80 Percent of Israeli Jews Say Peace Impossible, Reveals Poll
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Almost 80 percent of Israeli Jews believe a peace deal with the Palestinians is impossible, an opinion poll found on Friday, two days after the resumption of negotiations in Jerusalem.
Asked whether "this time, we will reach a final agreement that will put an end to the conflict," 79.7 percent of respondents said no, and just 6.2 percent said yes.
Another 14.1 percent expressed no opinion.
The survey, published in rightwing freesheet Israel Hayom, was carried out by Israeli research institute Hagal Hahadash among a representative sample of 500 Israeli Jews.
Asked about the government's decision to release long-serving Palestinian prisoners alongside the resumed peace talks, 77.5 percent of respondents said they opposed it and just 14.2 percent said they were in favor.
Israel released 26 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday hours before the Jerusalem talks, the first of 104 prisoners slated for release in stages depending on progress in the negotiations.
A full 62.9 percent of respondents said they would rather the government announced a freeze on Jewish settlement construction than release prisoners, many of whom were convicted of murder.
In the run-up to Wednesday's talks, Israel authorized more than 2,000 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem and elsewhere in the West Bank.
The last peace talks, in September 2010, broke down over the issue of settlements, which has this time again incensed Palestinian negotiators.
16 August 2013, 12:34
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But I thought it was the Arabs that didn't want peace! How can this be?! Omg I can't believe it. -_-
16 August 2013, 18:07
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ahh---but the article did not say that the Israelis don't want peace--it said that they do not believe that peace with the Palestinians is possible. There is a very important difference. You can want peace, but recognize that it may not be possible. Whether the Arabs want peace is a much more serious and relevant question.
16 August 2013, 13:08
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Just how many Israelis were polled here, and where exactly do they live.
If in the settlements I'm surprised it was only 79.7%, if in Tel Aviv and Haifa I surprised it's as high as 79.7%.
Even if 5000 people were polled I very much doubt it if was a complete cross-section of Israeli society,and therefore shows a warped result.
16 August 2013, 13:30
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The real question is "what were the terms-of-peace presented in the question asked in the poll?"... Do you really think that if peace included the right of return, most Israelis would agree to it?
16 August 2013, 14:30
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beirutbastard00, agreed. Statistics is the devil's game and this article should have definitely accompanied your requested data.
Voluntary response bias+convenience sampling+selection bias at play here.
This article can be safely discarded.
16 August 2013, 15:10
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I would presume that one of the big problems of the Israelis regarding the peace talks, is not actually with the Palestinians, but with the rest of the Arab World.
Why is it that we have not heard from one single Arab Leader, or from the Arab League, a statement saying something like "the day after the Palestinians and Israeli sign a peace treaty.......(fill in name of country) will sign one too."
16 August 2013, 18:02
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The question is not if they want peace (they want it at 99,99%), but rather if they think it is possible, i.e. if they trust Arabs because Arabs are the only ones refusing peace. Israel recognize Arab States, Arabs doesn't recognize Israel. That's it, it's in the hands of the Arab world ya jame3a.
17 August 2013, 01:09
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as someone who lives in Israel all his life (almost) i'd say it like this: the truth here, just like most of the time in the neibohring countries, is that people wish for peace, believe in peace Much more than any other direction that obviesly failed, and know it's possible. But they're not gonna Say it and/or Vote accordingly as long as their Leaders, particularly the religious ones don't do so. in other words they're Afraid of annoying those "leaders". That's the truth to be revealed !
