Israeli Public Opinion Polls:
Views on the Establishment of a Palestinian State

What's the preferred solution for the Israeli Palestinian conflict? (Haaretz, March 2019)

Where do you stand on annexing the West Bank to Israel? (Haaretz, March 2019)

In your opinion, what is Israel's best option in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
(National Security Index, December 2017)

	Israeli Jews
Strive towards a permanent arrangement	39%
Transitional arrangements separating from the Palestinians	17%
Annexation of all territories in Judea and Samaria to Israel	11%
Annexation of the settlement blocs in Judea and Samaria to Israel	18%
Maintain the status quo	15%

Do you support or oppose the solution of two states for two peoples?
(National Security Index, December 2017)

	Israeli Jews
Support	55%
Oppose	45%

What in your view are the chances for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state next to the state of Israel in the next five years?
(PCPSR, June 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very Low	49.1%	31.6%	46.5%
Low	28.4%	41.8%	30.4%
Medium	13.3%	20%	14.3%
High	3.8%	2.7%	3.6%
Very High	1.3%	1.3%	1.3%
Don't know	4.1%	2.7%	3.9%

There is a proposal that after the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and the settlement of all issues in dispute, there will be a mutual recognition of Israel as the state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the state of the Palestinian people. Do you agree or disagree to this proposal?
(PCPSR, June 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Definitely Agree	11.3%	23.6%	13.1%
Agree	51.5%	44.4%	50.4%
Disagree	19.5%	15.1%	18.6%
Definitely Disagree	12.4%	14.2%	12.7%
Don't know	5.6%	2.7%	5.2%

Do you support or oppose the solution based on the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, known as the two-state solution?
(PCPSR, June 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Definitely Support	15%	32.9%	17.7%
Support	38.4%	54.2%	40.8%
Oppose	21.5%	9.8%	19.7%
Definitely Oppose	15.7%	1.8%	13.6%
Don't know	9.4%	1.3%	8.2%

In principle, do you support or not support the solution of two states for two peoples?
(Peace Index, January 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Don't support it at all	25.4%	8.5%	22.6%
Don't support it much	17.8%	10.3%	16.5%
Moderately support it	30.4%	48.4%	33.4%
Strongly support it	21.9%	31.5%	23.5%
Don't know	4.5%	1.3%	4.0%

What, in your opinion, are the chances that such a solution will be implemented in the next ten years?
(Peace Index, January 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very high chances	2.5%	4.4%	2.8%
Moderately high chances	8.5%	10.7%	8.9%
Moderately low chances	41.9%	40.2%	41.6%
Very low chances	42.0%	35.3%	40.9%
Don't know	5.1%	9.3%	5.8%

If, despite the difficulties in recent years, the two-state solution were to reach the stage of implementation, would you then want to see a closed border between the two states with guarded passages and entry permits, or an open border so that people from both sides could pass freely from one state to the other?
(Peace Index, January 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Closed border	67.1%	18.9%	59.1%
Open border	25.1%	80.2%	34.3%
Don't know	7.8%	.9%	6.6%

Which of the following two possibilities will better ensure, in your opinion, the future of the state of Israel?
(Peace Index, September 2015)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Annexing territories, one state	36.3%	22%	34%
Divide land, independent Palestinian state	46.3%	64%	49.2%
Don't know/decline to answer	17.5%	14%	16.8%

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement that the idea of two states for two peoples is dead?
(Peace Index, September 2015)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Strongly agree	22.8%	34.3%	24.7%
Moderately agree	23.3%	22.8%	23.2%
Moderately disagree	29.4%	10.6%	26.3%
Strongly disagree	20.6%	24.5%	21.3%
Don't know/decline to answer	3.9%	7.7%	4.6%

In his recent speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Netanyahu again expressed support for the idea of two states for two peoples. In your opinion, is Netanyahu genuinely committed and interested in the two-states-for-two-peoples solution?
(Peace Index, September 2015)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
It is a genuine commitment	29.9%	8%	26.3%
It is not a genuine commitment	59.2%	72.5%	61.5%
Don't know/decline to answer	10.8%	19.5%	12.3%

Do you support the establishment of an independent, viable Palestinian state alongside Israel, also known as the two state solution?
(PCPSR, June 2015)

	June 2015 Israelis	June 2015 Palestinians	June 2014 Israelis	June 2014 Palestinians
Yes	51%	51%	62%	54%
No	43%	48%	34%	46%

Recently more and more European parliaments have been calling on their governments to officially recognize the Palestinian state. In your opinion, does recognition of a Palestinian state before a peace agreement has been signed contribute to Israel’s national interest or damage it?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Contributes to the Israeli national interest	10.0%	21.1%	11.7%
Damages the Israeli national interest	69.8%	34.3%	63.9%
Does not effect the Israeli national interest	12.9%	23.2%	14.6%
Don't know/decline to answer	7.2%	22.4%	9.8%

Which of the following two possibilities would, in your opinion, better ensure the future of the state of Israel?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Annexation of the territories and the establishment in the entire territory of one state under Israeli rule	41.0%	29.4%	39.1%
A division of the land and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state beside the state of Israel	43.1%	58.8%	45.7%
Don't know/decline to answer	15.9%	11.8%	15.2%

Do you support the establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state?
(PCPSR, December 2014)

Yes, I support the establishment of a Palestinian state that would have no army, but a strong security force	59%
No, I do not support the establishment of a Palestinian state that would have no army, but a strong security force	33%

Do you support the Clinton parameters for the establishment of a Palestinian state?
(PCPSR, December 2014)

Yes, I think that a Palestinian state should exist in the entirety of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, privy to the Clinton parameters presented in 2000	41%
No, I do not think that a Palestinian state should exist in the entirety of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, privy to the Clinton parameters presented in 2000	47%

In your opinion, what is the end goal of an established Palestinian state?
(PCPSR, December 2014)

To conquer the state of Israel and destroy the Jewish population there	37%
To conquer the state of Israel	18%

Do you support or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian State on the 1967 lines<
(JCPA, October 2014)

Support	18.2%
Oppose	74.3%
Don't Know/No Answer	7.5%

Do you support or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state if it means an Israeli withdrawal from the Jordan Valley?
(JCPA, October 2014)

Support	11.5%
Oppose	74.9%
Don't Know/No Answer	13.7%

 

Do you support or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state if it means the division of Jerusalem?
(JCPA, October 2014)

Support	16.2%
Oppose	76.2%
Don't Know/No Answer	7.5%%