70% of Israelis oppose Palestinian state, survey finds

(JNS) — A new survey by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) finds overwhelming Israeli opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The poll, conducted Nov. 16–17 by Dr. Menachem Lazar among 698 Jewish and Arab Israelis (±3.7 percent), finds 70 percent of Israelis oppose creating a Palestinian state along the 1967 lines—the highest level recorded by the Center since the war began.

Among Jewish Israelis, opposition stands at 79 percent.

Only 8 percent of respondents support a Palestinian state unconditionally. Thirteen percent said they would consider it only...