A vast majority of Jewish Israelis have lost hope in the possibility of a peace agreement with the Palestinians, according to a new survey by the Jewish People Policy Institute.
The findings, published in the JPPI’s “Israeli Society Index,” revealed that 85% of Israel’s Jews believed there was no
realistic prospect for a peace deal in the foreseeable future, with 70% expressing this sentiment “strongly.”
Skepticism was also significant but less pronounced among Arab citizens of Israel, with 40% agreeing that peace was unlikely, including 19% who “strongly agreed.”
The data for the March JPPI survey was collected through “The Index” panel and the Afkar research firm. The findings were adjusted for voting patterns and religious affiliation to reflect the views of Israel’s adult population.
The poll reflected a shift toward deepening skepticism, particularly among Jewish Israelis. Even among left-wing voters, 44% said a peace deal was unlikely. Across all other [...]
Where is Palestinian? Palestine is a geographic region in Western Asia. It is usually considered to include the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Israel, and in some definitions, some parts of western Jordan. The name was used by ancient Greek writers, and it was later used for the Roman province Syria Palaestina, the Byzantine
Palaestina Prima, and the Islamic provincial district of Jund Filastin. The region comprises most of the territory claimed for the biblical regions known as the Land of Israel, the Holy Land or Promised Land. Historically, it has been known as the southern portion of wider regional designations such as Canaan, Syria, ash-Sham, and the Levant. Situated at a strategic location between Egypt, Syria and Arabia, and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity, the region has a long and tumultuous history as a crossroads for religion, culture, commerce, and politics.
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West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest.
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The paper describes itself as being in the Israeli political center, but widely seen as center-right in Israel; its editorial line is critical of political corruption, and supportive of the separation of religion and state in Israel. It is also a strong proponent of greater investment by the State of Israel in World Jewry and educational programs for the Jewish diaspora.
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Judaism includes a wide corpus of texts, practices, theological positions, and forms of organization. Within Judaism there are a variety of movements, most of which emerged from Rabbinic Judaism, which holds that God revealed his laws and commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of both the Written and Oral Torah.
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The Jews are an ethnoreligious group and include those born Jewish and converts to Judaism. In 2012, the world Jewish population was estimated at about 14 million, or roughly 0.2% of the total world population. About 42% of all Jews reside in Israel and about 42% reside in the United States and Canada, with most of the remainder living in Europe.