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Poll: Nearly half of U.S. Jews support Palestinian state

by WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Forty-four percent of American Jews support the establishment of a Palestinian state, according to a new pol, Despite such support, the American Jewish Committee poll of 1,000 American Jews also found that 66 percent believe the "goal of

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Other AJCommittee poll results:

*39 percent said Israel should accept a unilateral declaration of statehood as threatened by Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat. Another 21 percent said Israel should break off negotiations if a declaration of statehood is made, while 17 percent said Israel should respond to such a declaration by annexing West Bank lands not yet turned over to the Palestinians.

*42 percent said Israel should be willing to compromise on Jerusalem's current status as a united city under Israeli jurisdiction. Some 55 percent oppose any compromise.

*88 percent said "conversions performed in Israel by Reform and Conservative rabbis should be recognized as much as Orthodox conversions."

*78 percent blamed "ultra-Orthodox Israelis" for the increase in tensions between "secular and ultra-Orthodox Jews."

*85 percent said Israel continues to need the financial support of American Jews.

The AJCommittee poll was conducted by telephone between March 29 and April 18. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.

The Gallup telephone poll of 1,025 was conducted May 7 to 9. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.

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