MEF Menu
Middle East ForumSupport MEF
Middle East ForumU.S. Opinion on the Middle East

Pew Research Center

Can Israel and a Palestinian State Coexist Peacefully

Do you think a way can be found for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully with each other, or not?

Latest wave fielded March 24 to 30, 2025. Primary source: Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel Wave 166 (Spring 2025 Global Attitudes, U.S.), March 24 to 30, 2025.

Trend

Can Israel and a Palestinian State Coexist Peacefully: trendLine chart of 2 survey waves from November 2023 to Spring 2025. Exact values are in the table below.0%10%20%30%40%50%60%202320242025Year of fieldworkPercentYes, November 2023 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 52%Yes, March 24 to 30, 2025: 46%No, November 2023 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 45%No, March 24 to 30, 2025: 52%DK/Refused, November 2023 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 3%DK/Refused, March 24 to 30, 2025: 2%
  • Yes
  • No
  • DK/Refused
Source: Pew Research Center; see Sources below. Percentages of respondents.

Toplines

Can Israel and a Palestinian State Coexist Peacefully: toplines by survey wave, percent (newest first)
Field datesYesNoDK/RefusedSample (n)Margin of error
March 24 to 30, 2025465223,605±1.9
November 2023 (dates as labelled by the pollster)52453----

Note: In November 2023 the question read: "Now, thinking about the future, and not just the current conflict...Do you think a way can be found for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully with each other?"

Sources

  1. Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel Wave 166 (Spring 2025 Global Attitudes, U.S.), March 24 to 30, 2025, accessed October 13, 2026.
  2. Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel Wave 166 (Spring 2025 Global Attitudes, U.S.), topline, accessed October 13, 2026.

Cite

Pew Research Center, "Can Israel and a Palestinian State Coexist Peacefully," in Middle East Forum, U.S. Opinion on the Middle East, https://polls.meforum.org/q/pew-two-state-coexist/.