Trust in government falls to 20-year low, poll finds

By Carrie Keller-Lynn 23 October 2023, 2:44 pm

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Carrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference in Tel Aviv, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo, Pool)

Trust in the government is at a 20-year low, according to new polling by the Israel Democracy Institute.

Only 20.5% of Jewish Israelis and 7.5% of Arab Israelis polled say they have trust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, when polled in the aftermath of Hamas’s brutal October 7 terror attack.

In June, these populations polled at 28% and 18%, respectively.

Earlier on Monday, Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported that three unnamed members of Netanyahu’s cabinet are considering resigning, in response to the government and security establishment’s failure to prevent October 7 and handling of the assault’s aftermath.