Israeli Attitudes Toward American Jews

To what extent should the Israeli government take into account the implications of its decisions on Diaspora Jewry? (Mitvim, September 2019)

	Jews (2019)	Arabs (2019)	Total 2018	Total 2019
To a large or moderat extent	52%	37%	47%	50%
To a small extent or not at all	37%	25%	38%	35%
No opinion	11%	38%	15%	15%

On the subject of support for Israel by U.S. Jews, which of the following most closely matches yor opinion? (Haaretz, (October 24-25, 2019)

U.S. Jews should support Israel More	51%
U.S. Jews support Israel enough	33%
U.S. Jews should be more critical of Israel	3%
Support of U.S. Jews is not important	13%

Should Israel take the opinons of U.S. Jews into account?

Israel should take the opinons of U.S. Jews into account	31%
Israel does not have to take the opinons of U.S. Jews into account	46%
Don't know	23%

To whom do you generally feel closer: non-Jewish Israeli citizens or Diaspora Jews? (Haaretz, (October 24-25, 2019)

Closer to non-Jewish Israeli citizens	10%
Closer to Diaspora Jews	52%
Equally to both	38%

American Jewish support of Israel is essential for the security of the State of Israel.
(UJA-Federation Survey of Israeli Jews, January 2018)

Strongly Agree	41%
Agree	40%
Don't Know	3%
Disagree	13%
Strongly Disagree	4%

A strong and thriving American Jewry is important for the future of Israel.
(UJA-Federation Survey of Israeli Jews, January 2018)

Strongly Agree	32%
Agree	42%
Don't Know	3%
Disagree	18%
Strongly Disagree	5%

To what extent do you feel that Jews in Israel and Jews in the United States share a common destiny?
(UJA-Federation Survey of Israeli Jews, January 2018)

To a Great Extent	30%
To Some Extent	45%
Don't Know	2%
Not Much	20%
Hardly at All	4%

To what extent does it seem to you that Jews in Israel and American Jews should be responsible for one another's welfare?
(UJA-Federation Survey of Israeli Jews, January 2018)

To a Great Extent	59%
To Some Extent	34%
Don't Know	2%
Not Much	4%
Hardly at All	1%

A Jew can lead a much more meaningful Jewish life in Israel than in the United States.
(UJA-Federation Survey of Israeli Jews, January 2018)

Strongly Agree	36%
Agree	29%
Don't Know	3%
Disagree	22%
Strongly Disagree	10%

To what extent should the Israeli government take into account the views of Jewish leaders in the U.S. with respect to status of the Reform and Conservative movements in Israel?
(UJA-Federation Survey of Israeli Jews, January 2018)

To a Great Extent	13%
To Some Extent	26%
Don't Know	6%
Not Much	23%
Hardly at All	32%

To what extent should the Israeli government take into account the views of Jewish leaders in the U.S. with respect to regulation of how people pray at the Kotel?
(UJA-Federation Survey of Israeli Jews, January 2018)

To a Great Extent	15%
To Some Extent	25%
Don't Know	4%
Not Much	22%
Hardly at All	35%

To what extent should the Israeli government take into account the views of Jewish leaders in the U.S. with respect to building settlements in the Territories?
(UJA-Federation Survey of Israeli Jews, January 2018)

To a Great Extent	8%
To Some Extent	21%
Don't Know	4%
Not Much	27%
Hardly at All	40%

To what extent should the Israeli government take into account the views of Jewish leaders in the U.S. with respect to regulation of conversion in Israel?
(UJA-Federation Survey of Israeli Jews, January 2018)

To a Great Extent	15%
To Some Extent	27%
Don't Know	4%
Not Much	23%
Hardly at All	31%

To what extent should the Israeli government take into account the views of Jewish leaders in the U.S. with respect to peace negotiations with the Palestinians?
(UJA-Federation Survey of Israeli Jews, January 2018)

To a Great Extent	7%
To Some Extent	25%
Don't Know	4%
Not Much	27%
Hardly at All	37%

To what extent should the Israeli government take into account the views of Jewish leaders in the U.S. with respect to treatment of Israeli Arabs?
(UJA-Federation Survey of Israeli Jews, January 2018)

To a Great Extent	6%
To Some Extent	21%
Don't Know	4%
Not Much	28%
Hardly at All	41%