I still believe Israel wants to live in peace with its neighbors.
But Palestinians are less inclined to live in peace with Israelis.
Do you West Bank Palestinian school will stop teaching their children that it's fun to learn to hate Jews?
Is that a good curriculum for Palestinian children growing you in the West Bank?
August 15, 2024
Palestinian Schools Still Teach Their Children to Hate Jews
Illustrative: Palestinian children compelled to participate in a Hamas military parade. Photo: Twitter. A new study has found that the …
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Views of the potential for lasting peace
By
Maria Smerkovich,
Kelsey Jo Starr and
Andrew Prozorovsky
About a fifth of Israelis (21%) say a way can be found for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully, down from 26% last year. The share who take this stance has declined steadily over the past decade: 50% said peaceful coexistence was possible in 2013.
Despite this pessimism about a “two-state solution,” 56% of Israelis surveyed say the Israeli people are very or somewhat committed to working toward lasting peace. Fewer (41%) say this about the Palestinian people. (Because the questions about commitment to peace were asked for the first time in the 2025 survey, we do not know how these opinions may have changed over time.)
When it comes to leadership structures, 47% say the Israeli government is very or somewhat committed to lasting peace, and 45% feel the same about the Palestinian Authority.
Far fewer Israelis (20%) see Hamas as committed to peace. In fact, a two-thirds majority say Hamas is not committed to peace at all.
Can Israel and an independent Palestinian state coexist?

Around one-in-five Israeli adults (21%) think a way can be found for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully. Half think this is not possible, and another 19% volunteer that “it depends.”
The share who think a two-state solution is possible has dropped 29 points since we first asked this question in 2013. In the shorter term, it’s fallen 14 points since spring 2023 (before the start of the Israel-Hamas war) and 5 points since spring 2024.
56% of Israelis say their people are committed to lasting peace, but fewer say this of the Palestinian people or the leaders on either side.
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