ABSTRACT
The fates of Israel and the Palestinians have been intertwined since the rise of the Zionist movement in the nineteenth century and return of Jews to Palestine with the hopes of establishing a national home. Dots represent the percent of each partisan group that is in favor of an independent Palestinian state in a single survey. Percentages are recalculated to exclude item nonresponse, so the reference is the percent of the public that opposes an independent Palestinian state. Several events since then have made way for a breakdown of the partisan consensus. In short, favoring a Palestinian state may be an expression of support for the Palestinians’ right to self-determination in their own sovereign nation, but in the correct context, it may also be an expression of support for a peaceful solution for those who care about Israel and its safety.
