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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 623

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US President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
June 12, 2025, 3:09 pm
Poll finds Israelis high on Trump, while rest of world takes dim view of US leader
Favorability rating of US goes up under new administration, with 83% of Israelis expressing confidence in US president’s foreign affairs chops and over 60% happy with handling of Mideast
By AFP and ToI Staff
A person dressed as a dreidel performs during the National Menorah Lighting ceremony, on the Ellipse south of the White House December 7, 2023 in Washington, DC (Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
June 10, 2025, 8:01 am
1.8 million fewer: Global study of world religions slashes estimate on number of US Jews
Counting those who identify as Jewish due to ‘ethnicity, culture or family background,’ Pew study posits figure of 5.7 million, far below previous assessments
By Grace Gilson
Jewish schoolchildren at Athénée Ganenou in Brussels await the arrival of President Isaac Herzog, January 25, 2023. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
June 9, 2025, 7:25 pm
Muslims are world’s fastest-growing religious group; Jews far below pre-Holocaust numbers
Demographer Sergio DellaPergola says it will take another 10 to 20 years for world Jewry to fully regain 1930s level, predicts most Jews will live in Israel within next decade
By Rossella Tercatin
Protesters hold an Israeli flag stained with red paint at an anti-Israel demonstration in Madrid, Spain, on May 11, 2024.(Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP)
June 5, 2025, 10:50 pm
24-country survey: Support for Israel strongest in Kenya and Nigeria, lowest in Turkey
In US, 53% of respondents are opposed to Israel and 45% in favor, Pew poll finds; Netanyahu’s favorability is low across the board
By Luke Tress
A man blows a shofar at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on October 9, 2024, two days before Yom Kippur. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90).
May 9, 2025, 10:21 am
Have Israeli Jews grown more religious in recent years? Data suggests not
Pew survey shows proportions believing in God and considering religion important are similar to a previous study from 2016
By Rossella Tercatin
Newspapers and magazines for sale at a shop in the center of Jerusalem. November 10, 2013. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
April 24, 2025, 10:51 pm
Israelis less concerned about made-up news, press freedom than other countries: poll
Pew study finds that public in Israel believes media has appropriate level of freedom, is relatively confident in free expression
By Luke Tress
Visions of 'Trump Gaza' are seen in a 30-second, AI-generated video posted by US President Donald Trump to his Truth Social platform on February 26, 2025. (Screen captures via Truth Social, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 9, 2025, 7:19 pm
53% of Americans have unfavorable view of Israel, compared to 42% in 2022
Pew survey findings show young Americans even less well-disposed to Jewish state; most respondents also don’t want US to take over Gaza
By JTA and ToI Staff
People protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
April 1, 2025, 2:31 pm
Daily Briefing Apr. 1: Day 543 – PM questioned on Qatargate; proof of biblical Armageddon?
Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon reports back from ransacked Jinba; reporter Rossella Tercatin delves into a recent Pew survey and archaeological findings from Megiddo
By Amanda Borschel-Dan, Jeremy Sharon and Rossella Tercatin
Ultra-Orthodox Jews at Citi Field in New York gather to discuss Internet usage. (photo credit: AP/VosIzNeias.com
March 26, 2025, 5:38 pm
Pew Research Center survey: A quarter of US adults raised Jewish no longer identify as Jews
Survey of 78,000 people in 36 countries on ‘religious switching’ in the world also shows that 20% of the US Muslim population are converts
By Rossella Tercatin
Craig Berko, director of membership at Temple Beth Sholom, prepares to hand out prayer books during a Shabbat service, September 27, 2024, in Miami Beach, Florida. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)
February 28, 2025, 11:18 am
Most American Jews say they rarely or never pray, up 29% from a decade ago
Pew poll finds percentage of Jews who say they don’t pray – 58% – is far higher than among those who identify as Muslims, Christians; 31% of US Jews say they lean Republican
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Israeli right-wing activists gather with Israeli national flags outside the Damascus Gate of the old city of Jerusalem on June 5, 2024, during the Jerusalem Day flag march. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
January 28, 2025, 7:03 pm
Poll finds Israel leads high-income countries in religious nationalism
PEW study shows that religion is significantly more important to Israeli national identity than other states in similar economic category
By Ariella Oldfield
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
File - US President Joe Biden speaks during a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
June 12, 2024, 10:53 am
International survey finds 60% don’t have confidence in Biden’s handling of Gaza war
Poll conducted in 34 countries finds that US president still engenders greater faith than rival Trump; 54% of Israelis trust Republican candidate
By ToI Staff and AP
File: Demonstrators in support of Israel gather to denounce antisemitism and call for the release of Israeli hostages, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2023. (Stefani Reynolds / AFP)
April 3, 2024, 2:08 pm
Poll: Most Americans, 90% of US Jews, perceive antisemitism uptick since October 7
73% of respondents say calls for violence against Jews or Muslims should be banned, 10% say such language should be allowed; most Muslims feel ‘a lot’ of hatred toward them
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Troops of the Bislamach Brigade operate in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, in a handout image published March 12, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 21, 2024, 10:27 pm
Poll: Most Americans say Israel’s war is valid, but only 38% approve of conduct
Pew survey shows 34% in US disapprove of IDF handling of war; 73% say Hamas’s October 7 attack was unacceptable; among Jews, 89% back Israel’s resort to war, 62% support handling
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
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