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Opinions about the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Opinions about the Israel-Palestine Conflict.

Teleios surveyed Christian and secular adolescents and millennials regarding opinions about the Israel-Palestine conflict. In general, evangelical Christians believe that Israel is a democracy and all groups are treated fairly; whereas non-evangelicals believe Palestinians living in Israel are repressed politically and socially.This survey suggests strong differences between young evangelicals and non-evangelicals regarding the moral correctness of Israel’s political and foreign policies as well as their right to exist; evangelicals being strongly supportive of Israel and non-evangelicals being strongly supportive of Palestine.

Teleios Research Evaluates Opinions About the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Teleios Research recently surveyed adolescents and millennials regarding opinions about the Israel-Palestine conflict. The survey was promoted on the Christian Instagram accounts, Instapray and Godsholyscriptures as well as a secular site, Mindsetofgreatness. Of the 146 participants the majority were: male (52%), <35 years old (74%), from the United States (34%), and evangelical (58%).

In general, evangelical Christians believe that Israel is a democracy and all groups are treated fairly (28%); whereas non-evangelicals believe Palestinians living in Israel are repressed politically and socially (28%; P=0.002). Evangelicals generally supported Israel regarding political and human rights issues (74%) while non-evangelicals supported Palestine (39%; P>0.0001). Further, evangelicals favored the US government supporting Israel (70%); whereas non-evangelicals believed the US should take no action (25%) or work actively against Israel (28%: P>0.0001). In addition, evangelicals strongly indicated Israel should be a nation-state (83%; P>0.0001), and also the current Palestinian state is a failed state due to their own errors (19%) and an independent terrorist organization (16%; P=0.005).

Religiously, evangelicals believed that Israel today is the Israel of the Bible (41%) versus those who are non-evangelicals (19%; P=0.048). Further, evangelicals indicated Christians should evangelize both Israelis and Palestinians (75%), but Israelis (7%) more than Palestinians (4%); whereas non-evangelicals thought neither group should be evangelized (32%; P>0.0001).

in terms of a final solution to the Palestinian problem, both evangelicals and non-evangelicals believed providing jobs and education was important (17-21%, respectively). Many evangelicals also favored resettling the Palestinians within a current Arab country (16%), while non-evangelicals believed their settlement should remain within current lands of the Palestinian Authority (23%; P=0.043).

No differences were noted between groups regarding who their professors favored during their education, most commonly the Palestinians (17% evangelical, 26% non-evangelical). Further, both groups recognized Israel’s right to defend themselves against foreign threats (39% evangelical, 33% non-evangelical).

Despite the strong statistical differences observed between groups, the response to this survey was less than usually received by Teleios, being about one-third of normal. Further the number of responses marked as ‘unsure’ was unusually high, ranging from 15-68%. These two observations in both young evangelicals and non-evangelicals imply there may be a high attitude of non-engagement about the Israeli-Palestine issue or lack of knowledge.

This survey suggests strong differences between young evangelicals and non-evangelicals regarding the moral correctness of Israel’s political and foreign policies as well as their right to exist; evangelicals being strongly supportive of Israel and non-evangelicals being strongly supportive of Palestine.

All the findings of the survey can be found here.

WC Stewart, JA Stewart, LA Nelson

About Teleios – Teleios is a non-profit foundation that seeks to demonstrate the truth of scripture and the Christian faith through scientific methods by providing evidence for the positive results of a biblically-based lifestyle. Prior studies conducted by Teleios have shown that the practice of the Christian faith (praise, prayer, fellowship, service and Bible study) and security of salvation increases well-being while reducing guilt.

ISRAEL-PALESTINE SURVEY – SURVEY RESULTS AND BIBLICAL EXPLANATION

Thank you for your interest and/or participation in Teleios surveys. Teleios’ most recent survey explored the Israel-Palestine conflict. There were 146 responses. 

This is a complicated topic. Below is some general information that may help you understand the topic. We hope this information is helpful.

The results are quite interesting! Of course, very few of the answers allow for a response directly from scripture.

The major scriptural issue from this survey is modern Israel, if it is the Israel of the Bible? This is controversial and can be an emotional topic. This is what we know biblically:

  • God made promises to Abraham and David to establish an eternal kingdom for the Jews (Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 15:1-16; Deuteronomy 30:1-15; 2 Samuel 7:12-16; Psalm 89:20-52; Psalm 132:8-18; Romans 11:26-32).
  • Although David’s throne is eternal, God did not state that it would exist continually throughout history (as evidenced by the Babylonian exile starting around 600 BC).
  • The “children of Israel” exist in the Millennial reign of Christ and the Jewish temple exists in the tribulation and in the Kingdom.
  • The Millennial reign of Christ and the New Jerusalem are the fulfillment of God’s promises to Israel.
  • Israel in the Bible, in which God deals directly (positively or negatively), is evidenced:
    • In the Old Testament from Exodus to the Babylonian exile and then the establishment of a new Jerusalem after the exile as described in Ezra and Nehemiah (historically)
    • During the time of Christ
    • In the tribulation
    • During Christ’s reign as King (Revelation 19-20; Ezekiel 40-48)
    • In the new Jerusalem where God will dwell forever (Revelation 21-22; Psalm 132:13-14)
  • However, God did not always deal with a country called, Israel such as the Hasmonean dynasty between 140 and 37 BC. This Kingdom actually ruled over a land as extensive as King David but had no direct dealings with God, for which we know, and was easily toppled by the Roman Empire.

Modern Israel, since its establishment in 1948 and its recovery of Jerusalem in 1967, has been a huge encouragement to Christians. Many believers have perceived modern Israel as a validation of the truth of the Bible.

Israel stands as a light in the Middle East because it, at a minimum:

  • Is a democracy, the only one in the Middle East
  • Protects institutions related to scripture
  • Is a reliable ally against jihad
  • Stands on the forefront of biblical archaeology.

However, modern Israel has no known direct dealings with God or a specific place in the Bible. Whether modern Israel will last in a continual fashion to the tribulation is not known.

Nonetheless, we do know God will keep His promises to Israel and it will exist in the future.

Perhaps even more encouraging than the state of Israel itself is the fact that Jews still exist from the time of Abraham as opposed to other ethnic groups which have become non-existent. There are no ancient ethnic Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Hittites, Amorites Edomites etc.

Also, modern Israel is a rich site in which to evangelize, where the church began. Teleios hears many recent reports of record numbers of Jews coming to faith in Messiah.

God’s power has kept the Jewish culture for His own purposes. We have an all-powerful God!

Thank you again for taking the survey.

You can find the complete data for this survey here.

Teleios Research Evaluates Opinions About the Israel-Palestine Conflict

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Nov. 13, 2018 – PRLog — Teleios Research recently surveyed adolescents and millennials regarding opinions about the Israel-Palestine conflict. The survey was promoted on the Christian Instagram accounts, Instapray and Godsholyscriptures as well as a secular site, Mindsetofgreatness. Of the 146 participants the majority were: male (52%), <35 years old (74%), from the United States (34%), and evangelical (58%).

Politically, evangelical Christians believe Israel is a democracy and all groups are treated fairly (28%); whereas non-evangelicals perceive Palestinians living in Israel are repressed (28%; P=0.002). Evangelicals generally support Israel regarding political and human rights issues (74%) compared to non-evangelicals (46%); while non-evangelicals support the Palestinian Authority (39%) more than evangelicals (8%, P>0.0001).

Further, evangelicals favor the US government supporting Israel (70%); whereas non-evangelicals believe America should take no action (25%) or work actively against Israel (28%: P>0.0001). In addition, evangelicals, versus non-evangelicals, strongly indicate Israel should be a nation-state (83% vs 58% respectively; P>0.0001). In contrast evangelicals, more often than non-evangelicals, view the Palestinian Authority as a terrorist organization (16% vs. 7% respectively; P=0.005). Both groups recognize Israel’s right to defend themselves against foreign threats (39% evangelical, 33% non-evangelical).

Religiously, a plurality of evangelicals believe the Jewish state today is the Israel of the Bible (41%) versus those who are non-evangelicals (19%; P=0.048). Further, evangelicals indicate Christians should evangelize both Israelis and Palestinians (75%) whereas non-evangelicals believe neither group should be evangelized (32%; P>0.0001).

In terms of a final solution to the Palestinian homeland, both evangelicals and non-evangelicals believe providing jobs and education was important (17 and 21%, respectively). Further, a number of evangelicals favor resettling the Palestinians within a current Arab country (16%), while non-evangelicals believe their settlement should remain within current lands of the Palestinian Authority (23%; P=0.043).

No differences were noted between groups regarding who their professors favored during their education, most commonly the Palestinians (17% evangelical, 26% non-evangelical, P=0.37).

Despite the strong statistical differences observed between groups, the response to this survey was less than usually received by Teleios, being about one-third of normal. Further, the number of responses marked as ‘unsure’ was unusually high, ranging from 15-68%. These two observations in both young evangelicals and non-evangelicals imply there may be a common attitude of non-engagement about the Israeli-Palestine issue or lack of knowledge.

This survey suggests strong differences between young evangelicals and non-evangelicals regarding the Israel’s political and foreign policies as well as their right to exist; evangelicals generally being strongly supportive of Israel and non-evangelicals being greatly supportive of Palestine.

All the findings of the survey can be found here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-857G9WGZL/) as well as other findings from Teleios Research are on our website (https://teleiosresearch.com/).

WC Stewart, JA Stewart, LA Nelson

About Teleios – Teleios is a non-profit foundation that seeks to demonstrate the truth of scripture and the Christian faith through scientific methods by providing evidence for the positive results of a biblically-based lifestyle. Prior studies conducted by Teleios have shown that the practice of the Christian faith (praise, prayer, fellowship, service and Bible study) and security of salvation increases well-being while reducing guilt.

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