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Israeli Opinion Regarding
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| Support | 33% |
| Oppose | 49% |
| Other | 18% |
Should Israel help Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) in his clash with Hamas? (Israel Radio’s “Its all Talk,” December 20, 2006 )
| Yes | 36.4% |
| No | 50.8% |
| Other | 12.8% |
Do you prefer an interim settlement establishing a Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip or a peace treaty that would resolve all issues, including refugees? (Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-16, 2006)
| A peace treaty that would resolve all issues, including refugees | 58% |
Do you support or oppose the Quartet's Roadmap for Peace? (Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-16, 2006)
| Support | 60% |
If it is necessary to release Fatah-Tanzim leader Marwan Barghouti and negotiate with him in order to reach an agreement, would you support or oppose the step? (Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-16, 2006)
| Support | 43% |
| Oppose | 53% |
Have you heard of the Arab League (Saudi) plan? (Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-16, 2006)
| No | 47% |
After being briefed, do you support or oppose the Arab League (Saudi) plan?
Truman Center, December, 2006 |
Truman Center, June 2007 |
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| Oppose | 69% |
59% |
| Support | 29% |
36% |
When framed along President Clinton's terms, do you support the Saudi Plan? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)
| Yes | 39% |
| No | 52% |
Do you support the cease-fire agreement in Gaza? (Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-16, 2006)
| Support | 59% |
Do you expect:(Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-16, 2006)
| Negotiations will resume soon and armed confrontations will stop | 6% |
| Negotiations will resume accompanied by some attacks | 40% |
| Violence will continue and negotiations will not be renewed | 52% |
Do you support talks with Palestinian Authority Chairman Abbas on a final status settlement? (Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-16, 2006)
| Support | 68% |
Do you believe that Palestinian Authority Chairman Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert will be able to reach a final status settlement? (Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-16, 2006)
| Yes | 46% |
Do you support negotiations with a Palestinian national unity government that includes Hamas? (Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-16, 2006)
| Support | 66% |
Do you believe Israel should talk to a Hamas-led government that does not include Fatah if they are needed to reach an agreement? (Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-16, 2006)
| Support | 54% |
| Oppose | 45% |
Do you support or oppose a Jerusalem compromise in which the Arab neighbourhoods in Jerusalem including the old city and the Temple Mount will come under Palestinian sovereignty, the Jewish neighbourhoods including the Jewish Quarter and the Wailing Wall will come under Israeli sovereignty, East Jerusalem will become the capital of the Palestinian state and West Jerusalem the capital of Israel. (Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 11-14, 2006)
| December 2006 | June 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Support | 38% |
37% |
| Oppose | 60% |
60% |
Do you support continuing the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip? (Israel Radio’s “Its all Talk,” December 6, 2006 )
| Yes | 63.4% |
| No | 27.3% |
| Other | 9.3% |
Should Israel agree to extending the ceasefire to the West Bank? (Israel Radio’s “Its all Talk,” December 6, 2006 )
| Yes | 53.8% |
| No | 34.6% |
| Other | 11.6% |
Do you support or oppose the plan of Prime Minister Olmert that includes: an arrangement in agreement with the Palestinians, based on foregoing extensive territory and the establishment of a Palestinian state with territorial contiguity in Judea and Samaria, in return for an end to terror and cancellation of the right to return? (Israel Radio’s “Its all Talk,” November 29, 2006 )
| Support | 47% |
| Oppose | 41% |
| Other | 12% |
Do you support or oppose the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip? (Israel Radio, November 28, 2006)
| Support | 66% |
| Oppose | 19% |
| Other | 15% |
Do you support a large scale military campaign in the Gaza Strip? (Israel Radio, November 14, 2006)
| Support | 51% |
| Oppose | 22% |
| Other | 27% |
Do you have confidence in prime minister Ehud Olmert’s handling of the nuclear threat and the conflict with Iran? (Israel Radio, November 14, 2006)
| Support | 20% |
| Oppose | 55% |
| Other | 25% |
Do you support or oppose a large scale military operation in the Gaza Strip? (Israel Radio, November 7, 2006)
| Support | 48% |
| Oppose | 32% |
| Other | 20% |
Should Israel carry out negotiations with the Hamas-Fatah unity government? (Haaretz, September 21, 2006)
| Yes | 45% |
| No | 46% |
| Don't know | 9% |
Should Israel carry out negotiations with the Hamas-Fatah unity government? (Haaretz, September 19, 2006)
| Yes | 45% |
| No | 46% |
| Don't Know | 9% |
Do you agree or disagree with the assertion that the citizens of Israel should make a basic change in their relationship towards Arabs and Palestinians, and relate to them with considerably more hardness and not seek simple ways to resolve the Israeli-Arab conflict? (Maagar Mochot, September 17-22, 2006)
| Agree | 62% |
| Disagree | 27% |
| Other | 11% |
What position do you identify more with: (Maagar Mochot, September 17-22, 2006)
| Israel’s enemies don’t want peace with us | 60% |
| Make peace with enemies | 17% |
| Both to same extent | 16% |
| Other | 7% |
Do you think the war in Lebanon strengthened or weakened the willingness of Palestinians to resort to armed resistance against Israel? (Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, September 10, 2006)
| Strengthened | 59% |
| Weakened | 12% |
| No effect | 28% |
What is best to do on the Palestinian front? (Yediot Ahronot, August 25, 2006)
| Negotiate with Abu Mazen and Hamas | 41% |
| Keep same as today | 28% |
| Retake Gaza | 16% |
| Unilateral evacuation of most settlements | 9% |
What should Israel do in the episode of the kidnapped soldier? (Yediot Ahronot, June 30, 2006)
| Military operation | 43% |
| Negotiate | 53% |
| Don't know | 4% |
If it was clear that the MIA would be executed unless prisoners were released should Israel release prisoners? (Yediot Ahronot, June 30, 2006)
| Yes | 58% |
| No | 35% |
| Don't know | 7% |
What grade do you give Olmert as prime minister? (Yediot Ahronot, June 30, 2006)
| Good | 53% |
| Bad | 41% |
| Don't know | 6% |
Would it be right to kill the Palestinian Prime Minister Haniyeh? (Yediot Ahronot, June 30, 2006)
| Yes | 41% |
| No | 51% |
| Don't know | 8% |
What is the main reason for the deteriorating situation in Gaza? (Yediot Ahronot, June 30, 2006)
| Peretz's lack of experience | 8% |
| The disengagement | 19% |
| Israeli policies | 22% |
| Rise of Hamas | 43% |
| No reply | 6% |
| Other replies | 2% |
Which policy do you prefer? (New Wave Research, May 31, 2006)
| Negotiations with the Palestinian Authority with the aim of reaching a permanent status agreement | 58.8% |
| Unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank | 20% |
| Neither | 15.2% |
| Don't know | 6.1% |
Do you support or oppose Israel conducting negotiations today with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas? (New Wave Research, May 31, 2006)
| Support | 68.2% |
| Oppose | 26.7% |
| Don't know | 5.1% |
Do you support or oppose Israel conducting negotiations today with Hamas? (New Wave Research, May 31, 2006)
| Support | 26% |
| Oppose | 68.8% |
| Don't know | 5.2% |
Would you support or oppose a proposal that entails Israel negotiating with Abbas as Chair of the PA, in the context of agreement with Hamas, with a national referendum being held in the PA on an agreement, if one is reached? (New Wave Research, May 31, 2006)
| Support | 49.1% |
| Oppose | 38.7% |
| Don't know | 12.2% |
Would you support or oppose giving financial assistance to the PA if the Hamas government worked to end the Kassam rocket fire and attacks? (New Wave Research, May 31, 2006)
| Support | 46.4% |
| Oppose | 48.4% |
| Don't know | 5.2% |
Do you believe that Israel will be able to achieve permanent borders that gain international recognition without reaching a permanent status agreement with the Palestinians? (New Wave Research, May 31, 2006)
| Yes | 31.2% |
| No | 56% |
| Don't know | 12.8% |
Would you support or oppose U.S. President George Bush presenting a plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? (New Wave Research, May 31, 2006)
| Support | 53.8% |
| Oppose | 36.1% |
| Don't know | 10.1% |
Are you for or against the flow of funds to the Hamas administration? (Maagar Mohot [ "Brain Trust”], May 12, 2006)
| For | 13% |
| Against | 67% |
| Don't know | 20% |
Liklihood that Hamas will change its basic position and recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. (Peace Index, April 3-4, 2006)
| Likely | 70% |
| Not Likely | 30% |
Hamas will moderate its involvement in terror attacks. (Peace Index, April 3-4, 2006)
| True | 75% |
| Not True | 25% |
Israel should use the targeted-killings policy even against Hamas leaders who are serving in the Palestinian government. (Peace Index, April 3-4, 2006)
| Yes | 55% |
| No | 33% |
| Don't Know | 12% |
Israel should not hold political negotiations with a Hamas-led Palestinian government. (Peace Index, April 3-4, 2006)
| Agree | 55% |
| Disagree | 40% |
| Don't Know | 5% |
Should Israel act unilaterally to set its final borders (the convergence plan) or continue the existing situation and wait until conditions are ripe for renewing contacts? (Peace Index, April 3-4, 2006)
| Maintain the status quo for now | 44% |
| Act Unilaterally | 41& |
| Don't Know | 15% |
Should the illegal outpost Amona have been evacuated? (Yediot Ahronot, February 1, 2006)
| Yes | 58% |
| No | 34% |
Who is responsible for the violence that broke out during the course of the evacuation [of the illegal outpost Amona]? (Yediot Ahronot, February 1, 2006)
| Settlers | 57% |
| Army/police | 16% |
| Both sides | 10% |
| Olmert/government | 4% |
Should measures be taken against the MKs who tied to prevent the evacuation? (Yediot Ahronot, February 1, 2006)
| Yes | 45% |
| No | 55% |
Why did Olmert order the evacuation? (Yediot Ahronot, February 1, 2006)
| Supreme court decision | 43% |
| Political gain | 49% |
How should Israel act in the wake of the Hamas victory? (Yediot Ahronot, February 1, 2006)
| Break contact with the Palestinians | 21% |
| Continue dialogue with the PA | 23% |
| Wait and see how Hamas behaves | 56% |
Do you think that Hamas will end the terror and recognize Israel in the wake of their victory? (Yediot Ahronot, February 1, 2006)
| Yes | 37% |
| No | 61% |
Is the Government of Israel to blame for the Hamas victory? (Yediot Ahronot, February 1, 2006)
| Yes | 42% |
| No | 52% |
Should Israel transfer to the Palestinians the duty money that it collected on their behalf? (Yediot Ahronot, February 1, 2006)
| Yes | 27% |
| No | 28% |
| Delay in the meantime | 43% |
Should Israel negotiate with Hamas [not the exact question or answer wording]? (Maariv, January 27, 2006)
| Yes, if the group renounces its determination to destroy Israel | 40% |
| Yes, with no conditions attached based on the "road map" peace plan. | 27% |
| No, Israel should cut off all contacts with the Palestinians, freeze negotiations and resume targeted killings of Hamas leaders | 29% |
Should Israel negotiate with Hamas [not the exact question or answer wording]? (Yediot Ahronot, January 27, 2006)
| Yes | 48% |
| No | 43% |
In light of Hamas's victory in the Palestinian elections, is there a need, in your view, to change the date of the Israeli elections until the situation is clearer? (Peace Index, January, 2006)
| There is no need | 86% |
| There is a need | 9% |
| Don't Know | 5% |
Hamas's victory constitutes an existential danger to the state of Israel. (Peace Index, January, 2006)
| Agree | 55% |
| Disagree | 38% |
| Don't Know | 7% |
Negotiations between Israel and a Hamas-led government could lead to a lasting peace agreement. (Peace Index, January, 2006)
| Agree | 12% |
| Disagree | 83% |
| Don't Know | 5% |
Hamas will now moderate its involvement in terror attacks against Israel. (Peace Index, January, 2006)
| Agree | 46% |
| Disagree | 45% |
| Don't Know | 9% |
Israel should determine its fate and its borders on its own by rapidly completing the building of the separation fence. (Peace Index, January, 2006)
| Agree | 75.5% |
| Disagree | 18% |
| Don't Know | 6.5% |
Israel should or should not transfer to the PA the tax revenues it collects for it, as it has done so far. (Peace Index, January, 2006)
| Should | 22% |
| Should Not | 69% |
| Don't Know | 9% |
