More than two-thirds of Israeli citizens oppose dividing the city of Jerusalem between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, according to a new poll conducted by the B'nai Brith organization. The findings, released this week, showed that 68 percent of the 500 Israelis interviewed by Hebrew-speaking pollsters support a united Jerusalem under Israeli rule, as opposed to 29 percent who favored dividing the city to become capital of Israel and a new Palestinian Authority state.
Two-thirds (66 percent) of Israelis oppose a pullback to the pre-1967 borders, with only 26 percent supporting a withdrawal from all lands restored to the state in the 1967 Six-Day War. "While these views could change once an agreement is presented to the public," noted B'nai Brith World Center Director Alan Schneider in a statement, "these results show that Israelis right now are not comfortable in light of current security issues."