Three years after October 7: The Jewish public distances itself from a Palestinian state

A new poll by the Bithonistim movement, published in Ma'ariv, indicates a sharp shift in the attitudes of the Jewish public since October 7: a decline in support for an agreement and a Palestinian state, alongside a strengthening of ties to Judea and Samaria, settlement, and control of the territory. The comparative poll shows an increase from 31% to 52% in agreement that a Palestinian state would be a disaster, and a decrease from 52% to 31% in support for attempting to reach an agreement. The shift goes beyond traditional right-wing boundaries and is also noticeable in the center.

A new comparative poll by the Bithonistim movement, published for the first time in Ma'ariv, indicates a sharp shift in the attitudes of the Jewish public in Israel since the October 7, 2023 attack. The key data show an increase from 31% to 52% in agreement with the statement that a Palestinian state would be a disaster for Israel, and a decrease from 52% to 31% in support for attempting to reach an agreement with a serious Palestinian leadership. Nearly a third of respondents are still open to a conditional settlement. The poll also shows a decline in support for disengagement from the Gaza Strip from 49% to 36%. Itzik, one of the study's authors, notes that these attitudes are penetrating beyond traditional right-wing boundaries and are also noticeable in the political center. The poll also examined a combined index of positions on issues of settlement, a Palestinian state, territory, and sovereignty.