The number of Israeli Jews who believe that the two-state solution can offer a viable path to ending the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has fallen to the lowest level on record, according to a new poll published this week.

The survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center, polling 998 Israeli Jewish and Arab adults from February 5 through March 11.

Since 2013, Pew has tracked support for the two-state solution and Palestinian statehood, asking Israeli Jews and Arabs if they believe there is anyway that Israel and a Palestinian state could coexist peacefully.

Optimism for the viability of such a scheme was highest when the poll was first conducted, with 50% of Israelis saying they believed it was possible for Israel and a Palestinian state to exist side by side in peace.

Arab Israelis were more likely to express this view, with 74% saying peaceful coexisting could be achieved, compared to just 46% of Israeli Jews who agreed.

That figure fell from 50% among all Israelis in 2013 to just 35% in 2023, prior to the October 7 invasion, before plummeting to 26% in 2024 and 21% this year.

Among Israeli Jews, the post-October 7 decline was even sharper, plummeting from 32% in 2023 to 19% in 2024 and 16% in 2025.

Among Arab Israelis, optimism for the possibility of peaceful coexistence actually rose after October 7, rising from 41% in 2023 to 49% in 2024 before declining again in 2025, falling to 40%.

The biggest obstacles to peace between Israel and the Palestinians are, according to respondents, the lack of trust, which 89% cited as an obstacle, including 75% who said it was a major obstacle.

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