Majority of Israelis Supports Trump’s Proposal to Relocate Gaza’s Population to Other Countries

Ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, approximately seven out of ten Israelis support the idea that “Arabs from Gaza should relocate to another country,” as proposed by President Trump. A survey by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) indicates that among Jewish Israelis, there is also a majority who believe this is a “practical plan that should be pursued.” Most Arab Israelis oppose Trump’s proposal.

Respondents were asked about their stance regarding President Trump’s proposal to relocate Gaza’s Arab population to another country.

43% of all Israelis believe Trump’s plan is “practical” and should be pursued.
Among Jewish Israelis, a narrow majority of 52% holds this view.
An additional 30% of Israeli Jews responded that the plan is “not practical, but desirable,” meaning they support it but do not see it as realistically feasible. Altogether, more than eight out of ten Jewish Israelis support the plan.

Approximately 14% of all Israelis (13% of Jews) consider the plan a “distraction,” which does not indicate outright opposition but does reflect skepticism about engaging with it.
13% of Israelis believe Trump’s proposal is “immoral”. This group is overwhelmingly Arab (54% of Arab respondents hold this view). Among Jews, only 3% consider the plan “immoral.”

Support by Ideological Affiliation
Among right-wing and right-center groups, there is a clear majority who believe the plan is both desirable and practical (81% on the right, 57% on the right-center).
On the center and center-left, there is a majority in favor of the plan, but fewer believe it is practical (31% in the center).
Only among the left, a relatively small group (about 7% of all Jews), is there a majority expressing reservations about the plan’s feasibility or morality. Even in this group, moral opposition is not dominant (about 27% of left-wing Jews, roughly 3% of all Jewish Israelis).

Support by Party Affiliation
71% of Likud voters believe the plan is both desirable and practical.
51% of National Unity (HaMahane HaMamlachti) voters believe it is desirable but not practical.
62% of Labor (Avoda) voters consider the plan either a “distraction” or “immoral.”

Shifting Views on Population Transfer
Overall, the idea of significantly relocating Gaza’s Palestinian population once considered illegitimate by many Israelis now enjoys broad support among Jewish Israelis. When there is opposition, it is typically based on practicality (“a distraction”) rather than principle.

Surveys conducted in the 1990s and mid-2000s on the transfer of Palestinians from the West Bank generally found support levels of 40–50% among Jewish Israelis.