The Peace Index is a longitudinal research project based on a monthly survey that systematically monitors trends in Israeli public opinion regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel and their impact on Israeli society. This oft-cited evaluation of public sentiments and attitudes was originally initiated by the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research at Tel Aviv University in June 1994, and became a project of IDI's Guttman Center and Tel Aviv University’s Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution in January 2010.
Headed by IDI Senior Fellow Prof. Tamar Hermann and Prof. Ephraim Yaar of Tel Aviv University, the Peace Index conducts a monthly survey of a representative sample of Israel’s adult population, which includes approximately 600 men and women, Jewish and Arab citizens, residents of agricultural communities, and Jewish settlers residing beyond the Green Line. The surveys are presently conducted by the Dahaf Institute, with statistical processing by Ms. Yasmin Alkalay.
Each month, The Peace Index, which was called “The War and Peace Index” for a period of time, issues a brief overview of the major findings of the monthly survey, an in-depth analysis of the trends revealed, and the questionnaire and data set for the monthly poll. These materials are available on this site in both Hebrew and English. A summary of the major findings of the Peace Index is also published each month in the Hebrew daily newspaper Yediot Acharonot.
The Peace Index also has a dedicated website that includes the archives of the project since its inception as well as the findings of related public opinion polls. Click here to visit this valuable resource for the public and researchers alike.
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For further information about the Peace Index contact PeaceIndex@idi.org.il