Views on the Establishment of a Palestinian State
(Updated August 2016)
What in your view are the chances for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state next to the state of Israel in the next five years?
(PCPSR, June 2016)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| Very Low |
49.1% |
31.6% |
46.5% |
| Low |
28.4% |
41.8% |
30.4% |
| Medium |
13.3% |
20% |
14.3% |
| High |
3.8% |
2.7% |
3.6% |
| Very High |
1.3% |
1.3% |
1.3% |
| Don't know |
4.1% |
2.7% |
3.9% |
There is a proposal that after the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and the settlement of all issues in dispute, there will be a mutual recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people. Do you agree or disagree to this proposal?
(PCPSR, June 2016)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| Definitely Agree |
11.3% |
23.6% |
13.1% |
| Agree |
51.5% |
44.4% |
50.4% |
| Disagree |
19.5% |
15.1% |
18.6% |
| Definitely Disagree |
12.4% |
14.2% |
12.7% |
| Don't know |
5.6% |
2.7% |
5.2% |
Do you support or oppose the solution based on the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, known as the two-state solution?
(PCPSR, June 2016)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| Definitely Support |
15% |
32.9% |
17.7% |
| Support |
38.4% |
54.2% |
40.8% |
| Oppose |
21.5% |
9.8% |
19.7% |
| Definitely Oppose |
15.7% |
1.8% |
13.6% |
| Don't know |
9.4% |
1.3% |
8.2% |
In principle, do you support or not support the solution of two states for two peoples?
(Peace Index, January 2016)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| Don't support it at all |
25.4% |
8.5% |
22.6% |
| Don't support it much |
17.8% |
10.3% |
16.5% |
| Moderately support it |
30.4% |
48.4% |
33.4% |
| Strongly support it |
21.9% |
31.5% |
23.5% |
| Don't know |
4.5% |
1.3% |
4.0% |
What, in your opinion, are the chances that such a solution will be implemented in the next ten years?
(Peace Index, January 2016)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| Very high chances |
2.5% |
4.4% |
2.8% |
| Moderately high chances |
8.5% |
10.7% |
8.9% |
| Moderately low chances |
41.9% |
40.2% |
41.6% |
| Very low chances |
42.0% |
35.3% |
40.9% |
| Don't know |
5.1% |
9.3% |
5.8% |
If, despite the difficulties in recent years, the two-state solution were to reach the stage of implementation, would you then want to see a closed border between the two states with guarded passages and entry permits, or an open border so that people from both sides could pass freely from one
state to the other?
(Peace Index, January 2016)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| Closed border |
67.1% |
18.9% |
59.1% |
| Open border |
25.1% |
80.2% |
34.3% |
| Don't know |
7.8% |
.9% |
6.6% |
Which of the following two possibilities will better ensure, in your opinion, the future of the state of Israel?
(Peace Index, September 2015)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| Annexing territories, one state |
36.3% |
22% |
34% |
| Divide land, independent Palestinian state |
46.3% |
64% |
49.2% |
| Don't know/decline to answer |
17.5% |
14% |
16.8% |
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement that the idea of two states for two peoples is dead?
(Peace Index, September 2015)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| Strongly agree |
22.8% |
34.3% |
24.7% |
| Moderately agree |
23.3% |
22.8% |
23.2% |
| Moderately disagree |
29.4% |
10.6% |
26.3% |
| Strongly disagree |
20.6% |
24.5% |
21.3% |
| Don't know/decline to answer |
3.9% |
7.7% |
4.6% |
In his recent speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Netanyahu again expressed support for the idea of two states for two peoples. In your opinion, is Netanyahu genuinely committed and interested in the two-states-for-two-peoples solution?
(Peace Index, September 2015)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| It is a genuine commitment |
29.9% |
8% |
26.3% |
| It is not a genuine commitment |
59.2% |
72.5% |
61.5% |
| Don't know/decline to answer |
10.8% |
19.5% |
12.3% |
Do you support the establishment of an independent, viable Palestinian state alongside Israel, also known as the two state solution?
(PCPSR, June 2015)
| |
June 2015 Israelis |
June 2015 Palestinians |
June 2014 Israelis |
June 2014 Palestinians |
| Yes |
51% |
51% |
62% |
54% |
| No |
43% |
48% |
34% |
46% |
Recently more and more European parliaments have been calling on their governments to officially recognize the Palestinian state. In your opinion, does recognition of a Palestinian state before a peace agreement has been signed contribute to Israel’s national interest or damage it?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| Contributes to the Israeli national interest |
10.0% |
21.1% |
11.7% |
| Damages the Israeli national interest |
69.8% |
34.3% |
63.9% |
| Does not effect the Israeli national interest |
12.9% |
23.2% |
14.6% |
| Don't know/decline to answer |
7.2% |
22.4% |
9.8% |
Which of the following two possibilities would, in your opinion, better ensure the future of the state of Israel?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| Annexation of the territories and the establishment in the entire territory of one state under Israeli rule |
41.0% |
29.4% |
39.1% |
| A division of the land and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state beside the state of Israel |
43.1% |
58.8% |
45.7% |
| Don't know/decline to answer |
15.9% |
11.8% |
15.2% |
Do you support the establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state?
(PCPSR, December 2014)
| |
|
| Yes, I support the establishment of a Palestinian state that would have no army, but a strong security force |
59% |
| No, I do not support the establishment of a Palestinian state that would have no army, but a strong security force |
33% |
Do you support the Clinton parameters for the establishment of a Palestinian state?
(PCPSR, December 2014)
| |
|
| Yes, I think that a Palestinian state should exist in the entirety of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, privy to the Clinton parameters presented in 2000 |
41% |
| No, I do not think that a Palestinian state should exist in the entirety of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, privy to the Clinton parameters presented in 2000 |
47% |
In your opinion, what is the end goal of an established Palestinian state?
(PCPSR, December 2014)
| |
|
| To conquer the state of Israel and destroy the Jewish population there |
37% |
| To conquer the state of Israel |
18% |
Do you support or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian State on the 1967 lines?
(JCPA, October 2014)
| |
|
| Support |
18.2% |
| Oppose |
74.3% |
| Don't Know/No Answer |
7.5% |
Do you support or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state if it means an Israeli withdrawal from the Jordan Valley?
(JCPA, October 2014)
| |
|
| Support |
11.5% |
| Oppose |
74.9% |
| Don't Know/No Answer |
13.7% |
Do you support or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state if it means the division of Jerusalem?
(JCPA, October 2014)
| |
|
| Support |
16.2% |
| Oppose |
76.2% |
| Don't Know/No Answer |
7.5%% |
Sources: JCPA, Peace Index, PCPSR |