The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research at Tel Aviv University released its September survey of the Israeli public on issues of peace and negotiations with the PLO. When asked their opinion on the agreement that was signed in Oslo between Israel and the PLO, the sampling of adult Israelis answered as follows: Heavily in favor 7.1%; Considerably in favor 16.6%; In the middle 23.5%; Considerably opposed 12.5%; Heavily opposed 33.2%; Do not know/no opinion 7.1%.
The poll also posed the following question: \"There are those in the world who differentiate between acts of terror of the type recently carried out in the United States and Palestinian terror, despite that in both cases innocent civilians were hurt. The claim is that the Palestinian terror is part of a struggle against the occupation and a war of national liberation while this is not the case in the kinds of acts of terror carried out in the US. Do you think that there is a moral basis for this differentiation?
82.9% No, since all intentional killing of innocent civilians is terror and
morally unacceptable.
9.7% Yes, because from a moral standpoint there are goals, like national
liberation, that justify even the international hurting of innocent
civilians.
4.6% Other, 2.8% Do not know
While 68% considered themselves supportive of the \"peace process between Israel and the Arabs,\" over 71% opined that the Oslo accords will not bring about peace with the PLO in the coming years. The final question of the survey asked, \"How would you term yourself today politically?\"
Left 10.8%, Moderate left 12.3 (Total 23.1%)
Center 24.4%
Moderate right 25.6%, Right 26.9% (Total 52.5%)
See full English translation of the survey at: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=8434
The poll also posed the following question: \"There are those in the world who differentiate between acts of terror of the type recently carried out in the United States and Palestinian terror, despite that in both cases innocent civilians were hurt. The claim is that the Palestinian terror is part of a struggle against the occupation and a war of national liberation while this is not the case in the kinds of acts of terror carried out in the US. Do you think that there is a moral basis for this differentiation?
82.9% No, since all intentional killing of innocent civilians is terror and
morally unacceptable.
9.7% Yes, because from a moral standpoint there are goals, like national
liberation, that justify even the international hurting of innocent
civilians.
4.6% Other, 2.8% Do not know
While 68% considered themselves supportive of the \"peace process between Israel and the Arabs,\" over 71% opined that the Oslo accords will not bring about peace with the PLO in the coming years. The final question of the survey asked, \"How would you term yourself today politically?\"
Left 10.8%, Moderate left 12.3 (Total 23.1%)
Center 24.4%
Moderate right 25.6%, Right 26.9% (Total 52.5%)
See full English translation of the survey at: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=8434