Israeli Public Opinion

July 5-11 2001

01) The Israeli government has accepted the Mitchell report and the cease-fire which includes a freeze on settlements, do you support or oppose these governmental decisions?
1) Strongly support	24.9
2) Support	46.2
3) Oppose	16.8
4) Strongly oppose	12.1
02) Now that both the Israeli and Palestinian sides have accepted the Mitchell report and the cease-fire, what in your opinion will happen?
1) Negotiations will resume soon enough and armed confrontations will stop	9.2
2) Negotiations will resume but some armed attacks will continue	39.2
3) Armed confrontations will not stop and the two sides will not return to negotiations	51.6
03) And to what extent do you support or oppose the immediate return to Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, Now that both the Israeli and Palestinian sides have accepted the Mitchell report and the cease-fire?
1) Strongly support	24.3
2) Support	42.8
3) Oppose	19.7
4) Strongly oppose	13.2
04) And if the violent confrontations and the shooting don’t stop and negotiations do not resume soon, should Israel:?
1) Continue the cease-fire unilaterally in order to gain international support	16.8
2) Continue with moderate military measures in order to maintain the option for future negotiations	45.3
3) React in full force in order to remove Arafat from power	37.9
05) Do you believe that the Palestinian Intifada so far has achieved Palestinian national and political goals that negotiations could not?
1) Definitely yes	12.9
2) Yes	24.0
3) No	39.4
4) Definitely no	23.7
06) And in the future, if the Intifada and armed confrontations will continue, do you believe that the Palestinians will achieve national and political goals that the negotiations can not?
1) Definitely yes	8.1
2) Yes	17.2
3) No	45.9
4) Definitely no	26.1
5) Don’t know	2.7
07) In the long run how do you see the prospects for a Palestinian Israeli peace agreement
1) Eventually, an agreement similar to the position presented by Barak at Camp David will be reached	13.0
2) A compromise between the Israeli and Palestinian positions at Camp David will be reached	26.3
3) An agreement more favorable to the Palestinians than the one discussed at Camp David and Taba will be reached	9.0
4) An agreement more favorable to the Israelis than the one discussed at Camp David will be reached	7.9
5) This is the end to the peace process and no agreement will be reached in the years to come	43.7
08) Five to ten years from now, how do you see relations between Palestinians and Israelis?
1) As they are now	22.5
2) More peace and cooperation	33.0
3) Less peace and cooperation	15.0
4) Conflict and violence	25.7
5) Other (Specify ________ )	3.7
09) How would you evaluate the impact of the Intifada on the current economic situation in Israel:
1) Very good	1.6
2) Somewhat good	2.5
3) Neither good nor bad	6.8
4) Somewhat bad	27.9
5) Very bad	61.3
10) And personally speaking, how would you evaluate the impact of the Intifada on the current economic situation of you and your family:
1) Very good	1.0
2) Somewhat good	2.4
3) Neither good nor bad	58.2
4) Somewhat bad	18.8
5) Very bad	19.5
11) In the negotiations that took place in January last year in Taba, between representatives of the Barak government and the Palestinians, the two parties declared that they have achieved progress. Do you support or oppose continuing the negotiations from where they stopped in Taba?
1) Strongly support	14.3
2) Support	33.5
3) Oppose	29.0
4) Strongly oppose	23.3
12) To what extent do you support or oppose dismantling most of the settlements in the territories as part of a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians
1) Strongly support	22.3
2) Support	33.4
3) Oppose	24.9
4) Strongly oppose	19.5
13) What percent of the Israeli public, in your opinion, support dismantling most of the settlements in the territories as part of a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians ?
1) Less than 30%	18.9
2) 31%-40%	11.2
3) 41%-50%	19.8
4) 51%-60%	10.8
5) 61%-70%	13.6
6) Greater than 70%	25.8
14) And which opinion will become stronger? will the number of people who support dismantling settlements as part of a peace agreement increase in the coming months, or will the number of those opposing it increase?
1) The number of people supporting the dismantling of settlements will increase	53.4
2) The number of people opposing the dismantling of settlements will increase	46.6
15) Suppose a TV reporter with a camera and a microphone stopped you on the street to interview you for a story to be broadcast on the national evening news on the issue of dismantling settlements as part of a peace agreement. Would you be willing to give him your opinion on the issue or not?
1) Definitely yes	34.6
2) Yes	29.1
3) Not Sure	13.4
4) No	13.3
5) Definitely no	9.6
16) If a Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement is reached, what do you think would be its impact on the Israeli economy?
1) Very beneficial	52.6
2) Somewhat beneficial	32.3
3) No impact	8.9
4) Somewhat harmful	2.9
5) Very harmful	3.2
17) And personally speaking, what would be the impact of a peace agreement with the Palestinians on the economic situation of you and your family?
1) Very beneficial	22.3
2) Somewhat beneficial	28.7
3) No impact	44.8
4) Somewhat harmful	2.2
5) Very harmful	1.9
18) If a peace agreement with the Palestinians is reached and a Palestinian state is established and recognized by Israel, would you support or oppose the efforts to reach full reconciliation between Israel and the Palestinian state?
1) Strongly support	33.0
2) Support	43.1
3) Oppose	13.1
4) Strongly oppose	10.8
19) If a peace agreement is reached, and a Palestinian state is established and recognized by Israel: how soon do you think will full reconciliation between the two peoples be achieved?
1) Reconciliation is not possible ever	28.2
2) Only in many generations to come	22.4
3) Only in the next generation	21.5
4) Only in the next decade	13.6
5) In the next few years	14.2
20) And what about the majority of Palestinians? In your opinion, how soon do they believe that full reconciliation between the two peoples can be achieved?
1) They think that reconciliation is not possible ever	53.6
2) Only in many generations to come	20.1
3) Only in the next generation	10.3
4) Only in the next decade	5.5
5) On the next few years	10.5

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