Poll: Majority of Israelis think Jewish-Arab relations have improved during pandemic

The majority of the public thinks Jewish-Arab relations have improved in light of the pandemic, according to a new Israel Democracy Institute poll.

Fifty-six percent of Jewish Israelis and 64% of Arab Israelis believe that relations have improved between Jews and Arabs in Israel during the COVID-19 outbreak, the poll finds.

Conversely, 62% of the public thinks that relations between the ultra-Orthodox community and the rest of Israelis were damaged during this period. Only 17% of Haredim and 28% of remaining Jewish Israelis think that relations have improved during this period.

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