According to the think tank, 37% of respondents said they would support such a strike only if it is coordinated with the United States, including 39% of Jewish and 29% of Arab respondents; and 31% — including 33% of Jews and 18% of Arabs — said they would support a strike even without such coordination. On the other hand, 14% — comprising 13% of Jews and 18% of Arabs — opposed a strike, while the rest said they didn’t know.
Among Jewish respondents, the poll also found 41% support for a long-term military occupation of southern Lebanon; 72% opposition to a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict; and 92% doubt the Palestinian Authority could be trusted to stop a repeat of October 7.
The poll was conducted between September 29-30 — before Iran attacked Israel with a massive salvo on ballistic missiles on Tuesday night — among 700 Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel aged 18 and over. The JCPA statement did not include a margin of error for the survey or the proportion of Arab to Jewish respondents.
Following Tuesday’s attack — Iran’s second-ever direct strike on Israel — Jerusalem was reportedly mulling a strike on Iran’s oil or nuclear facilities. (Read More)
