Israeli Attitudes Toward American Jews

How Israelis perceive the contribution of Diaspora Jews to Israel’s success. (Pluralism Index data processing, JPPI)

	2018	2019	2020
Positive contribution	23%	24%	45%
Somewhat positive contribution	41%	53%	41%
Somewhat negative contribution	14%	12%	4%
Negative contribution	4%	3%	1%
Do not know	18%	9%	9%

Has a rift grown between American Jewry and the State of Israel? [not exact wording] (i24News, October 6, 2020)

There is a rift but it can be mended	47%
There is no rift, only debate	35%
There is a rift but it cannot be mended	12%

Are American Jews "correct" or "mistaken" to support the Demcratic Party? [not exact wording] (i24News, October 6, 2020)

Correct	36%
Mistaken	48%

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 moderate 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%