New poll finds scarce support among either Israelis or Palestinians for a two-state solution, and little optimism a peace deal can be reached.
By David Rosenberg, World Israel News
After nearly two years of war in Gaza and a quarter of a century since the Camp David Summit talks on Palestinian statehood, support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Arab conflict remains low among both Israelis and Palestinians, according to a new poll.
The survey was conducted by Gallup via in-person interviews from June 26th through July 30th, surveying 1,000 Arabs over age 15 in Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem, along with 1,001 Israelis 15 and over polled from July 3rd through August 25th.
The poll, published on Monday, found that among Israelis, support for a two-state solution has barely crept upwards since the October 7th invasion of 2023.
Israeli backing for a two-state solution fell to the lowest level on record in 2023, with just 25% of Israelis saying they would ever support the establishment of a Palestinian state, compared to 65% who said they would never support the formation of such a state.
Gallup has polled Israelis on the question since 2012, with the highest level of support for Palestinian statehood reported that year, at 61%, compared to 30% who said they would never back the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The poll found a marginal rise from 2023 to 2024, with 27% of Israeli respondents saying they could back Palestinian statehood, compared to 64% who said they could not.
Support for Palestinian statehood remained flat in 2025 at 27%, while opposition to a two-state solution sank by one point, to 63%.
Among Arabs living in Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem, just 33% say they support a two-state solution, which would include a Palestinian existing alongside the State of Israel.
More than half (55%) said they opposed such an arrangement, with 10% unsure.
Palestinian support for a two-state solution, measured by Gallup since 2011, was highest in 2012, when two-thirds (66%) backed coexistence of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
That number fell to its lowest level on record in 2023, 26%, before rising slightly in 2024 to 28%.
Older Palestinians were more likely than younger respondents to support a two-state solution, with 46% of those 50 and over backing such an arrangement.
Among Palestinians 30 to 49, 36% said they supported a two-state solution, compared to just 25% of respondents 15 to 29.
Israelis ages 30 to 49 were the most likely to back Palestinian statehood, with 33% of that age group endorsing a two-state solution, while just 26% of Israelis over 50 supported Palestinian statehood.
Young Israelis, 15 to 29, were the least likely to back the establishment of a Palestinian state, with just 22% endorsing the idea.
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