Israeli Public Opinion Polls Regarding a Prisoner Exchange for Gilad Shalit

Do you now think it was right or not right to carry out the Gilad Shalit deal? (Peace Index, October 31, 2011)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
I'm sure it was right	46.3%	47.6%	38.9%
I think it was right	31.5%	30.2%	38.9%
I think it wasn't right	10.3%	10.2%	11.1%
I'm sure it wasn't right	5.9%	6.0%	5.6%
Don't know/refuse to answer	5.9%	6.0%	5.5%

Some claim that the Shalit deal weakened Israel and harmed its deterrence. Do you agree or disagree with that assessment? (Peace Index, October 31, 2011)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
Strongly agree	15.0%	14.3%	18.9%
Moderately agree	23.8%	23.5%	25.6%
Moderately disagree	22.7%	22.0%	26.7%
Don't agree at all	35.5%	37.7%	23.3%
Don't know/refuse to answer	3.0%	2.5%	5.5%

In recent days, rockets and missles were again fired from Gaza at southern Israel. In your opinion, is there or is there not a connection between this< and the Shalit deal? (Peace Index, October 31, 2011)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
There is	28.0%	26.9%	34.4%
There isn't	67.6%	69.9%	54.4%
Don't know/refuse to answer	4.4%	3.2%	11.1%

Are you in favor of Gilad Shalit's release in exchange for 1,027 terrorists? (Dahaf Institute/YNet poll, October 16, 2011)

	Males	Females	Total
Yes	74%	86%	79%
No	19%	5%	14%

Regarding the price of the deal: (Dahaf Institute/YNet poll, October 16, 2011)

The Israeli government dropped some of its principles	53%
Hamas conceded its principles more than Israel	20%
Both sides gave up on some of their principles to a similar extent	20%

Do you think a similar deal could have been finalized earlier? (Dahaf Institute/YNet poll, October 16, 2011)

Yes	65%
No	20%

What are your feelings about the implementation of the Shalit deal? (Dahaf Institute/YNet poll, October 16, 2011)

Happy	44%
Excited	17%
Proud	15%
Concerned	14%
Humiliated	5%
Angry	3%

Do you support or oppose a deal according to which hundreds of terrorists would be released in exchange for Gilad Shalit? (Dahaf, May 2011)

Support	58%
Oppose	29%

Do you support or oppose a deal in which, in return for Gilad Shalit's release, Israel would free hundreds and possibly even more Palestinian prisoners, including many with "blood on their hands"? (The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Peace Index - February 2009)

Support such a deal	71.2%
Oppose such deal	21.7%
No opinion/I don't know	7.0%

If and when there are negotiations of a ceasefire with Hamas, how should Israel handle the Gilad Shalit issue? (Independent Media Review & Analysis, Tel Aviv University; January 2, 2009; January 4-6, 2009; The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Peace Index - February 2009)

	January 2, 2009	January 4-6, 2009	February 17-19, 2009
Agree to ceasefire in any event	17.2%	17.5%	14.9%
Agree to ceasefire only with release of Gilad Shalit as a precondition	77.3%	76.5%	77.4%
I don't know/No answer	5.5%	6.0%	7.7%

Do you support or oppose Israel demanding the release of Gilad Shalit as a precondition for a ceasefire? (The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Peace Index - February 2009)

Support negotiations	45.2%
Oppose negotiations	50.7%
No opinion/I don't know	4.2%

Do you support or oppose the release of Palestinian prisoners "with blood on their hands" (Palestinians who were connected with the planning and/or carrying out of the killing of Israelis) in return for the release of the captured soldier Gilad Shalit? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, April 11, 2007)

Oppose	39%
Support	39%
Other Replies	22%