The West Bank Settlers View Points

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The West Bank Settlers View Points
Presented to The Peace Now Movement January
2006 Prepared by Dafna Goldberg-Anaby
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Part A Readiness to Vacate as part of a Peace
Agreement
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     Rate of settlers who currently own the
homes they reside in
9 Rate of Dont Know / Refused
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     Do you work outside your home?
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Rate of respondents who agree that the "
Disengagement Law should be applied tothe
entire settlement population of the West Bank (as
early as today)
8 Rate of Dont Know / Refused
This part was not asked in the 05 survey
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Rate of settlers who believe that their relatives
/ friends, who reside in the West Bank, will
agree to vacate their homes today, as part of a
peace agreement.
Between 2005 to 2006 the Orthodox population
shows an increase, while the secular population
shows a decrease. No change was observed in the
rest of the sample
9 Rate of Dont Know / Refused
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Part B General Attitudes (Paired Sentences)
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     Which of the following paired sentences
best reflects your position?
2006 reflects an increase amongst the secular and
a decrease amongst the Orthodox populations.
January 2006
January 2005
11 Rate of Dont Know \ Refused
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     Which of the following paired sentences best
reflects your position?
January 2006
Compared with 2005, there is an overall decrease
in the number of people who believe that there
are responsible Palestinians
January 2005
5 Rate Dont Know / Refused
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    Which of the following paired sentences best
reflects your position?
January 2006
No change was observed in the attitudes
concerning compensation for eviction
January 2005
12 Rate of Dont Know / Refused
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    Which of the following paired sentences best
reflects your position?
January 2006
An increase in the positive perception of the
Hill-Top Youth amongst the Orthodox settlers.
The secular and traditional settlers view the
Hill- Top Youth more of a problem
January 2005
33 Rate of Dont Know / Refused
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    Which of the following paired sentences best
reflects your position?
January 2006
An overall decrease in the support for the
developing of new strongholds. (The same question
was asked over new settlements in the past survey)
January 2005
6 Rate of Dont Know \ Refused
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  Which of the following paired sentences best
reflects your position?
January 2006
An overall increase in the belief that the
Disengagement Law should be applied to the the
West Bank settlers. The July 05 survey, showed a
54 support rate.
January 2005
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  Which of the following paired sentences best
reflects your position?
January 2006
An overall increase in the belief that the
eviction of the Gaza settlements has jeopardized
the future of the West Bank settlements
January 2005
6 Rate of Dont Know / Refused
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  Which of the following paired sentences best
reflects your position?
January 2006 Do you think the Gaza
Disengagement plan
Majority of the settlers believe that the Gaza
pullout is only the beginning. This explains the
high rate of settlers who believe that the Gaza
Pullout jeopardizes the future of their
settlements
6 Rate of Dont Know / Refused
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Personally, are you opposed or supportive of the
disengagement plan and the eviction of the Jewish
settlement in Hebron?
For the purpose of comparison only 18 support
the Hebron eviction
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Will you support or oppose a peace agreement
between Israel and the Palestinians that will
divide Jerusalem between the two states?
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Part C Political Standpoints
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Where do you place yourself on the political
spectrum?
Today the settlers appear to be more concentrated
between the center and right. In 2006, there are
more settlers leaning towards the right and more
concentrated in the center of the political
spectrum compared with 2005.
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Where do you place yourself on the political
spectrum?Breakdown by religiosity
January 2006
There is a decrease amongst the secular and
traditional Israelis who place themselves on the
right side of the political spectrum (blue), and
an increase in those who place themselves in the
center.
January 2005
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     Rate of settlers who think that Israel
should try and reach a peace agreement with the
Palestinians?
An overall decrease across the sample in the
belief that Israel should try and reach a peace
agreement with the Palestinians. This is
especially apparent amongst the Religious
settlers.
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Part D Following the Gaza Pullout
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Who best represents your position regarding the
future of West Bank? (compared to the Jan. 05
and Jul. 05 surveys)
Taking into account Sharons poor health
condition, it is still interesting to see the
decrease in influence of the Yesha Council as
apposed to the increase in influence of the Right
Wing parties
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    In your opinion, how should the Yesha Council
react preceding the disengagement form the Gaza
Strip.
There are noticeable difference according to the
settlers religiosity. Orthodox and religious
settlers believe that the Yesha Council should
intensify its struggle while as opposed to the
secular settlers who believe that it should
moderate its struggle.
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In your opinion, what was the main reason behind
the decision to evacuate the Gaza Strip?
6 Rate of Dont Know / Refused
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     In your opinion, did the images broadcasted
during the Gaza pullout, increased, decreased or
left unharmed, the publics sympathy for the
settlers?
Between 4 - 10 Rate of Dont Know / Refused
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    In your opinion, the compensations paid to
the Gush Katif evacuees were
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Following the Gaza Pullout, do you feel less or
more Israeli?
5 Rate of Dont Know / Refused
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     Following the disengagement from the Gaza
Strip, do you feel that you have been drawn
closer or have distanced yourself from Judaism.
Orthodox and Religious settlers feel that they
have been drawn closer to Judaism and secular
settlers have distanced themselves from Judaism
2 Rate of Dont Know
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  In your opinion, should soldiers continue to
enlist for combat units in the IDF?
2 Rate Dont Know
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Looking back, do you think that the price paid by
the Israeli society for the Gaza settlements was
economically justified or not?
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     Looking back, do you think that the price
paid by the Israeli society for the Gaza
settlements was economically justified or not?
(compared to the July 05 Settlers Survey)
An increase in the rate of settlers who think
that the price was not worth it
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 In your opinion, is there a connection between
investing in the West Bank settlements, and
levels of poverty in Israel?
Surprisingly, majority of settlers do not see a
connection between settlement investment and
levels of poverty in Israel.
2 Rate of Dont Know
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Part E What Will Happen After the Elections?
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      In your opinion, what issue is currently
ranked first in the minds of the Israeli public
in-light of the upcoming elections?
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      In the next few months the Israeli
general elections will be held. In your opinion,
what will the next elected government do
More settlers believe that the next elected
government will decrease funding for settlements
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In your opinion, do you think that the next
elected Prime Minister of Israel, will evacuate
settlements that are located outside the
boundaries of the Security Fence (i.e.
settlements located on the east side of the
Security Fence)?
High Medium Total Sample 67
Low No Probability Total Sample 20
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      In your opinion, what will be the general
publics attitude towards the question of
evicting settlements located outside the
boundaries of the security fence?
A decrease in interviewees religiosity is
accompanied by the perception that the majority
of Israelis will be supportive
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     In your opinion, what is the general
Israeli populations attitudes concerning the
disengagement from the Gaza Strip, and the
evicting of settlements that are located outside
the boundaries of the Security Fence? (a
comparison between the Jan. 05, Jul. 05 and
Jan. 06 surveys)
The settlers perception of what the general
Israeli population s position is, towards the
disengagement plan, have shifted to better
represent the reality and thoughts of the Israeli
population.
Jan. 06 - 7 Rate of Dont Know Jul. 05 - 2
Rate of Dont Know
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     To what extent are you opposed or
supportive with evicting the settlements that are
located outside the boundaries of the security
fence?
Support With a decrease in interviewee
religiosity (total 21)
Opposed With an increase in interviewee
religiosity (total 73)
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Part F Socio-Demographic Characteristics
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   Age Distribution(A comparison between the
JDs settlers and the general Israeli population)
The age distribution of the settlers exhibits no
change between the 05 to the 06 surveys
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