Israeli Public Opinion Polls: Opinion on War with Hezbollah
What, in your opinion, are the chances that in the coming year a war will break out between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon?
(The Peace Index, June 2017)
|
Israeli Jews |
Israeli Arabs |
General Public |
|
| Very low chances |
10.9% |
31.4% |
14.3% |
| Moderately low chances |
41.0% |
36.4% |
40.2% |
| Moderately high chances |
30.3% |
17.1% |
28.1% |
| Very high chances |
8.0% |
6.4% |
7.7% |
| Don't know/decline to answer |
9.9% |
8.7% |
9.7% |
Do you think Israel emerged stronger from the war? (Peace Index, July 30-August 1, 2007)
| Yes | 42% |
| Status has not changed | 27% |
| Israel's regional military status as weaker | 25% |
Do you think Hezbollah emerged stronger from the war? (Peace Index, July 30-August 1, 2007)
| Yes | 44% |
| Status has not changed | 28% |
| Hezbollah's status is weaker | 18.5% |
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Do you view the campaign in Lebanon as justified or unjustified? (Peace Index; April 30-May 1, 2007)
|
April 2007 |
July 2006 |
|
| Justified |
57% |
93% |
| Unjustified |
38% |
5% |
| Don't Know/No clear opinion |
5% |
2% |
Have you or one of your family members or close friends served in the war? (Peace Index, April 30-May 1, 2007)
| Yes |
60% |
Do you think the assessment of the situation in the run-up to the Lebanon War was adequate or inadequate? (Dahaf Institute, January 2, 2007)
| Adequate |
20% |
| Inadequate |
80% |
If in the end Hizbullah takes over the Lebanese Government, should Israel launch a preemptive war against the Lebanese Government headed by Hizbullah? (Israel Radio’s “Its all Talk,” December 6, 2006 )
| Yes |
38.4% |
| No |
53.4% |
| Other |
8.3% |
Do you support or oppose establishing a state investigatory committee headed by a Supreme Court justice to check the performance of the government in the war in Lebanon? (Maagar Mochot, August 29, 2006)
| Support |
64% |
| Oppose |
18% |
| Other |
18% |
Do you support or oppose the Admoni Committee to check the performance of the government in the war in Lebanon?(Maagar Mochot, August 29, 2006)
| Support |
46% |
| Oppose |
26% |
| Other |
26% |
What do you think of the protests of the reserve soldiers? (Yediot Ahronot, August 25, 2006)
| Correct move |
69% |
| Wrong |
25% |
How best should the events of the war be investigated? (Yediot Ahronot, August 25, 2006)
| Professional commission |
57% |
| State commission |
30% |
| No need |
12% |
How should the government carry out an investigation of the war in Lebanon? (Israel Radio's “Its all Talk,” August 23, 2006)
| State commission |
16.7% |
| State-judicial commission (results have legal standing |
57.8% |
| Other/don't know |
9.3% |
| Oppose all investigatory commissions |
16.3% |
Should a state investigatory commission be established to investigate the management by the state and army? (Yediot Ahronot, August 16, 2006)
| Yes |
69% |
| No |
28% |
Should Israel have agreed to the cease-fire without the return of the soldiers taken hostage? (Yediot Ahronot, August 16, 2006)
| Yes |
27% |
| No |
70% |
Who won the war?
|
Maariv, August 15, 2006 |
Israel Radio's “Another Matter,” August 16, 2006 |
Yediot Ahronot, August 16, 2006 |
|
| Hezbollah |
15% |
24% |
30% |
| Israel |
18% |
28% |
30% |
| Neither |
66% |
36% |
36% |
Should Israel have agreed to the cease-fire? (Maariv, August 15, 2006)
| Yes |
42% |
| No |
53% |
Will Israel's situation vis-a-vis Hizbullah change? (Maariv, August 15, 2006)
| Improve |
36% |
| Worsen |
27% |
| No change |
33% |
Should the IDF have entered on the ground in Southern Lebanon? (Maariv, August 15, 2006)
| Yes |
62% |
| No |
32% |
Should Israel kill Nasrallah, even at the cost of renewing the fighting? (Maariv, August 15, 2006)
| Yes |
67% |
| No |
28% |
Should an state investigatory commission be appointed to investigate the management of the war?
| Israel Radio's “Another Matter,” August 16, 2006 | Maariv, August 15, 2006 | |
| Yes |
67% |
67% |
| No |
25% |
28% |
What do you believe the final result of the war will be? (Dahaf, August 10, 2006)
| Israel will cripple Hizbullah |
37% |
| Israel will lose the war and Hizbullah will return to south Lebanon |
17% |
| Don't Know |
46% |
Do you support or oppose a broad Israeli ground operation to push Hizbullah guerrillas beyond the range of short-range rockets? (Dahaf, August 10, 2006)
| Support |
64% |
| Oppose |
36% |
Do you approve or disapprove of Olmert’s actions? (Dahaf, August 10, 2006)
| Approve |
66% |
| Disapprove |
34% |
Do you favor or oppose continuing the fighting until the goals that were set are achieved? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Favor |
79% |
| Oppose |
16.5% |
| Don't Know |
4.5% |
Do you believe the government has clear goals for the operation in Lebanon? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Yes |
57% |
| No |
34% |
| Don't Know |
9% |
Do you believe the air force attacks in Lebanon are justified or unjustified, even if they cause infrastructure destruction and suffering to the Lebanese civilian population? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Justified |
91% |
| Unjustified |
9% |
How do you assess the IDF’s combat capability? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Good |
87% |
| Bad |
9% |
| Don't Know |
4% |
Do you view the IDF’s reports from the Lebanese battlefield as credible or unreliable? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Credible |
78% |
| Unreliable |
19% |
| Don't Know |
3% |
How do you asses Hezbollah’s fighting capability? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Good |
74% |
| Poor |
17% |
| Don't Know |
9% |
Do you view Hezbollah’s accounts as reliable or unreliable? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Reliable |
12% |
| Unreliable |
82% |
| Don't Know |
6% |
Do you think Hezbollah opened the front in the north to help the Palestinians in their struggle against Israel? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Yes |
9.5% |
| No, to serve their own interests and those of Syria and Iran |
81.5% |
| Don't Know |
9% |
Do you support or oppose the stationing of an International force in Southern Lebanon to separate the sides and stop the fighting between them-as done? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Support |
71% |
| Oppose |
21% |
| Don't Know |
8% |
Do you see Israeli society as standing up well or poor so far under the burden of the campaign? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Well |
88% |
| Poor |
9% |
| Don't Know |
3% |
How do you assess the current national morale as good or bad? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Good |
55% |
| Bad |
41% |
| Don't Know |
4% |
How do you assess your sense of personal and family security? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Safe |
65% |
| Unsafe |
33% |
| Don't Know |
2% |
Do you support or oppose the public’s right to protest the war while the cannons are firing? (Peace Index; July 31- August 1, 2006)
| Support |
47% |
| Oppose |
50% |
| Don't Know |
3% |
What do you think is a solution to the crisis in the North? (Teleseker for Maariv, July 21, 2006)
| Continue fighting until Hezbollah is distanced from the border and only then negotiate a ceasefire and the return of the hostages |
90% |
| Stop the fighting now and enter into negotiations for the release of the hostages |
8% |
| Don't Know |
2% |
What is your opinion regarding the response of Israel and the IDF against Hezbollah in Lebanon? (Teleseker for Maariv, July 21, 2006)
| Correct and justified |
95% |
| Incorrect and not justified |
4% |
| Don't Know |
1% |
Are you satisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert? (Teleseker for Maariv, July 21, 2006)
| Yes |
78% |
| No |
20% |
| Don't Know |
2% |
Are you for or against Ehud Olmert's convergence plan? [AL: aka "consolidation plan", retreat from most of the West Bank] ? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute)
|
7/16/06 |
7/19/06 |
|
| For |
19% |
28% |
| Against |
52% |
50% |
| Don't know |
29% |
22% |
Do you support the way that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been handling the war? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, July 19, 2006)
| Support |
71% |
| Oppose |
21% |
| Don't Know |
8% |
To what extent are you satisfied with the general performance of the IDF in the current war? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, July 19, 2006)
| Very unsatisfied |
8% |
| Somewhat Unsatisfied |
9% |
| Middle (So-so) |
17% |
| Satisfied |
16% |
| Very satisfied |
41% |
| Don't know/other replies |
9% |
How much time do you think that the Israeli (civilian) front can bear the attacks and its damages? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, July 19, 2006)
| Unlimited - as much time as needed |
43% |
| A few months |
27% |
| A few weeks |
17% |
| A few days |
1% |
| Don't know/other replies |
12% |
Are you for or against the entry of IDF ground forces into Southern Lebanon? (Maagar Mohot Survey Institute, July 19, 2006)
| Special forces only |
43% |
| Large forces |
11% |
| Oppose entry of any kind of forces |
27% |
| Don't know/other replies |
19% |
Do you believe that fighting should continue with Hizbullah? (Dahaf Institute for Yedioth Ahronoth, July 18, 2006)
| Yes, until Hizbullah is completely eradicated |
58% |
| Yes, until Hizbullah pulls back from the border |
23% |
| No, stop fighting and start negotiating |
17% |
| Don't Know |
2% |
What is your opinion with the performance of Prime Minister Ehud Olmer to his response to the fighting in the north? (Dahaf Institute for Yedioth Ahronoth, July 18, 2006)
| Satisfied |
78% |
| Unsatisfied or Don't Know |
22% |
What are your opinions of Amir Peretz, the Defense minister's performance? (Dahaf Institute for Yedioth Ahronoth, July 18, 2006)
| Satisfied |
72% |
| Unsatisfied or Don't Know |
28% |
What about whether or not the military operation is justified? (Dahaf Institute for Yedioth Ahronoth, July 18, 2006)
| It is the correct path of action |
86% |
| It is a mistake |
14% |
What are your opinions of the IDF’s performance in the war? (Dahaf Institute for Yedioth Ahronoth, July 18, 2006)
| Very good |
62% |
| Fairly good |
25% |
| Fairly bad |
5% |
| Very bad |
4% |
| Don't Know |
4% |
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