The Peace Index November 2013 (N=600) 22-22.11.

2013

1. What is your position on holding peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority? General Public 39.4 27.5 9.6 17.6 5.8 Jews 31.0 31.5 11.5 19.2 6.7 Arabs 80.9 7.9 0.0 9.8 1.4

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Strongly in favor Somewhat in favor Somewhat opposed Strongly opposed Dont know / Refuse

2. Do you believe or not believe that negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority will lead to peace between Israel and the Palestinians in the coming years? General Public 9.8 19.2 25.1 45.2 0.7 Jews 6.0 18.3 25.6 49.5 0.6 Arabs 28.9 23.7 22.5 23.3 1.6

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Strongly believe Somewhat believe Somewhat dont believe Dont believe at all Dont know / Refuse

3. In your opinion, does the Palestinian Authority actually want or not want to reach a permanent peace settlement with Israel based on mutual compromises? Im sure it wants to I think it wants to I think it doesnt want to Im sure it doesnt want to Dont know/Refuse General Public 12.1 19.3 25.3 38.9 4.4 Jews 4.9 17.6 27.1 46.1 4.3 Arabs 5.84 0.82 2.80 08. 4..

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

4. And does the Israeli government actually want or not to reach a permanent peace settlement with the Palestinians based on mutual compromises? Im sure it wants to I think it wants to I think it doesnt want to Im sure it doesnt want to 5. Dont know/Refuse 1. 2. 3. 4. General Public 26.3 38.8 16.8 12.3 5.8 Jews 25.6 40.3 17.1 11.0 6.0 Arabs 29.3 31.2 15.7 18.8 5.0

5. In your assessment, to whom is it more important to reach a permanent peace settlement - the Palestinians or Israel? General Public 1. More to the Palestinians 2. More to Israel 3. To both sides to the same extent (not read) 4. Reaching a settlement is not important to either side (not read) 5. Dont know/Refuse 21.4 46.8 25.5 3.6 2.8 Jews 17.1 52.8 23.8 3.4 2.8 Arabs 42.4 16.8 33.7 4.4 2.6

6. In your opinion, how will the agreement recently signed with Iran by the Western countries, led by the United States, affect the Israeli governments position on conducting the negotiations with the Palestinians? 1. Israel will take a tougher position 2. Israel will take a more conciliatory position 3. The agreement will have no effect on the Israeli governments position 4. Dont know/Refuse General Public 26.4 22.7 38.2 Jews 25.9 21.8 39.2 Arabs 29.0 27.6 33.1

12.7

13.2

10.3

7. How will the agreement signed with Iran affect the Palestinian Authoritys position on conducting the negotiations with Israel? General Public 37.4 Jews 39.9 Arabs 24.9

1. The Palestinian Authority will take a tougher position 2. The Palestinian Authority will take a more conciliatory position 3. The agreement will have no effect on the Palestinian Authoritys position 4. Dont know/Refuse

16.5

11.7

40.3

31.8

33.6

22.5

14.4

14.8

12.2

8. Do you believe or not believe that the agreement between Iran and the Western countries, headed by the United States, will indeed lead to the cessation of Irans nuclear weapons program? General Public 5.4 12.6 30.9 46.2 5.0 Jews 3.4 10.8 30.4 50.5 4.9 Arabs 15.4 21.2 33.6 24.6 5.3

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Strongly believe Moderately believe Dont believe too much Dont believe at all Dont know/Refuse

9. In your opinion, how will the agreement signed with Iran affect the U.S. position toward the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations?

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The United States will take a more yielding position toward Israel so as to compensate it for the agreement with Iran The United States will take a more stringent position toward Israel so as to compensate the Saudis and the rest of the Sunni Arab world for the agreement with Iran The agreement with Iran will have no effect on the U.S. position toward the IsraeliPalestinian negotiations Dont know/Refuse

General Public 21.7

Jews 19.7

Arabs 31.7

29.7

30.3

26.9

37.1

38.3

31.4

11.5

11.8

10.0

10. What grade on a scale of 1 (very poor) to 10 (excellent) would you give to the way in which Prime Minister Netanyahu has dealt so far with the issue of Irans nuclear weapons program? General Public 7.5 2.4 2.4 2.6 4.2 12.1 8.1 12.7 18.8 6.8 16.6 6.0 Jews 6.5 2.3 2.6 2.4 3.6 10.7 8.9 14.1 20.4 6.6 17.0 4.9 Arabs 12.3 2.9 1.2 3.8 7.0 18.9 4.0 6.0 10.6 7.3 14.6 11.3

2 2 0 3 5 4 . 7 . 9 22 Dont know/Refuse

11. Recently Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Israel was pressuring the United States too much with various demands, to the point that the United States is already distancing itself from Israel, and therefore we also need to find other

allies in the international arena. In your opinion, are excessive Israeli demands indeed the main reason for Americas distancing itself from Israel of late? General Public 8.7 22.8 33.8 25.1 9.6 Jews 6.5 20.6 37.6 25.5 9.8 Arabs 19.7 33.3 14.6 23.3 9.1

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Im sure they are I think they are I think they arent Im sure they arent Dont know/Refuse

12. In your opinion, does Israel indeed need to find other loyal allies and reduce its dependence on the United States in the international arena? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Im sure it does I think it does I think it doesnt Im sure it doesnt Dont know/Refuse General Public 17.5 30.1 27.0 19.2 6.2 Jews 17.5 31.9 26.1 19.0 5.5 Arabs 17.5 21.1 31.1 20.6 9.7

13. What, in your opinion, are the chances that if Israel looks for other loyal allies in the international arena, it will indeed find them? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Very high chances Moderately high chances Moderately low chances Very low chances Dont know/Refuse General Public 6.8 20.3 33.0 35.5 4.4 Jews 4.9 21.4 34.7 34.9 4.1 Arabs 16.1 15.0 24.2 38.6 6.1

14. Since 1967 the United States has been considered Israels most loyal and important ally. Do you think it still is? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Im sure it is I think it is I think it isnt Im sure it isnt Dont know/Refuse General Public 28.8 41.8 18.6 7.6 3.2 Jews 25.5 46.5 18.0 7.1 2.9 Arabs 45.1 18.5 21.5 10.5 4.4

15. To what extent, in your opinion, is Israels existence today dependent on the military, political, and economic assistance it receives from the United States?

General Public 1. Totally dependent on the assistance it receives from the United States Moderately dependent on the assistance Almost not dependent on the assistance Not at all dependent on the assistance it receives from the United States Dont know/Refuse 29.8

Jews 24.2

Arabs 57.6

2. 3. 4.

50.6 8.5 7.2

55.1 9.6 7.8

28.0 2.9 4.0

5.

4.0

3.3

7.5

16. In your opinion, following the election of Isaac (Buji) Herzog as chairman of the Labor Party replacing Shelley Yachimovich, will the party join or not join the Netanyahu government in the foreseeable future? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Im sure it will join I think it will join I think it wont join Im sure it wont join Dont know/Refuse General Public 3.5 29.3 28.6 12.4 26.2 Jews 3.4 30.0 30.9 9.5 26.3 Arabs 4.1 26.2 17.2 26.7 25.8

17. In your opinion, is it desirable or undesirable for the Labor Party to join the Netanyahu government? 1. Im sure it should not join 2. I think it should not join 3. I think it should join 4. Im sure it should join 5. Dont know/Refuse General Public 15.7 20.4 33.5 10.7 19.7 Jews 13.4 20.9 34.5 10.3 21.0 Arabs 27.4 18.1 28.4 12.9 13.1