In recent years, more Jews say settlements help Israel's security building % of Israeli Jews who say the building of settlements helps/ hurts/makes no difference to the security of Israel DK/refused
Indeed, while roughly four-in-ten Israeli Jews (42%) said that the continued building of settlements helps the security of Israel, three-in-ten (30%) said the settlements hurt the country’s security, while a quarter (25%) said they do not affect Israel’s security one way or another. Roughly a year earlier, Israeli Jews were less sanguine about the benefits of settlement building: In 2013, only 31% said such construction improved Israel’s security.
In recent years, more  | Jews say settlements  | help Israel's security  | building % of Israeli Jews who say the  | building of settlements helps/  | hurts/makes no difference to  | the security of Israel  | DK/refused  | 25  | Makes no  | 27%  | difference  | 30  | Hurts  | 35  | 42  | 31  | Helps  | 2013  | 2015  | Source: Survey conducted October  | 2014 May 2015  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 