Majority of Israeli's unaware of realities of Jordan Valley

IMEMC- A report by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel has released a report showing that the majority of Israelis are not aware of the legal or demographic background of the Jordan Valley.

In a new report compiled by Dahlia Scheindlin of ACRI has shown that Israelis mistakenly believe that the Jordan Valley is sovereign Israeli territory. The report also showed that a majority of Israelis believed that the area had a majority population.

80% of Jewish Israelis, and 69% of secular Israeli’s, believe that the Jordan valley is sovereign Israeli territory according to the survey. Only 18% of respondents were aware that the region is an area that Israel occupies according to international law.

Similarly more than 80% of Jewish Israeli’s were incorrect or unaware as to the composition of the Jordan Valley, believing that a majority of inhabitants in the area are Jewish. In actual fact, the population of the area comprises some 65,000 Palestinians and 10,000 Jews. Read more