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Israel, the Palestinians . . . (p. 3)

Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

Gallup Poll. Feb. 7-10, 2005. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of [see below] very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
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		Very Favorable	Mostly Favorable	Mostly Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	Israel
	2/7-10/05	19	50	20	5	6
	2/04	14	45	25	10	6
	2/03	22	42	23	6	7
	2/02	16	42	25	10	7
	2/01	18	45	20	12	5
	3/00	16	46	20	8	10
	1/00	11	43	21	7	18
	5/99	15	53	19	6	7
	2/99	18	48	16	7	11
	3/96	17	45	18	11	9
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	The Palestinian Authority
	2/7-10/05	3	24	43	19	11
	2/04	2	13	44	32	9
	2/03	1	12	44	29	14
	2/02	3	11	44	32	10
	2/01	4	18	39	24	15
	1/00	3	18	36	16	27

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Jan. 11-12, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Recently, Palestinians elected Mahmoud Abbas as the new Palestinian Authority president to replace Yasser Arafat who died in November. Do you think the Palestinian elections are more likely to bring about peace in the Middle East or continued violence?"
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		Peace	Continued Violence	Mix (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/11-12/05	43	33	9	15
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"Do you think there will ever be peace in the Middle East?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/11-12/05	31	61	8
	6/03	23	69	8
	3/02	17	76	7
	9/97	22	72	6

Pew Research Center/Council on Foreign Relations survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. July 8-18, 2004. Nationwide.
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"What's your opinion of U.S. policies in the Middle East? Would you say they are fair or do they favor Israel too much or do they favor the Palestinians too much?" Form 1 (N=1,003 adults, MoE ą 3.5)
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		Fair	Favor Israel	Favor Palestinians	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/8-18/04	35	32	5	28
	5/03	47	27	8	18
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"Do you think the U.S. is doing as much as it can to bring about a peace settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, or don't you think so?" Form 2 (N=1,006 adults, MoE ą 3.5)
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		As Much As It Can	Don't Think So	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-18/04	46	42	12
	4/02	53	34	13

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Oct. 10-12, 2003. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Turning for a moment to the Middle East -- How much do you blame the [see below] for the current violence in the Middle East: a great deal, a moderate amount, not very much, or none at all?"
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		Great Deal	Moderate Amount	Not Very Much	None at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	Israelis
	10/03	20	48	18	10	4
	3/02	26	46	14	10	4
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	Palestinians
	10/03	36	45	12	3	4
	3/02	40	42	10	4	4
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	Arab countries in the region
	10/03	34	44	13	4	5

Gallup Poll. June 12-15, 2003. N=510 adults nationwide. MoE ą 5.
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"In the Middle East conflict, do you think the United States should take Israel's side, take the Palestinians' side, or not take either side?"
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		Israel's	Palestinians'	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/03	18	4	74	4
	4/29 - 5/1/02	24	2	68	6
	4/5-7/02	22	2	71	5
	9/01	27	1	63	9
	7/00	16	1	74	9
	1/00	15	1	72	12
	12/98	17	2	73	7
	5/98	15	2	74	9

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. May 30-June 1, 2003. N=1,019 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Which comes closest to your view about what George W. Bush should do about achieving a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians: Bush should make it his top foreign policy priority; he should make it one of his foreign policy priorities, but not his top priority; or, do you think Bush should not be deeply involved in achieving a peace agreement?" Options rotated
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		Top Priority	One of His Priorities	Not Deeply Involved	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5-6/03	17	62	19	2

The Harris Poll. Aug. 15-19, 2002. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"And now some questions about the Middle East. Who do you think is mainly to blame for the violence: the Israelis or the Palestinians?"
		Israelis	Pales- tinians	Neither/ Both (vol.)	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%
	8/02	12	43	30	15
	7/02	9	42	30	19
	6/02	10	39	28	22
	5/02	13	34	40	13
	4/02	11	36	39	14
	3/02	10	32	44	12
	7/01	14	26	26	34
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"Do you think that United States policy in the Middle East is too supportive of Israel, too supportive of the Palestinians, or has the balance just right?"
			8/02	7/02	6/02	5/02
			%	%	%	%
	Too supportive of Israel		29	33	29	34
	Too supportive of Palestinians		10	6	7	7
	Has the balance just right		40	40	40	39
	Not sure		22	20	24	19

The Harris Poll. July 18-22, 2002. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"A recent proposal is that all the Arab states would recognize, and make peace with, Israel in return for an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza with its capital in East Jerusalem. Do you favor this or not?"
		Favor	Do Not Favor	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	7/02	54	22	24
	6/02	50	27	23
	5/02	54	23	23
	4/02	51	22	26
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"Do you think that United States policy in the Middle East is more supportive of Israel or more supportive of the Palestinians or equally supportive of both?"
			7/02	6/02	5/02	4/02
			%	%	%	%
	More supportive of Israel		51	50	54	51
	More supportive of Palestinians		3	2	2	3
	Equally supportive of both		33	32	32	33
	Not sure		13	16	13	14

CBS News Poll. July 8-9, 2002. N=685 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Do you favor or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian homeland in the occupied territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?" Half sample
		Favor	Oppose	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	7/02	40	31	29
	6/02	34	32	34
	5/02	39	30	31
	4/02	42	27	31
	12/01	39	27	34
	10/01	38	29	33
	10/91	33	46	20
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation between Israel and the Palestinians?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	7/02	57	26	17
	6/02	52	31	17
	5/13-14/02	58	27	15
	4/28 - 5/1/02	60	27	13
	4/15-18/02	58	27	15
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"When it comes to the situation in the Middle East, do you think George W. Bush has a clear plan for his policy or do you think he is just reacting to events as they occur?"
		Clear Plan	Reacting	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	7/02	30	61	9
	6/02	29	60	11
	5/02	26	65	9
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"Do you think the U.S. has a responsibility to try to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, or isn't that really this country's business?"
		Has Respon- sibility	Not U.S. Business	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	7/02	46	46	8
	5/02	43	47	10
	4/28 - 5/1/02	48	43	9
	4/15-18/02	45	48	7
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"As of now, the U.S. has said it will not meet with Arafat. Do you think that is the right thing to do, or not?"
			%
	Right thing to do		54
	Not the right thing to do		33
	Don't know		13
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"The Palestinians are scheduled to hold an election in 2003. If Yasser Arafat is re-elected, should the U.S. still refuse to meet with him, or should the U.S. meet with him?"
			%
	Still refuse to meet with him		32
	Meet with him		53
	Meet with him now (vol.)		2
	Don't know		13

ABC News Poll. June 21-23, 2002. N=1,157 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Field work by ICR-International Communications Research.
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"Thinking about the Mideast: Do you think there should or should not be an independent Palestinian nation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?"
		Should	Should Not	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	6/02	45	20	35

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. June 21-23, 2002. N=1,020 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you favor or oppose the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank if the Palestinian government demonstrates that it can end the suicide bombings in Israel?"
		Favor	Oppose	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	6/02	74	18	8

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. June 7-8, 2002. N=800 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Do you think George W. Bush is or is not doing enough to find a peaceful solution to the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians?"
		Is	Is Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/02	61	28	11
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"Thinking about Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat: Do you think that Ariel Sharon genuinely wants peace with the Palestinians, or not? ... Do you think Yasser Arafat genuinely wants peace with the Israelis, or not?"
			Wants Peace	Does Not	Unsure
			%	%	%
	Ariel Sharon		32	57	11
	Yasser Arafat		16	76	8

Gallup Poll. May 20-22, 2002. N=514 adults nationwide. MoE ą 5.
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"Do you favor or oppose the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, territory currently occupied by Israel?"
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/02	47	28	25
	7/00	38	29	33
	5/99	52	28	20

	* Wording prior to 4/22-24/02: "In the Middle East situation, are your sympathies more with the Israelis or more with the Palestinian Arabs?"

CBS News Poll. May 13-14, 2002. N=647 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"In the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians, which side do you sympathize with more: Israel or the Palestinians?"
		Israel	Pales- tinians	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/02	47	17	6	14	16
	4/02	48	15	5	16	16
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"What should the United States do? Should the United States government publicly support Israel, should it say or do nothing, or should it publicly criticize Israel?"
		Support	Say Nothing	Criticize	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	5/13-14/02	39	34	11	16
	4/28 - 5/1/02	38	23	16	23
	4/15-18/02	41	32	13	14

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. April 25-26, 2002. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Now, thinking about Secretary of State Colin Powell's recent diplomatic mission to the Middle East: From what you've seen, heard, or read, on balance, do you think it was worthwhile that he made the effort OR that it undermined his own credibility and that of the United States?"
			%
	Worthwhile		62
	Undermined credibility		16
	Don' t know		22
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"Do you think the Bush Administration has a well-thought-out plan for ending the violence between Israel and the Palestinians and bringing about peace in the Middle East, or not?"
		%
	Does have	33
	Does not	51
	Don' t know	16
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"How much progress, if any, do you think the Bush Administration has made in achieving peace in the Middle East? Do you think they have made a lot of progress, some progress, only a little progress, OR no progress at all?"
		%
	A lot	6
	Some	30
	Only a little	34
	None	24
	Don' t know	6
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"In dealing with the Middle East situation, do you think the Bush Administration has been too supportive of Israel in its conflict with the Palestinians, has been too supportive of the Palestinians, or has treated both sides about right?"
			%
	Too supportive of Israel		23
	Too supportive of Palestinians		7
	Treated both about right		48
	Don't know		22

CBS News Poll. April 15-18, 2002. N=1,119 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you think the Israelis are justified in taking military action in response to the recent suicide bombing attacks, or not?"
		Justified	Not Justified	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/02	67	21	13
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"What should Israel do now? Withdraw troops from the cities it has occupied in the past two weeks. OR, Increase its military activities there. OR, Maintain its presence in the areas it now occupies, but not withdraw or increase its military activities."
		Withdraw	Increase Activities	Maintain Presence	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/02	28	8	51	13
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"Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The Israelis taking military action against Yasser Arafat and the Palestinians is no different from the U.S. taking military action against Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda."
		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/02	59	32	9
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"Do you think the current fighting between Israel and the Palestinians will make a terrorist attack against the United States more likely to happen in the near future, less likely to happen, or won't it make any difference?"
		More Likely	Less Likely	No Differ- ence	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/02	40	9	45	6

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 16-17, 2002. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Who do you think is more to blame for the failure to reach peace in the Middle East: the Israelis or the Palestinians?"
		Israelis	Pales- tinians	Both/ Equal (vol.)	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%
	4/02	12	33	36	19
	8/01	17	25	34	24

"Do you think U.S. efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have been too forceful or not forceful enough?"
		%
	Too forceful	13
	Not forceful enough	48
	About right (vol.)	18
	Not sure	21

"Do you think a change in either the Israeli or the Palestinian leadership will be needed to reach peace in the Middle East?" If "Yes": "Who needs to go: Yasser Arafat, Ariel Sharon, or both?"
			%
	Yes -- Arafat needs to go		25
	Yes -- Sharon needs to go		5
	Yes -- both need to go		41
	No -- neither needs to go		15
	Not sure		14
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"Would you favor or oppose sending U.S. troops to the Middle East now, to bring about a ceasefire?"
		%
	Favor	27
	Oppose	63
	Not sure	10
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"Would you favor or oppose sending U.S. troops to the Middle East later, to keep the peace after a treaty has been signed?"
		%
	Favor	48
	Oppose	42
	Not sure	10

"Do you think Yasser Arafat is a terrorist?"
		%
	Yes	65
	No	17
	Not sure	18
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"How likely do you think it is that Yasser Arafat is delaying peace in the Middle East to give other Arab countries time to develop weapons of mass destruction?. . ."
		%
	Very likely	31
	Somewhat likely	31
	Not very likely	12
	Not at all likely	13
	Not sure	13

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Harris Interactive. April 10-11, 2002. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1 (total sample).
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"In general, do you agree or disagree with the Bush Administration's policy towards Israel and the Palestinians?"
		ALL	Repub- licans	Indepen- dents	Demo- crats
		%	%	%	%
	Agree	56	71	50	47
	Disagree	29	18	33	36
	Not sure	15	11	17	17
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"Who do you think is more responsible for the violence between Israel and the Palestinians: Israel or the Palestinians?"
		4/02	3/02
		%	%
	Israel	20	19
	The Palestinians	46	44
	Both (vol.)	13	9
	Neither (vol.)	5	6
	Other (vol.)	1	1
	Not sure	15	21
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"Do you think Israel has gone too far in its military response to attacks by Palestinians against Israeli soldiers and civilians in recent weeks or don't you think it has gone too far?"
		4/02	3/02
		%	%
	Gone too far	46	46
	Not gone too far	44	42
	Not sure	10	12
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"As you may know, President Bush has told Israeli Prime Minister Sharon to withdraw Israeli troops from the Palestinian territories immediately. If Israel does not withdraw its troops immediately, do you think the U.S. should cut off all of its economic and military aid to Israel, reduce its military and economic aid, or keep its military and economic aid to Israel the same?"
		%
	Cut off all aid	27
	Reduce aid	33
	Keep the same	31
	Increase aid (vol.)	1
	Not sure	8
						.
"Would you favor or oppose sending U.S. troops to attempt to help end the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinians before a peace agreement is reached?"
		%
	Favor	22
	Oppose	72
	Not sure	6
						.
"Would you favor or oppose sending U.S. troops as part of a peacekeeping force after a peace agreement is reached between Israel and the Palestinians?"
		%
	Favor	45
	Oppose	48
	Not sure	7

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. June 12-15, 2003. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"As far as you are concerned, should the development of a peaceful solution to the Palestinian-Israeli situation in the Middle East be a very important foreign policy goal of the United States, a somewhat important goal, not too important, or not an important goal at all?"
		Very	Somewhat	Not Too	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/02	58	32	5	4	1
	3/02	58	30	5	6	1
	2/02	54	30	7	6	3
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"Do you think the Israeli actions in the current conflict with the Palestinians over the past few days have been mostly justified or mostly unjustified?" Form A (N=489, MoE ą 5)
		Mostly Justified	Mostly Unjustified	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/02	49	41	10
						.
"Do you think the Palestinian actions in the current conflict with Israel over the past few days have been mostly justified or mostly unjustified?" Form A (N=489, MoE ą 5)
		Mostly Justified	Mostly Unjustified	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/02	22	66	12
						.
"How would you describe the recent violence committed by the Palestinians against the Israelis -- as acts of terrorism or as legitimate acts of war against their opponents?" Form B (N=520, MoE ą 5)
		Terrorism	Acts of War	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/02	70	24	6
						.
"How would you describe the recent violence committed by the Israelis against the Palestinians -- as acts of terrorism or as legitimate acts of war against their opponents?" Form B (N=520, MoE ą 5)
		Terrorism	Acts of War	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/02	39	53	8
						.
"On Thursday, President Bush demanded that Israel withdraw from the Palestinian territories it has occupied in the West Bank. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?"
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/02	71	24	5
						.
"On Thursday, President Bush demanded that the Palestinian Authority stop encouraging suicide bombings against the Israelis. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?"
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/02	92	6	2
						.
How likely is it that Secretary of State Colin Powell will be successful in negotiating a peaceful resolution to the current conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians: very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely?"
		Very	Somewhat	Not Too	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/02	6	33	44	15	2
						.
"Would you describe Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat as an enemy of the United States, or not?"
		Yes, Enemy	No, Not Enemy	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/02	59	34	7

ABC News.com Poll. April 3-7, 2002. N=1,027 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Fieldwork by TNS Intersearch.
						.
"In the Middle East, are your sympathies more with Israel or more with the Palestinian Authority?"
		Israel	Pales- tinians	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/02	41	9	8	26	16
	10/01	52	14	7	15	11
						.
"Regardless of your overall feelings toward Israel and the Palestinians, who do you think is more to blame for the recent violence: Israel or the Palestinians?"
		Israel	Pales- tinians	Both (vol.)	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%
	4/02	12	41	24	23
	10/90	30	47	8	15
						.
"Would you support or oppose a plan in which Israel would withdraw from the territories it occupied in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, and in exchange the Arab nations would recognize Israel's right to exist?"
		Support	Oppose	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	4/02	53	22	26
	3/02	52	23	26

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. April 3, 2002. N=527 adults nationwide. MoE ą 5.
				.
"As you may know, in recent days, there has been increased violence between the Palestinians and the Israelis in the Middle East. Do you think the Israeli actions in the current conflict with the Palestinians over the past few days have been mostly justified or mostly unjustified?"
		%
	Mostly justified	44
	Mostly unjustified	34
	No opinion	22
				.
"Do you think the Palestinian actions in the current conflict with Israel over the past few days have been mostly justified or mostly unjustified?"
		%
	Mostly justified	17
	Mostly unjustified	62
	No opinion	21
				.
"Do you think the Israelis should take the first step and end military action before the Palestinians agree to end suicide bombings, or do you think the Palestinians should take the first step and end suicide bombings before the Israelis agree to end military action?"
			%
	Israelis should take first step		25
	Palestinians should take first step		52
	No opinion		23
				.
"In terms of U.S. policy toward Israel, should the U.S. actively support Israel in what it is doing, apply strong pressure to Israel to stop military action against the Palestinians, or should the U.S. do nothing at all?"
			%
	Actively support Israel		32
	Apply pressure to Israel to stop		39
	Do nothing at all		19
	No opinion		10
				.
"As you may know, U.S. policy says that anyone who harbors terrorists will be treated as an enemy of the United States. Do you think that policy should or should not apply to Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat?"
		%
	Should apply	77
	Should not apply	16
	No opinion	7
				.
"Thinking about Israel's ties with the U.S., do you think Israel's current military action will make it more difficult for the U.S. to win the war on terrorism, or not?"
		%
	Yes, more difficult	54
	Not more difficult	35
	No opinion	11

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. March 21-22, 2002. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Looking ahead, do you think there will still be a state of Israel in the Middle East 50 years from today, or not?" If "Yes": "Fifty years from today, do you think Israel will still be a JEWISH state, OR that Israel will be a MIXED state in which the Palestinians have a major share of power?"
			%
	YES: A Jewish state		34
	YES: A mixed state		23
	YES: Don't know which		8
	No, will not exist		18
	Don' t know		17
						.
"Which side do you think is more to blame for the recent violence in the Middle East: the Israelis or the Palestinians?"
			3/02	12/01
			%	%
	The Israelis		12	11
	The Palestinians		49	42
	Both equally (vol.)		23	23
	Neither/Other (vol.)		3	4
	Don' t know		13	20
						.
"Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement, or if you have no opinion either way: The U.S. should reduce its ties to Israel in order to lessen the acts of terrorism against us."
		Agree	Dis- agree	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	3/02	31	53	16
	10/01	28	52	20
	9/01	32	50	18
						.
"Do you see Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon more as someone who is committed to the Middle East peace process or more as an obstacle to peace? ... "Do you see Palestinian Authority chairman Yasir Arafat more as someone who is committed to the Middle East peace process or more as an obstacle to peace?"
			Sharon	Arafat
			%	%
	Committed to peace		32	16
	An obstacle to peace		40	70
	Don't know		28	14
						.
"Do you think the United States should or should not favor creating a Palestinian state?"
		Should Favor	Should Not Favor	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	3/02	39	44	17
	12/01	40	39	21
	11/01	33	39	28
						.
"In which of the following ways, if any, do you think the United States should get involved in trying to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian dispute and end the violence? What about [see below]? Do you think the U.S. should do this or not?"
			Yes	No	Don't Know
			%	%	%
	Increasing diplomatic efforts to broker a peace settlement
			71	23	6
						.
	Sending U.S. troops to Israel as part of an international force with monitoring and peace-keeping responsibilities
			32	62	6
						.
	Providing more money to create conditions helpful to peace, such as paying Israeli and Palestinian settlers money to relocate and funding for general economic development
			26	66	8

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 12-13, 2002. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"Which side do you think should make a major compromise in the Middle East conflict: the Israelis or the Palestinians?"
		%
	Israelis	19
	Palestinians	26
	Neither/Both (vol.)	31
	Not sure	24
			.
"Do you favor or oppose the United States taking a more active role in the Middle East peace negotiations?"
		%
	Favor	63
	Oppose	26
	Not sure	11
			.
"Do you favor or oppose the United States sending military troops to the Middle East to help keep the peace?"
		%
	Favor	44
	Oppose	47
	Not sure	9

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Dec. 6-7, 2001. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
				.
"Do you think the Israelis' use of force in responding to violence by the Palestinians has been excessive or is appropriate given the circumstances?"
		%
	Excessive	27
	Appropriate	55
	Don't know	18
				.
"Which ONE of the following statements comes closer to your own views on U.S. involvement in the dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians? The U.S. should be involved because of our historic commitment to Israel. The U.S. should be involved because the Middle East is an important source of oil. It's not in the best interests of the U.S. to be involved."
			%
	Involved because of historic commitment		42
	Involved because of oil		18
	Not in best interests of U.S. to be involved		29
	Don't know		11

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Nov. 9-11, 2001. N=809 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
						.
"Has the war on terrorism made you think that the United States' relations toward Israel should be closer, more distant, or stay the same?"
		Closer	More Distant	Stay Same	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%
	11/9-11	29	14	48	9
	10/7	30	13	48	9

*CBS News/New York Times* Poll**. Oct. 25-28, 2001. N=1,024 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3
						.
"With regard to the situation in the Middle East, at the present time, are you more in sympathy with Israel or more in sympathy with the Arab nations?"
						.
		Israel	Arab Nations	Neither (vol.)	Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/01	48	19	13	3	17
	10/91	48	19	11	5	17
						.
"Do you think that a major cause of U.S. problems in the Middle East today is that the United States has paid too much attention to Israel and not enough attention to the Arab countries, or don't you think so?"
						.
			%
	Is a major cause of problems		39
	Don't think so		46
	Unsure		15
						.
"Is your overall opinion of the Palestine Liberation Organization -- the P.L.O. -- very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
						.
		Very Favorable	Mostly Favorable	Mostly Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/01	4	18	35	22	21
	4/98	2	9	43	29	16

ABC News Poll. Oct. 8-9, 2001. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Field work by TNS Intersearch.
			.
"Do you think the United States should increase its support for Israel, decrease its support for Israel or keep it about the same?"
		%
	Increase	13
	Decrease	13
	Keep it about the same	68
	No opinion	6
			.
"Do you think the United States should or should not recognize Palestine as an independent nation?"
		%
	Should	55
	Should not	28
	No opinion	17

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Oct. 4-5, 2001. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"I'd like to find out what you think the impact of the United States endorsing the idea of Palestinian state would be. First, do you think this would help the United States' effort to build a coalition to fight terrorism, hurt the U.S. effort, or would it not make any difference?"
		%
	Help	35
	Hurt	11
	No difference	43
	Don't know	11
			.
"Next, do you think this would help Israel, hurt Israel, or would it not make any difference?"
		%
	Help	24
	Hurt	29
	No difference	34
	Don't know	13
			.
"Next, do you think this would help the Palestinian people, hurt them, or would it not make any difference?"
		%
	Help	38
	Hurt	19
	No difference	32
	Don't know	11
			.
"Next, do you think this would make peace in the Middle East more likely, less likely, or would it not make any difference?"
		%
	More likely	27
	Less likely	19
	No difference	47
	Don't know	7

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Sept. 15-16, 2001. N=821 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
			.
"Have Tuesday's events made you think that the United States' relations toward Israel should be closer, more distant, or stay the same?"
		%
	Closer	33
	More distant	16
	Stay the same	42
	Not sure	9

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Sept. 14-15, 2001. N=1,032 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"Thinking about the financial aid the United States provides Israel for economic purposes, do you think U.S. economic aid to Israel should be increased, kept the same, or decreased?"
		%
	Increased	8
	Kept same	55
	Decreased	29
	Eliminated (vol.)	1
	No opinion	7
			.
"Thinking about the financial aid the United States provides Israel for military purposes, do you think U.S. military aid to Israel should be increased, kept the same, or decreased?"
		%
	Increased	16
	Kept same	47
	Decreased	30
	Eliminated (vol.)	1
	No opinion	6

Los Angeles Times Poll. Sept. 13-14, 2001. N=1,561 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the United States' attempt to bring peace to the Middle East by serving as mediator between Israel and the Palestinians?"
		%
	Approve	62
	Disapprove	26
	Don't know	12
			.
"From what you know about the situation in the Middle East, do your sympathies lie more with Israel or more with the Palestinians?
		%
	More with Israel	51
	More with Palestinians	8
	Neither (vol.)	24
	Haven't heard enough (vol.)	1
	Don't know	16
			.
"Did the terrorist attack on the United States change your sympathies in the Middle East, or not?"
		%
	Yes	20
	No	73
	Don't know	7

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Aug. 22-23, 2001. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"Who do you think is more to blame for the failure to reach peace in the Middle East: the Israelis or the Palestinians?"
		%
	The Israelis	17
	The Palestinians	25
	Both/Equal (vol.)	34
	Not sure	24
			.
"Do you think the U.S. should side more with the Israelis or more with the Palestinians?"
		%
	The Israelis	35
	The Palestinians	11
	Not sure	54
			.
"Recent U.S. involvement in the Middle East has made little progress toward a settlement. Do you think the U.S. should take a more active role in the Middle East negotiations or a less active role?"
		%
	More active	28
	Less active	49
	Stay about the same (vol.)	13
	Not sure	10

The Harris Poll. July 13-17, 2000. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
				.
"The Israeli and Palestinian leaders are meeting this week with President Clinton at Camp David to try to reach a peace settlement. How likely do you think it is that they will succeed in reaching agreement on a major settlement this year: very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, or not likely at all likely?"
		%
	Very likely	9
	Somewhat likely	34
	Not very likely	35
	Not likely at all	16
	Not sure	6
				.
"How would you rate the job Prime Minister Ehud Barak is doing in trying to work for a reasonable solution to the future relations between Israel and Palestinians: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor? "How would you rate the job Chairman Yasir Arafat of the Palestinian Authority is doing in trying to work for a reasonable solution to the future relations between Israel and Palestinians: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"
		Barak	Arafat
		%	%
	Excellent/Pretty good	31	27
	Only fair/Poor	43	53
				.
"How would you rate the job President Clinton is doing in handling relations between Israel and the Palestinians: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"
		%
	Excellent/Pretty good	55
	Only fair/Poor	37

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