{"id":15115,"date":"2013-10-04T10:17:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T15:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/most-u-s-jews-believe-two-state-solution-is-possible-but-doubt-leaders-efforts-are-sincere\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:28:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:28:43","slug":"most-u-s-jews-believe-two-state-solution-is-possible-but-doubt-leaders-efforts-are-sincere","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/10\/04\/most-u-s-jews-believe-two-state-solution-is-possible-but-doubt-leaders-efforts-are-sincere\/","title":{"rendered":"Most U.S. Jews believe two-state solution is possible, but many doubt leaders\u2019 efforts are sincere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Sunday, Oct. 6, marks the <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/israel-guard-40-years-yom-kippur-war-204859229.html\">40th anniversary<\/a> of the beginning of the Yom Kippur War. On Oct. 6, 1973, a coalition of Arab forces led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. After nearly three weeks of conflict, a ceasefire was imposed with Israel holding its borders.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty in 1979, but Israel still does not have diplomatic relations with Syria and several other Arab countries. In addition, of course, Israeli and Palestinian leaders are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/09\/26\/us-palestinians-israel-kerry-idUSBRE98P00620130926\">still trying<\/a> to work toward a possible peace agreement and two-state solution.<!--more--><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2013\/10\/01\/chapter-5-connection-with-and-attitudes-towards-israel\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f2f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"516\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/10\/FT_13.10.04_YomKippurWar_1.png?resize=405,516 405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-27472 not-transparent\" alt=\"FT_13.10.04_YomKippurWar_1\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/10\/FT_13.10.04_YomKippurWar_1.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A major new <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2013\/10\/01\/chapter-5-connection-with-and-attitudes-towards-israel\/\">Pew Research Center survey<\/a>\u00a0released this week asked American Jews about Israel and the prospects for peace. When asked if there is a way for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully, 61% of U.S. Jews say yes while 33% say no, which is more optimistic than the U.S. general public (50% yes vs. 41% no) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/05\/09\/despite-their-wide-differences-many-israelis-and-palestinians-want-bigger-role-for-obama-in-resolving-conflict\/\">Israeli public (50% yes vs. 38% no)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American Jews, however, are skeptical that either Israeli or Palestinian leaders are making a sincere effort to reach a peace settlement. About four-in-ten (38%) say the current Israeli government is making a sincere effort, while 48% say this is not the case. Even fewer (12%) think that the Palestinian leadership is sincerely attempting to make peace; 75% do not think Palestinian leaders are sincere in this regard.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey took place between February and June this year, before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.washingtonpost.com\/2013-07-30\/world\/40887062_1_long-stalled-direct-peace-talks-state-john-f-kerry\">announced a renewed push for peace talks<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jews in the United States, 43% of whom say they\u2019ve been to Israel and 69% percent of whom say they are at least somewhat attached to the Jewish state, also express concerns about the continued building of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. A plurality (44%) of American Jews say these settlements hurt Israel\u2019s security, while 17% say they help make Israel more secure and 29% say they do not make a difference.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Jews are skeptical that either Israeli or Palestinian leaders are making a sincere effort to reach a peace settlement. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":165,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"sub_headline":null,"sub_title":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"ai_generated_summary":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"relatedPosts":[],"_prc_fork_parent":0,"_prc_fork_status":"","_prc_active_fork":0,"datacite_doi":"","datacite_doi_citation":"","_prc_seo_qr_attachment_id":0,"spoken_article_player_enabled":true,"displayBylines":true,"footnotes":"","prc_watchers":[]},"categories":[188,428,98],"bylines":[854],"collection":[],"datasets":[],"_post_visibility":[],"formats":[467],"_fund_pool":[],"languages":[],"regions-countries":[514,510],"research-teams":[517],"workflow-status":[],"class_list":["post-15115","short-read","type-short-read","status-publish","hentry","category-judaism","category-war-international-conflict-2","category-war-international-conflict-1","bylines-michael-lipka","formats-short-read","regions-countries-international","regions-countries-middle-east-north-africa","research-teams-religion"],"label":"Short Read","post_parent":0,"word_count":328,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/10\/04\/most-u-s-jews-believe-two-state-solution-is-possible-but-doubt-leaders-efforts-are-sincere\/","art_direction":false,"_embeds":[],"watchers":[],"table_of_contents":[],"datacite_doi":"","prc_seo_data":{"title":"Most U.S. Jews believe two-state solution is possible, but many doubt leaders\u2019 efforts are sincere","description":"American Jews are skeptical that either Israeli or Palestinian leaders are making a sincere effort to reach a peace settlement. 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