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Poll: Most Israelis Favor Talks But Don't Believe They'll Lead to Peace


(Tel Aviv University-Israel Democracy Institute) According to the "Peace Index" survey of Israeli opinion conducted in October, while 69% favor peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, 65% do not believe that negotiations will lead to peace in the coming years. 65% support Prime Minister Netanyahu's demand that the Palestinians should recognize Israel as the state of the Jewish people as a condition for extending the building freeze in the settlements. 72% agree with the statement: "The Palestinians have not accepted the existence of the State of Israel and would destroy it if they could." 67% agree that this would remain true even if a peace agreement is signed.
2010-11-02 11:14:50
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