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Ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students learn at the Ateret Shlomo Yeshiva, in Rishon Lezion on June 11, 2025. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)
February 10, 2026, 11:30 pm
By 2050, almost one in four Israelis will be ultra-Orthodox, study indicates
Haredim constitute 23.5% of those eligible for military, which expected to rise to 40% by 2050, says Israel Democracy Institute; if Haredim don’t integrate, GDP could fall by 10%
By Rossella Tercatin
Families of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip and their supporters dress in white as they attend a silent protest calling for the release of the hostage, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 25, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 17, 2024, 7:03 pm
Most Israelis worried for democracy, study finds; trust in Knesset, government down
Nearly half of Israelis think the country is in a bad place, although two-thirds believe it is still a good place to live, according to the IDI’s annual Democracy Index
By Jeremy Sharon
Rabbi Zeev Weitman gives a lecture on a kosher dairy in Jerusalem, in 2019. (courtesy, Maor Hakashrut/YouTube)
July 31, 2023, 7:47 pm
In unusual move, West Bank rabbi announces referendum on his job
Rabbi Zeev Weitman’s reelection statement follows criticism of colleagues for allegedly lacking accountability
By Canaan Lidor
Demonstrators at a rally against the government's judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on April 1, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 4, 2023, 12:50 pm
Over 1 in 5 Israelis have protested against overhaul and numbers are rising — poll
IDI survey finds growing fear of potential civil war; most oppose reservists refusing to volunteer for service; 40.5% agree with Smotrich’s claim there’s no Palestinian people
By ToI Staff
Thousands of Israeli protesters rally against Israeli government's judicial overhaul legislation in Tel Aviv, March04, 2023. (Gili Yaari /Flash90)
March 8, 2023, 11:08 pm
‘A bad plan’: Think tank, legal scholars reject Friedmann overhaul compromise
Israel Democracy Institute and Israeli Law Professors’ Forum for Democracy argue judicial review would be too limited and gov’t would have too much sway in legislating Basic Laws
By Jeremy Sharon
Opposition and Likud party leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu casts his vote in Likud primaries, at a polling station in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2022,. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 29, 2022, 5:47 pm
Jewish Israeli voters have moved significantly rightward in recent years, data shows
Percentage of those who identify as right-wing has grown from 46% in 2019 to 62% now, with both center and left shrinking
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Voting slips for Knesset elections on March 23, 2021. (Avi Roccah/Flash90)
June 22, 2022, 3:27 pm
Expected upcoming election will cost Israel up to NIS 2.9 billion, experts say
Manufacturers Association and independent businesses chamber call for canceling paid day off, which think tank says alone carries a price tag of NIS 1.5 billion
By ToI Staff
Fighter jets from the IAF's second F-35 squadron, the Lions of the South, fly over southern Israel, January 2020. (IDF spokesperson)
December 8, 2021, 9:19 pm
Just over half of Israelis say US approval not needed for strike on Iran
IDI survey finds Jews and right-wingers most supportive of going it alone, over 50% say Islamic Republic poses an existential danger
By ToI Staff
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman (center) attends the Eli Horowitz Conference for Economy and Society, organized by the Israel Democracy Institute, in Jerusalem on June 29, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 29, 2021, 12:39 pm
Finance Minister Liberman pledges no new taxes, ‘responsible’ fiscal policy
At economic conference, new head of treasury says he aims to pass a 14-month budget by November, though it will be ‘very hard’ in light of narrow coalition
By Shoshanna Solomon
Mansour Abbas, head of Israel's conservative Islamic Ra'am party, speaks during a press conference in the northern city of Nazareth on April 1, 2021. (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
April 4, 2021, 2:12 pm
Poll: 48% of Israelis favor government with outside support from Arab parties
Opposition to the notion has dropped since February 2020, including among voters for right-wing parties Likud, Yamina and Religious Zionism, the Israel Democracy Institute finds
By Stuart Winer
Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 28, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 11, 2021, 2:10 pm
Most Israelis believe democracy in danger; trust in Supreme Court, Knesset dives
Israel Democracy Institute survey shows declining faith in public institutions amid COVID pandemic and continued lack of political stability
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Syringes labeled as containing COVID-19 vaccinations in Jerusalem, November 16, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 17, 2020, 11:59 pm
Poll: Most Israelis say they won’t be first to try a coronavirus vaccine
Israel Democracy Institue survey shows older people keener than the young, men more willing than women; assesses public may be getting used to living under virus conditions
By Stuart Winer
Police officers clash with Haredi men during a protest against the enforcement of coronavirus restrictions in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim, October 4, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 14, 2020, 11:32 pm
Resentment of Haredim on virus violations set to dominate next election – expert
Ultra-Orthodox towns provoking anger, prompting ‘turning point’ for Israel and its politics, says Yohanan Plesner, former MK who leads Israel Democracy Institute
By Nathan Jeffay
People walk next to empty shops in Tel Aviv on August 11, 2020. (Flash90)
August 16, 2020, 2:07 am
Poll: 1 in 5 self-employed out of work, 65% suffered income loss due to virus
Average rate of lost income was 44%, survey finds; among salaried employees, 35% took a wage cut; earnings loss most widespread in low income households
By Stuart Winer
A man wearing a protective mask walks by a sign stating the number of unemployed in Israel, alongside the word 'Enough!!' in Tel Aviv, on July 22, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 12, 2020, 11:55 am
As jobless soar amid virus, experts urge government to invest in training
Extended unemployment benefits could get people used to staying at home, economists warn; $184m. earmarked for 2020 training programs still unspent, Finance Ministry data shows
By Shoshanna Solomon
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