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Palestinians waiting to cross through the Hawara checkpoint near Nablus Photo by Nir Kafri
Most of the Jewish public in Israel supports the establishment of an
apartheid regime in Israel if it formally annexes the West Bank
A majority also explicitly favors discrimination against the states Arab
citizens a survey shows
The survey conducted by Dialog on the eve of Rosh Hashanah exposes
anti-Arab ultra-nationalist views espoused by a majority of Israeli Jews
The survey was commissioned by the Yisraela Goldblum Fund and is
based on a sample of 503 interviewees
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The questions were written by a group of academia-based peace and civil
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The majority of the Jewish public 59 percent wants
preference for Jews over Arabs in admission to jobs in
government ministries Almost half the Jews 49
percent want the state to treat Jewish citizens better
than Arab ones 42 percent dont want to live in the
same building with Arabs and 42 percent dont want
their children in the same class with Arab children
A third of the Jewish public wants a law barring Israeli
Arabs from voting for the Knesset and a large majority
of 69 percent objects to giving 25 million Palestinians
the right to vote if Israel annexes the West Bank
A sweeping 74 percent majority is in favor of separate
roads for Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank A
quarter - 24 percent - believe separate roads are a
good situation and 50 percent believe they are a
necessary situation
Almost half - 47 percent - want part of Israels Arab
population to be transferred to the Palestinian
Authority and 36 percent support transferring some of
the Arab towns from Israel to the PA in exchange for
keeping some of the West Bank settlements
Although the territories have not been annexed most
of the Jewish public (58 percent ) already believes
Israel practices apartheid against Arabs Only 31
percent think such a system is not in force here Over a
third (38 percent ) of the Jewish public wants Israel to
annex the territories with settlements on them while
48 percent object
The survey distinguishes among the various
communities in Israeli society - secular observant
religious ultra-Orthodox and former Soviet
immigrants The ultra-Orthodox in contrast to those
who described themselves as religious or observant
hold the most extreme positions against the
Palestinians An overwhelming majority (83 percent )
of Haredim are in favor of segregated roads and 71
percent are in favor of transfer
The ultra-Orthodox are also the most anti-Arab group
- 70 percent of them support legally barring Israeli
Arabs from voting 82 percent support preferential
treatment from the state toward Jews and 95 percent
are in favor of discrimination against Arabs in
admission to workplaces
The group classifying itself as religious is the second
most anti-Arab New immigrants from former Soviet
states are closer in their views of the Palestinians to
secular Israelis and are far less radical than the
religious and Haredi groups However the number of
people who answered dont know in the Russian
community was higher than in any other
The Russians register the highest rate of satisfaction
with life in Israel (77 percent ) and the secular Israelis
the lowest - only 63 percent On average 69 percent of Israelis are
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satisfied with life in Israel
Secular Israelis appear to be the least racist - 68 percent of them would
not mind having Arab neighbors in their apartment building 73 percent
would not mind Arab students in their childrens class and 50 percent
believe Arabs should not be discriminated against in admission to
workplaces
The survey indicates that a third to half of Jewish Israelis want to live in a
state that practices formal open discrimination against its Arab citizens
An even larger majority wants to live in an apartheid state if Israel
annexes the territories
The survey conductors say perhaps the term apartheid was not clear
enough to some interviewees However the interviewees did not object
strongly to describing Israels character as apartheid already today
without annexing the territories Only 31 percent objected to calling Israel
an apartheid state and said theres no apartheid at all
In contrast 39 percent believe apartheid is practiced in a few fields 19
percent believe theres apartheid in many fields and 11 percent do not
know
The Russians as the survey calls them display the most objection to
classifying their new country as an apartheid state A third of them - 35
percent - believe Israel practices no apartheid at all compared to 28
percent of the secular and ultra-Orthodox communities 27 percent of the
religious and 30 percent of the observant Jews who hold that view
Altogether 58 percent of all the groups believe Israel practices apartheid
in a few fields or in many fields while 11 percent dont know
Finally the interviewees were asked whether a famous American author
[who] is boycotting Israel claiming it practices apartheid should be
boycotted or invited to Israel About half (48 percent ) said she should be
invited to Israel 28 percent suggest no response and only 15 percent call
to boycott her
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The majority of the Jewish public 59 percent wants
preference for Jews over Arabs in admission to jobs in
government ministries Almost half the Jews 49
percent want the state to treat Jewish citizens better
than Arab ones 42 percent dont want to live in the
same building with Arabs and 42 percent dont want
their children in the same class with Arab children
A third of the Jewish public wants a law barring Israeli
Arabs from voting for the Knesset and a large majority
of 69 percent objects to giving 25 million Palestinians
the right to vote if Israel annexes the West Bank
A sweeping 74 percent majority is in favor of separate
roads for Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank A
quarter - 24 percent - believe separate roads are a
good situation and 50 percent believe they are a
necessary situation
Almost half - 47 percent - want part of Israels Arab
population to be transferred to the Palestinian
Authority and 36 percent support transferring some of
the Arab towns from Israel to the PA in exchange for
keeping some of the West Bank settlements
Although the territories have not been annexed most
of the Jewish public (58 percent ) already believes
Israel practices apartheid against Arabs Only 31
percent think such a system is not in force here Over a
third (38 percent ) of the Jewish public wants Israel to
annex the territories with settlements on them while
48 percent object
The survey distinguishes among the various
communities in Israeli society - secular observant
religious ultra-Orthodox and former Soviet
immigrants The ultra-Orthodox in contrast to those
who described themselves as religious or observant
hold the most extreme positions against the
Palestinians An overwhelming majority (83 percent )
of Haredim are in favor of segregated roads and 71
percent are in favor of transfer
The ultra-Orthodox are also the most anti-Arab group
- 70 percent of them support legally barring Israeli
Arabs from voting 82 percent support preferential
treatment from the state toward Jews and 95 percent
are in favor of discrimination against Arabs in
admission to workplaces
The group classifying itself as religious is the second
most anti-Arab New immigrants from former Soviet
states are closer in their views of the Palestinians to
secular Israelis and are far less radical than the
religious and Haredi groups However the number of
people who answered dont know in the Russian
community was higher than in any other
The Russians register the highest rate of satisfaction
with life in Israel (77 percent ) and the secular Israelis
the lowest - only 63 percent On average 69 percent of Israelis are
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during a protest in 2009 Photo by Emil Salman Jini
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satisfied with life in Israel
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not mind having Arab neighbors in their apartment building 73 percent
would not mind Arab students in their childrens class and 50 percent
believe Arabs should not be discriminated against in admission to
workplaces
The survey indicates that a third to half of Jewish Israelis want to live in a
state that practices formal open discrimination against its Arab citizens
An even larger majority wants to live in an apartheid state if Israel
annexes the territories
The survey conductors say perhaps the term apartheid was not clear
enough to some interviewees However the interviewees did not object
strongly to describing Israels character as apartheid already today
without annexing the territories Only 31 percent objected to calling Israel
an apartheid state and said theres no apartheid at all
In contrast 39 percent believe apartheid is practiced in a few fields 19
percent believe theres apartheid in many fields and 11 percent do not
know
The Russians as the survey calls them display the most objection to
classifying their new country as an apartheid state A third of them - 35
percent - believe Israel practices no apartheid at all compared to 28
percent of the secular and ultra-Orthodox communities 27 percent of the
religious and 30 percent of the observant Jews who hold that view
Altogether 58 percent of all the groups believe Israel practices apartheid
in a few fields or in many fields while 11 percent dont know
Finally the interviewees were asked whether a famous American author
[who] is boycotting Israel claiming it practices apartheid should be
boycotted or invited to Israel About half (48 percent ) said she should be
invited to Israel 28 percent suggest no response and only 15 percent call
to boycott her
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satisfied with life in Israel
Secular Israelis appear to be the least racist - 68 percent of them would
not mind having Arab neighbors in their apartment building 73 percent
would not mind Arab students in their childrens class and 50 percent
believe Arabs should not be discriminated against in admission to
workplaces
The survey indicates that a third to half of Jewish Israelis want to live in a
state that practices formal open discrimination against its Arab citizens
An even larger majority wants to live in an apartheid state if Israel
annexes the territories
The survey conductors say perhaps the term apartheid was not clear
enough to some interviewees However the interviewees did not object
strongly to describing Israels character as apartheid already today
without annexing the territories Only 31 percent objected to calling Israel
an apartheid state and said theres no apartheid at all
In contrast 39 percent believe apartheid is practiced in a few fields 19
percent believe theres apartheid in many fields and 11 percent do not
know
The Russians as the survey calls them display the most objection to
classifying their new country as an apartheid state A third of them - 35
percent - believe Israel practices no apartheid at all compared to 28
percent of the secular and ultra-Orthodox communities 27 percent of the
religious and 30 percent of the observant Jews who hold that view
Altogether 58 percent of all the groups believe Israel practices apartheid
in a few fields or in many fields while 11 percent dont know
Finally the interviewees were asked whether a famous American author
[who] is boycotting Israel claiming it practices apartheid should be
boycotted or invited to Israel About half (48 percent ) said she should be
invited to Israel 28 percent suggest no response and only 15 percent call
to boycott her
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groom Same-sex weddings on the rise in Israel
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apartheid regime in Israel middot 5 hours ago
Adie Nistelrooy recommended Apartheid without
shame or guilt middot 17 hours ago
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shame or guilt Thatrsquos just the way we are middot 19
hours ago
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(Haaretz - Culture)
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breaking Gaza blockade
(Haaretz - New s)
Romneyrsquos Humiliation Grows As Facts Emerge
In Libya Episode
(National Memo)
German Museum Ordered to Return
Collection of Posters Seized by Nazis
(The New York Times)
Nazi war criminal laughs as he said dying
Jews were screaming likehellip
(Your Jew ish New s)
Quiz Can You Name the Middle East
Countries
(Quitzercom)
The 10 Worst Airport Terminals
(Frommers)
High Court petition Shin
Bet shelved com plaints
about v iolence used on
detainees By Chaim Levinson |1235 AM
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raising funds on the
Internet By Ilan Lior |0516 PM