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, 2018. 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
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 1 2 2 7 4 Neither Disagree nor Agree 5 0 1 4 3 Somewhat Agree 19 17 21 33 26 Strongly Agree 70 80 76 48 64 I Have No Opinion 0 0 0 1 1 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 1 0 1 5 2 Neither Disagree nor Agree 1 0 2 4 2 Somewhat Agree 7 3 10 27 16 Strongly Agree 90 97 84 60 76 I Have No Opinion 2 0 2 1 1 2
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 9 3 10 17 12 Neither Disagree nor Agree 5 1 2 6 4 Somewhat Agree 23 16 18 23 20 Strongly Agree 55 79 63 34 52 I Have No Opinion 1 0 0 1 1 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 23 11 21 17 18 Neither Disagree nor Agree 9 0 5 6 5 Somewhat Agree 17 27 20 21 21 Strongly Agree 25 52 31 19 28 I Have No Opinion 0 0 1 2 1 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 5 0 3 10 6 Neither Disagree nor Agree 0 0 2 6 3 Somewhat Agree 9 8 17 27 19 Strongly Agree 79 89 74 46 64 I Have No Opinion 2 2 2 3 3 3
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 8 3 4 16 9 Neither Disagree nor Agree 2 1 3 6 4 Somewhat Agree 16 11 19 22 19 Strongly Agree 64 82 64 38 55 I Have No Opinion 5 1 3 2 3 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 11 8 14 19 15 Neither Disagree nor Agree 5 6 3 4 4 Somewhat Agree 23 17 17 21 20 Strongly Agree 43 57 36 16 31 I Have No Opinion 3 1 4 2 3 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 5 56 49 34 38 pray on the Temple Mount along the guidelines set by Rabbi Goren. 4
No Opinion 2 4 5 8 6 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 11 9 14 30 20 should have waited until he unveiled his plan for ending the conflict. I support it and also 77 89 84 60 73 support the timing of the decision No Opinion 7 1 0 2 2 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 3 5 8 14 10 Neutral 17 17 20 22 20 Somewhat Favorable 36 30 26 26 27 Very Favorable 42 42 43 19 32 No Opinion 2 1 1 3 2 5
Evangelicals Q13. What is your opinion on Evangelical Christians? Strongly Unfavorable 28% 13% 9% 5% 10% Somewhat Unfavorable 9 6 4 6 6 Neutral 32 35 47 47 43 Somewhat Favorable 2 21 10 15 13 Very Favorable 3 15 12 14 13 Not familiar with 24 11 16 11 14 Refused 1 0 1 2 1 6