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Protesters including former hostages and families of hostages demanding a state commission of inquiry march to Tel Aviv's Hostages Square during events marking the 1,000th day since the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, massacre, July 2, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2026, 4:55 pm
Poll: Jewish Israelis want Oct. 7 commission of inquiry, ultra-Orthodox conscription
Israel Democracy Institute survey finds 71% want top-level probe of Hamas invasion, 72% favor egalitarian draft law; more Israelis view UK as hostile than they do Saudi Arabia
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
An election poster for Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu that reads, 'We won't surrender,' in Tel Aviv, October 6, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
October 8, 2026, 2:35 am
Three years after Oct. 7 reshaped Israel, its political map is much the same
Voters’ beliefs have been cemented by war, with those against Netanyahu blaming him for massacre, while loyalists view reports that he was given prior warnings of attack as part of effort to topple him
By Ruth Eglash
People shop at a supermarket in Jerusalem, a day before the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, September 10, 2026. (Rachel Alroey/Flash90)
September 15, 2026, 1:57 pm
Israelis are feeling economic anxiety. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?
Voters say they care about kitchen-table issues at a time of rising costs. But in the wake of Israel’s worst catastrophe, and amid political polarization, experts say the path to victory, as always, runs through matters of war and peace
By Ben Sales
Illustrative: A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in the northern Israeli village of Maghar on November 1, 2022. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
August 6, 2026, 2:45 pm
70% of Israelis fear for integrity of election, minority upbeat on democracy — poll
Israel Democracy Institute finds only 40% of Israelis, and only 24.5% of Arab citizens, are optimistic about the future of democracy in the country
By Sam Sokol
US President Donald Trump addresses the Knesset, October 13, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)
July 7, 2026, 6:16 pm
Poll: In new low, just 28% of Israelis think Trump prioritizing Israel’s security
Figure marks sharp dip from 64% who believed Trump made Israel’s security a priority in March; only 38% of respondents say Israel in a strategically better place than before Iran war
By ToI Staff
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
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