A quarter of Israelis have weighed leaving the country amid ongoing war, poll finds

Almost a quarter of Israelis have weighed leaving the country during the past year amid the multifront war, a survey by Kantar Insights and the Kan public broadcaster has found.

According to the poll, conducted last week among a representative sample of Israeli adults, 1% of respondents said they have already left and returned or are planning to return; 23% said they have considered leaving — temporarily or permanently — but haven’t done so; 67% said they haven’t considered leaving; and 9% didn’t answer or said they don’t know.

Unsurprisingly, the poll finds that voters of current opposition parties are more likely (36%) than coalition voters (14%) to have mulled leaving the country. Secular respondents are similarly more likely to have weighed moving than their religious counterparts.

Among respondents who said they have weighed leaving, the poll finds 24% have checked housing options abroad, 21% examined job opportunities, 15% obtained or attempted to get a foreign passport or a visa, 5% checked out education options for their children — and just 36% didn’t make such practical inquiries.

Kan doesn’t publish the number of respondents or the margin of error.