A slender majority of Israelis support the creation of a
separate Palestinian state, but do not have high hopes for a peace deal,
a survey said on Friday.
The survey by daily Israel Hayom asked
more than 800 Israelis "do you support or oppose the idea of two states
for two peoples, i.e. the creation of a Palestinian state independent
from Israel?"
Almost 54 percent said they favoured the idea, and
38 percent rejected it, with the rest refusing to answer.
The
survey's margin of error was 3.4 percentage points.
More than 54
percent of those surveyed, however, thought a peace deal with the
Palestinians was impossible, the study said, and 55 percent did not
consider Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas a "partner for
peace."
A question on Jewish settlement building in the occupied
West Bank almost split respondents down the middle, with 43.4 percent
supporting it, and 43.5 percent in favour of a freeze on construction.
Three
Israeli rightwing parties, including two that are expected to be part
of the next government after a January 22 general election, are talking
seriously about annexing all or part of the West Bank.
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