Unilateral Declaration of a Palestinian State
Thinking about possible actions regarding the
conflict between Israel and the Palestinians:
(Source: The Israel Project, Nov 2012)
1) Some Palestinian leaders, like Palestinian
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, have suggested that the Palestinians
break the stalemate and unilaterally declare an independent Palestinian
state without a signed peace treat with Israel:
Would you support or oppose a Palestinian unilateral declaration of independence?
|
April 2011 |
June 2011 |
November 2012 |
Support |
31% |
25% |
27% |
Oppose |
51% |
57% |
57% |
DK / NA |
18% |
18% |
16% |
2) Some Palestinian leaders, like Palestinian
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, have voiced an intention to seek
recognition of a Palestinian state from the United Nations this
September without a negotiated peace agreement between Israel and
the Palestinians. If this issue is brought up in the UN:
Should
the U.S. government support or oppose the UN resolution recognizing
a unilaterally declared Palestinian state?
|
June 2011 |
Support |
28% |
Oppose |
61% |
DK / NA |
11% |
3) If the Palestinians do not sign
a peace treaty with Israel:
Do you think the United States should or should not recognize a unilaterally-declared Palestinian state?
| |
April 2011 |
Yes |
33% |
No |
54% |
DK / NA |
12% |
If the United Nations General Assembly
votes to recognize a Palestinian state without any negotiations
between Israel and Palestinians, which of the
following statements do you agree with more? (The
Israel Project, June 2011)
It will
strengthen the position of the Palestinians;
make
an agreement with Israel more likely. |
34% |
It will
weaken the position of the Palestinians;
It will make an agreement with
Israel less likely. |
50% |
If the United Nations General
Assembly votes to recognize a Palestinian state, which of the
following statements do you agree with more? (The
Israel Project, June 2011)
It will help
pressure Israel to make helpful concessions and make peace easier
to achieve. |
31% |
It will only harden extremists
on both sides and make peace much harder to achieve. |
57% |
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