Less than a quarter of Palestinian and Israeli respondents believe lasting peace will be achieved in the region, according to a Gallup survey.
The poll, conducted from June through August and released Monday, found that only 21 percent of Israeli adults said they believe peace with Palestine will be reached; 63 percent said it will never come.
Just 23 percent of Palestinian respondents said peace will be reached; 65 percent said otherwise.
Gallup surveyed Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, with the company noting that it was unable to poll residents of Gaza in 2024 or 2025 due to “security issues.”
Since Israeli forces began their offensive into Gaza after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, more than 66,000 Palestinians have died, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday — according to The Associated Press.
As support for a two-state solution to the conflict grows globally, more than 80 percent of countries in the United Nations recognize an independent Palestinian state. Canada, the United Kingdom and France joined that group in July.
Yet according to the Gallup survey, a majority of Israeli and Palestinian respondents were against a two-state solution. Only one-third of Palestinian respondents backed such a proposal, with 55 percent opposing it. In Israel, 27 percent of respondents supported a two-state solution and 63 percent did not.
While 46 percent of Palestinians aged 50 and older backed a two-state solution, only 26 percent of Israelis in that age group supported it.
Earlier this month, a group of Senate Democrats introduced a resolution calling on the U.S. government to recognize a Palestinian state. President Trump has dismissed the proposal.
The poll results come as Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Monday at the White House. The two leaders are expected to discuss a ceasefire proposal.
At the United Nations General Assembly last week, Trump presented a 21-point plan for peace in the region to Arab leaders. The AP reported Sunday that the proposal calls for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages held by Hamas within 48 hours and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
