Survey: Most Israeli Jews would support apartheid regime
in Israel Survey, conducted by Dialog on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, exposes
anti-Arab, ultra-nationalist views espoused by a majority of Israeli Jews.
By Gideon Levy |
Oct.23, 2012 | 2:32 PM |
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 state's 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.
The questions were written by a group of academia-based
peace and civil rights activists. Dialog is headed by Tel Aviv University Prof.
Camil Fuchs.
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 don't want to live in the same building with
Arabs and 42 percent don't 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 2.5 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 Israel's 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
"don't 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 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 children's 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 Israel's character as
"apartheid" already today, without annexing the territories. Only 31
percent objected to calling Israel an "apartheid state" and said
"there's no apartheid at all."
In contrast, 39 percent believe apartheid is practiced
"in a few fields"; 19 percent believe "there's 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 don't 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.
La responsable se llama camil fuchs.... Jeje
ResponderEliminarEl problema de israel es que es fundado sobre el pilar de la religion y así todas las politicas apartistas tienen sentido: si eres como nosotros , bien , pero si no eres como nosotros olvidate de usar nuestras carreteras y de trabajar con nosotros. ..
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