Tel Aviv University) - Ephraim Yaar and Tamar Hermann Today only 6% of Israeli Jews support the possibility of a binational state, while 78% favor a two-state solution. 80% believe it would be impossible to maintain the security of the Jewish population in a binational state. 83% favor the separation fence, while only 12% oppose it. 63% believe that constructing the fence can significantly reduce terror, and another 19% believe it can prevent terror. 63% say the route should be determined according to considerations of the Israeli government, whereas only 19% say it should follow the "green line." While 79% of the Jewish public say they have heard of the Geneva Initiative, it is acceptable to only about one-fourth, whereas 54% oppose it. Furthermore, only 7% think the Geneva Initiative stands a chance of being realized, whereas 81% believe its chances are small or nil. 65% hold the view that only the elected government is authorized to conduct peace negotiations, since such initiatives by a group of private citizens, even if legal, undermine the elected government's status. (Steinmetz Center for Peace Research -
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