ADL Survey: American Attitudes Toward Israel, the Palestinians and Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
Thinking specifically about the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, are your sympathies more with Israel or the Palestinians?
Thinking specifically about the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, are your sympathies more with Israel or the Palestinians?
- Israel 49%
- Palestinians 18%
- Strongly agree 42%
- Agree 31%
- Disagree 11%
- Strongly disagree 7%
- Israel is a crucial American ally 61%
- America's relationship with Israel hurts us with the rest of the world 24%
- Improved 6%
- Worsened 27%
- Stayed about the same 58%
- Palestinians 56%
- Israel 26%
- A Palestinian state must not be established until Palestinians demonstrate a commitment to end violence and accept Israel's legitimacy. 58%
- The peace process will be strengthened by the creation of a Palestinian state as soon as possible. 22%
- Direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians are the only appropriate way to create a Palestinian state. 52%
- Because of the stalemate in the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, the UN should vote to make Palestine an independent state. 28%
- Israeli leaders say that Jerusalem is – and always will be – the capital of Israel – and they have every right to build housing in their nation’s capital. 54%
- Palestinian leaders say that Israel must immediately stop all construction in areas still under dispute – including disputed neighborhoods in Jerusalem. 29%
- Will lead to lasting improvements 42%
- Will not lead to lasting improvements 36%
- Good for the U.S. 25%
- Bad for the U.S. 28%
- Won't have much of an effect 31%
- It is important for the U.S. to work with emerging Arab democracies like Tunisia and Egypt, even if it means weakening our strong relationship with Israel. 40%
- The U.S. has a moral and strategic obligation to keep our relationship with Israel strong, even if this means weakening our relationship with the Arab world. 39%
- Immediate threat 38%
- Threat in the near future 14%
- Potential threat further down the road 32%
- No threat at all 7%
- Yes 57%
- No 31%
- Yes 50%
- No 44%
- American Jews stifle debate about U.S. policy toward Israel and the Middle East. 25%
- The national debate about U.S. policy toward Israel and the Middle East is vigorous and wide open. 52%
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