Israeli Jewish Views on Trump and Jerusalem

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1 Israeli Jewish Views on Trump and Jerusalem Shibley Telhami Principal Investigator A survey sponsored by University of Maryland fielded by StatNet Survey Methodology The survey was conducted by phone among a nationally representative sample of Israeli Jews. The panel was recruited by StatNet by telephone (70% cellular and 30% landline). The panel was recruited using a random sample of more than two million phones on a database divided by seven districts, which takes each district s proportionate size into consideration. It included a down-weighted oversample of 130 Haredim (Ultra-Orthodox Jews). A total of 650 panelists completed the survey. Responses were weighted by age and religiousness using benchmarks from the Central Bureau of Statistics. The survey was conducted May 6-9, The margin of error is 3.92% Valuable assistance was provided by Yousef Makladeh and Yara Fero from StatNet. Brittany Kyser and Sean Rao were particularly helpful. 1

2 Jewish ness Q4. ness Total Orthodox [Ultra-Orthodox/Haredi] 11% National 15 Traditional 30 Secular 43 Refused 1 Jewish Presence in East Jerusalem Q6. With regard to East Jerusalem, tell me how you feel on a scale of 1-5 about the right of Jews to worship freely at all Jewish holy sites: Strongly Disagree 5% 1% 1% 7% 4% Somewhat Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree I Have No Opinion Q7. With regard to East Jerusalem, tell me how you feel on a scale of 1-5 about the right of Jews to live in the Jewish Quarter: Strongly Disagree 0% 0% 2% 3% 2% Somewhat Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree I Have No Opinion

3 Q8. With regard to East Jerusalem tell me how you feel on a scale of 1-5 about the right of Jews to live anywhere in the walled Old City: Strongly Disagree 7% 1% 8% 18% 11% Somewhat Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree I Have No Opinion Q9. With regard to East Jerusalem tell me how you feel on a scale of 1-5 about the right of Jews to live in Arab neighborhoods: Strongly Disagree 26% 11% 23% 35% 27% Somewhat Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree I Have No Opinion Q10. With regard to East Jerusalem tell me how you feel on a scale of 1-5 about the application of the sovereignty of the State of Israel to Jewish holy places and the Jewish Quarter: Strongly Disagree 4% 0% 2% 9% 5% Somewhat Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree I Have No Opinion

4 Q11. With regard to East Jerusalem, tell me how you feel on a scale of 1-5 about the application of the sovereignty of the State of Israel to the entire walled city [Old City]: Strongly Disagree 6% 1% 7% 16% 10% Somewhat Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree I Have No Opinion Q12. With regard to East Jerusalem, tell me how you feel on a scale of 1-5 about the application of the sovereignty of the State of Israel to Arab neighborhoods: Strongly Disagree 15% 11% 26% 37% 27% Somewhat Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree I Have No Opinion Q20. Do you believe Jews should pray on the Temple Mount along the guidelines set by Rabbi Goren or should Jews refrain from entering the Temple Mount, as instructed by other rabbis and as recommended by security officials? No, I believe Jews should 93% 40% 47% 58% 56% refrain from entering the Temple Mount, as instructed by other rabbis and security officials. Yes, I believe Jews should pray on the Temple Mount along the guidelines set by Rabbi Goren. 4

5 No Opinion Donald Trump and the Embassy Q14. Which one of the following is closer to your opinion about president Trump s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. embassy there? I oppose it. 5% 0% 2% 8% 5% I support it but feel he should have waited until he unveiled his plan for ending the conflict. I support it and also support the timing of the decision No Opinion Q18. What are your views of U.S. president Donald Trump on scale of 1-5 (unfavorable/favorable)? Very Unfavorable 0% 5% 2% 16% 8% Somewhat Unfavorable Neutral Somewhat Favorable Very Favorable No Opinion

6 Evangelicals Q13. What is your opinion on Evangelical Christians? Strongly Unfavorable 28% 13% 9% 5% 10% Somewhat Unfavorable Neutral Somewhat Favorable Very Favorable Not familiar with Refused