Israeli Opinion Regarding Peace with the Palestinians

(2007)

Do you support the targeted killings of those who fire Qassam rockets into Israel? (Peace Index, December 2007)

Yes	81%
No	11.5%

Do you support or oppose Israel reaching understandings with Hamas on stopping the rocket fire in return for stopping the targeted killings and military operations in Gaza? (Peace Index, December 2007)

Oppose	61%
Support	31.5%

Should Israel uphold its undertakings at the Annapolis conference on a settlement freeze? (Peace Index, December 2007)

Yes	51%
No	43%

Should Israel uphold its undertakings at the Annapolis conference to remove illegal outposts? (Peace Index, December 2007)

Yes	53%
No	37%

What would you prefer the government of Israel do today: reinforce the communities around Gaza our carry out a ground operation in the Gaza Strip? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute for Israel Radio's "It's All Talk," December 19, 2007)

Reinforce communities	25%
Ground operation	32%
Both	26%
Other replies	17%

Will a ground operation in the Gaza Strip solve the problem of Qassam rockets? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute for Israel Radio's "It's All Talk," December 19, 2007)

No	46%
Yes	37%
Other replies	17%

Should Israel depose the Hamas government in Gaza by military force? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute for Israel Radio's "It's All Talk," December 19, 2007)

Yes	62%
No	26%
Other replies	12%

How closely did you follow the Annapolis conference? (Peace Index, December 3-4, 2007)

Regularly	24%
Sometimes	47%
Not at all	26%

Were the views expressed by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the Annapolis conference too tough, appropriate, or too conciliatory? (Peace Index, December 3-4, 2007)

Too tough	8%
Appropriate	32%
Too conciliatory	31%
No opinion	28%

Did the Annaplis conference make you more optimistic or pessimistic towards the chance for peace? (Peace Index, December 3-4, 2007)

Optimistic	29%
Pessimistic	38%
No change/Don't know	33%

Do you believe the Palestinians desire peace? (Peace Index, December 3-4, 2007)

Yes	48%
No	45%

Do you believe Palestinian demands for an independent state are justified? (Peace Index, December 3-4, 2007)

Yes	62%
No	34.5%

Can Israel allow itself the establishment of an independent Palestinian state? (Peace Index, December 3-4, 2007)

Yes	58%
No	32%
Don't know	10%

From the Palestinians' standpoint, do you believe a peace agreement will end the conflict? (Peace Index, December 3-4, 2007)

Yes	31%
No	61%
Don't know	8%

Is it possible to reach a peace settlement without the consent of Hamas? (Peace Index, December 3-4, 2007)

Yes	21%
No	71%
Don't know	8%

If an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement is signed based on the “two states for two peoples” formula, should the border between the two states be opened or remain closed ? (Peace Index, December 3-4, 2007)

Open	26%
Closed	53%
Don't know	21%

What do you see as the most difficult issue to be addressed in the peace negotiations? (Peace Index, December 3-4, 2007)

Jerusalem	39%
Refugees	32%
Borders	14%
Settlements	8%
Establishment of an independent Palestinan state	6%
Water	1%

The Annapolis conference was (Haaretz, November 28, 2007)

Success	17%
Failure	42%
Neither	24%
Don't know	17%

Did the conference advance the chance of a final agreement with the Palestinians by the end of 2008? (Haaretz, November 28, 2007)

Advance	24%
Didn't advance	62%
Don't know	14%

If it were possible to reach a final status agreement and a solution to all the "core issues" - refugees, borders, settlements and Jerusalem, would you support it or prefer to forego it? (Haaretz, November 28, 2007)

Support	53%
Forego	38%
No opinion	9%

Did the Annapolis Conference succeed or fail? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, November 28, 2007)

Succeed	15%
Fail	29%
Other	56%

Will an agreement be reached between Israel and the Palestinians by the end of December 2008? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, November 28, 2007)

No	72%
Possibly	16%
Yes	8%
Other	4%

Should borders, Jerusalem and the right of return be negotiated already at the start of the talks? (Yediot Ahronot, November 23, 2007)

Yes	35%
No	63%

Should Israel agree to the evacuation of most settlements in Judea and Samaria? (Yediot Ahronot, November 23, 2007)

Yes	40%
No	55%

Will there be a new wave of attacks after the conference? (Yediot Ahronot, November 23, 2007)

Yes	52%
No	36%

Do you support the holding of the Annapolis conference? (Yediot Ahronot, November 23, 2007)

For	69%
Against	27%

Will the conference advance Israeli-Palestinian peace? (Yediot Ahronot, November 23, 2007)

Yes	22%
No	71%

Can a peace agreement be reached with the Palestinians in 2008? (Yediot Ahronot, November 23, 2007)

Yes	17%
No	82%

Should the Palestinians be required to recognize Israel as a Jewish state as a condition for negotiations? (Yediot Ahronot, November 23, 2007)

Yes	25%
No	75%

Should Israel make more gestures to the Palestinians, in order to strenghten Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas)? (Yediot Ahronot, November 23, 2007)

Yes	31%
No	66%

Do you count on the USA as a fair intermediary in negotiations? (Yediot Ahronot, November 23, 2007)

Yes	56%
No	41%

If Israel and the Palestinians reach a final arrangement and the Palestinians fulfill all of their obligations, would you then be for or against the evacuation of communities in Judea and Samaria? (Maariv, November 21, 2007)

Oppose any evacuation	39%
Support evacuating some	36%
Support evacuating all	20%

If Israel and the Palestinians reach a final arrangement would you be for or against a solution of a Palestinian state with a land swap: the annexation of settlement blocs to Israel in exchange for the transfer of certain areas within the State of Israel to the Palestinians? (Maariv, November 21, 2007)

For	46%
Against	46%

Are you for or against the evacuation of illegal outposts in Judea and Samaria? (Maariv, November 21, 2007)

For evacuation regardless of talks	40%
For evacuation only in permanent arrangement	26%
Oppose evacuation	30%

If Israel and the Palestinians reach a final arrangement and the Palestinians fulfill all of their obligations, would you then be for or against the entry of several thousand refugees to the State of Israel with the understanding that this would put an end to the conflict? (Maariv, November 21, 2007)

Against	75%
For	23%

If Israel and the Palestinians reach a final arrangement and the Palestinians fulfill all of their obligations, would you then be for or against the following arrangement: Jerusalem will be the capital of two people, the Arab neighborhoods in Eastern Jerusalem will be transferred to Palestinian sovereignty, the Jewish neighborhood in the eastern and western part of the city will remain under Israeli sovereignty, the Western Wall will remain under Israeli sovereignty and the Temple Mount will be bereft of sovereignty and have a special status? (Maariv, November 21, 2007)

For	47%
Against	50%

Are you for or against the transfer of Israeli Arab communities in the triangle and the Wadi Ara to Palestinian sovereignty within the framework of the permanent arrangement? (Maariv, November 21, 2007)

For	37%
Against	52%

Among Israeli Arabs:

For	15%
Against	70%

Are you for or against the intention to release 400 Palesestinian prisoners? (Maariv, November 12, 2007)

Against	70%
For	22%
No Opinion	8%

In your opinion, is Abu Mazen and his government able or unable to prevent terror attacks and the firing of rocketsagainst Israel from the areas of Judea and Samaria? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, October 18-26, 2007)

Unable	77%
Maybe	10%
Able	12%
Other replies	1%

Should Israel withdraw from the territories of Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem, what do you think the chances are that Hamas takes over these areas? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, October 18-26, 2007)

No chance	5%
Very low chance	7%
Middle chance	21%
High chance	27%
Very high chance	38%
Other replies	2%

In light of the current situation of the PA, do you support or oppose Israel committing to transfer sovereignty over the Temple Mount to the Palestinians? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, October 18-26, 2007)

Oppose	78%
Maybe	9%
Support	11%
Other replies	2%

In light of the current situation of the PA, do you support or oppose that Israel should commit to transfer parts of Jerusalem to Palestinian control? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, October 18-26, 2007)

Oppose	69%
Maybe	11%
Support	17%
Other replies	3%

In light of the current situation of the PA, do you support or oppose that Israel should commit to remove the IDF from most of Judea and Samaria, and transfer it to Palestinian control? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, October 18-26, 2007)

Oppose	61%
Maybe	15%
Support	22%
Other replies	2%

Do you agree or disagree with the claim that today, in retrospect, the drive to achieve peace with the Palestinians has done damage to the State of Israel? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, October 18-26, 2007)

Agree	52%
Disagree	40%
Other replies	8%

From Israel's viewpoint, is it possible to continue indefinitely in the current state of relations wih the Palestinians? (Peace Index, October 16, 2007)

Impossible	65%
Possible	29.5%

From the viewpoint of the Palestinians, is it possible to continue indefinitely in the current state of relations wih the Israel? (Peace Index, October 16, 2007)

Impossible	62%
Possible	26%

Do you consider the Palestinian issue to be the most urgent or moderately urgent issue on the government's agenda? (Peace Index, October 16, 2007)

Most urgent or moderately urgent	62%
Not moderately urgent or not urgent at all	35%

Do you see a chance that Annapolis will enable the sides to clarify the disagreements between them? (Peace Index, October 16, 2007)

See a chance	39%
See no such chance	57%

Do you believe the Annapolis Conference can increase the chances of reaching a permanent peace agreement? (Peace Index, October 16, 2007)

Yes	39%
No	56%

Have you followed the preparations for the Annapolis Conference? (Peace Index, October 16, 2007)

Followed them regularly	20%
Followed them sometimes	50%
Followed them not at all	29%

Transferring the Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem to Palestinian sovereignty so they can serve as the capital of Palestine, in exchange for a peace agreement. (Peace Index, October 16, 2007)

Oppose	59%
Support	33%

Return of Palestinian refugees to Israel in the context of a permanent peace settlement. (Peace Index, October 16, 2007)

Not prepared for the return of even a single refugee	87%
Prepared for the return of up to 100,00	6%
Prepared for whatever number is decided	3%

If in the course of the conference, it transpired that the gaps between the two sides' positions were responsible for their not reaching an agreement, would it be desirable for the United States to play the role of arbitrator and determine what concessions each side should make to bring about an agreement? (Peace Index, October 16, 2007)

Oppose allocating this role to the United States	52%
Support allocating this role to the United States	41%

Of all the negotiating options Israel faces these days, which do you most prefer? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Saudi Plan	31%
Compromise agreement with the Palestinian	25%
Negotiations with Assad and Syria	17%
None of the above	17%

What effect will each of the below options have in regards to an upcoming war? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

	Prevent war	Neither prevent nor promote war	Promote war
Negotiations with Syria	46%	41%	10%
Negotiations with Abu Mazin	26%	61%	10%
Negotiations with a Palestinian national unity government	24%	47%	14%
Negotiations on the Saudi Plan	35%	49%	10%
Preventative attack on Hizbollah	16%	24%	55%
A ground operation in the Gaza strip	15%	31%	49%
Bombing Iran's nuclear reactor	15%	15%	65%
Threatening Syria with harsh measures if it will start a war	22%	27%	41%

When do you think a political settlement will be reached to end the conflict? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Never, or in many generations	43%
In the next generation or decade	33%
In the next few years	18%

Do you agree that after reaching a permanent agreement to all issues of conflict, there should be mutual recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinians? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

	Truman Center, December, 2006	Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007
Yes	63%	64%
No	--	30%

Do you believe that a majority of of your side support mutual recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinians?

Yes	48%
No	36%

Do you believe that a majority of of the other side supports mutual recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinians? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Yes

35%

Is it possible to reach a compromise with the Palestinian unity government?

	Truman Center, March, 2007	Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007
Yes	33%	25%
No	--	70%

Should Israel negotiate with a Palestinian unity government, which includes Hamas if needed, to reach a compromise agreement? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Yes	50%
No	46%

Is it currently possible for Olmert and Abu Mazin to reach a compromise settlement? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

	Truman Center, December, 2006	Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007
Yes	46%	42%

Should Israel conduct final status negotiations with Abu Mazin? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Yes

60%

Do you support a proposal to deploy international armed forces in the Gaza Strip, especially on the border with Israel and Egypt to prevent arms smuggling and rocket launching on Israel? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

	Truman Center, June, 2004	Truman Center, June, 2007,
Yes	53%	65%
No	--	29%

Who will gain more from the recent ceasefire? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Israel	9%
Palestinians	33%
Both	40%
Neither	16%

Who came out the "winner" in the current round of fighting? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Neither side	70%
Palestinians	12%
Israel	10%
Both	5%

Will armed conflict soon stop and negotiations resume? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Yes	9%
Yes, but some armed attacks will continue	38%
No	51%

Do you believe that a ground operation in the Gaza Strip can prevent a war this summer? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Yes	15%
No, rather, it would promote war	49%

Do you believe that there will be another war this summer? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Yes	46%
No	42%

Do you support the American plan proposed last month which calls for the establishment of law and order and ending terrorism and rocket attacks on Israel in exchange for Israel to open border crossings, remove roadblocks, and allow the passage of people and goods between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Yes	45%
No	52%

Is it possible to reach a compromise settlement with the Palestinian national unity government? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Yes

25%

Is it possible to reach a compromise settlement with Abu Mazin? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Yes

42%

Will negotiations resume between Israel and the Palestinian Authority? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Yes

47%

Will armed confrontations between Hamas and Fateh continue? (Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007)

Yes

89%

Do you support the decion to release 250 prsioners from Fateh who do not have blood on their hands? (Israel Radio's "Another Matter", June, 2007)

Yes	57.4%
No	37.6%
Other	5.0%

Should Israel release Marwan Barghouti from prison?

	Israel Radio's "Another Matter", June, 2007	Truman Center, June 12-20, 2007
Yes	28.0%	40%
No	64.6%	57%%
Other	7.4%	--

Should Israel provide assistance to the Abbas led government?(Peace Index, June, 2007)

Yes	54%
No	41%
Don't know	5%
Yes, so long as Abba recognizes Israel's right to exist and brings an end to terrorism	67%
Yes, under any conditions	22.5%
No, under any conditions	4%

How should Israel assist the Abbas led government? (Peace Index, June, 2007)

	Support	Oppose
Release frozen Palestinian funds	54.5%	39%
Provide weapons	--	79%
Remoive checkpoints	--	71%
Release prisoners	39%	54%
Provide humanitarian assistance (even if it will strengthen Hamas)	58%	40%

Do you fell that Mahmoud Abbas' government will be able to prevent Hamas takeover of the West Bank even it recieves assistence from Israel? (Peace Index, June, 2007)

Yes

43%

Which leader do you fell could best safeguard Israel's security interests while advancing the chances for peace? (Peace Index, June, 2007)

Benjamin Netanyahu	38%
Ehud Barak	24%
Ehud Olmert	5.5%
None of the above	24%
Don't know	8.5%

Do you believe that it is possible to reach an agreement with the Palestinians based on the "two states for two peoples" principle in the near future? (Peace Index, June, 2007)

Yes	39%
No	55%

Do you support the concept of "two states for two peoples"? (NSPOP)

	2006	2007
Yes	63%	70%
No	--	26.5%

Should Israel help Abu mazen (AL: Mahmoud Abbas) in Judea and Samaria? (IMRA. June, 2007)

Yes	47%
No	38%
Other	15%

Did the territories conquered during the Six-Day War improve or worsen the situation?: (Dahaf, June 1)

Improve	51%
Worsen	29%

What alternative for control of the Cave of the Patriarchs do you support?: (Dahaf, June 1, 2007)

Israeli control	47%
Joint control	41%

Should Rachel's Tomb (Bethlehem) be kept exclusively under Israeli control?: (Dahaf, June 1, June 2007)

Yes

57%

Should the Western Wall be kept exclusively under Israeli control?: (Dahaf, June 1, 2007)

Yes

85%

What alternative for control over the Temple Mount would you support ?: (Dahaf, June 1, June 2007)

Full Palestinian control	7%
Joint Arab-Israeli control	46%
Israeli control	46%

Do you support giving territory to the Palestinians within the framework of a peace agreement?: (Dahaf, June 1, 2007)

Yes	46%
No	53%

Do you avoid entering Arab towns and cities? (Sami Smoocha, March 2007)

Yes

63%

Do you fear the possibility of civil unrest among Israeli Arabs? (Sami Smoocha, March 2007)

Yes

68%

If there was no possibility of peace with the Palestinians and there was a return of terrorism to the territories, would you agree that Israel declare the security fence its permanent border? (NSPOP March 2007)

	2005	2006	2007
Yes	57%	60%	49%

Do you support the construction of the security fence? (NSPOP March 2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	80%	82%	79%	76%

Should Israel seek to comply with the Saudi initiative? (NSPOP March 2007)

Yes	27%
No	49%
Unsure	24%

Do you believe in the possibility of reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians? (NSPOP March 2007)

	2006	2007
Yes	34%	31%

Should the peace process be suspended? (NSPOP March 2007)

	2006	2007
Yes	20%	22%
No	69%	62%
Unsure	11%	16%

How do you feel about the removal of settlements in the context of a permanent settlement? (NSPOP March 2007)

	2006	2007
Support the removal of all the small and isolated settlements	46%	45%

Support the removal of all the settlements, including the large settlement blocks	18%	14%
Total percent of people who support the removal of settlements in some form	64%	59%

Please rank the following in order of importance: A) a country with a Jewish majority; B) Greater Israel; C) a democratic country; D) a state of peace. (NSPOP March 2007)

	2006	2007
Jewish majority is most imporatant	54%	50%
Jewish majority is the most or second most important	72%	71%
Greater Israel is most important	7%	9%
Greater Israel is the most or second most important	27%	29%

Do you support the establishment of a Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank? (NSPOP March 2007)

	2006	2007
Yes	55%	61%

May a soldier refuse an order to evacuate settlements? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
May	27%	24%	47%	29%	31%
May not	73%	76%	51%	71%	69%

May a soldier refuse an order to serve in the territories? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
May	25%	17%	30%	23%	22%
May not	75%	83%	66%	77%	78%

What is the possibily of a civil war as a result of further disengagement and evacuation of settlements? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2005	2006	2007
Little or none	52%	60%	67%
Large possibility or to a certain degree	47%	40%	33%

What is the possibility of a civil war as a result of arrangements regarding the territories? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2005	2006	2007
Little or none	50%	63%	71%
Large possibility or to a certain degree	49%	37%	29%

Should Israel institute civil rights for Israeli Arabs side by side with their civil obligations? (INSS 2005-2007, approximate numbers)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	-	-	-	-	61%	71%	73%	68%

Should Israel encourage the voluntary emigration of Arabs? (INSS 2005-2007, approximate numbers)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	-	50%	52%	58%	63%	59%	63%	66%

Should Arab parties and Arab ministers be included in the government? (INSS 2005-2007, approximate numbers)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	46%	32%	29%	32%	28%	40%	40%	38%

Should Israeli-Arabs be allowed to participate in crucial national such as the future borders of the country? (INSS 2005-2007, approximate numbers)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	36%	25%	20%	21%	18%	26%	25%	27%

Is there a political solution to the conflict? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	54%	52%	48%	43%
No	32%	33%	34%	35%
Undecided	15%	15%	18%	22%

Is there a military solution to the conflict? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	39%	38%	42%	40%
No	50%	50%	45%	43%
Undecided	12%	11%	13%	17%

What is the likelihood of peace, war, or terrorism in the coming years? (INSS 2005-2007, approximate numbers)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
High or medium chance of strengthening the peace between Israel and the Arab countries	72%	38%	21%	42%	25%	42%	27%	24%
High or medium chance of war between Israel and an Arab country	40%	70%	79%	37%	38%	39%	38%	77%
High or medium chances of terrorism on a large scale	-	-	-	-	-	80%	78%	80%

What do you believe is the ultimate aspiration of the Arabs? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
To conquer Israel and wipe out a large portion of its Jewish population	37%	33%	27%	35%	42%
To conquer the state of Israel	23%	41%	28%	29%	29%
To recover all the territories conquered by Israel in the Six Day War	29%	22%	33%	24%	21%
To recover some of the territories conquered by Israel in the Six Day War	11%	4%	11%	12%	7%

Do you believe that most Palestinians want peace? (INSS 2005-2007)

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	64%	42%	46%	37%	47%	43%	56%	49%	44%

Do you think that it is possible to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	44%	32%	36%	35%	39%	34%	31%
No	56%	68%	64%	65%	60%	66%	69%

Do you support a gradual transfer of the Jordan Valley to the Palestinians over the course of a few years? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	20%	24%	21%	22%

Do you support allowing a limited number of Palestinian refugees to return to Israel? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	14%	20%	16%	17%

Do you support giving the Temple Mount to the Palestinians, while Israel maintains control of the Wailing Wall? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	30%	29%	28%	27%

Do you support transferring the Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem to the Palestinians, except for the Old City? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	36%	40%	45%	37%

Do you support giving areas to the Palestinians in return for areas remaining as part of Israel? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	48%	50%	54%	46%

Do you support a Palestinian state on 95% of the West Bank and Gaza with Israel retaining the large settlement blocks? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	43%	46%	45%	41%

Should the peace process be brought to a halt (even if it means another war)? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	20%	23%	20%	22%
No	66%	64%	69%	62%
Undecided	14%	12%	11%	16%

Do you support the establishment of a Palestinian state? (INSS 2005-2007)

	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
Yes	21%	25%	26%	27%	32%	28%	25%

	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Yes	37%	40%	45%	50%	45%	55%	53%

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	55%	49%	59%	50%	58%	61%	65%

Should the fence have been constructed at all? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2005	2006	2007
Yes	19%	25%	22%
No	81%	75%	78%

Should the large settlements in Judaea and Samaria be included on the Israeli side of the fence (but not isolated settlements)? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2005	2006	2007
Yes	62%	60%	44%
No	37%	40%	56%

Should the fence will be constructed close to the Green Line, excluding the major portion of the settlements? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2005	2006	2007
Yes	27%	31%	34%
No	72%	69%	76%

Should the major portion of the existing settlements in Judaea and Samaria will be included on the Israeli side of the fence: (INSS 2005-2007)

	2005	2006	2007
Yes	69%	63%	53%
No	30%	37%	47%

Do you support Sharon's disengagement plan from Gaza and northern Samaria? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	56%	50%	49%	36%
No	44%	49%	51%	64%

Do you support unilateral disengagement involving evacuation of the settlements? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	50%	47%	51%	28%
No	50%	53%	49%	72%

Do you support returning isolated settlements on the mountain ridge of East Samaria for peace? (INSS 2005-2007, aproximate figures)

	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64%	60%	52%

Do you support returning Western Samaria for peace? (INSS 2005-2007, aproximate figures)

	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	30%	30%	38%	43%	39%	41%	51%	39%	29%	41%	36%	38%	37%	28%

Do you support returning the Temple Mount (excluding the Wailing Wall) for peace? (INSS 2005-2007, aproximate figures)

	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24%	27%	21%

Do you support returning the Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem for peace? (INSS 2005-2007, aproximate figures)

	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	10%	9%	12%	20%	18%	21%	23%	51%	40%	42%	42%	44%	48%	40%

Do you support returning the Jordan Valley for peace? (INSS 2005-2007, aproximate figures)

	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	18%	19%	20%	20%	22%	23%	31%	18%	19%	23%	19%	25%	23%	24%

Do you support returning the Etzion block for peace? (INSS 2005-2007, aproximate figures)

	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Yes	16%	18%	20%	29%	28%	31%	32%	32%	28%	27%	26%	27%	26%	23%

How would you implement your solution? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2005	2006	2007
Unilateral disengagement	29%	26%	17%
Agreement on Barak-Clinton terms	36%	39%	35%
Avoidance of any concessions in Judaea and Samaria	35%	35%	48%

What is your stance on giving land for peace? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Support major territorial concessions	25%	20%	22%	20%
Support unilateral disengagement	37%	37%	29%	18%
Neither	38%	42%	49%	62%

Threat perception for a variety of situations and scenarios (average on a 1-7 scale): (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Return of territories for peace	4.1	3.58	3.7	4.2
Hamas control of the PA	-	-	5.13	4.0
Chemical and biological weapons in the hands of an enemy state	5.9	5.71	5.74	5.72
Undemocratic regime in Israel	5.4	5.46	5.36	5.36
Unilateral disengagement from the Palestinians	3.6	3.71	3.98	4.5
Nuclear weapons in the hands of Iran	6.1	5.93	5.83	6.2
Establishment of a Palestinian state	4.3	4.02	4.01	4.5
Renewal of terrorism on a large scale	5.1	5.24	5.51	5.62
War with Syria	4.5	4.46	4.51	5.3
A deep social and economic crisis in Israel	-	5.62	5.46	5.61
Corruption in the public system	-	-	-	5.74
Average threat score	4.87	4.85	4.92	5.15

The ability of Israel to cope succesfully with a variety of threats (percentage who answered affirmatively): (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
All-out war with all the Arab countries	62%	72%	76%	64%
War launched by Syria against Israel	96%	96%	96%	90%
Potential for an enemy state to attack Israel with biological or chemical weapons	70%	78%	79%	74%
Potential for an enemy state to attack Israel with nuclear weapons	52%	65%	66%	55%
Continuous and significant terrorist activity	84%	87%	88%	86%
A revolt by Israeli-Arabs	52%	88%	89%	90%
Internal dissent with regard to the territories and peace	85%	86%	91%	89%
A threat of surface to surface missile attacks on Israel	86%	92%	93%	90%
Social and religious divisions	72%	78%	83%	86%
America will reduce its support of Israel	53%	58%	62%	62%

In terms of the issues facing Israel, how would you rate the importance of achieving the borders of "Greater Israel"? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Most Important	10%	9%	7%	9%
Second Most Important	17%	16%	20%	20%

In terms of the issues facing Israel, how would you rate the importance of maintaing a country with a Jewish majority? (INSS 2005-2007)

	2004	2005	2006	2007
Most Important	42%	42%	54%	50%
Second Most Important	3%	22%	18%	21%

Based on a scale of 1-7 (1= strongly disagree, 7= strongly agree) (INSS 2005-2007)

	Extreme Right	Moderate Right	Moderate Left	Extreme Left
Territories Shoul be Returned for Peace	1	2, 3	5, 6	7
No Military Solution to the Conflict	1	2, 3	5, 6	7
No Political Solution to the Conflict	7	5, 6	2, 3	1

Do you support giving territory to the Palestinians within the framework of a peace agreement?: (Makor Rishon, June 1, 2007)

Yes	46%
No	53%

Do you support giving the Golan in return for peace with Syria ?: (Makor Rishon, June 1, 2007)

Yes	31%
No	68%

What alternative for control over the Temple Mount would you support ?: (Makor Rishon, June 1, 2007)

Full Palestinian control	7%
Joint Arab-Israeli control	46%
Israeli control	46%

Would you support or oppose Israel relinquishing the Western Wall, even in exchange for lasting peace and ending the dispute over Jerusalem? (Tazpit Research Institute, May, 2007)

Oppose

96%