A new Gallup poll shows that Israelis and Palestinians agree that permanent peace between the two groups will likely never be achieved. This latest poll was conducted from June to August this year.
The survey spoke with Israelis and Palestinians living in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Palestinians living in Gaza were not surveyed due to the ongoing violence in the region.
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Low hopes for peace
Only 23% of Palestinians surveyed believe a permanent peace will ever be reached between Israel and Palestine. That number dropped even lower for Israelis, with just 21% believing permanent peace is possible.
When asked if permanent peace will ever come, 65% of Palestinians and 63% of Israelis said “no.”
When it comes to a two-state solution with an Israeli and a Palestinian state coexisting, hopes were low as well.
Just 33% of Palestinians support a two-state solution, with 55% opposed. Another 10% said they didn’t know or refused to answer.
That number was even lower amongst Israelis, with only 27% supporting a two-state solution and 63% opposed.
Older generations appeared to be significantly more supportive of the two-state proposal.
Palestinians aged 50 and older showed 46% support for a two-state solution. That number drops to 25% for those aged 15-29.
The most supportive age group for Israelis was 30-49, with 33% saying they supported a two-state solution.
Improved hope?
Despite these low numbers, it’s an improvement from a poll conducted two years ago.
In 2023, only 15% of Palestinians believed there could ever be a permanent peace between Israel and Palestine, significantly lower than the current 23%.
The same held true for Israelis, with only 13% believing that permanent peace was possible in 2023.
Two-state solution
While hope for permanent peace may be on the rise, support for a two-state solution has plummeted over the last decade.
In 2012, 66% of Palestinians surveyed were supportive of the two-state solution. That number’s been halved in the latest poll.
Israeli polling told a similar story, with 61% being supportive of the two-state solution, down to 27% today. Only 30% didn’t support it in 2012, but that number has increased to 63% today.
