PUBLIC OPINION, THE PEACE PROCESS
Trump, the Peace Process, and Elections
Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre (September 6, 2017)
A public opinion poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre (JMCC) in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung showed Palestinian pessimism towards the United States’ role in the peace process six months after US President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The majority of respondents (79.3%) said Trump was not serious in his call for a resumption of the peace process, while 11.9% said he was serious. Meanwhile, 42.9% said there was a decline in the United States’ dealings with the Middle East peace process, while 42.8% said there had been no change compared to previous US Administrations. Read More >
Despite it all, most Israelis still support the two-state solution
Nir Hasson / Haaretz (July 7, 2014)
Although the majority of Israelis support partition, almost a quarter are happy to sanction a binational state in which the Palestinians lack full rights, study shows. Read More >
Israeli and Palestinian Public Opinion on Negotiating a Final Status Peace Agreement
Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development / Program for Public Consultation / United States Institute of Peace (December 6, 2013)
Findings showed that both Israelis and Palestinians are pessimistic about the negotiations and the long-term prospects for a peace agreement (48% of Israelis and 47% of Palestinians said that they believed a peace agreement will never be reached). Only a few express optimism that US mediation efforts will bring an agreement in the next year (4% of Israelis and 11% of Palestinians). Both Israelis and Palestinians express remarkably low confidence that their negotiators will get the best possible deal (24% of Israelis and 31% of Palestinians) and that American mediators will try to negotiate a fair deal (28% of Israelis and 28% of Palestinians). PDF >
Joint Israeli Palestinian Poll (June 2013)
The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace / Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research / Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (June 2013)
Shows that a majority of Israelis (62%) supports a two-state solution while 33% oppose it. Among the Palestinians, 53% support and 46% oppose the two-state solution. However, findings also show that Israelis and Palestinians continue to display pessimism regarding the peace process and perceive the other side as constituting a threat to its very existence. PDF >
Positions of the Israeli Public Regarding a Possible Peace Agreement
Machon Dahaf / Smith Consulting (December 2012)
Contains findings of two polls showing that roughly two-thirds of respondents (67%) support a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders, with land swaps; a demilitarized Palestine; and Jerusalem's Old City administered jointly by the United States, Israel, and the Palestinians, with Israel maintaining control of the Western Wall. Read More >
Israeli Public Opinion after the November 2012 Gaza War
The Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development / The Program on International Policy Attitudes (November 2012)
Finds that majority of Israelis say that they are ready to at least accept as the basis for negotiation the Arab Peace Initiative, whereby Israel withdraws to 1967 borders and a peace agreement is established with all Arab states. However, there is growing pessimism that a lasting peace with the Palestinians can be established. Views are mixed about the consequences should prospects of two-state solution collapse. PDF >
Is Peace Possible?
Zogby Research Services / The Arab American Institute (October 2012)
Extensive survey of public opinion with over 4,200 participants among: Israeli Jews and Arabs; Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem; Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan; and the American Jewish community. Shows that the two-state solution remains the only viable option that is acceptable to both Israelis and Palestinians. Read More >
Public Opinion Polls of Jewish and Arab Citizens of Israel
The Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development / The Brookings Institution (November 2011)
Among other notable findings, the poll shows that a majority of Israeli Jews believe that Israel should do more than it does today to promote comprehensive peace with the Arabs based on the 1967 borders with agreed modifications and the establishment of a peaceful Palestinian state. Also shows that a plurality of Israeli Jews are prepared for a just and comprehensive peace with the Arabs based on the 1967 borders, with agreed modifications. PDF >
Public Opinion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Geneva to Disengagement to Kadima and Hamas
United States Institute of Peace (June 2007)
Extensive study using Robert Putnam's two-level game metaphor: an analytical framework whereby separate bargaining processes take place among the constituents of the respective sides, and between each constituency and its respective leader. Shows the effect on Israeli and Palestinian public opinion of both the unilateral Israel disengagement from Gaza and the launch of the Geneva Initiative. PDF >