IATF Call with Pew Research Center on Jewish and Arab Perspectives of Israeli Society
Can
Israel be a
Jewish and a democratic state? How much discrimination is there in
Israeli society? Do
Jews and
Arabs socialize with each other? How important are a secular education and successful career to Jewish and
Arab individuals?
These are some of the issues explored in a
Pew Research Center survey administered in 5,601 face-to-face interviews in Israel between
Oct. 14 2014 and May 21,
2015.
Survey findings—including 48% of Jews agreeing that "Arabs should be expelled or transferred from Israel," 76% saying Israel can be a
Jewish and democratic state, while 64% of Arabs saying it cannot—continue to make waves. At the same time, responses also show Jews and Arabs value the same life goals and aspirations.
On Tuesday, June 28 to hear from
Alan Cooperman,
Director of
Religion Researc
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