Palestinian Homeland Polls

What is your opinion on the establishment of a Palestinian state? (POS, January 2007)

The Palestinians deserve a state where they are today 62%
There are more than twenty-one Arab countries and it makes more sense to relocate them to one of them 20%

What is your opinion on establishing a Palestinian state now? (POS, January 2007)

Create Palestinian state now 25%
There should not be a Palestinian state until Palestinian leaders end the terror and recognize Israel's right to exist 60%

Which of the following statements is closest to your own view? (ADL)

 
2003
2005
Palestinians deserve their own homeland -- an independent state. Peace in the Middle East will be strengthened by the creation of this state as soon as possible.
45%
31%
A Palestinian state should only be established after Palestinians end the terrorist violence and accept Israel's legitimacy.
38%
59%

Do you favor or oppose the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip? (Gallup)

Gallup Favor Oppose No Opinion
May 2003** 58% 22% 20%
May 2002 48% 27% 25%
July 2000 40% 24% 36%
May 1999 53% 26% 21%
1998* 36% 26% 38%
1994* 39% 20% 41%

**CNN/USA Today/Gallup
*Gallup/Chicago Council on Foreign Relations

Do you favor or oppose the creation of a Palestinian state? (Wall Street Journal/NBC News, April 5-7, 2002)

Favor 46%
Oppose 7%
Do not know enough to have an opinion 44%
Depends 1%
No Opinion 2%

Do you agree or disagree that there should be an independent Palestinian state? (Zogby International, April 2-4, 2002)

Agree 72%
Disagree 14%
NS 14%

Do you agree or disagree that Israelis and Palestinians are equal people entitled to equal rights? (Zogby International, April 2-4, 2002)

Agree 93%
Disagree 5%
NS 3%

Do you see U.S. endorsement of a Palestinian state as making peace in the Middle East more likely or less likely - or not making much difference either way? (Newsweek)

  More likely Less likely Make no difference No Opinion
Dec. 2001 33% 17% 42% 8%
Oct. 2001 27% 19% 47% 7%

Do you favor or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian homeland in the occupied territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip? (CBS/New York Times, Oct. 28, 2001)

Favor 38%
Oppose 29%
No Opinion 33%

Do you think the United States should or should not recognize Palestine as an independent nation? (ABC News, Oct. 8-9, 2001)

Should 55%
Should not 28%
No Opinion 17%

Do you think that -- at this time -- the United States should or should not favor creating a Palestinian state? (Newsweek)

  Should Favor Should not favor No Opinion/DK
March 2002 39% 44% 17%
Dec. 2001 40% 39% 21%
Nov. 2001 33% 39% 28%
Oct. 2001 33% 35% 28%
June 1996 35% 39% 26%


#Question in 1996 and 2001 did not use phrase "at this time."

I'd like to find out what you think the impact of the United States endorsing the idea of a Palestinian state would be. First, do you think this would help the United States' effort to build a coalition to fight terrorism, hurt the U.S. effort, or would it not make any difference? (Newsweek, Oct. 4-5, 2001)

Help fight against terrorism 35%
Hurt fight against terrorism 11%
Make no difference 43%
Don't know 11%

Next, do you think this would help Israel, hurt Israel or would it not make any difference? (Newsweek, Oct. 4-5, 2001)

Help Israel 24%
Hurt Israel 29%
Make no difference 34%
Don't know 13%

 

Next, do you think this would help the Palestinian people, hurt them or would it not make any difference? (Newsweek, Oct. 4-5, 2001)

Help the Palestinian people 38%
Hurt the Palestinian people 19%
Make no difference 32%
Don't know 11%

 

President Bush has said that there ought to be a Palestinian state, provided that it recognizes the right of Israel to exist. Do you support or do you oppose this position? (Program on International Policy Attitudes, November 1-4, 2001)

Support 76.8%
Oppose 12.7%
Don't know/Refused 10.4%

The Palestinians had their land taken away from them unfairly when Israel was created. Now they deserve a fair deal, including a sovereign state of their own that can exist alongside Israel. Do you strongly agree with this statement, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree with this statement? (Penn, Schoen & Berland Inc., and First International Resources Inc., January 25 and February 17, 2001)

  General 
Public		 Elites American Jews    Influential Americans
Strongly agree   
32%   
28%
19%
0%
Somewhat agree 
37%   
45%
29%
0%
Somewhat disagree 
11%   
11%
15%
0%
Strongly disagree  
14%  
10% 
33%
0%
Don't know  
7%   
6%
4%
0%

Do you favor or oppose the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, territory currently occupied by Israel? (Gallup)

Gallup Favor Oppose No Opinion
July 2000 38% 29% 33%
May 1999 52% 28% 20%

 

Do you favor or oppose giving the Palestinians a homeland of their own on the West Bank? (M&K, 2/91)

Favor 58%
Oppose 20%
Not sure 22%

Do you think the United States has a moral responsibility to help establish a homeland for the Palestinian people, or not? (Time/CNN 5/8/91)
  May 1991 April 1991
Yes 35% 34%
No 53% 55%
Not sure 12% 11%

Many people feel that if the West Bank were under Palestinian control, Iraq or other enemies might be able to use it as a base of operations for attacking Israel. With this in mind, which of these opinions about a Palestinian homeland is closer to yours: The Palestinians should have a homeland on the West Bank even if the risk to Israel's security cannot be completely eliminated, OR the Palestinians should not be allowed to have a West Bank homeland because the risk to Israel's security could never be completely eliminated. (M&K, 2/91)
Should have homeland 44%
Should not have homeland 41%
Not sure 15%


Poll Oppose Favor Not Sure
CBS/NYT 6/90 47 25  
ADL 9/89 25 63  
M&K 9/89 50 37 13
YCS 1/88 22 42  
AJC 4/88 42 43  
LAT 7/88 40 24 36

1989 data from Marttila & Kiley, ADL 1989: 1988 data from Gallup, AJC:
  All voters 88 All voters 89 College men 88 College men 89 Informed intifada 89
Favor Palestinian Homeland 42 63 38 68 66
Oppose Palestinian Homeland 22 25 34 20 25

The Impact Of A Palestinian State:
  Increase Conflict Create Peace
ADL 9/89 41 46 ?
M&K 4/88 44 46

More Americans are unsure whether a Palestinian state would threaten Israel's security or not. (ADL, 1988)
  Jan. May
A threat 47 41
Not a threat 33 26
Don't know 20 33

(AJC)
  Apr.
There will only be peace when
the Palestinians have a homeland
of their own in the West Bank		 46
A Palestinian homeland will probably
become a base for the PLO and increase
terrorism and conflict in the region		 44

Do you support an independent Palestinian state? [not exact wording]
  Yes No
Arab American Institute 9/91 53 21

Do you support the concept of land for peace? [not exact wording]
  Yes No
Arab American Institute 9/91 50 27

With respect to the forthcoming peace conference, would you say you are in favor of or opposed to the creation of an independent Palestinian state in the Israeli occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip that would coexist with a secure Israel? (Amer. Voters & Mideast Peace, Sept. 11, 1991)
Favor 52.9%
Oppose 20.8%
Don't know 23.1%
Other 2.0%
Refused 1.2%