May 2011)

In your opinion, will the United States recognize or not recognize an independent Palestinian state if there is a vote on this matter at the UN, even if at that time there is no agreement between Israel and the Palestinians and the Israeli government is opposed to the move? (Peace Index, May 2011)

How would you describe the position of American President Barack Obama toward Israel and the Palestinians in light of his speeches during the past week? (Peace Index, May 2011)

If the US does play a more active role, do you expect this involvement will be a success or a failure? (Truman Institute/PCPSR)

Do you think Israel or the Palestinians would benefit more if the US intervened strongly in the peace process? (Truman Institute/PCPSR)

Do you think that the US will decrease its military, economic or political support for Israel if Israel continues to be reluctant about US policy in the region? (Truman Institute/PCPSR)

Do you agree of disagree with the statement that the US is a loyal ally of Israel? (Ma'agar Mochot)

As an Israeli, is your attitude towards the US positive or negative? (Ma'gar Mochot)

Do you believe that if Israel reaches a point of serious crisis where its very existence is threatened — a "moment of truth" — the US will come to Israel's assistance? (Ma'gar Mochot)

What is the the main reason why the US will continue to maintain close ties with Israel in the future? (Ma'gar Mochot)

Do you believe that close relations between the US and Israel are vital to the State of Israel's national security? (Ma'gar Mochot)

Will the Obama administration and Netanyahu's government be able to maintain the friendly ties between the US and Israel or will US-Israel relations deteriorate and become fraught with tensions during their incumbencies? (Ma'gar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Are US and Israeli interests in the Middle East similar, complementary or different? (Ma'gar Mochot)

Obama has declared his intention of bringing about reconciliation with the Muslim and Arab worlds in order to improve the US's position and image therein. Do you believe or not that such reconciliation will be at the expense of Israel's interests? (Ma'gar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Which of the following is closest to your view ? (Ma'gar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Which of the following is closest to your view? (Ma'gar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Which of the following is closest to your view ? (Ma'gar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Suppose all diplomatic and economic efforts fail to convince Iran to shut down its uranium enrichment plant. If that happens, would you support or oppose Israeli military action aimed at destroying the Iranian nuclear facilities? (Ma'agar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Would you still support Israel taking military action if the Obama administration opposed Israel taking action? (Asked only to supporters of Israeli military action against Iran) (Ma'agar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Is the current level of support by American Jews for the Israeli government's policy too little, too much or about right? (Ma'agar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Should American Jews feel free to publicly criticize the Israeli government and its policy? (Ma'gar Mochot)

Do American Jews continue to be close to Israel or are they drifting away from it? (Ma'agar Mochot, April 23-26, 2009)

Do you believe that President Bush's attitude towards Israel is friendly? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Do you think that in the near future the US might impose a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Do you believe that if the international diplomatic effort and economic sanctions fail to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, the US "should use force" to destroy the Iranian nuclear facilities? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Do you agree of disagree with the statement that in retrospect the US was correct in going to war in Iraq? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Do you believe that the level of American Jewish support for Israel is sufficient? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Do you believe that US Jews are assimilating rapidly and are in danger of disappearing? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Do you believe that every American Jew should visit Israel? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Do you think it is possible that American Jews might vote for a presidential or congressional candidate who is anti-Israel? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)

Do you believe that there is anti-Semitism in the US? (Ma'gar Mochot, May 1-4, 2007)