The Peace Index Project at
1. Assisting Fatah. “While the majority [54.5%] favors financial assistance [to Abu Mazen’s government], there is sweeping opposition to supplying weapons [79%] and removing checkpoints [71%] . . . The overwhelming majority (67%), however, would condition [financial] assistance on the Abu Mazen government . . . recognizing Israel and putting a stop to terrorism. Only 22.5% support assistance without conditions . . . .”
2. Withdrawing from the
Golan Heights. “The Syrian issue showed . . . widespread opposition to a full peace agreement in return for a full withdrawal from the Golan Heights. . . . with rates of opposition and support at 63% and 20%, respectively. Fourteen percent are ambivalent and the rest do not know. The opposition to an agreement seems to stem, at least in part, from the unanimous (85%) assessment that Syria would not be prepared, in return for the Golan, to cut off its relations with Iran and end its support for Hizballah, Hamas, and the other Palestinian terror organizations whose leaders are based in Damascus.” 3. Netanyahu vs. Barak vs. Olmert. “On the question of who among the heads of the three large parties is now most capable of safeguarding
Israel’s security interests while promoting the chances to achieve peace with the Arabs, there is a clear preference for Bibi Netanyahu over Ehud Barak, with Ehud Olmert trailing far behind. . . . The findings show that 38% of the Israeli Jewish public prefer Bibi Netanyahu, 24% Ehud Barak, and 5.5% Ehud Olmert. Twenty-four percent reject all three . . . ."
The overwhelming majority of Israelis thus oppose unconditional financial assistance to Fatah, with sweeping opposition to removing checkpoints or supplying weapons, and overwhelming opposition to withdrawal from the
And the combined support for Olmert and Barak (the two leaders of the current coalition government) does not even approach the support for Netanyahu.