Department of Strategic Analysis - Settlers' Poll (3)...cont'd Dec. 95% June 97% Oct.99% 8) Would you accept a Palestinian as your neighbor in your settlement? 1. Yes ----- ----- 23.2 2. No ----- ----- 76.8 Dec 95% June 97% Oct 99% 9) Would you be willing to accept a government resolution to evacuate the Jewish settlements in the West Bank? If so, under what conditions? 1. Would not accept under any conditions 30.8 44.1 49.8 2. Would accept only if the resolution was adopted by a special Jewish majority of the Knesset (i.e., by at least two-thirds of the Jewish members of Knesset) 22.7 24.3 19.1 3. Would accept even if the resolution was adopted by a regular Jewish majority of the Knesset . 15.1 10.9 12.2 4. Would accept even if the resolution was adopted by a regular majority of the Knesset (i.e. without consideration of it being Jewish or Arab). 20.6 14.2 11.2 5. Don’t Know/ No Response 10.8 06.5 7.7 Dec 95% June 97% Oct 99% 10) Would you consider resisting in force (i.e. use of fire arms or other lethal weapons) a government ordered evacuation of the settlements in West Bank? 1. Yes 07.8 12.5 13.9 2. No 82.6 82.1 79.1 3. Don’t know/ No Response 09.6 05.4 7.0 Dec 95% June 97% Oct 99% 11) Do you advocate or oppose confrontations between the Jewish residents of the West Bank and the IDF in the following situation: Evacuation of settlements in West Bank 1. Oppose any confrontation with the IDF 60.6 73.2 79.7 16.5 09.5 8.2 3. Advocate passive physical confrontation only (passive resistance) 14.5 11.7 6.8 4. Advocate active confrontation as well (hitting, use of lethal weapons, etc). 02.2 02.2 2.0 5. Undecided/don’t know 06.2 03.4 3.3 Dec 95% June 97% Oct 99% 12) Where do you work? 1. In the West Bank, or 37.6 35.8 41.6 2. On the western side of the Green Line 39.7 36.0 34.7 3. Does not apply 22.7 28.2 23.7 Dec 95% June 97% Oct 99% 13) Do you have, under the ownership of a family member who lives with you, a place of residence in Israel, i.e., on the western side of the green line? 1. Yes 19.4 29.5 25.9 2. No 80.0 70.5 74.1 3. Others 00.6 00.0 ------ Dec 95% June 97% Oct 99% 14) How do you define yourself in terms of religious orientation? 1. Ultra-orthodox 08.4 13.2 15.8 2. Orthodox 37.0 30.8 36.6 3. Traditional 20.5 22.5 16.2 4. Secular 33.9 33.2 31.4 5. Others 00.2 00.3 ----- Dec 95% June 97% Oct 99% 15) For which candidate did you vote in the most recent elections for Prime Minister (May 1999)? 1. Ehud Barak ----- ----- 18.0 2. Benjamin Netanyahu ----- ----- 71.8 3. White Paper ----- ----- 1.3 4. Did not participate in elections ----- ----- 8.9 Dec 95% June 97% Oct 99% 16) Recently, Prime Minister Barak outlined Israel's position on settlements in the final status negotiations. He suggested concentrating settlers in several large settlement blocks and the annexation of these blocks to Israel. What do you think? 1. Strongly Support ----- ----- 14.3 2. Support ----- ----- 35.5 3. Oppose ----- ----- 18.7 4. Strongly Oppose ----- ----- 17.7 5. No Opinion /don't know ----- ----- 13.8 Dec 95% June 97% Oct 99% 17) For which party did you vote? 1. Likud 25.6 36.0 23.5 2. Moledet /National Union 3.3 5.7 13.1 3. Tzomet 9.0 ----- 0.6 4. Center Party ----- ----- 2.0 5. Labor 12.5 7.9 9.2 6. Meretz 0.8 1.2 0.8 7. Third Way ----- 2.8 0.4 8. Yisrael BeAlia ----- 0.8 1.0 9. Mifdal 14.9 20.4 11.6 10. Yahadut HaTorah 3.1 4.0 6.0 11. Shas 3.5 3.4 8.0 12. Shinoi ----- ----- 3.6 13. Did not vote 14.5 10.5 6.8 14. No Response/ No one /others 12.8 7.3 13.4
The Future of Israeli Settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip - October 1999