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December 23, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.pcpsr.org/survey/polls/2009/p34ejoint.html

Poll: Obama Not Seen as Supportive by Israelis or Palestinians

(Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research) According to a recent poll, 13% of Israelis and 69% of Palestinians think that Obama's policy is more supportive of Israel, while 37% of Israelis and 3% of Palestinians think it is more supportive of the Palestinians, and 36% of Israelis and 22% of Palestinians think it is supportive of both sides equally. 68% of Palestinians oppose and 30% support unconditional return to negotiations, as requested by the U.S. 66% of Israelis and 68% of Palestinians believe the chances for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state next to Israel in the next five years are non-existent or low. Similarly, 65% of Israelis and 67% of Palestinians think that it is impossible to reach these days a final status settlement with the Palestinians. 64% of Palestinians and 73% of Israelis believe that the best solution to the conflict is the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, known as the two-state solution. 57% of Israelis oppose the Saudi initiative which calls for Arab normalization of relations with Israel in return for Israeli retreat from all territories occupied in 1967 including Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, and the establishment of a Palestinian state. The Truman Institute and the Department of Communication at Hebrew University and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research conducted the survey on Dec. 9-15.

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