American Jewish Opinion Toward Israel

Which of the following statements come closest to your overall view of U.S. support for Israel? (Pew, October 2013; November 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	Jews 2013	Jews 2020	U.S. Adults Feb. 2020
The U.S. is too supportive of Israel	11%	22%	28%
The U.S. is not supportive enough of Israel	31%	19%	16%
The level of U.S. support for Israel is about right	54%	54%	52%
No answer	3%	5%	4%

Do you think a way can be found for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully with each other? (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	Jews 2020	U.S. Adults Feb. 2020
Yes, can coexist peacefully	63%	55%
No, cannot coexist peacefully	34%	41%
No answer	3%	4%

Do you think the current Israeli government is making a sincere effort to bring about a peace settlement with the Palestinians, or don’t you think so? (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	2020
Yes, making a sincere effort	33%
No, don’t think so	64%
No answer	3%

Do you think the current Palestinian leadership is making a sincere effort to bring about a peace settlement with Israel, or don’t you think so? (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	2020
Yes, making a sincere effort	12%
No, don’t think so	85%
No answer	3%

How much, if anything, do you feel you have in common with Jews in Israel? (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	2020
A lot	19%
Some	40%
Not much	31%
Nothing at all	8%
No answer	2%

In general, how friendly or unfriendly do you think each of the following is toward Israel? (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	Democratic Party	Republican Party	Donald Trump
Friendly toward Israel	45%	57%	63%
Neutral toward Israel	32%	28%	20%
Unfriendly toward Israel	19%	10%	14%
No answer	4%	4%	4%

How would you rate the job Donald Trump is doing on the nation’s policy toward Israel (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	2020
Excellent	23%
Good	17%
Only Fair	23%
Poor	35%
No answer	3%

How emotionally attached are you to Israel? (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	2020
Very attached	25%
Somewhat attached	32%
Not too attached	27%
Not at all attached	14%
No answer	1%

How many times, if ever, have you been to Israel? (Pew, October 2013; Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	2013	2020
Never	57%	54%
Once	19%	19%
More than once	23%	21%
Lived in Israel	1%	5%
No answer	<1%	1%

Which comes closer to your view, even if neither is exactly right? (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	2020
God gave the land that is now Israel to the Jewish people	32%
God did not literally give the land that is now Israel to the Jewish people	42%
Does not believe in God/higher power/no answer	24%
No answer	3%

Overall, how would you rate Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership of Israel? (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	2020
Excellent	13%
Good	27%
Only fair	26%
Poor	28%
No answer	6%

How much have you heard about the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement regarding Israel? (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	2020
A lot	24%
Some	31%
Not much	19%
Nothing at all	24%
No answer	1%

Generally speaking, do you support or oppose the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement? [Asked of the 55% who heard a lot/some about BDS] (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

	2020
Strongly Support	2%
Somewhat support	8%
Somewhat oppose	9%
Strongly oppose	34%
No answer	2%

Anti-Semitism and anti-Israel question [wording not available] (JCPA, July 21, 2020)

	Do not agree at all	Agree a little bit	Moderately agree	Agree	Very Much Agree	DK/Not Sure
People who are strongly anti-Israel or anti-Zionist are most likely anti-Semitic as well	12%	17%	22%	22%	24%	4%
People who are anti-Semitic are most likely anti-Israel or anti-Zionist as well	5%	12%	11%	21%	46%	4%

Have you ever visited Israel? [not exact wording] (Ruderman Family Foundation, December 5-19, 2019)

Visited Israel in the past year	7%
Visited but not in the past year	33%
Live in Israel	4%
Never	56%

How emotionally attached are you to Israel? Very attached, somewhat attached, not very/not at all, or aren't you sure? (Ruderman Family Foundation, December 5-19, 2019)

Very attached	26%
Somewhat attached	41%
not very/not at all	31%

How does the personal connection you feel to Israel compare to what you felt 5 years ago? (Ruderman Family Foundation, December 5-19, 2019)

Much Stronger	12%
Stronger	15%
About the same	45%
Much Weaker	8%
Weaker	12%

How do you think the relationship between Jews in the U.S. and Israel compare to what it was 5 years ago? (Ruderman Family Foundation, December 5-19, 2019)

Much Stronger	9%
Stronger	14%
About the same	28%
Much Weaker	7%
Weaker	25%
DK	17%

Critical Of At Least Some Government Policies (Ruderman Family Foundation, December 5-19, 2019)

Pro-Israel – Supportive of Policies	23%
Pro-Israel – Critical of Some Policies	28%
Pro-Israel – Critical of Many Policies	29%
Generally not Pro-Israe	7%

In terms of national priorities and interests, how important would you rank the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? (The Brookings Institution, December 2014)


Not among the top 5 issues	41%
Among the top 5 issues	37%
Among the top 3 issues	16%
The most important issue in the US	5%
Refused to answer	1%

What are your views on the following issues? (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Not Sure	Agree	Strongly Agree
The Palestinian Authority truly wants peace	46%	25%	24%	3%	2%
The current Israeli government truly wants peace	2%	11%	29%	32%	26%
The Israeli government wants to prevent the emergence of a Palestinian state	6%	16%	32%	27%	18%
The Palestinians seek Israel's destruction	1%	3%	18%	24%	54%
Israel should freeze the expansion of settlements on the West Bank	10%	12%	39%	23%	17%

Please answer the following questions regarding the Israelis and Palestinians: (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)

Who is more to blame for the failure of both sides to reach a peace agreement?

Israelis More to Blame	1%
Palestinians More to Blame	57%
Both equally	32%
Not sure	10%

Who should the U.S. support? (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)

US should support Palestinians	0%
US should support Israel	73%
Both Equally	17%
Not sure	9%