The Trouble With Polls

'80% of both peoples want two states'

But 'One Voice' poll finds Israelis, Palestinians diverge on critical points of Jerusalem, refugees.

The JPost reports.

Details:

Eighty percent of both Israelis and Palestinians support the establishment of a Palestinian state, according to a survey...commissioned by the One Voice organization...

The poll showed both peoples were strongly opposed to the notion of one bi-national state.

It also showed a will on both sides to cooperate on economic and security issues, but found that Israelis and Palestinians still disagree on Jerusalem and the holy places, the Palestinian refugee and other national issues.

77% of Israelis were against any partition of Jerusalem and both sides converged mostly in their vehement opposition to declaring it an international city. While almost all Palestinians polled cited the establishment of an independent state as their top priority, this was only 11th on the priority list with Israelis. Conversely, the security of Israeli residents was highly important with Israelis but only 12th on the Palestinians' priority list.

Polls are like a swim suit.

They show a lot but not all, and certainly not the most important parts.