Within the Arab sample, 84 per cent of Christians and Druze feel part of the state compared to 66 per cent of Muslims.
However, the survey also found that the proportion of Arabs who want to stay in Israel has dipped slightly, from 62 per cent in June to 59 per cent now, whereas the proportion of Jews who feel this way rose, from 70 per cent to 85 per cent.
The survey of over 500 adults, carried out this week, also found that nearly three quarter of Israeli Jews (73 per cent) feel optimistic about Israel’s future up from just over half (52 per cent) in June. In the summer, 40 per cent of Arab Israelis were optimistic but that share has shrunk to just 27 per cent.
The researchers also posed the question “If you could receive American citizenship or citizenship of another Western country, would you prefer to move there to live or would you prefer to remain in Israel?”
A vast majority of respondents said they would prefer to remain in Israel – 77 per cent overall, with 81 per cent of Jews saying they would stay put, and 59 per cent of Arabs. Just 11 per cent of Jewish participants said they would rather move. In total 26 per cents of Arabs said they would choose to go.
