Even when framed as part of a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, 62% of Israelis oppose a Palestinian state, according to the Jerusalem Center For Security and Foreign Affairs poll.
A new survey by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) finds overwhelming Israeli opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state. The poll, conducted Nov. 16–17 by Dr. Menachem Lazar among 698 Jewish and Arab Israelis (±3.7%), finds 70% of Israelis oppose creating a Palestinian state along the 1967 lines—the highest level recorded by the Center since the war began.
Among Jewish Israelis, opposition stands at 79%. Only 8% of respondents support a Palestinian state unconditionally. Thirteen percent said they would consider it only if the state recognizes Israel as the Jewish state and is fully demilitarized, while 9% were undecided.
The poll was taken just prior to the U.N. Security Council vote on Monday approving a resolution in support of the U.S. ceasefire plan for Gaza. The 20-point plan calls for disarming Hamas, rebuilding the Gaza Strip, and includes a pathway to recognition of a Palestinian state. JCFA president Dan Diker criticized the Security Council move, calling it “ill-advised and poorly timed,” arguing that an international stabilization force is “a fantasy because no international security force will disarm Hamas.” (Read More)
