Attitudes on Relationships Between Jews & Arabs
Recently the U.S. ambassador told Prime Minister Netanyahu that his country is concerned about Israel’s unequal application of the law toward Jews and Palestinians on the West Bank. In your opinion, does Israel indeed apply the law unequally toward Jews and Palestinians on the West Bank?
(Peace Index, January 2016)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| I'm sure it does |
16.3% |
68.1% |
25% |
| I think it does |
22.9% |
9.8% |
20.7% |
| I think it doesn't |
24.1% |
1.9% |
20.4% |
| I'm sure it doesn't |
28.7% |
12.4% |
26% |
| Don't know |
8% |
7.9% |
8% |
What, in your opinion, are the chances that sometime in the future Jews and Arabs will be able to live in one state as citizens with equal rights who recognize each other's rights?(Peace Index, September 2015)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
| Very low chances |
52.7% |
43.8% |
51.2% |
| Moderately low chances |
34.2% |
24.3% |
32.6% |
| Moderately high chances |
6.8% |
7.1% |
6.9% |
| Very high chances |
2.9% |
15.6% |
5% |
| Don't Know |
3.3% |
9.1% |
4.3% |
Are you worried on a daily basis that you or your family may be harmed by Israeli individuals? (PCPSR, December 2014)
| |
Palestinians |
| Yes, I am worried that Israeli individuals may harm my family or I during our daily life. |
82% |
| No, I am not worried that Israeli individuals may harm my family or I during our daily life. |
19% |
I would prefer not live
next door to a Palestinian / [Jew] / {Israeli}. (PORI,
September 2003)
| |
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
Palestinians |
| Strongly Agree |
54% |
[24%] |
(33%} |
| Somewhat Agree |
16% |
[16%] |
{17%} |
| Somewhat Disagree |
14% |
[17%] |
{22%} |
| Strongly Disagree |
14% |
[42%] |
{23%} |
| Don't Know |
2% |
[2%] |
{6%} |
Questions
asked only of Palestinians
Five
to ten years from now, how do you
see relations between Palestinians
and Israelis? (Source: PSR, July
2000) |
| |
Total (7/00) |
Total (7/01) |
West Bank
(7/00) |
West Bank
(7/01) |
Gaza Strip
(7/00) |
Gaza Strip
(7/01) |
1)
As they are now |
17.0 |
|
17.5 |
|
16.1 |
|
2)
More peace and cooperation |
23.7 |
11.1 |
22.2 |
12.1 |
26.1 |
9.5 |
3)
Less peace and cooperation |
14.5 |
22.4 |
12.2 |
23.5 |
18.2 |
20.6 |
4)
Conflict and violence |
31.4 |
58.5 |
34.5 |
54.4 |
26.6 |
65.0 |
5)
Others (Specify ------ ) |
13.4 |
8.0 |
13.6 |
10.0 |
13.0 |
5.0 |
After reaching a peace
agreement between the Palestinian side
and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian
state that is recognized by Israel, would
you, under these conditions of peace, invite
an Israeli colleague to visit you in your
home? (Source: PSR)
| |
Total (7/00) |
Total (7/01) |
Total
(12/01) |
Total (5/02) |
Total (8/02) |
Total (11/02) |
1.
Definitely yes |
6.8 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
3.8 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
2.
Yes |
34.3 |
22.5 |
30.5 |
28.6 |
30.5 |
31.5 |
3.
No |
33.9 |
31.8 |
38.3 |
38.4 |
37.0 |
39.3 |
4.
Definitely no |
23.1 |
39.0 |
24.0 |
27.1 |
25.0 |
22.1 |
5.
Don稚 Know |
1.9 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
After reaching a peace
agreement between the Palestinian side
and Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian
state that is recognized by Israel, would
you, under these conditions of peace, visit
an Israeli colleague in his home? (Source:
PSR)
| |
Total (7/00) |
Total (7/01) |
Total
(12/01) |
Total (5/02) |
Total
(8/02) |
Total (11/02) |
1.
Definitely yes |
6.8 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
3.9 |
6.8 |
5.8 |
2.
Yes |
34.3 |
22.5 |
29.5 |
27.2 |
28.6 |
31.4 |
3.
No |
34.0 |
31.6 |
37.5 |
39.6 |
38.8 |
41.0 |
4.
Definitely no |
23.2 |
39.5 |
25.8 |
27.3 |
24.8 |
20.3 |
5.
Don稚 Know |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
Joint
poll questions asked of Palestinians
and Israelis
Would you mind an Israeli
(Palestinian) to be your personal friend? (Source:
JMCC/Steinmetz Poll, December 1997)
|
PA |
PA |
|
Palestinian Area
|
PA |
|
PA |
PA |
|
|
Total (12/97)
|
Total (2/99) |
Palestinian Total (12/00) |
West Bank (12/97)
|
West Bank (2/99) |
West Bank (12/00) |
Gaza Strip (12/97)
|
Gaza Strip (2/99) |
Gaza Strip (12/00) |
| Yes |
50.8% |
51.1 |
75.3 |
44.9% |
45.9 |
70.5 |
61.8% |
61.4 |
83.6 |
| No |
46.7% |
44.4 |
21.8 |
52.4% |
49.1 |
26.9 |
36.1% |
35.9 |
13.0 |
| No answer |
2.5% |
4.1 |
2.9 |
2.7% |
5.0 |
2.6 |
2.0% |
2.7 |
3.4 |
If a peace settlement
is reached between the Israelis and the
Palestinians in the future, would you still
have a problem taking an Israeli (Palestinians)
as a friend? (Source: JMCC/Steinmetz
Poll, December 1997)
|
Palestinian Authority |
PA |
|
Palestinian Area
|
PA |
|
PA |
PA |
|
|
Total (12/97)
|
Total (2/99) |
Palestinian Total (12/00) |
West Bank (12/97)
|
West Bank (2/99) |
West Bank (12/00) |
Gaza Strip (12/97)
|
Gaza Strip (2/99) |
Gaza Strip (12/00) |
| Yes |
75.7% |
77.2 |
82.1 |
78.0% |
74.1 |
77.2 |
72.8% |
81.1 |
89.1 |
| No |
20.4% |
16.3 |
15.5 |
17.7% |
18.4 |
19.6 |
24.1% |
13.7 |
9.5 |
| No answer |
3.9% |
6.5 |
2.4 |
4.3% |
7.5 |
3.2 |
3.1% |
5.2 |
1.4 |
Did you have in the past,
or do you have today any personal or business
relationships with Israeli (Palestinian)
civilians. (Source: JMCC/Steinmetz
Poll, December 1997)
|
|
|
Palestinian Area
|
|
|
PA |
|
Total (12/97)
|
Total (2/99) |
West Bank (12/97)
|
West Bank (2/99) |
Gaza Strip (12/97)
|
Gaza Strip (2/99) |
| Yes |
22.1% |
25.7 |
23.7% |
27.7 |
19.2% |
22.3 |
| No |
77.6% |
74.0 |
76.1% |
71.9 |
80.3% |
77.7 |
| No answer |
0.3% |
0.3 |
0.2% |
0.4 |
0.5% |
0.0 |
How would you describe
these relations? (Source: JMCC/Steinmetz
Poll, December 1997)
|
|
|
Palestinian Area
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (12/97)
|
Total (2/99) |
West Bank (12/97)
|
West Bank (2/99) |
Gaza Strip (12/97)
|
Gaza Strip (2/99) |
Total (12/97)
|
Total (2/99) |
| Pleasant relationships |
53.4% |
46.3% |
51.1% |
51.2% |
58.8% |
35.7 |
71.7% |
73.4 |
| Unpleasant relationships |
7.6% |
13.3% |
7.1% |
11.4% |
8.8% |
17.3 |
3.6% |
4.1 |
| Sometimes pleasant, sometime unpleasant |
37.4% |
37.9% |
39.6% |
35.5% |
32.4% |
42.9 |
22.9% |
21.7 |
| Don't Know/No answer |
1.6% |
2.5% |
2.2% |
1.9% |
0.0% |
4.1 |
2.2% |
0.8 |
What is your opinion
about the following statement: In order
to strengthen the support for peace among
the Israelis and Palestinians the relationships
between the two people should be depended
in all areas. (Source: JMCC/Steinmetz
Poll, December 1997)
|
|
Palestinian Area
|
|
|
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
Total
|
| Strongly agree |
9.9% |
7.0% |
15.1% |
38.3% |
| Agree |
55.4% |
58.8% |
49.3% |
38.7% |
| Disagree |
21.7% |
22.1% |
20.9% |
11.5% |
| Strongly disagree |
9.1% |
7.2% |
12.7% |
6.3% |
| No answer |
3.9% |
4.9% |
2.0% |
5.3% |
What about if a Palestinian
state is estabished, would you still say
that the relationship between the two peoples
should not be strengthened? (Source:
JMCC/Steinmetz Poll, December 1997)
|
|
Palestinian Area
|
|
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| Yes |
69.3% |
66.2% |
74.3% |
| No |
26.8% |
29.8% |
22.1% |
| No answer |
3.9% |
4.0% |
3.6% |
Now I am going to show
you a list of characteristics that could
be used to describe the Israelis (Palestinians),
using the following scale (show scale),
please indicate how you describe the Israelis
(Palestinians): (Source: JMCC/Steinmetz
Poll)
- Violent:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (2/99) |
Total (12/00) |
West Bank (2/99) |
West Bank (12/00) |
Gaza Strip (2/99) |
Gaza Strip (12/00) |
Total (2/99) |
Total (12/00) |
| 1. Non-Violent |
4.7 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
9.6 |
8.9 |
| 2. |
3.7 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
0.5 |
8.6 |
6.1 |
| 3. |
16.0 |
1.3 |
16.8 |
1.6 |
16.8 |
0.7 |
33.0 |
17.8 |
| 4. |
17.9 |
6.9 |
23.0 |
7.5 |
23.0 |
5.9 |
15.1 |
16.4 |
| 5. Violent |
57.6 |
87.5 |
48.2 |
85.1 |
48.2 |
91.6 |
20.5 |
46.2 |
| No answer |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
12.7 |
4.5 |
- Honest:
|
|
|
|
Palestinian Area
|
|
|
|
PA |
|
|
Total (12/97)
|
Total (2/99) |
Total (12/00) |
West Bank (12/97)
|
West Bank (2/99) |
West Bank (12/00) |
Gaza Strip (12/97)
|
Gaza Strip (2/99) |
Gaza Strip (12/00) |
| 1. Dishonest |
53.4% |
50.0 |
70.9 |
54.4% |
49.5 |
66.5 |
51.7% |
7.0 |
78.4 |
| 2. |
8.9% |
17.0 |
10.9 |
9.8% |
17.1 |
13.2 |
7.5% |
8.2 |
7.0 |
| 3. |
17.7% |
17.2 |
6.3 |
18.1% |
18.4 |
6.5 |
17.1% |
23.0 |
5.9 |
| 4. |
7.8% |
7.7 |
3.0 |
6.2% |
7.0 |
4.1 |
10.6% |
26.1 |
1.1 |
| 5. Honest |
10.2% |
8.1 |
7.8 |
9.9% |
7.9 |
8.6 |
10.8% |
35.2 |
6.6 |
| No answer |
2.0% |
0.0 |
1.1 |
1.6% |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.3% |
0.0 |
1.0 |
- Intelligent:
|
|
|
Palestinian Area
|
|
|
|
|
Total (12/97)
|
Total (2/99) |
West Bank (12/97)
|
West Bank (2/99) |
Gaza Strip (12/97)
|
Gaza Strip (2/99) |
| 1. Unintelligent |
7.8% |
7.9 |
7.7% |
8.4 |
7.9% |
7.0 |
| 2. |
4.0% |
7.7 |
4.3% |
7.4 |
3.4% |
8.2 |
| 3. |
16.4% |
20.3 |
16.6% |
18.8 |
15.9% |
23.0 |
| 4. |
16.6% |
22.9 |
17.4% |
21.0 |
15.1% |
26.1 |
| 5. Intelligent |
54.3% |
41.0 |
53.2% |
44.4 |
56.3% |
35.2 |
| No answer |
0.9% |
0.2 |
0.8% |
0.0 |
1.4% |
0.5 |
Strong:
|
|
Palestinian Total (12/00) |
West Bank (12/00) |
Gaza Strip (12/00) |
|
n=1199
|
n=759
|
n=440
|
| Weak |
14.9 |
15.7 |
13.6 |
|
8.3 |
7.1 |
10.5 |
| In between |
16.6 |
17.9 |
14.3 |
|
16.3 |
16.1 |
16.8 |
| Strong |
42.8 |
42.2 |
43.9 |
| Don't know |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
Questions
asked only of Palestinians
On a scale of 1 through
5, how would you evaluate your proficiency
in the Hebrew language? (Source:
JMCC Poll, August 1999)
Compromise
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| I know nothing at all (1) |
68.2 |
67.9 |
68.9 |
| I don't know (2) |
8.8 |
10.5 |
5.7 |
| In between (3) |
11.9 |
11.8 |
12.1 |
| I know a little (4) |
5.3 |
4.8 |
5.9 |
| Fluent (5) |
5.3 |
4.5 |
6.9 |
| No answer |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Conversation
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| I know nothing at all (1) |
69.3 |
69.5 |
69.1 |
| I don't know (2) |
9.3 |
9.7 |
8.7 |
| In between (3) |
10.1 |
9.7 |
10.8 |
| I know a little (4) |
4.9 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
| Fluent (5) |
5.2 |
4.7 |
5.9 |
| No answer |
1.2 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
Reading
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| I know nothing at all (1) |
79.0 |
80.7 |
76.0 |
| I don't know (2) |
7.2 |
6.0 |
9.3 |
| In between (3) |
6.6 |
5.8 |
8.0 |
| I know a little (4) |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
| Fluent (5) |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
| No answer |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Writing
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| I know nothing at all (1) |
80.0 |
82.4 |
77.8 |
| I don't know (2) |
6.0 |
4.3 |
9.2 |
| In between (3) |
6.1 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
| I know a little (4) |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
| Fluent (5) |
3.8 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
| No answer |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
When do you usually use
the Hebrew Language? (Source: JMCC
Poll, August 1999)
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
| To watch TV |
8.5 |
6.2 |
12.6 |
| Liten to the radio |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
| Read the newspapers |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
| For official bureaucratic
issues |
2.3 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
| Working needs |
17.3 |
19.4 |
13.7 |
| Chat with friends/social
issues |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
| Follow up cultural events/
movies |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
| Others |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
| No answer |
64.7 |
62.9 |
67.7 |
|