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Israeli Democracy Index

An IDF serviceman stands outside a destroyed home in the Gaza border community of Kfar Aza on December 20, 2023. (Sam Sokol)
January 6, 2026, 9:03 pm
Poll: Support for state commission into Oct. 7 recedes as PM pushes alternative
Majority of 55% of Israelis still support the formation of a state inquiry, down from 67% in July 2024; 22% now favor politically appointed probe, says Israel Democracy Institute
By Sam Sokol
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
A plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 6, 2022, 12:02 pm
Annual poll: Public’s faith in institutions, satisfaction in state of country dire
Trust in government climbs slightly in 2021, and somewhat significantly in the Arab public, with an Arab party in the government for first time in decades
By ToI Staff
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
A woman votes at a polling station in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, on April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
January 7, 2020, 10:34 am
Annual poll: Most Israelis distrust leadership, say democracy ‘in grave danger’
But 2019 Democracy Index also shows plurality believes country is in good shape (men more so than women); 60% say nation should not weigh views of Diaspora on important decisions
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, waves with his wife Sara after voting during parliamentary elections in Jerusalem on April 9, 2019. (AP/Ariel Schalit, Pool)
August 12, 2019, 3:53 pm
42% of right-wing voters favor a unity government – poll
Opposition is highest among supporters of Likud and religious parties, according to IDI survey
By ToI Staff
Israeli flags stand next to the menorah, the symbol of the State of Israel, at the Knesset (photo credit: Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
January 4, 2015, 5:39 pm
Jews and Arabs proud to be Israeli, distrust government
Poll conducted before war shows marked rise in support for state among Arabs; religious establishment scores low on trust
By Tamar Pileggi
Sultan Suliman street, near the Damascus Gate in East Jerusalem (photo credit: Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
October 7, 2013, 6:29 am
Democracy index shows wide gaps between Jewish, Arab citizens
A majority of all Israelis say politicians are looking out for themselves and regular citizens have little influence on government
By Gavriel Fiske
Rabbi Benjamin Lau. (Courtesy Israel Democracy Institute)
July 16, 2013, 7:48 am
The bearable lightness of being Rav Benny
Benjamin Lau, an Orthodox rabbi bridging sectors across Jerusalem, sees Tisha B’Av as a moment to build
By Debra Kamin
Young Arab women sit on the beach in Tel Aviv earlier this year (photo credit: Serge Attal/Flash90)
September 6, 2012, 8:09 am
Arab Israelis losing their pride in Israel, study shows
Three-quarters of Arabs here feel they are being discriminated against, according to the annual Israeli Democracy Index. A third of Jews find it more important for Israel to be Jewish than democratic
By Raphael Ahren
Haviv Rettig Gur
March 19, 2012, 11:57 am
Haviv Rettig Gur
Proud to be an (Arab) Israeli
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Israel’s largest minority is feeling at home in the Jewish state
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