Israeli Public Opinion Polls:
Opinion of the Gaza Flotilla Incident

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Who, in your opinion, will gain more from the reconciliation agreement between Israel and Turkey? (Peace Index, June 2016)

Israeli Jews

Israeli Arabs

General Public

Israel will gain more
7.5%

36.8%

12.4%

Turkey will gain more
38.1%

11.5%

33.7%

Both sides will gain to a similar extent
43%

49.4%

44.1%

Neither side will gain
5.4%

.8%

4.7%

Don't know
5.9%

1.5%

5.2%

Did the participation of MK Haneen Zoubi in the incident of the Turkish flotilla (Marmara) hurt the Arab public in Israel, or was it good for the Arab public in Israel, or did it neither hurt nor help? (Dahaf, January 24, 2012)

	Israeli Arabs
Hurt	17%
Helped	44%
Did not hurt and did nothing	30%
Did not respond	9%

Should Israel apologize to Turkey over the flotilla? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

Yes	14%
No	86%

Should an investigatory committee be established for the events of the flotilla incident? (IMRA, June 11, 2010)

Yes	44%
No	34%

Follow up asked to those who supported the establishment of an investigatory committee: Should foreign observers be included? (IMRA, June 11, 2010)

Yes	60%
No	34%

Is the blockade on Gaza helpful or harmful? (IMRA, June 11, 2010)

Benefit greater than damage	59%
Damage greater than benefit	25%

In the wake of the flotilla incident, do you have less or more confidence in the state and security leadership? (IMRA, June 11, 2010)

More than before	57%
Less than before	37%

Do you fear that Israel is turning into an isolated state in the world? (IMRA, June 11, 2010)

Yes	41%
No	52%

How do you asses the performance of the commandos on the ship? (IMRA, June 11, 2010)

Good	74%
Not good	16%

How should MK Hanin Zoabi, who participated in the flotilla, be handled? (IMRA, June 11, 2010)

Not punished at all	11%
Symbolic punishment enough	9%
Strip her of her parliamentary rights	34%
Strip her of her Israeli citizenship	38%

Regarding the recent ship incident, did Israel use too much force, not enough force, or the right amount of force? (Pechter, June 7, 2010)*

Too much force	7.6%
Not enough force	39.2%
Right amount of force	45.5%
Don't know/Refuse to answer	7.7%

Do you think that Israel should or should not adjust its tactics to elicit a more favorable international reaction? Do you feel that way strongly or just somewhat? (Pechter, June 7, 2010)*

Should strongly	12.3%
Should somewhat	22.6%
Should not somewhat	16.6%
Should not strongly	44.1%
Don't know/Refuse to answer	4.5%

Do you think that Israel should open up Gaza to international humanitarian shipments? (Pechter, June 7, 2010)*

Should strongly	9.2%
Should somewhat	12.8%
Should not somewhat	14.5%
Should not strongly	58.6%
Don't know/Refuse to answer	4.9%

How do you feel about the American government's reaction to the recent ship incident? (Pechter, June 7, 2010)*

Very satisfied	3.1%
Somewhat satisfied	18.7%
Somewhat dissatisfied	24.6%
Very dissatisfied	38.7%
Don't know/Refuse to answer	14.9%

In your opinion, should or shouldn't Israel accept/agree to an international inquiry committee that will investigate the recent ship incident? (Pechter, June 7, 2010)*

Need strongly	17.1%
Need somewhat	19.5%
Not necessarily	16.6%
Definitely don't need	39.5%
Don't know/Refuse to answer	7.4%

There are rumors in the media that the Turkish PM Erdogan is planning to come in person on a ship accompanied by Turkish Navy in order to break through the closure. How should Israel react? Let him in quietly or to stop it whatever it takes? (Pechter, June 7, 2010)*

Let him in quietly	14.2%
Stop it whatever it takes	75%
Don't know/Refuse to answer	10.8%

News reports say Iran is planning to send Red Crescent ships to Gaza. If this happens, do you think Israel should or should not stop those ships, even by using force? (Pechter, June 7, 2010)*

Let them in quietly	7.3%
Stop them whatever it takes	84.3%
Don't know/Refuse to answer	8.4%

*Polls of Israeli Jews

Israeli Public Opinion Polls: Opinion of the Gaza Flotilla Incident