Updated: May, 2016
The Pew Research Center just published another set of data on American perceptions of Israel vs. Palestine – and this is a good time to refresh our table and graph measuring the gap between Israel and Palestine.
Here is the graph: the data is mostly from polls by Pew and Gallup. The table with numbers is below the graph. Note that the trend-line, a line of red dots, shows a widening gap, but that the two latest Pew surveys (unlike Gallup) show a narrowing gap in the last two years. Generally speaking, the gap is narrower in Pew surveys and a little wider in Gallup surveys.
And here is a table:
|
Gap
|
Palestinians
|
Israel
|
Survey numbers
|
|
35
|
19
|
54
|
May 1, 2016**
|
|
47
|
15
|
62
|
2016*
|
|
46
|
16
|
62
|
2015*
|
|
44
|
18
|
62
|
2014*
|
|
37
|
14
|
51
|
July 8-14, 2014**
|
|
42
|
11
|
53
|
Apr 23-27, 2014**
|
|
37
|
12
|
49
|
Mar 13-17 , 2013**
|
|
44
|
17
|
61
|
2012*
|
|
40
|
10
|
50
|
Dec 5-9 , 2012**
|
|
37
|
11
|
48
|
May 25-30 2011**
|
|
33
|
16
|
49
|
Apr 21-26, 2010**
|
|
41
|
18
|
59
|
2010*
|
|
39
|
12
|
51
|
Oct 28-Nov 8, 2009**
|
|
38
|
11
|
49
|
January 7-11, 2009**
|
|
38
|
20
|
58
|
2008*
|
|
38
|
11
|
49
|
May, 2007**
|
|
41
|
11
|
52
|
August, 2006**
|
|
35
|
9
|
44
|
July, 2006**
|
|
35
|
13
|
48
|
May, 2006**
|
|
34
|
18
|
52
|
2006*
|
|
26
|
17
|
43
|
Late October, 2005**
|
|
25
|
12
|
37
|
July, 2005**
|
|
27
|
13
|
40
|
July, 2004**
|
|
34
|
12
|
46
|
Late February, 2004**
|
|
45
|
13
|
58
|
2004*
|
|
35
|
16
|
51
|
2002*
|
|
28
|
13
|
41
|
April, 2002**
|
|
37
|
10
|
47
|
Mid-October, 2001**
|
|
23
|
17
|
40
|
Early September, 2001**
|
|
31
|
12
|
43
|
2000*
|
|
35
|
13
|
48
|
September, 1997**
|
|
27
|
15
|
42
|
1994*
|
|
24
|
21
|
45
|
September, 1993**
|
|
20
|
14
|
34
|
Chicago CFR: 1990
|
|
57
|
7
|
64
|
1990*
|
|
22
|
15
|
37
|
1988*
|
|
23
|
17
|
40
|
Chicago CFR: 1982
|
|
31
|
14
|
45
|
Chicago CFR: 1978
|
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