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Thursday, June 18, 2026
Poll: 71% of Israelis don’t trust Trump to look out for them in Iran deal; just 11% say Israel won war
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A poll by Channel 12 finds that only a sliver of Israelis feel their country won the Iran war, or trust US President Donald Trump to look out for their interests as he negotiates a deal with the Islamic Republic.
In addition, most feel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct hurt Israel’s interests in the US-Iran agreement.
The numbers mark a stark departure from the robust support Israelis have given Trump for years in poll after poll. Now, however, there is deep concern across Israel over the terms of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed this week, while a series of recent harsh public criticisms of Israeli officials from both Trump and US Vice President JD Vance point to a rift in the US-Israel relationship.
The Channel 12 poll, asking whether Netanyahu’s conduct benefited or harmed Israeli interests in the US-Iran agreement, finds that 52% say it harmed it, while 24% feel it helped and another 24% don’t know.
Asked whether they trust Trump to look out for Israeli interests in an agreement with Iran, 71% said they don’t, while just 13% said they do and another 16% don’t know. Those numbers mark a decline for Trump on this question since last week, when the split was 62% to 21%.
And asked about how they think the war ended, 43% say Israel lost, while 41% say it ended inconclusively. Just 11% feel Israel won the war.
The Times of Israel Community.