A majority of the public (62%) believes that it is entirely possible to eliminate the Hamas movement. In accordance with political orientations, this view is more commonly shared by representatives of the “right” (85%), and less commonly by “left” individuals (32%).
75% of Israelis believe that residents of the West Bank/Judea and Samaria identify themselves to a large extent with the residents of Gaza in political, cultural, and social terms.
28% of Israelis support the post-war political structure model of “Two States for Two Peoples,” 25% support the annexation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 15% support the creation of a Palestinian state in the territories of the Palestinian Authority without the Gaza Strip, and 4% support the creation of a Palestinian state within the borders of 1967.
The concept of “Two States for Two Peoples” is most supported by representatives of moderate and ultra-left political views, with approximately 70%. They also show the greatest unity of views regarding the post-war political future of Israel and Palestine.
Representatives of no other political direction have gained an absolute majority of votes for any position. Right individuals more than others support the idea of annexing the West Bank/territories of Judea and Samaria, as well as the Gaza Strip (49%). Among moderately right individuals, the percentages of responses supporting the model “Two States for Two Peoples,” annexation of the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, as well as “continuation of the previous policy,” have comparable values, ranging from 18% to 24%.
The political center is concentrated around the position of “Two States for Two Peoples” (35%).
By age groups:
- the older the Israelis, the more they are inclined towards the political model “Two States for Two Peoples” (47% in the 65+ age group, compared to 15% among 18-30 year-olds).
- the younger the Israelis, the more they support the idea of annexing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (32% in the 18-30 age group, compared to 10% among those older than 65).
- younger Israelis also lean more towards the model “One State for Two Peoples” (12% in the 18-30 age group, compared to 3% among those older than 65).
By ethno-religious characteristics:
- Secular Jews and Arabs significantly more than others support the model “Two States for Two Peoples” (on average 41% of them, compared to an average of 8% in other groups).
- Jews observing traditions (30%), and especially religious and ultra-religious Jews (52%), are more inclined towards annexing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (compared to 6-18% among secular Jews and Arabs).
After the destruction of Hamas, the main responsibility for the reconstruction and governance of Gaza should fall on the UN (24%), or Arab countries and Gulf states (26%), or the US and EU (25%).
It is expected that after the destruction of Hamas in Gaza, relations with Israel will most improve from Western Europe to a lesser extent from Arab countries, and significantly worsen from Russia.