Peace Index

Do you believe or not believe that in the coming years there will be peace between Israel and the Arabs? (Jews)

	Jan.	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1. Certain there will be peace	4.4	5.8	5.0	5.1	5.1	2.6	4.0	4.0	n/a	n/a	2.7	5.6
2. Think there will be peace	14.3	20.2	20.2	19.2	19.0	20.4	15.6	20.8	n/a	n/a	16.3	17.1
3. In the middle	9.9	12.0	11.5	14.1	11.1	10.6	11.2	8.5	n/a	n/a	11.3	10.7
4. Think there will not be peace	28.8	23.8	27.1	27.6	29.6	30.5	29.9	34.1	n/a	n/a	24.8	23.8
5. Certain there will not be peace	39.5	37.1	33.7	31.0	34.0	33.1	36.3	30.8	n/a	n/a	41.0	39.3
6. Dont know/no opinion	3.2	1.2	2.6	3.1	1.2	2.8	3.0	1.7	n/a	n/a	3.8	3.6

In general, do you consider yourself a supporter or opponent of the peace process between Israel and the Arabs?

	Jan.	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1. Greatly opposed	7.9	7.3	6.9	8.8	8.3	7.6	8.8	7.9	n/a	n/a	9.4	8.3
2. Somewhat opposed	6.5	7.7	6.1	5.9	7.9	6.6	8.5	5.8	n/a	n/a	4.4	5.0
3. In the middle	10.3	8.4	6.9	9.7	9.1	8.0	5.4	6.1	n/a	n/a	10.0	11.5
4. Somewhat supportive	30.8	33.7	30.9	34.0	32.7	35.2	29.0	39.1	n/a	n/a	27.9	29.4
5. Greatly supportive	43.1	41.1	47.3	39,8	40.6	39.8	47.1	39.7	n/a	n/a	45.3	42.5
6. Dont know/no opinion	1.4	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.4	2.8	1.4	1.4	n/a	n/a	----	3.2

What is your opinion on the agreement that was signed in Oslo between Israel and the PLO (Agreement of Principles)?

	Jan.	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1. Heavily in favor	10.7	10.4	10.7	7.0	5.1	6.2	7.0	6.8	n/a	n/a	11.7	9.3
2. Somewhat in favor	15.3	18.1	17.8	12.4	16.2	13.6	15.6	19.8	n/a	n/a	12.7	11.7
3. In the middle	20.0	17.4	16.8	16.3	18.8	17.0	15.0	16.1	n/a	n/a	18.1	20.8
4. Somewhat opposed	14.1	14.9	16.2	16.7	17.8	17.2	15.4	18.0	n/a	n/a	13.5	13.3
5. Heavily opposed	32.3	21.7	28.9	38.1	32.9	34.1	34.8	31.5	n/a	n/a	34.2	33.3
6. Dont know/no opinion	7.5	7.5	9.5	9.6	9.1	12.0	12.2	7.7	n/a	n/a	9.8	11.7

Do you believe or not believe that the Oslo Agreement between Israel and the PLO will bring about peace between Israel and the Palestinians in the coming years?

	Jan.	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1. Greatly believe	3.8	2.5	3.2	2.1	1.6	2.5	0.9	2.5	n/a	n/a	2.5	3.4
2. Somewhat believe	7.5	12.3	13.1	8.7	1.0	12.8	10.9	12.8	n/a	n/a	8.6	11.1
3. In the middle	11.5	12.2	11.7	10.3	8.3	8.5	7.9	8.5	n/a	n/a	13.8	10.7
4. Somewhat dont believe	20.6	20.7	22.0	19.5	26.1	27.9	18.4	27.9	n/a	n/a	17.5	20.2
5. Certainly dont believe	50.0	45.6	43.0	51.4	48.2	43.4	53.1	43.4	n/a	n/a	48.0	47.3
6. Dont know/no opinion	6.5	6.8	7.1	7.9	5.7	4.9	8.8	4.9	n/a	n/a	9.6	7.3

What is your position regarding support for a full peace treaty between Israel and Syria in exchange for withdrawal from the Golan Heights?

	Jan.	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1. Greatly in favor	12.5	12.2	15.5	9.5	10.1	8.0	10.7	9.4	n/a	n/a	n/a	10.7
2. Somewhat in favor	14.1	15.8	16.5	15.4	14.2	12.4	15.2	16.0	n/a	n/a	n/a	11.3
3. In the middle	13.1	13.7	8.9	11.6	10.3	11.8	12.7	11.4	n/a	n/a	n/a	11.7
4. Somewhat opposed	15.5	13.5	14.9	16.0	16.0	15.2	17.5	16.7	n/a	n/a	n/a	13.7
5. Greatly opposed	40.3	41.7	38.7	43.8	45.3	48.9	38.7	41.7	n/a	n/a	n/a	48.4
6. Dont know/no opinion	4.6	3.1	5.6	3.8	4.2	3.8	5.1	4.8	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.2

Do you believe or not believe that in the coming years there will be peace between Israel and Syria?

	Jan.	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1. Certain there will be peace	2.4	3.3	1.6	1.7	3.0	2.4	2.8	2.0	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.1
2. Think there will be peace	19.2	25.3	21.8	22.0	20.4	20.4	20.2	18.4	n/a	n/a	n/a	18.6
3. In the middle	20.6	17.8	18.6	18.4	17.8	21.8	17.3	13.4	n/a	n/a	n/a	16.0
4. Think there will not be peace	28.2	27.5	29.3	28.4	30.4	27.9	32.2	36.5	n/a	n/a	n/a	26.9
5. Certain there will not be peace	23.4	22.1	20.8	22.0	24.3	20.8	21.5	25.3	n/a	n/a	n/a	29.0
6. Dont know/no opinion	6.2	4.1	7.9	6.7	4.2	6.8	6.0	4.4	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.4

Questions for September

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Most of the Palestinians have not accepted the existence of the state of Israel and would annihilate it if they could"?

	Total Jewish Public	Likud Voters	Shas Voters	Meretz Voters
Agree	71%	84%	75%	50%
Disagree	18%	7%	15%	43%
Ambivalent/ Don't know	11%	9%	10%	7%

Among the following issues, what should be Israel's most important goal?

	Total Jewish Public	Likud Voters	Labor Voters	Shas	Meretz
Achieving peace with the Arabs	34%	28%	45%	30%	61%
Improving the econmic situation	22%	44%	15%	40%	4%
Achieving national unity	31%	20%	20%	25%	25%

Questions for October

Do you support or oppose the continued existence of the national unity government?

	Likud	Labor	Shas	Meretz
Support	79	63	76	40
Oppose	18	26	20	50
Don't know	3	11	4	10

Without connection to your position on the future of the settlements in general, do you support or oppose the evacuation of the illegal outposts in the present situation?

	Likud	Labor	Shas	Meretz
Support	73	85	36	94
Oppose	26	12	56	0
Don't know	1	3	8	6

Where would you locate yourself on a spectrum from Right (1) to Left (10)?

	Entire Jewish Public	Likud	Labor	Shas	Meretz
Extreme Right	20	40	0	18	0
Moderate Right	22	32	7	36	0
Center	41	25	60	36	22
Moderate Left	11	2	21	9	39
Extreme Left	6	2	12	0	39

The peace index project was conducted by the Tami Steinmetz Research Institute for Peace at Tel Aviv University, headed by Prof. Ephraim Ya'ar and Dr. Tamar Hermann.

Source: Tami Steinmetz Research Institute for Peace