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8. Views of the Jewish state and the diaspora
Security threats, economic problems seen as Israel’s biggest challenges
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- 8. Views of the Jewish state and the diaspora
- Was Israel given to the Jews by God?
- Most Israeli Jews say they are Zionists
- Jews support right to aliyah, preferential treatment of Jews in Israel
- Nearly half of Israeli Jews say Arabs should be expelled
- Comparing question wording
- Index of Arab-Jewish relations over time
- Detailed table: How Israeli Jews feel about Arabs’ status in Israel
- Political left, right disagree over Arabs’ transfer
- Settlers more likely than other Jews to say Israel given to Jewish people by God
- Division over whether Jews have an obligation to stay in Israel
- Israeli Jews say Jewish state, strong diaspora both necessary for long-term survival of Jewish people
- Security threats, economic problems seen as Israel’s biggest challenges
- Ideology and Jews’ views on long-term problems
- More Israeli Arabs name economic problems than security as Israel’s biggest challenge
- Most Israeli Jews see at least some common ground with U.S. Jews
- More Israeli Jews who have visited U.S. see common ground with American Jews
- Israeli Jews see common destiny with American Jews
- Israeli Jews see American Jews as having a ‘good influence’ in Israel
- Visiting the U.S. does not impact views of American Jews’ influence in Israel
- Israeli Arabs split between those who see U.S. Jews’ influence as good and bad