Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Survey of Israeli Jews attitudes towards Palestinians

The article below describes a survey done in Israel, in 5 cities, by Eli Ungar-Sargon and his wife Sharon. This was part of their work on a documentary on the Israel/Palestine conflict.
The survey provides substantiation for the following: 1- Anti-Arab sentiment is a mainstream phenomenon in Israel. 2- More racism among the very young. 3- Support for a 2 state solution (when this involves handing back territory) is really low. 4- In reality, attitudes are likely worse than the conclusions of this survey.
While the survey is not "scientific", and some of the criteria set by those who conducted it are questionable, IMO, I think it's interesting and of value.

In addition to the article, there is a video clip that gives a glimpse into the responses given.

Racheli Gai.


http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/display/ContentDetails/i/30543/pid/895


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