Pictured Above: Senior Advisor Jared Kushner and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem on June 22, 2018. Photo by Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem.

(JNS) A recent survey shows that Israelis do not believe that a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump will be successful in achieving a goal of peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Released Monday, the survey conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University shows that nearly 75 percent of Jewish and Arab Israelis believe a plan by the American administration has either very low or moderately low chances to succeed.

An overwhelming 77 percent of respondents said they believe Israel’s interests are important to the American president, with over 60 percent saying they believe the interests of the Palestinians are not.

The poll also showed that while over half of respondents supported negotiations with the Palestinians, less than 20 percent believed the talks would lead to peace.

Another recent poll of Israelis showed strong favorable feelings toward Trump and his policy on Israel. A June poll by the American Jewish Committee found that 77 percent of Israelis approve of his handling of U.S.-Israel relations, with 85 percent in favor of his transfer of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

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