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Israeli public opinion

People take shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian missiles, in Ramat Gan, Israel, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
March 18, 2026, 4:21 am
Why Israeli support for the battle with Iran has stayed so high even as missiles fly
Public backing is still sky-high despite sirens, sleepless nights and shuttered schools. The reason, pollsters say, is Israelis feel they’re waging an existential fight in relative safety
By Ben Sales
Electoral official arrange ballots in the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba during Israeli elections, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
December 28, 2025, 11:21 pm
Most Israelis feel no political party fully represents their views, poll finds
Israel Democracy Institute study finds only 26% ‘feel that there is a party that properly represents them’ as country gears up for 2026 electoral campaign
By Sam Sokol
Israeli mothers call to end the war in Gaza and for the release of hostages outside the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, May 15, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 17, 2025, 4:19 pm
11 thinkers from across the spectrum weigh in on what might end the Gaza war
Despite polls of Israelis, Palestinians and US Jews saying that all want a negotiated end to fighting, the conflict continues. Experts from each group give their vision of a way out
By Ben Sales
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) with coalition lawmakers as the 2025 state budget law is passed by the Knesset, March 25, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 29, 2025, 10:15 am
Poll: 70% of Israelis don’t trust government, including a third of coalition voters
Majority support a deal to return all the hostages and end war, including Netanyahu’s supporters; majority also believes budget will hurt their personal finances
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest outside an IDF Recruitment Center in Jerusalem, October 31, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 1, 2025, 1:11 am
Survey: Public support for conscripting ultra-Orthodox has surged throughout war
With IDF strapped for personnel amid grueling multifront conflict, 84.5% of poll respondents back drafting Haredim, compared to 67% in January 2024
By ToI Staff
IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon in a handout photo cleared for publication on November 10, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 10, 2024, 2:41 pm
Israelis split on pursuing diplomatic end to fighting with Hezbollah, survey finds
Israel Democracy Institute poll shows 56% think Israel should be more flexible to reach a Gaza hostage deal; more Arab than Jewish Israelis view Israel’s strikes on Iran as ‘too weak’
By ToI Staff
Israelis wrapped in flags visit the site of the October 7 Supernova music festival massacre, on October 6, 2024. (AP/ Ohad Zwigenberg)
October 7, 2024, 12:21 am
Survey: 62% of Israelis believe internal divisions worse threat than external dangers
A year after Hamas massacre, third of Israelis pessimistic about future and 20% would consider leaving, Hebrew U. poll finds; less than half satisfied with war’s progress in Gaza
By Amy Spiro
Israeli soldiers from the ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda Battalion attend a swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, July 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 14, 2024, 4:58 pm
Majority of Haredim say new religious army units would boost enlistment – poll
Survey finds support for adaptions for military service, though 72% of ultra-Orthodox respondents oppose drafting all Haredim; Defense Ministry set to launch information campaign
By Sam Sokol
A secular man and an ultra-Orthodox man fight during a protest against the drafting of Haredi Jews to the military, outside the IDF army recruitment office in Jerusalem, May 1, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 21, 2024, 2:02 am
Poll: Israelis hopeful about smoothing civil divides but split on trust in government
Pew survey finds 19% on the left trust leadership, compared to 75% on the right; observant Jews more optimistic about prospects for religious cohesion than secular Israelis
By Elana Kirsh
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu delivers an election campaign speech from inside a modified delivery truck with a side wall replaced with bulletproof glass, in the Kiryat Yovel neighborhood of Jerusalem, September 11, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 18, 2022, 12:33 pm
How close is Netanyahu to the magic 61?
As our comparative data shows, the answer to that question right now depends on who’s doing the polling
By Simon Davies and Joshua Hantman
The state of the Israeli election campaign: Poll of polls, September 11, 2022, showing the number of seats parties would be expected to win if the election was held today, based on a weighing of the latest opinion polls.
September 11, 2022, 1:17 pm
Arab turnout may hold the key to election, but for the pro- or anti-Netanyahu bloc?
The Arab parties fare better when running together, yet Ra’am is determined to continue its independent course. It sat in the anti-Bibi coalition last time, but alliances can shift
By Simon Davies and Joshua Hantman
Fiery Youth party chair Hadar Muchtar speaks at a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, June 27, 2022. (Screenshot/YouTube)
September 4, 2022, 2:34 pm
Will an ‘election surprise’ party break the political deadlock?
Protest party Fiery Youth hopes to replicate the Pensioners’ longshot success of 2006. But it could also meet the same fate as 2021’s quickly forgotten Shulmanim
By Simon Davies and Joshua Hantman
Illustrative: People with Israeli flags and banners attend a rally against antisemitism near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Sunday, September 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
September 2, 2022, 7:46 pm
Poll: 1 in 3 Germans say Israel treating Palestinians like Nazis did Jews
Another 25% won’t rule out the claim; survey further finds a third of Germans have poor view of Israel, don’t feel their country has a special responsibility toward Jews
By ToI Staff
The state of the Israeli election campaign: Poll of polls, August 28, 2022, showing the number of seats parties would be expected to win if the election was held today, based on a weighing of the latest opinion polls.
August 28, 2022, 2:40 pm
As the campaign reaches the halfway point, how ‘predictive’ are the polls right now?
In the past 3 elections, the polling 2 months out was remarkably close to the eventual results, certainly regarding the blocs, suggesting accuracy and pretty settled public opinion
By Simon Davies and Joshua Hantman
Illustrative: Elite brand chocolate bars. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 26, 2022, 11:23 pm
Strauss confirms salmonella traces found in foods as products pulled off shelves
Manufacturer and ministry deflect questions over week-long delay in recalling products; CEO offers to double refunds as company scrambles to contain fallout
By ToI Staff
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