78% of Jewish Israelis back Iran war, but fervent support dropping, IDI survey finds

27 March 2026, 2:07 pm

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People take cover in a bomb shelter after missiles are fired by Iran, in Tel Aviv, March 22, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Seventy-eight percent of Israel’s Jewish public support the ongoing war against Iran, but the intensity of that backing has dropped over the past month, an Israel Democracy Institute survey finds.

The full survey will be released next week.

While a majority of the Jewish public backs the war, 11.5% oppose it, up from 4% in the previous two surveys taken during the war. Additionally, only 50% of people strongly support the war, down from 74% at the beginning of the month.

A majority of Arab Israelis remain opposed to the war, as was found in previous surveys.

Only 19% of Arab respondents support the war, down from 27% at the start of the month, the IDI finds.