Half of occupiers oppose West Bank withdrawal

A majority of Zionist settlers, 52 percent say they are against withdrawal from the occupied areas in the West Bank and the al-Quds (‘Jerusalem’), according to a poll.

Just over one-third of Israeli Jews, or 36%, would support a withdrawal “in principle,” according to the June 2016 Peace Index, a monthly study of occupiers’ political views.

The figures are reversed among Arab Israelis, with fully 69% saying they would support a withdrawal “today,” and 24% opposing it.