Israeli Views on Society & Government

Note: We are presenting raw data. To analyze the data, we encourage users to read the entire study and the methodology used. Results and reliability can be affected by sample size, question wording, and question order. Context and timing may also influence responses, for example, if the survey is conducted during a war.

How worried are you by the situation of Israeli society on the day after the war? (INSS, October 10-13, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Worried	13%	16%	13%
Neither	21%	21%	21%
Not worried	64%	46%	60%
DK	3%	18%	6%

How optimistic are you about Israeli society's ability to recover from the crisis and grow? (INSS, October 10-13, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Optimistic	70%	33%	62%
Pessimistic	27%	43%	30%
DK	4%	25%	8%

What is the extent of your current sense of personal security? (INSS, October 10-13, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
High	32%	9%	27%
Moderate	44%	21%	39%
Low	24%	55%	30%
DK	1%	16%	4%

In the coming year, do you think Israel’s situation will be: the same; much better; a little better; a little worse; or much worse than in previous years? (Israel Democracy Institute, September 26-29, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Better	50%	12%	43%
Worse	27%	59%	32%
The same	9%	8%	9%
DK	15%	21%	16%

How would you describe your sense of personal security today compared to your feelings before the events of October 7? (Israel Democracy Institute, September 15-19, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Better	13%	7%	12%
Worse	71%	80%	73%
The same	15%	11%	15%

And how would you describe your financial situation today compared to your situation before the events of October 7? (Israel Democracy Institute, September 15-19, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Better	11%	4%	10%
Worse	39%	79%	46%
The same	48%	17%	42%

In your opinion, what is the greatest external existential threat facing Israel? (Israel Democracy Institute, September 15-19, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
The Iranian nuclear threat	26%	7%	23%
International isolation and boycotts	10%	14%	10%
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict	7%	17%	9%
A full-scale multi-front war	41%	27%	38%
Loss of American support for Israel	10%	23%	12%

In general, are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of Israel? (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, November 5-6, 2023, September 15-19, 2024)

	2023			2024
	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Optimistic	72%	27%	64%	49%	25%	45%

Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live? [% Yes] (Gallup, July-August 2024)

2024	71%
2023	68%
2022	82%
2021	77%
2020	80%
2019	79%
2018	75%
2017	76%
2016	67%
2015	66%
2014	77%
2013	70%
2012	63%
2011	61%
2010	59%
2009	70%
2008	72%
2007	66%
2006	77%

In this country, do you have confidence in each of the following, or not? How about national government? (Gallup, July-August 2024)

	2006	2010	2015	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Yes	34%	45%	41%	39%	44%	42%	44%	40%
No	60%	50%	53%	51%	45%	53%	49%	53%

In this country, do you have confidence in the judicial system and courts, or not? (Gallup, July-August 2024)

	2006	2010	2015	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Yes	55%	55%	57%	63%	59%	58%	52%	46%
No	38%	39%	37%	31%	32%	35%	40%	45%

Do you think allowing Jews to pray on the Temple Mount (contrary to the status quo that allows Jews to visit the Temple Mount but not to pray there) would lead to violent incidents and disorder? (INSS, September 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Yes	68%	67%	67%
No	20%	8%	1%
DK	12%	24%	15%

According to media reports, the prime minister plans to pass the Recruitment Law before the budget approval. If a law exempting most of the Haredi public from IDF service is passed, how do you think it will affect motivation for combat service? (INSS, September 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
It will be damaging	58%	46%	55%
It won't be damaging	36%	22%	33%
DK	6%	32%	12%

If a family member who has already done combat reserve duty in this war received an additional call-up, would you encourage them to report as ordered? (INSS, September 2024)

	Israeli Jews
I would encourage them to report in every case.	47%
I would only encourage them to report if a broader war opened in…	13%
I would encourage them to report but not for a broader war in the…	6%
I would not encourage them in any case	17%
DK	17%

Do you think there has been a change in the sense of solidarity within Israeli society during this period? (INSS, September 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Stronger	33%	11%	29%
No change	19%	20%	20%
Weaker	39%	32%	37%
DK	9%	37%	14%

To what extent do you agree with this statement: Israel can be secure and prosperous even if it is internationally isolated? (INSS, September 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Agree	33%	11%	29%
Disagree	60%	64%	61%
DK	7%	25%	10%

What worries you more: (INSS, August 8-11, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
External security threats to Israel, or	39%	32%	38%
Social-national tensions within Israel	51%	36%	48%
Not worried by either of them	7%	12%	8%
DK	4%	21%	7%

The military prosecutor recently asked to extend the detention of the five soldiers suspected of severe abuse and clarified that there is further evidence strengthening the suspicions against them. In your opinion: (INSS, August 8-11, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
They should only be disciplined at command level	65%	18%	56%
They should face criminal prosecution	21%	55%	28%
DK	14%	28%	17%

If you had a son or daughter approaching enlistment age, what would you do? (INSS, August 8-11, 2024)

	Israeli Jews
I would encourage them to enlist for combat duty	30%
I would encourage them to enlist but not for combat duty	27%
I would not encourage them to enlist in the IDF	13%
I would not interfere	22%
DK	8%

How concerned are you about the postwar social situation in Israel? (INSS, August 8-11, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Not concerned	5%	5%	5%
Concerned	85%	75%	83%
DK	3%	18%	6%

Do you think that Israel should obey international laws and maintain ethical values in war? (INSS, August 8-11, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Yes	43%	64%	47%
No	47%	10%	40%
DK	11%	26%	14%

In your opinion, what is Israel’s overall situation today? (Israel Democracy Institute, September 2017, April 2023, July 30-August 4, 2024)

	2017			2023			2024
	Jews	Arabs	Total	Jews	Arabs	Total	Jews	Arabs	Total
Very Good	12%	22%	13%	5%	2%	5%	3%	1%	2%
Moderately Good/Good	33%	32%	33%	19%	6%	17%	11%	3%	10%
Medium/So-so	38%	32%	37%	34%	27%	33%	28%	12%	25%
Moderately Poor/Bad	11%	7%	10%	26%	35%	27%	33%	38%	34%
Very Poor/Very Bad	4%	5%	4%	14%	27%	17%	25%	46%	29%
Don’t know/No answer	2%	2%	2%	2	3%	2%	.4%	.4%	.4%

In your opinion, was Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress more beneficial or more harmful to Israel’s national interests? (Israel Democracy Institute, July 30-August 4, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
More beneficial	47%	15%	42%
More harmful	11%	26%	14%
Neither harmful nor beneficial	27%	38%	29%
DK	15%	21%	16%

In general, how would you describe your feeling regarding Israel’s security situation? (JPPI, July 2024)

	Arabs	Jews	Total
Concerned	90%	84%	86%
Not concerned	10%	14%	14%

In general, how would you describe your feeling regarding Israel’s economic situation? (JPPI, July 2024)

	Arabs	Jews	Total
Concerned	92%	68%	73%
Not concerned	5%	31%	27%

What is your level of optimism for the future of Israel? (JPPI, July 2024)

	Arabs	Jews
Very optimistic	8%	32%
Somewhat optimistic	16%	21%
Somewhat pessimistic	30%	27%
Very pessimistic	39%	19%

If I had a practical possibility to emigrate, I would (JPPI, July 2024)

	Arabs	Jews
Agree	40%	24%
Disagree	45%	63%
Neither agree nor disagree	10%	11%
DK	5%	2%

In matters of Israel’s foreign and security policy, some say policies should be primarily moral, while others say that it should primarily look after the interests of the State of Israel. In this regard, of the following positions, which position is closest to yours? [Jewish Israelis] (JPPI, July 2024)

Policy should be based only on moral considerations	2%
Policy should be moral, but with exceptions in case of serious harm to interests	18%
Moral considerations must be balanced equally with interests	20%
Policy should be based on interests, with exceptions in case of a serious moral violation	32%
Policy should be based only on Israel’s interests	26%

Support for the Supreme Court decision on ultra-Orthodox conscription? (JPPI, July 2024)

	Support	Oppose
Total Jews	63%	31%
Secular	82%	15%
Traditionalist, not so religious	62%	29%
Traditionalist, religious	57%	36%
Religious	38%	48%
Ultra-Orthodox	12%	82%

Today, yeshiva students are exempt from IDF conscription; of the following options, which is closest to your position (JPPI, July 2024)

	This is the optimal situation and should be maintained or the sake of Torah study	This is an inequitable situation but should be maintained out of respect for the Haredi way of life	This is an inequitable situation but there is no way to change it so we shouldn't engage in unnecessary conflict	This is an inequitable situation that needs to be amended gradually through persuasion	This is an inequitable situation that needs to be prevened in any possible way, including coercion (or withholding funding)	No position
Total Jews	11%	2%	4%	31%	49%	4%
Secular	2%	1%	1%	25%	70%	1%
Traditionalist, not so religious	2%	0%	6%	50%	38%	5%
Traditionalist, religious	12%	5%	5%	29%	48%	2%
Religious	13%	3%	4%	49%	26%	6%
Ultra-Orthodox	48%	4%	12%	14%	10%	12%

Should Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resign over the failures of October 7? (Midgam, July 2024)

Yes, immediately	44%
Yes, when the war ends	28%

In the wake of last week’s ruling by the High Court of Justice, the Knesset has three options. Which one do you support? (Israel Democracy Institute, June 30-July 2, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Not passing a new Conscription Law, in which case the current Military Service Law will apply to young Haredim just as it applies to all young Jews in Israel	44%	32%	42%
Passing a new Conscription Law that will exempt many young Haredim from conscription in the short term but will require the phased conscription of Haredim in increasing numbers	34%	22%	32%
Passing a new Conscription Law that will exempt the vast majority of young Haredim from conscription on a permanent basis, but will allow them to enter the labor market	16%	15%	16%
DK	6%	31%	10%

In light of the Supreme Court ruling and the declarations by Haredim that they will not agree to be drafted even at the cost of severe sanctions, what do you think the IDF should do? (Israel Democracy Institute, June 30-July 2, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Send out draft notices to all young Haredim, and in practice draft those that the IDF is able to absorb	51%	34%	48%
Wait until the Knesset decides what law to pass	23%	31%	24%
Announce that it is prepared for the conscription of Haredim and hopes that they present themselves for military service willingly	20%	11%	18%
DK	6%	25%	10%

And how do you feel about the future of Israel’s national security? (Pew, March 3-April 4, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Optimistic	63%	21%	53%
Pessimistic	20%	60%	28%
Both/Neither	17%	17%	17%

Should the exemption from military service granted to Haredim be changed? (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, February 28-March 4, 2024)

	Total
Exemption given to Haredim should be changed	64%
Exemption given to Haredim should not be changed	22%

Should the exemption from military service granted to Arabs be changed? (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, February 28-March 4, 2024)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Exemption given to Arabs should be changed	42%	28%	40%
Exemption given to Arabs should not be changed	42%	53%	43%

How many Israeli Arabs are extremists? [Responses of Israeli Jews] (JPPI, February 2024)

	2018	2022	2024
Very few	8%	19%	8%
Some	33%	33%	39%
Many but not most	30%	27%	24%
Most	22%	21%	26%

How many Jews are extremists? [Israeli Arabs only] (JPPI, February 2024)

	2018	2022	2024
Very few	23%	8%	8%
Some	27%	35%	19%
Many	19%	26%	25%
Most	19%	18%	37%

In general, how would you describe your feeling about the social situation in Israel? (JPPI, February 2024)

I’m not at all worried about it	4%
I’m not particularly worried about it	15%
I’m somewhat worried about it	45%
I’m very worried about it	36%

How do you feel toward... (JPPI, February 2024)

Ratings of Jews	Mainly Positive	Mainly Negative	Indifferent or none of the above
IDF soldiers	99%	0%	1%
Druze	92%	1%	7%
Diaspora Jews	75%	2%	23%
Kibbutzniks	67%	6%	28%
National Religious	66%	22%	13%
Centrists	64%	7%	29%
High-Tech Entrepreneurs	59%	6%	35%
Rightists	58%	24%	19%
Settlers	52%	37%	11%
Tel Avivim	49%	16%	35%
Haredim	41%	44%	15%
Leftists	40%	30%	30%
Bedouin	35%	26%	38%
Muslim Arabs	15%	49%	35%

Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of the leadership of this country? (Gallup, October 17-December 3, 2023)

	2006	2010	2015	2020	2021	2022	2023
Approve	48%	50%	46%	38%	42%	39%	45%
Disapprove	41%	37%	44%	53%	45%	55%	46%

How high is your sense of personal security at the present time? (INSS, November 16-19, 2023)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs
High	24%	12%
Moderate	47%	30%
Low	28%	49%
DK	1%	9%

To what extent do you feel part of the State of Israel and its problems? (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, November 5-6, 2023)

	2023
	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Very much/Quite a lot	94%	70%	90%
Not so much/Not at all	5%	24%	8%
DK	1%	7%	2%

If you could receive American citizenship or citizenship of another Western country, would you prefer to move there to live or would you prefer to remain in Israel? (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, November 5-6, 2023)

	2023
	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	Total
Prefer to move there to live	8%	26%	11%
Prefer to remain in Israel	81%	59%	77%
DK	12%	15%	12%

How do you feel about Israel’s security situation in the foreseeable future? (Israeli Voice Index, Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, November 2022, December 2023)

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
	Total	Total	Total	Total	Jews	Arabs	Total
Optimistic	49%	64%	47%	43%	45%	20%	41%

Compared to the period before the formation of the current government, regarding external military-strategic security and internal security (crime and internal terrorism), is Israel’s situation today better, worse, or the same? (total sample; %) (Israeli Voice Index, Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, August 2023)

	2023
	External Security	Internal Security
Better	21%	13%
The Same	27%	24%
Worse	49%	61%

Do you support or oppose protest activities against the judicial reforms being advanced by the government? (total sample; %) (Israeli Voice Index, Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, August 2023)

	2023
Support	52%
Oppose	38%
DK	10%

Is it legitimate for young people to pursue courses of action to avoid being drafted into mandatory service in the IDF, in each of the following situations: as part of their opposition to the judicial reforms being advanced by the government; if legislation is passed to exempt Haredim studying in yeshiva from military service? (Jewish sample; %) (Israeli Voice Index, Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, August 2023)

	2023
	Judicial Reform	Haredi Exemption
Legitimate	21%	40%
Not legitimate	72%	54%
DK	7%	6%

What is your general feeling about Israel’s standing in the world? (Mitvim Israeli Foreign Policy Index, October 2017)

	2017	2021	2022	2023
Not good	47%	44%	38%	56%
Good	53%	56%	62%	44%

How would you define the relations today between the following groups in Israeli society? (Israeli Voice Index, Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, May 2023)

Jews and Arabs

	2023
	Jews	Arabs	Total
Very Bad/Fairly Bad	59%	44%	57%
So-so	30%	31%	30%
Very good/Fairly good	7%	17%	9%

Ashkenazim and Mizrahim

	2023
	Jews	Arabs	Total
Very Bad/Fairly Bad	19%	37%	22%
So-so	33%	28%	32%
Very good/Fairly good	44%	15%	39%

Right and Left

	2023
	Jews	Arabs	Total
Very Bad/Fairly Bad	68%	63%	67%
So-so	21%	20%	21%
Very good/Fairly good	8%	4%	7%

Secular and religious

	2023
	Jews	Arabs	Total
Very Bad/Fairly Bad	44%	52%	46%
So-so	35%	19%	32%
Very good/Fairly good	18%	9%	17%

Many Israelis who belong to different groups feel today that they are a minority in Israeli society. Do you also feel that way? (Israel Democracy Index, May 2023)

	2023
	Jews	Arabs	Total
Very much/Quite a lot	35%	66%	40%
Not so much	24%	12%	22%
Hardly at all/Not at all	31%	15%	29%

Should the Supreme Court, with an expanded bench, have the power to strike down a law enacted by the Knesset, when the law is incompatible with the Basic Laws of the State of Israel? (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, February 9-13, 2023)

	Total
Yes, with a simple majority	36%
Yes, with a two-thirds majority	31%
The Supreme Court should not have the power to strike down a law enacted by the Knesset even when the law is incompatible with the Basic Laws of the State of Israel	24%
DK	10%

Do you support or oppose the following legislative proposals?

Modifying the method of appointing ministry legal advisors so that they are the minister’s political appointees (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, February 9-13, 2023)

	Total
Support	31%
Oppose	58%
DK	10%

Barring the Court from intervening in decisions by politicians or public officials, even if they are grossly unreasonable (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, February 9-13, 2023)

	Total
Support	25%
Oppose	67%
DK	8%

Do you support or oppose Justice Minister’s Levin proposal that when the Supreme Court strikes down a law enacted by the Knesset on the grounds that it contravenes Basic Laws, the Knesset will be empowered to override the court with a majority of 61 Knesset members (the majority that every coalition possesses in any case)? (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, February 9-13, 2023)

	Total
Support	25%
Support, but only with a significantly larger majority	23%
Oppose	45%
DK	8%

If the changes to the judicial system are approved, the Coalition will be able to advance various ideas and the Court’s power of judicial review will be reduced. On a scale of 1=not at all worried to 5=extremely worried, how concerned are you about the possibility of a change for the worse in each of these areas: (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, February 9-13, 2023)

	Not at all Worried	Extremely Worried
Gender equality	24%	42%
LGBTQ rights	36%	34%
The rights of Israeli Arabs	31%	36%
Extra rights for young ultra-Orthodox men who did not serve in the IDF	27%	40%
Politicization of the civil service	17%	45%
Restrictions on public transportation on the Sabbath	26%	40%
Restrictions on freedom of expression or statements of a different political view	21%	48%
Real damage to my savings	21%	49%
A weakening of the possibility of protecting IDF soldiers accused of war crimes by foreign tribunals	23%	45%
A reduction in foreign investments or flight of investors from Israel	25%	37%

Do you agree or disagree that the Knesset should work to enact a broadly accepted constitution that is based on the principles of the Declaration of Independence? (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, February 9-13, 2023)

	Total
Agree	64%
Disagree	21%
Oppose	45%
DK	16%

With which of these two positions do you agree? (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, February 9-13, 2023)

	Total
That of the senior economists, who warned that the changes to the judicial system would harm the Israeli economy	53%
That of Prime Minister Netanyahu, who said that the changes to the judicial system would not have a negative effect on the Israeli economy	35%
DK	12%

With regard to the Judicial Appointments Committee, which of these positions do you support? ? (Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, February 9-13, 2023)

	Total
Adding politicians so that the coalition will also have a majority in the selection of judges	23%
Maintaining the current principle requiring agreement between the politicians and the justices	63%
DK	10%

Do you agree or disagree that the Supreme Court should have the power to strike down laws passed in the Knesset which conflict with the basic laws of the State of Israel? (Israel Democracy Index, November 2022)

	Jews	Arabs	Total
Support	54%	55%	54%
Oppose	37%	25%	35%
DK	9%	21%	11%

In your opinion, which of the following groups have the highest level of tension between them today? (Israel Democracy Index, January 2023)

	Jews	Arabs	Total
Mizrahim and Ashkenazim	5%	4%	5%
Religious and secular Jews	20%	9%	18%
Right and Left	48%	16%	43%
Rich and poor	2%	5%	3%
Jews and Arabs	19%	37%	22%
DK	6%	30%	10%

What is your opinion of the reform to the justice system proposed by Minister of Justice Levin? (Israel Democracy Index, January 2023)

	Jews	Arabs	Total
Good	34%	19%	31%
Bad	44%	40%	43%
DK	22%	41%	26%

From everything you know and have heard, do you support or oppose the government’s judicial reform? (Maariv, January 2023)

Support	39%
Oppose	44%

In the coalition negotiations, several proposals have been made. Do you support or oppose the following proposals? (Israel Democracy Index, November 2022)

In the coalition negotiations, several proposals have been made. Do you support or oppose the following proposals?

Allowing ministers to appoint their own ministerial legal advisors:

	Jews	Arabs	Total
Support	40%	37%	39%
Oppose	35%	30%	34%
DK	26%	33%	27%

Amending the law so that separation between men and women at public events, in education, and in public services will not be considered discrimination:

	Jews	Arabs	Total
Support	28%	29%	28%
Oppose	66%	60%	65%
DK	6%	11%	7%

Increasing benefit payments to kollel students:

	Jews	Arabs	Total
Support	26%	20%	25%
Oppose	67%	59%	65%
DK	8%	21%	10%

Awarding legal status to illegal settlements in the Occupied Territories, known as “young settlements”:

	Jews	Arabs	Total
Support	41%	11%	36%
Oppose	43%	25%	47%
DK	16%	22%	17%

Canceling the reform to privatize kashrut services:

	Jews	Arabs	Total
Support	29%	20%	28%
Oppose	43%	35%	49%
DK	18%	45%	23%

Canceling the “grandchild clause” in the Law of Return, and placing restrictions on the eligibility of Jews and their children to immigrate to Israel:

	Jews	Arabs	Total
Support	29%	27%	29%
Oppose	50%	39%	48%
DK	21%	35%	23%

Canceling the recognition of Reform conversions for the purposes of the Law of Return:

	Jews	Arabs	Total
Support	32%	23%	31%
Oppose	54%	33%	40%
DK	14%	44%	19%

	Jews	Arabs	Total
Support	54%	55%	54%
Oppose	37%	25%	35%
DK	9%	21%	11%

All Israelis, Jews and Arabs, have a shared future (JPPI, 2022)

	Jews 2021	Jews 2022
Agree	58%	58%
Disagree	38%	38%

Urban neighborhoods, shared or separate? (JPPI, 2022)

	Jews 2022	Arabs 2022
Shared	32%	59%
Separate	66%	35%

What do you think is the main reason for violence in the Arab sector? (JPPI, 2022)

	Non-Jews 2022	Jews 2022
It is the result of many years of neglect and discrimination against the Arab sector	40%	35%
The police do not do their job properly	37%	15%
The Arab publkc does not allow the Israel police to eradicate the violence	9%	14%
It is a matter of culture in the Arab sector	14%	37%

How Jewish should Israel be? (JPPI, 2021) (Jews only)

	2021
More Jewish	37%
Less Jewish	23%
Not Jewish	1%
About as Jewish as it is today	39%

With regard to the Law of Return, which of the following statements is closest to your view? (JPPI, 2020) (Jews only)

	2020
The Law of Return should remain as is	49%
The Law of Return should be changed to allow only the children of Jews to make aliyah, not grandchildren	11%
The Law of Return should be changed to only allow people who themselves are Jewish to make aliyah	24%
The Law of Return should be repealed	6%
DK	11%

To be a "real Israeli" you must be Jewish. (JPPI, 2020)

	2020
Totally disagree	16%
Somewhat disagree	25%
Somewhat agree	28%
Totally agree	30%

To be a "real Israeli" you must be a Zionist. (JPPI, 2020)

	2020
Totally disagree	8%
Somewhat disagree	20%
Somewhat agree	33%
Totally agree	37%

There is too much freedom of expression in Israel. (JPPI, 2020)

	2020
	Jews	Non-Jews
Totally disagree	24%	8%
Somewhat disagree	29%	17%
Somewhat agree	29%	48%
Totally agree	16%	26%

Is the economic situation in Israel.... [not exact wording] (Molad, May 2020)

Excellent	5%
Good	43%
Not so well	57%
Poor	14%

Is the security situation in Israel.... [not exact wording] (Molad, May 2020)

Excellent	12%
Good	68%
Not so well	32%
Poor	6%

And how do you feel about Israel’s security situation in the foreseeable future? (Israeli Voice Index, January 2020)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
	January 2020			April 2020
Very optimistic	9.0%	8.3%	8.9%	14.2%	7.5%	13.1%
Moderately optimistic	51.7%	34.9%	49.0%	60.7%	35.9%	56.6%
Moderately pessimistic	26.3%	28.9%	26.8%	18.0%	27.4%	19.6%
Very pessimistic	8.5%	18.6%	10.1%	3.0%	10.4%	4.2%
Don’t know/decline to answer	4.4%	9.4%	5.2%	4.2%	18.8%	6.6%

Rank the issues in order of importance with which they should be addressed from the most important (1) to the least important (8) to you. (aChord, June 2020)

	Israeli Arabs	Israeli Jews
Livelihood and cost of living	5.88	7.1
The state of the health care system	5.04	5.8
Violence and personal security	6.21	5.5
Governmental corruption	4.26	4.5
Racism and discrimination	4.96	4.1
Advancement of an agreement for a solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict	3.10	3.4
Rights of women and the LGBT community	4.42	3.2
Applying sovereignty/annexation of parts of the West Bank	2.12	2.5

To what extent to you agree with each of the following sentences? (INSS, National Security Index 2018-19)

	Israeli Jews
We will forever live by the sword	58%
Israel is a ’vila in the jungle’	61%
Israeli democracy is at risk	40%
Israel’s strategic position has never been better	52%

To what extent to you agree with each of the following sentences? (INSS, National Security Index 2018-19)

	Israeli Jews
The Jews are the chosen people	63%
A people that dwells alone	53%
The entire world is against us	47%

What is Israel’s most significant external threat? (INSS, National Security Index 2018-19)

	Israeli Jews
Northern arena	29%
Nuclear Iran	20%
Terrorism	10%
lsraeli-Palestinian conftict	21%
Hamas	14%
Political isolation	6%

Is Israel prepared to address the following challenges? Prepared: (INSS, National Security Index 2018-19)

	Israeli Jews
Simultaneous military conflict on northern front and Gaza	87%
Significant and persistent terrorist attacks	78%
Social polarization	76%
Political corruption	69%
International isolation of Israel	56%
Reduced US support of Israel	51%

What value is most important to you? (INSS, National Security Index 2018-19)

	Israeli Jews
	1998	2018
State with Jewish majority	33%	51%
Peace	33%	18%
Greater Israel	19%	12%
Democratic state	15%	19%

Is the value system that guides the IDF senior command similar or different from the value system that is generally accept by most Israelis? (INSS, National Security Index 2018-19)

	Israeli Jews
Similar	66%
Different	34%

IDF has clear rules on opening fire on terrorists. According to these rules a neutralized terrorist who no longer poses a threat should not be killed? (INSS, National Security Index 2018-19)

	Israeli Jews
Agree	63%
Disagree	37%

Does media coverage assist or harm Israel’s national resilience? (INSS, National Security Index 2018-19)

	Israeli Jews
Assist	46%
Harm	54%

Is the Israeli media reliable in its reporting of the political-military situation? (INSS, National Security Index 2018-19)

	Israeli Jews
Reliable	62%
Unreliable	38%

The Nation-State Law recently passed by the Knesset declares officially for the first time that Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people and only of the Jewish people. Opponents of the law claim that it prevents non-Jewish citizens of Israel from feeling that it is their country as well. In your opinion, was there or was there not a need for the law to make this declaration at this time? (Peace Index, July 2018)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
I’m sure it was needed	32.9%	5.9%	28.4%
I think it was needed	19.4%	1.4%	16.4%
I think there was no need	17.2%	17.1%	17.2%
I’m sure there was no need	22.5%	66.7%	29.9%
Don’t know/No answer	8%	8.9%	8.1%

Unlike Israel’s Declaration of Independence, the new Nation-State Law does not include a commitment to full equality for all citizens of the country regardless of their religion or nationality. In your opinion, should or should not the new law also have addressed the equality issued?
(Peace Index, July 2018)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
I’m sure it should have	32.1%	66.5%	37.8%
I think it should have	27.5%	6%	23.9%
I think it should not have	15.8%	10.9%	15%
I’m sure it should not have	13.9%	9.9%	13.3%
Don’t know/No answer	10.7%	6.6%	10%

The nation-state law declares that Arabic will no longer be an official language in Israel and will only be a language with a special status. In your opinion, is this change good or not good?
(Peace Index, July 2018)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
A very good change	29.8%	4.8%	25.7%
Moderately good	21.4%	1.2%	18%
Not so good	20%	1.3%	16.9%
Not good at all	19.6%	87%	30.9%
Don’t know/No answer	9.1%	5.8%	8.6%

Are you personally familiar with people living as a same-sex couple (gays, lesbians, and so on)?
(Peace Index, July 2018)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Yes	64.8%	35.4%	59.9%
No	31.8%	61.5%	36.8%
Not sure	2.1%	.2%	1.8%
Don’t know/No answer	1.3%	3%	1.6%

Do you support or oppose same-sex couples (gays, lesbians, and so on) having the exact same rights in Israel as other couples?
(Peace Index, July 2018)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Strongly support	46.5%	4.2%	39.5%
Moderately support	21.5%	14.3%	20.3%
Moderately oppose	10.7%	13.2%	11.1%
Strongly Oppose	15.6%	59.4%	22.9%
Don’t know/No answer	5.7%	8.9%	6.2%

Do you support or not support same-sex couples being able to adopt children in Israel? (Peace Index, July 2018)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Strongly support	48.4%	1%	40.5%
Moderately support	20.8%	18.2%	20.4%
Moderately oppose	9.3%	11.3%	9.6%
Strongly Oppose	15.8%	68.9%	24.7%
Don’t know/No answer	5.6%	.5%	4.8%

Do you support or not support instituting civil marriage in Israel?
(Peace Index, July 2018)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Strongly support	48.2%	5.8%	41.1%
Moderately support	15.7%	18.7%	16.2%
Moderately oppose	13.5%	19.4%	14.5%
Strongly Oppose	18%	55%	24.2%
Don’t know/No answer	4.5%	1.2%	4%

Do you support or not support the recognition in Israel of religious marriages conducted by Reform or Conservative rabbis?
(Peace Index, July 2018)

	Israeli Jews
Strongly support	41.5%
Moderately support	17.5%
Moderately oppose	9.9%
Strongly Oppose	24.8%
Don’t know/No answer	6.3%

Do you trust or not trust the professionalism of the police in conducting the investigations of Netanyahu?
(Peace Index, December 2017)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Greatly trust it	29.6%	24.8%	28.8%
Moderately trust it	34.1%	15.9%	31.1%
Don’t trust it much	20.6%	11.9%	19.1%
Don’t trust it at all	10.9%	36.8%	15.2%
Don’t know/No answer	4.8%	10.6%	5.8%

Which of the following issues is the most important, in your opinion, for ensuring Israel’s future?
(Peace Index, October 2017)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Reducing tensions between different sectors of society	26.5%	11.8%	24.1%
Improving the education system	22.6%	31.3%	24%
Strengthening the bond between leaders & constituents	6%	5.2%	5.9%
Reaching peace with the Palestinians	11.5%	28%	14.2%
Developing the economy	14.8%	13.3%	14.5%
Strengthening the IDF	16.1%	3.2%	14%
Don’t know/No answer	2.5%	7.2%	3.3%

Where do you think Israel belongs? (Mitvim Israeli Foreign Policy Index, October 2017)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
More in the Middle East	26%	27%	26%
More in Europe	29%	27%	28%
Equally in Both Europe and the Middle East	26%	18%	25%
Neither in Europe nor the Middle East	12%	10%	12%
Don’t know/No answer	7%	18%	7%

To what extent do you currently have trust or not have trust in each of the following entities/individuals?
(Peace Index, September 2017)

Prime Minister Netanyahu

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very High Trust	17.6%	10.7%	16.5%
Moderately High Trust	31.1%	5.3%	26.8%
Moderately Low Trust	25.7%	29.8%	26.4%
No Trust	23.1%	45.8%	26.9%
Don’t know/No answer	2.5%	8.4%	3.5%

President Reuven Rivlin

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very High Trust	34.1%	12.9%	30.6%
Moderately High Trust	36.1%	29.3%	35%
Moderately Low Trust	17.6%	18.2%	17.7%
No Trust	7.5%	25.3%	10.5%
Don’t know/No answer	4.6%	14.2%	6.2%

The IDF

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very High Trust	50.9%	15%	44.9%
Moderately High Trust	37.8%	22.4%	35.2%
Moderately Low Trust	7%	21.2%	9.4%
No Trust	2.9%	31%	7.6%
Don’t know/No answer	1.4%	10.5%	2.9%

The Supreme Court

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very High Trust	20.9%	32.2%	22.8%
Moderately High Trust	33%	28.3%	32.2%
Moderately Low Trust	25.4%	6.2%	22.2%
No Trust	17.2%	16.6%	17.1%
Don’t know/No answer	3.5%	16.7%	5.7%

Do you agree or disagree with the claim that the state of Israel used to take care of disadvantaged groups much more than it does today?
(Peace Index, September 2017)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Don’t Agree at All	18%	27%	19.5%
Don’t Agree	34.4%	10%	30.3%
Moderately Agree	21%	20.4%	20.9%
Strongly Agree	19.6%	33.4%	21.9%
Don’t know/No answer	7%	9.2%	7.4%

Do you agree or disagree with the claim that once the Israelis were prepared to give the country much more than they are prepared to give now?
(Peace Index, September 2017)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Strongly Agree	23.1%	27.4%	23.8%
Moderately Agree	37.9%	12.8%	33.7%
Don’t Agree Much	22.4%	4.6%	19.4%
Don’t Agree at All	12.1%	31.5%	15.4%
Other	3.4%	23.6%	6.7%
Don’t know/No answer	1.1%	0%	.9%

In your opinion, what will be Israel’s overall situation at the end of the new year that is now beginning?
(Peace Index, September 2017)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Much Better Than Last Year	10%	20.5%	11.7%
Slightly Better Than Last Year	18.4%	19.4%	18.5%
The Same as Last Year	53.9%	32.9%	51.4%
Slightly Worse Than Last Year	11.5%	7.1%	10.8%
Much Worse Than Last Year	1.3%	5.9%	2%
Don’t know/No answer	5%	14.2%	6.5%

In your opinion, compared to the past, in recent years is life in the public sphere in Israel in the context of religion-state relations tending more in the religious direction or more in the secular direction, or has no change occurred compared to the past? (Peace Index, June 2017)

	Israeli Jews
Much more in the religious direction	30.0%
A little more in the religious direction	19.7%
A little more in the secular direction	11.7%
Much more in the secular direction	8.3%
No change, has remained the same in terms of the religious-secular balance	25.4
Don’t know/No answer	5.0%

In thinking about the various paths along which Israel can develop, there are four important values that clash to some extent, and that are important to different degrees to different people:
1- Israel with a Jewish majority
2- Greater Israel
3- A democratic state (with equal political rights to all)
4- Peace
Of these four values which is the most important one to you?
(PCPSR, June 2016)

	Israeli Jews
Jewish Majority	35.1%
Greater Israel	9.7%
Democracy	19.9%
Peace	32%
Don’t know/No answer	3.3%

How would you describe conditions in general in in Israel these days?
(PCPSR, June 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very Good	9.7%	8.4%	9.5%
Good	30.4%	21.8%	29.1%
So-So	35.5%	39.6%	36.1%
Bad	14.1%	22.2%	15.3%
Very Bad	9%	7.6%	4.6%
Don’t know/No answer	1.2%	.4%	1.1%

What do you think will be the general conditions in Israel in a few years (3-5 years) from now? Better, worse, or the same?
(PCPSR, June 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Much Better	8.4%	6.2%	8.1%
A Little Better	17.7%	16%	17.4%
About the Same	34.2%	27.1%	33.1%
A Little Worse	18.5%	29.3%	20.1%
Much Worse	10.6%	15.1%	11.3%
Don’t know/No answer	10.7%	6.2%	10%

Overall, what grade would you give the current government for its performance so far from 0 (poor) to 10 (excellent)?
(Peace Index, April 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
0- Poor	7.9%	22.6%	10.3%
1	2.3%	4.6%	2.7%
2	6.2%	5.9%	6.1%
3	10.3%	1.3%	8.8%
4	6.8%	4.1%	6.3%
5	16.1%	19%	16.6%
6	15%	9.3%	14%
7	18.2%	6.4%	16.3%
8	10%	7.1%	9.5%
9	3.6%	.4%	3%
10- Excellent	2.6%	14.1%	4.5%
Don’t know	1.1%	5.1%	1.8%

Soon the current government will have served for one year. How do you rate its achievements so far in running Israel’s security affairs?
(Peace Index, April 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very good	11.1%	22.4%	12.9%
Moderately good	37.8%	19.6%	34.7%
Not so good	29.5%	10.9%	26.4%
Not good at all	19.4%	31%	21.3%
Don’t know	2.2%	16.2%	4.6%

Soon the current government will have served for one year. How do you rate its achievements so far in running Israel’s economic affairs?
(Peace Index, April 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very good	6.3%	20.4%	8.6%
Moderately good	29.7%	19.6%	30%
Not so good	38.9%	13.9%	34.7%
Not good at all	22.2%	27.9%	23.2%
Don’t know	2.9%	6.2%	3.4%

Soon the current government will have served for one year. How do you rate its achievements so far in running Israel’s international relations?
(Peace Index, April 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Very good	6.6%	18.9%	8.6%
Moderately good	24.1%	37.3%	26.3%
Not so good	32.9%	7.3%	28.6%
Not good at all	31.6%	17.3%	29.3%
Don’t know	4.8%	19.2%	7.2%

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this sentence: The state of Israel today enables all the citizens of the state, without distinction of age, gender, religion, or nationality, to feel that the state belongs to them equally?
(Peace Index, March 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Don’t agree at all	22.3%	47.4%	26.5%
Don’t agree that much	34%	13.5%	30.5%
Moderately agree	30.5%	6.1%	26.4%
Strongly agree	10.1%	31.5%	13.6%
Don’t know	3.2%	1.6%	2.9%

Do you support or not support Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu holding a meeting within a short time?
(Peace Index, January 2016)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Don’t support it at all	17.9%	5.7%	15.9%
Don’t support it much	12.2%	4.3%	10.9%
Moderately support it	34.3%	43.1%	35.8%
Strongly support it	32.4%	41.7%	34%
Don’t know	3.2%	5.1%	3.5%

What is your opinion of the claim that recent years have seen a decline in the personal quality of the members of Knesset?
(The Peace Index, November 2015)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Strongly agree	36.3%	29.4%	35.2%
Agree somewhat	40.6%	33.1%	39.4%
Don’t agree so much	14.2%	12.5%	13.9%
Don’t agree at all	3.3%	12.7%	4.9%
Don’t know/decline to answer	5.5%	12.4%	6.6%

Of how many members of Knesset can it be said that his or her behavior can serve as an example to the public?
(The Peace Index, November 2015)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
All members	.9%	5.1%	1.6%
Most members	15.8%	21.9%	16.8%
Small portion of members	75.7%	52%	71.7%
None of the members	3.8%	12.8%	5.3%
Don’t know/decline to answer	3.9%	8.3%	4.6%

Do you agree or disagree with the opinion that, overall, a majority of the members of Knesset work hard and do their job well?
(The Peace Index, November 2015)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Don’t agree at all	27.8%	15.5%	25.7%
Don’t agree much	43%	29%	40.7%
Moderately agree	24.1%	31.4%	25.3%
Strongly agree	2.6%	7.1%	3.3%
Don’t know/decline to answer	2.6%	17%	5%

Do you intend to vote during the upcoming elections?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
I’m sure I will	75.4%	49.2%	71.1%
I think I will	14.1%	12.9%	13.9%
I don’t think I will	3.3%	14.3%	5.1%
I know I won’t	3.5%	21.3%	6.5%
Don’t know/decline to answer	3.7%	2.2%	3.4%

Who, in your opinion, is best suited out of all the following individuals to serve as Israel’s next prime minister?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Netanyahu	34.4%	8.9%	30.2%
Herzog	17.7%	10.1%	16.5%
Bennett	10.5%	3.3%	9.3%
Kahlon	4.2%	4.9%	4.3%
Liberman	5.3%	2.5%	4.9%
Lapid	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%
Livni	6.3%	10.5%	7.0%
Don’t know/decline to answer	18.9%	57.3%	25.3%

In your view, did the political situation in Israel justify or not justify dissolving the Knesset and declaring new elections?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
I’m sure it justified it	18.6%	40.7%	22.3%
I think it justified it	18.2%	29.7%	20.1%
I think it did not justify it	23.9%	18.7%	23.1%
I’m sure it did not justify it	31.4%	5.9%	27.1%
Don’t know/decline to answer	7.9%	4.9%	7.4%

Between the following two issues, which is the issue that will determine which party you vote for in the upcoming elections?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Political-Security	32.8%	28.8%	32.1%
Socioeconomics	40.6%	35.6%	39.8%
Both to the same extent	18.0%	11.7%	17.0%
Other/neither	4.7%	11.2%	5.8%
Don’t know/decline to answer	3.9%	12.6%	5.4%

Do you support or oppose the postponement of the elections and the formation of a national unity government of Likud and Kadima? (New Wave for Yisrael Hayom, May 9, 2012)

Support	39.6%
Oppose	31.9%
Don’t know	28.4%

Who in your opinion is most suitable to be the next prime minister of Israel? (New Wave for Yisrael Hayom, May 9, 2012)

Netanyahu	39.8%
Shelley Yachimovich	11.3%
Lapid	7.2%
Mofaz	4.5%
Lieberman	4.2%
Don’t know	28%

If elections were held today (expressed in Knesset seats) - TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012

Party	Projected Knesset Seats	Current Knesset Seats
Likud	30	27
Labor	20	13
Yisrael Beiteinu	12	15
Lapid (Atid) Party	12	00
Arab parties	11	11
Kadima	10	28
Shas	7	11
Yahadut Hatorah	6	5
Meretz	4	3
Nat’l Union	4	4
Jewish Home	4	3

Was the move of Netanyahu and Mofaz to establish a national unity government and postpone the elections justified in terms of the interest of the State? [Built in bias - the elections were not "postponed;" they will be as scheduled] (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Justified	50.9%
Unjustified	34.8%
Don’t know	14.3%

How do you feel about the move? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Complacence	31%
Support	30.7%
Oppose	29.9%
Don’t know	8.3%

What do you think was the main reason behind the decision of Mofaz ? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Political survival	70.6%
National interest	16.6%
Don’t know	12.8%

Do you think that the national unity government will succeed in advancing the matters it plans to regarding changing the Tal Law and changing the system of government? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Will succeed	37.7%
Won’t	46.7%
Don’t know	15.6%

Does the forming of a national unity government advance the struggle of Israel against the Iranian nuclear program? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Yes	44.9%
No	39.5%
Don’t know	15.6%

Will the national unity government survive to the November 2013 elections? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Yes	57.4%
No	29.1%
Don’t know	15.6%

Who is the main winner of the forming of the national unity government ? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Mofaz	54.1%
Netanyahu	53.0%
Barak	18.1%

Who is the big loser from the establishment of the national unity government? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Lapid	46.6%
Shelly Yachimovich	35.8%
Arieh Deri	13.9%

In your opinion, would it or would it not be justified today to renew the protest movement? (Peace Index, January 31, 2012)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
It would NOT be justified	36.2%	31.6%	31.1%
It would be justified	58.8%	63.3%	62.2%
Don’t know/refuse to answer/Other	5.0%	4.7%	6.6%

Please indicate how important or unimportant it is for the government to pursue each of the following objectives today. Give your answer on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being totally unimportant and 5 being very important, and the rest of the rankings in between. (Peace Index, January 31, 2012)

1. Reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally Unimportant	15.0%	13.0%	26.7%
2.	6.3%	6.8%	3.3%
3.	14.1%	16.0%	3.3%
4.	18.8%	20.4%	10.0%
5. Very important	45.7%	43.7%	56.7%
6. Didn’t answer	0.2%	0.2%

2. Reducing socioeconomic gaps

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	2.8%	1.0%	13.3%
2.	2.9%	2.1%	7.8%
3.	8.1%	8.6%	5.6%
4.	17.3%	18.6%	10.0%
5. Very important	68.3%	69.2%	63.3%
6. Didn’t answer	0.5%	0.6%

3. Creating housing solutions at reasonable prices

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	3.9%	1.5%	17.8%
2.	2.4%	2.1%	4.4%
3.	13.0%	13.5%	10.0%
4.	17.3%	17.0%	18.9%
5. Very important	63.1%	65.6%	48.9%
6. Didn’t answer	0.3%	0.3%

4. Improving Israel’s security situation

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	4.1%	1.9%	16.7%
2.	4.8%	2.2%	20.0%
3.	10.6%	9.3%	17.8%
4.	16.0%	16.5%	13.3%
5. Very important	64.5%	70.2%	32.2%
6. Didn’t answer

5. Improving Israel’s diplomatic situation in the international arena

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	3.9%	1.7%	16.7%
2.	5.4%	3.4%	16.7%
3.	15.7%	14.8%	21.1%
4.	21.1%	22.3%	14.4%
5. Very important	53.7%	57.7%	31.1%
6. Didn’t answer	0.2%	0.2%

6. Creating a proper balance between the rights and obligations of the haredi sector and the non-haredi sector

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	9.0%	6.4%	23.3%
2.	7.4%	5.8%	16.7%
3.	16.5%	15.5%	22.2%
4.	16.4%	16.9%	13.3%
5. Very important	49.5%	53.9%	24.4%
6. Didn’t answer	1.2%	1.4%

7. Creating a proper separation between wealth and government

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	6.9%	4.6%	20.0%
2.	3.1%	1.9%	10.0%
3.	17.4%	18.3%	12.2%
4.	22.8%	21.0%	33.3%
5. Very important	47.6%	51.6%	24.4%
6. Didn’t answer	2.2%	2.6%

And what in your eyes is the most important objective for the government to pursue today? (Peace Index, January 31, 2012)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians	21.6%	17.0%	47.8%
2. Reducing socioeconomic gaps	32.0%	33.9%	21.1%
3. Creating housing solutions at reasonable prices	12.0%	13.0%	6.7%
4. Improving Israel’s security situation	18.9%	20.3%	11.1%
5. Improving Israel’s diplomatic situation in the international arena	4.3%	4.3%	4.4%
6. Creating a proper balance between the rights and obligations of the haredi sector and the non-haredi sector	4.6%	4.8%	3.3%
7. Creating a proper separation between wealth and government	3.6%	4.1%	1.1%
8. Don’t know/ Refuse to answer	2.9%	2.6%	4.4%

If the Knesset elections are moved up to an earlier date, do you think you will vote or you will not vote? (Peace Index, January 31, 2012)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
I’m sure I will vote	66.5%	70.4%	44.4%
I think I will vote	18.3%	17.2%	24.4%
I think I will not vote	7.1%	5.8%	14.4%
I’m sure I will not vote	5.4%	4.0%	13.3%
Don’t know/refuse to answer/Other	2.8%	2.6%	3.3%

If you vote in the Knesset elections, to what extent, if at all, will each of the following issues influence your decision about which party to vote for? Give your answer on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning that the issue will not influence you at all and 5 meaning that it will greatly influence you. (Peace Index, January 31, 2012)

1. The leader of the party

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	11.9%	9.1%	27.8%
2.	2.4%	2.3%	3.3%
3.	11.1%	10.9%	12.2%
4.	16.3%	17.6%	8.9%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	57.0%	59.1%	45.6%
6. Didn’t answer	1.2%	1.0%	2.2%

2. The party’s position on political and security issues

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	9.2%	6.3%	25.6%
2.	3.8%	3.3%	6.7%
3.	13.0%	13.3%	11.1%
4.	21.7%	22.0%	20.0%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	51.6%	54.3%	36.7%
6. Didn’t answer	0.7%	0.8%

3. The party’s position on social and economic issues

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	7.8%	5.0%	23.3%
2.	1.6%	1.1%	4.4%
3.	11.1%	11.3%	10.0%
4.	27.4%	28.5%	21.1%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	51.4%	53.2%	41.1%
6. Didn’t answer	0.7%	0.8%

4. The party’s chances to be the party that forms the government

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	12.9%	11.5%	21.1%
2.	10.6%	10.7%	10.0%
3.	24.1%	25.0%	18.9%
4.	22.3%	22.2%	23.3%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	28.1%	28.3%	26.7%
6. Didn’t answer	2.0%	2.4%

5. The composition of the party’s list of candidates for the Knesset

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	11.7%	10.0%	21.1%
2.	8.1%	7.8%	10.0%
3.	24.6%	25.6%	18.9%
4.	30.5%	31.4%	25.6%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	23.4%	23.2%	24.4%
6. Didn’t answer	1.7%	2.0%

6. The number of women in the party’s list for the Knesset

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	23.8%	23.7%	24.4%
2.	14.5%	13.9%	17.8%
3.	27.9%	28.7%	23.3%
4.	14.9%	15.4%	12.2%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	17.1%	16.2%	22.2%
6. Didn’t answer	1.7%	2.1%

7. The party’s position on the issue of returning territories

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	11.7%	9.1%	26.7%
2.	5.9%	6.3%	3.3%
3.	18.8%	20.7%	7.8%
4.	22.5%	22.2%	24.4%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	39.2%	39.5%	37.8%
6. Didn’t answer	1.9%	2.2%

8. The party’s position on matters of religion and state

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	10.3%	7.3%	27.8%
2.	3.9%	4.0%	3.3%
3.	19.0%	20.4%	11.1%
4.	25.3%	25.5%	24.4%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	39.8%	40.9%	33.3%
6. Didn’t answer	1.6%	1.9%

9. The party’s chances to become part of the government

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	12.8%	10.4%	26.7%
2.	9.6%	10.7%	3.3%
3.	22.7%	24.8%	11.1%
4.	22.6%	23.7%	16.7%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	30.2%	28.1%	42.2%
6. Didn’t answer	2.0%	2.4%

In light of the steps the government has taken since receiving the Trajtenberg Committee’s recommendations, what in your opinion are the chances that the government will fully implement those recommendations? (Peace Index, January 31, 2012)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
Very high chances	1.3%	1.0%	3.3%
Moderately high chances	15.6%	14.0%	24.4%
Moderately low chances	43.2%	43.9%	38.9%
Very low chances	27.4%	29.5%	15.6%
Don’t know/refuse to answer/Other	12.5%	11.6%	17.8%

In principle, which of the following two objectives is more important to you: that Israel be a country with a Jewish majority or that Israel rule the whole Land of Israel west of the Jordan? (Peace Index, January 31, 2012)

	General Public	Jews
The first objective	75.6%	75.6%
The second objective	14.2%	14.2%
Neither of the two objectives	1.6%	1.6%
Both objectives are the same to me	5.5%	5.5%
Don’t know/refuse to answer	3.1%	3.1%

In the event of a conflict between Jewish law and democratic principles: (Israel Democracy Institute & Avi Chai Foundation, January 27, 2012)

	Israeli Jews
Always prefer following Jewish law	20%
Always preserve democracy	44%
Sometimes one sometimes the other	36%

What best describes your identity? (Israel Democracy Institute & Avi Chai Foundation, January 27, 2012)

	Israeli Jews
Jew	51%
Israeli	41%
My ethnic group (Ashkenazi, Sefardi)	4%
My religiosity (religious, secular)	4%

How do you characterize the Jewish holidays as prescribed by religious tradition? (Israel Democracy Institute & Avi Chai Foundation, January 27, 2012)

	Israeli Jews
	1999	2012
important or very important	63%	85%

How are you affected by the use of symbols of the Holocaust in demonstrations (like the yellow star or calling "Nazis")? (Yisrael Hayom, January 6, 2012)

convinces me to support them	2.0%
causes me to reject those using it	85.6%
no effect	8.9%
don’t know	3.6%

Israelis who feel a high level of personal safety (Israel’s Internal Security Ministry & the Geocartography Institute, January 4, 2012)

those who feel a high level of personal security

74%

Who in your opinion is most suitable to be the next prime minister of Israel? (New Wave for Yisrael Hayom, May 9, 2012)

Netanyahu	39.8%
Shelley Yachimovich	11.3%
Lapid	7.2%
Mofaz	4.5%
Lieberman	4.2%
Don’t know	28%

If elections were held today (expressed in Knesset seats) - TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012

Party	Projected Knesset Seats	Current Knesset Seats
Likud	30	27
Labor	20	13
Yisrael Beiteinu	12	15
Lapid (Atid) Party	12	00
Arab parties	11	11
Kadima	10	28
Shas	7	11
Yahadut Hatorah	6	5
Meretz	4	3
Nat’l Union	4	4
Jewish Home	4	3

Justified	50.9%
Unjustified	34.8%
Don’t know	14.3%

How do you feel about the move? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Complacence	31%
Support	30.7%
Oppose	29.9%
Don’t know	8.3%

What do you think was the main reason behind the decision of Mofaz ? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Political survival	70.6%
National interest	16.6%
Don’t know	12.8%

Will succeed	37.7%
Won’t	46.7%
Don’t know	15.6%

Does the forming of a national unity government advance the struggle of Israel against the Iranian nuclear program? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Yes	44.9%
No	39.5%
Don’t know	15.6%

Will the national unity government survive to the November 2013 elections? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Yes	57.4%
No	29.1%
Don’t know	15.6%

Who is the main winner of the forming of the national unity government ? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Mofaz	54.1%
Netanyahu	53.0%
Barak	18.1%

Who is the big loser from the establishment of the national unity government? (TNS for Maariv, May 8, 2012)

Lapid	46.6%
Shelly Yachimovich	35.8%
Arieh Deri	13.9%

In your opinion, would it or would it not be justified today to renew the protest movement? (Peace Index, January 31, 2012)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
It would NOT be justified	36.2%	31.6%	31.1%
It would be justified	58.8%	63.3%	62.2%
Don’t know/refuse to answer/Other	5.0%	4.7%	6.6%

1. Reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally Unimportant	15.0%	13.0%	26.7%
2.	6.3%	6.8%	3.3%
3.	14.1%	16.0%	3.3%
4.	18.8%	20.4%	10.0%
5. Very important	45.7%	43.7%	56.7%
6. Didn’t answer	0.2%	0.2%

2. Reducing socioeconomic gaps

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	2.8%	1.0%	13.3%
2.	2.9%	2.1%	7.8%
3.	8.1%	8.6%	5.6%
4.	17.3%	18.6%	10.0%
5. Very important	68.3%	69.2%	63.3%
6. Didn’t answer	0.5%	0.6%

3. Creating housing solutions at reasonable prices

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	3.9%	1.5%	17.8%
2.	2.4%	2.1%	4.4%
3.	13.0%	13.5%	10.0%
4.	17.3%	17.0%	18.9%
5. Very important	63.1%	65.6%	48.9%
6. Didn’t answer	0.3%	0.3%

4. Improving Israel’s security situation

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	4.1%	1.9%	16.7%
2.	4.8%	2.2%	20.0%
3.	10.6%	9.3%	17.8%
4.	16.0%	16.5%	13.3%
5. Very important	64.5%	70.2%	32.2%
6. Didn’t answer

5. Improving Israel’s diplomatic situation in the international arena

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	3.9%	1.7%	16.7%
2.	5.4%	3.4%	16.7%
3.	15.7%	14.8%	21.1%
4.	21.1%	22.3%	14.4%
5. Very important	53.7%	57.7%	31.1%
6. Didn’t answer	0.2%	0.2%

6. Creating a proper balance between the rights and obligations of the haredi sector and the non-haredi sector

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	9.0%	6.4%	23.3%
2.	7.4%	5.8%	16.7%
3.	16.5%	15.5%	22.2%
4.	16.4%	16.9%	13.3%
5. Very important	49.5%	53.9%	24.4%
6. Didn’t answer	1.2%	1.4%

7. Creating a proper separation between wealth and government

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Totally UNimportant	6.9%	4.6%	20.0%
2.	3.1%	1.9%	10.0%
3.	17.4%	18.3%	12.2%
4.	22.8%	21.0%	33.3%
5. Very important	47.6%	51.6%	24.4%
6. Didn’t answer	2.2%	2.6%

And what in your eyes is the most important objective for the government to pursue today? (Peace Index, January 31, 2012)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. Reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians	21.6%	17.0%	47.8%
2. Reducing socioeconomic gaps	32.0%	33.9%	21.1%
3. Creating housing solutions at reasonable prices	12.0%	13.0%	6.7%
4. Improving Israel’s security situation	18.9%	20.3%	11.1%
5. Improving Israel’s diplomatic situation in the international arena	4.3%	4.3%	4.4%
6. Creating a proper balance between the rights and obligations of the haredi sector and the non-haredi sector	4.6%	4.8%	3.3%
7. Creating a proper separation between wealth and government	3.6%	4.1%	1.1%
8. Don’t know/ Refuse to answer	2.9%	2.6%	4.4%

If the Knesset elections are moved up to an earlier date, do you think you will vote or you will not vote? (Peace Index, January 31, 2012)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
I’m sure I will vote	66.5%	70.4%	44.4%
I think I will vote	18.3%	17.2%	24.4%
I think I will not vote	7.1%	5.8%	14.4%
I’m sure I will not vote	5.4%	4.0%	13.3%
Don’t know/refuse to answer/Other	2.8%	2.6%	3.3%

1. The leader of the party

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	11.9%	9.1%	27.8%
2.	2.4%	2.3%	3.3%
3.	11.1%	10.9%	12.2%
4.	16.3%	17.6%	8.9%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	57.0%	59.1%	45.6%
6. Didn’t answer	1.2%	1.0%	2.2%

2. The party’s position on political and security issues

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	9.2%	6.3%	25.6%
2.	3.8%	3.3%	6.7%
3.	13.0%	13.3%	11.1%
4.	21.7%	22.0%	20.0%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	51.6%	54.3%	36.7%
6. Didn’t answer	0.7%	0.8%

3. The party’s position on social and economic issues

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	7.8%	5.0%	23.3%
2.	1.6%	1.1%	4.4%
3.	11.1%	11.3%	10.0%
4.	27.4%	28.5%	21.1%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	51.4%	53.2%	41.1%
6. Didn’t answer	0.7%	0.8%

4. The party’s chances to be the party that forms the government

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	12.9%	11.5%	21.1%
2.	10.6%	10.7%	10.0%
3.	24.1%	25.0%	18.9%
4.	22.3%	22.2%	23.3%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	28.1%	28.3%	26.7%
6. Didn’t answer	2.0%	2.4%

5. The composition of the party’s list of candidates for the Knesset

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	11.7%	10.0%	21.1%
2.	8.1%	7.8%	10.0%
3.	24.6%	25.6%	18.9%
4.	30.5%	31.4%	25.6%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	23.4%	23.2%	24.4%
6. Didn’t answer	1.7%	2.0%

6. The number of women in the party’s list for the Knesset

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	23.8%	23.7%	24.4%
2.	14.5%	13.9%	17.8%
3.	27.9%	28.7%	23.3%
4.	14.9%	15.4%	12.2%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	17.1%	16.2%	22.2%
6. Didn’t answer	1.7%	2.1%

7. The party’s position on the issue of returning territories

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	11.7%	9.1%	26.7%
2.	5.9%	6.3%	3.3%
3.	18.8%	20.7%	7.8%
4.	22.5%	22.2%	24.4%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	39.2%	39.5%	37.8%
6. Didn’t answer	1.9%	2.2%

8. The party’s position on matters of religion and state

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	10.3%	7.3%	27.8%
2.	3.9%	4.0%	3.3%
3.	19.0%	20.4%	11.1%
4.	25.3%	25.5%	24.4%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	39.8%	40.9%	33.3%
6. Didn’t answer	1.6%	1.9%

9. The party’s chances to become part of the government

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
1. The issue will not influence me at all	12.8%	10.4%	26.7%
2.	9.6%	10.7%	3.3%
3.	22.7%	24.8%	11.1%
4.	22.6%	23.7%	16.7%
5. The issue will influence me greatly	30.2%	28.1%	42.2%
6. Didn’t answer	2.0%	2.4%

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
Very high chances	1.3%	1.0%	3.3%
Moderately high chances	15.6%	14.0%	24.4%
Moderately low chances	43.2%	43.9%	38.9%
Very low chances	27.4%	29.5%	15.6%
Don’t know/refuse to answer/Other	12.5%	11.6%	17.8%

	General Public	Jews
The first objective	75.6%	75.6%
The second objective	14.2%	14.2%
Neither of the two objectives	1.6%	1.6%
Both objectives are the same to me	5.5%	5.5%
Don’t know/refuse to answer	3.1%	3.1%

In the event of a conflict between Jewish law and democratic principles: (Israel Democracy Institute & Avi Chai Foundation, January 27, 2012)

	Israeli Jews
Always prefer following Jewish law	20%
Always preserve democracy	44%
Sometimes one sometimes the other	36%

What best describes your identity? (Israel Democracy Institute & Avi Chai Foundation, January 27, 2012)

	Israeli Jews
Jew	51%
Israeli	41%
My ethnic group (Ashkenazi, Sefardi)	4%
My religiosity (religious, secular)	4%

How do you characterize the Jewish holidays as prescribed by religious tradition? (Israel Democracy Institute & Avi Chai Foundation, January 27, 2012)

	Israeli Jews
	1999	2012
important or very important	63%	85%

How are you affected by the use of symbols of the Holocaust in demonstrations (like the yellow star or calling "Nazis")? (Yisrael Hayom, January 6, 2012)

convinces me to support them	2.0%
causes me to reject those using it	85.6%
no effect	8.9%
don’t know	3.6%

Israelis who feel a high level of personal safety (Israel’s Internal Security Ministry & the Geocartography Institute, January 4, 2012)

those who feel a high level of personal security

74%

Israel’s Declaration of Independence states, among other things, that Israel is a Jewish state that will ensure complete social and political equality of rights for all its citizens without regard to religion, race, or gender, that it will guarentee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education, and culture, and that it will safeguard the holy places of all religions. Are you in favor of Israel upholding all these principles? (Peace Index, December 28, 2011)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
I’m in favor of Israel upholding all these principles	62.1%	63.5%	54.4%
I’m in favor of Israel upholding most of these principles	25.5%	25.6%	24.4%
I’m in favor of Israel upholding only some of these principles	8.9%	8.7%	10.0%
I’m in favor or Israel not upholding these principles	1.7%	0.8%	6.7%
Don’t know/refuse to answer	1.8%	1.4%	4.4%

To what extent is Israel currently upholding all the above principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence? (Peace Index, December 28, 2011)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
It is fully upholding the principles of the declaration	18.4%	21.1%	3.3%
It is partially upholding the principles of the declaration	67.8%	70.9%	50.0%
It is not upholding the principles of the declaration at all	10.4%	3.9%	46.7%
Don’t know/refuse to answer	3.5%	4.0%	--

Do religion and democracy go together? (Peace Index, December 14, 2011)

In principle, a government with a majority of religious parties is not capable of ruling democratically and safeguarding minority rights, freedom of expression, and equality between all religions, beliefs and the sexes

59%

What do you think about religious radicalization in Israel? (Peace Index, December 14, 2011)

I am worried about this trend	64.5%
the role of religion in running the state of Israel as too strong	49%
the role of religion in running the state of Israel is too weak	17%
religion’s role in running Israel is appropriate	28%

What will happen in the wake of the Egyptian elections? (Peace Index, December 14, 2011)

the rise to power of the Islamist forces will leave the peace treaty with Israel as it is	10%
the treaty WILL NOT officially be canceled but relations will suffer	51%
the treaty WILL officially be canceled, creating a situation of "no peace" and "no war"	19%
the treaty WILL be canceled and Egypt will return to a state of war with Israel	15%

Do you support or oppose the continuation of the social-protest movement ? (Peace Index, October 31, 2011)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
Strongly support	48.0%	45.0%	65.6%
Moderately support	27.7%	29.6%	16.7%
Moderately oppose	11.5%	12.1%	7.8%
Strongly oppose	7.2%	7.5%	5.6%
Don’t know/refuse to answer	5.6%	5.8%	4.4%

In your opinion, has the social protest succeeded or not suceeded in scoring significant achievements so far? (Peace Index, October 31, 2011)

	General Public	Jews	Arabs
It has succeeded	42.3%	41.1%	48.9%
It hasn’t succeeded	51.5%	53.5%	40.0%
Don’t know/refuse to answer	6.2%	5.4%	11.1%

How do you feel about Prime Minister Netanyahu’s conduct? (Dahaf Institute/YNet poll, October 16, 2011)

He gave into public pressure	49%
He acted like a leader	43%

Regarding Israel’s security going forward: (Dahaf Institute/YNet poll, October 16, 2011)

I am afraid for the security of Israeli citizens following the prisoner release	50%
I trust Israel’s security forces	48%

If elections were held, which of the following would you choose for prime minister? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

Netanyahu	27%
Livni	17%
Shelley Yichimovitz	15%
Liberman	14%
Lapid	12%

If journalist Yair Lapid went into politics would you vote for his party? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

Think yes	30%
Certain no	29%

If the social protest movement ran a list for the Knesset would you vote for it? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

Think yes	39%
Think no	22%

What is the most important issue for the upcoming year? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

Education	37%
Reducing poverty and cost of living	36%
Peace with the Palestinians	19%

Who is most appropriate to be Defense Minister? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

Yaalon	20%
Mofaz	29%
Barak	21%

Who is most appropriate to be Foreign Minister? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

Netanyahu	34%
Livni	25%
Liberman	15%

Do you plan to send New Year greetings? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

E-mail	37%
SMS	34%
Facebook	21%
Card in the mail	8%

What is the greatest threat to Israel today? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

Social gaps	23.6%
Iranian bomb	21%
Palestinian terror	19%
Refusal to recognize existence of Israel as Jewish State	16.3%
relations with Israeli Arabs	7.5%
Palestinian declaration in the UN	5.4%
Dispute with Turkey	0.8%

Are you optimistic about the strength/durability of the State of Israel? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

Yes	73.8%
No	26.2%

Did the social protest change the hierarchy of preferences of the government? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

Yes	57%
No	43%

What do you mostly like to do in your free time? (Keilim Shluvim for Maariv newspaper, September 28, 2011)

Internet	55%
Read book	30%
Go to movie/performance	11%

How would you summarize the past year on a personal level? (New Wave for Makor Rishon, September 28, 2011)

Better than last one	29.9%
Worse	25.9%
Same	40.1%
Don’t know	4.1%

In general to what extent are you satisfied with life in Israel? (New Wave for Makor Rishon, September 28, 2011)

Very satisfied	22.5%
Considerably satisfied	46.4%
Not so satisfied	21.7%
Not at all	6.7%
Don’t know	2.7%

Did you buy a significant electronic item (TV, computer, iPad)? (New Wave for Makor Rishon, September 28, 2011)

Yes	45.7%
No	53.6%
Refuse reply	0.7%

How would you term your economic situation as compared to a year ago? (New Wave for Makor Rishon, September 28, 2011)

Better	15.6%
Worse	29.1%
Same	54.4%
Don’t know	0.9%

Did you buy an apartment last year? (New Wave for Makor Rishon, September 28, 2011)

Yes	5%
No	94.8%
Refuse reply	0.1%

What would you like to happen next year? (New Wave for Makor Rishon, September 28, 2011)

Find new job	20.5%
Find new love	12.9%
Buy apartment	26.4%
Travel overseas	32.7%

Do you consider leaving the country? (New Wave for Makor Rishon, September 28, 2011)

Yes	11%
No	87.9%
Refuse reply	0.6%

Have you travelled overseas? (New Wave for Makor Rishon, September 28, 2011)

Yes	37.7%
No	62.3%

Are you personally optimistic about the coming year? (New Wave for Makor Rishon, September 28, 2011)

Very optimistic	19.3%
Optimistic	57.2%
Pessimistic	14.7%
Very Pessimistic	3.9%

Are you optimistic about what will happen to the state? (New Wave for Makor Rishon, September 28, 2011)

Very optimistic	5.4%
Optimistic	49.5%
Pessimistic	30%
Very Pessimistic	7.5%
Don’t know	7.7%

Do you fear for the existence of Israel as a Jewish State? (Dahaf Poll, September 28, 2011)

Yes	45%
No	53%

Is Israel a good place to live? (Dahaf Poll, September 28, 2011)

Yes	88%
No	11%

41% believe Israel will be an even better place in the future.

In the wake of the social protests: (Dahaf Poll, September 28, 2011)

The Government’s social welfare policies will be more responsive to the needs of the middle class	49%
The Government’s social welfare policies will be more responsive to the needs of the poor	42%

This New Year’s eve what is your mood? (Dahaf Poll, September 28, 2011)

Very good	31%
Good	57%
Bad	12%

How is your economic situation? (Dahaf Poll, September 28, 2011)

Good	74%
Bad	25%

What was the most important event in the last year? (Dahaf Poll, September 28, 2011)

Fire in the Carmel	27%
Social Protest	24%
Revolutions in the Arab world	18%
Palestinian declaration	12%
Doctor’s strike	8%
Conviction of Moshe Katzav	6%
Drop in the stock market	3%
The Arpaz incident and Galant not being appointed	1%

Is Israel a good place to live in? (Dahaf, September 7, 2007)

Yes	86%
No	14%

How is the security situation of the State? (Dahaf, September 7, 2007)

Yes	26%
No	72%

How are your spirits? (Dahaf, September 7, 2007)

Yes	86%
No	14%

Are you certain that Israel will continue to exist also in the distant future? (Dahaf, September 7, 2007)

Yes	74%
No	25%

How would you term your financial situation? (Dahaf, September 7, 2007)

Good	67%
Bad	31%

Did you consider leaving the country this year? (Dahaf, September 7, 2007)

Never	76%
Infrequently	8%
At times	16%

Where are Jews safer? In Israel or in western countries? (Dahaf, September 7, 2007)

Israel	57%
West	18%
Same thing	21%

How do you summarize the situation of the State in the following categories: (Dahaf, September 7, 2007)

	Good	Bad
Peace process	13%	82%
National unity	36%	61%
Personal security	34%	63%
Economy	52%	44%
General situation	38%	60%

What problem of Israel most concerns you? (Dahaf, September 7, 2007)

Iranian threat	26%
Traffic accidents	23%
Educational situation	23%
Qassams	12%
Economy	8%
Syrians	5%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way democracy works in Israel? (Angus Reid Strategies, July 26-August 8, 2007)

Very Satisfied	6%
Moderately Satisfied	28%
Moderately Dissatisfied	38%
Very dissatisfied	26%
Not sure	3%

When you think about the problems Israel is dealing with today, which type of problem appears to you most severe: the foreign and security problems or the domestic and governmental problems? (Peace Index, July 30-August 1, 2007)

Domestic and governmental problems are the gravest	55%
Foreign and security problems are the gravest	22%
Both types of problems are equally severe	19%
No opinion	4%

Liberal political principles stand for civil rights, equal opportunities, free market competition, pluralism, openness and the limited role of Government, who today in Israel best represents that ideology? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Netanyahu	7%
Peres	5%
Liberman	4%
Gedaymak	2%
No one	43%
Don’t know	27%

Based on the same definition of liberal political principles, which political party best represents that ideology? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Likud	9%
Labor	8%
Meretz	6%
Kadima	4%
Yisrael Beitenu	3%
Balad	2%
None	42%
Don’t know/Refuse	22%

Do you think that there is a need for a new political based on liberal principles of civil rights, equal opportunities, free market competition, pluralism, openness and the limited role of Government? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

	Hebrew	Russian	Arabic
Yes	43%	50%	6%
No	36%	42%	22%
Don’t know	73%	23%	4%

How likely would you be to vote for a new political party based on those ideals? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

	Hebrew	Russian	Arabic
Very likely	20%	7%	47%
Likely	22%	24%	27%
Somewhat likely	10%	15%	10%

What is your opinion regarding free competition and social welfare in Israel? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

More competition	35%
More social welfare	50%
Same	10%
Don’t know	4%

What is your opinion on globalization in Israel? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Great opportunity for Israel to advance economically, socially, and culturally	59%
Will have negative impact on Israel economically, socially, and culturally	21%
It makes no difference	7%
Don’t know/Refuse	13%

How should minimum wage be set? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

	Arabic	Orthodox	Soldier	Student	Total
Government	47%	78%	80%	51%	61%
Market forces	52%	18%	20%	46%	33%

Should Israel deregulate all industries and allow for a free market economy? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Yes	61%
No	25%
Don’t know/Refuse	14%

Which constitutes the greatest threat to Israel’s existence? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

	Hebrew	Russian	Arabic
Corruption	19%	12%	40%
Arab countries	22%	34%	10%
Terrorism	16%	20%	21%
Societal gap/Poverty	15%	11%	6%
Demographics	12%	8%	0%
Jew/Israeli-Arab relations	5%	5%	11%
Religious/Secular relations	5%	2%	6%

Do you feel that government corruption is a danger to democracy and the rule of law, and that "political corruption is like a cancer very deep in the body of the State"? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Strongly agree	60%
Agree	29%
Disagree	7%
Strongly disagree	2%

What is your opinion about reducing the State’s involvement in civilian affairs? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Very good	20%
Somewhat good	31%
Not good, but necessary	14%
Total good or necessary	65%
Not good at all	24%
Don’t know/Refuse	12%

What is your view on granting gays and lesbians equal rights with regard to same-sex unions, pension, and survivorship rights? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

	Hebrew	Russian	Arabic	Total
Very good	29%	9%	10%	23%
Somewhat good	22%	21%	21%	22%
Not good, but necessary	11%	16%	4%	11%
Total good or necessary	62%	46%	35%	56%
Not good	31%	36%	58%	36%
Don’t know/Refuse	7%	18%	7%	9%

Do you think that Jews and Arabs should be treated equally with regard to budget allocations? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Yes	61%
No	33%

Does Israel violate the civil rights of terror suspects? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Yes	75%
No	20%

How do you feel Israel does with protecting the civil rights of Arab-Israelis? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

	Hebrew	Russian	Arabic	Total
Good	56%	21%	84%	55%
Not good	39%	63%	14%	39%

Should religion and State be completely separated? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

	Russian	Arabic	Ashkenazi	Sephardic	Total
Good	71%	63%	69%	47%	59%
Not good	20%	34%	25%	48%	36%

Is a constitution good for Israel? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

	Hebrew	Russian	Arabic	Total
Good	71%	88%	84%	75%
Not good	19%	3%	14%	16%

Do you believe that the Jewish character of Israel is most important and takes precedence over democracy? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Hebrew	28%
Russian	9%
Arabic	22%
Total	24%

Do you believe that the democratic character of Israel takes precedence over the Jewishness of the State? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Hebrew	23%
Russian	25%
Arabic	47%
Total	26%

Do you agree that the Jewish and democratic structure of Israel are equally as important? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Hebrew	47%
Russian	60%
Arabic	27%
Total	46%

How well do you feel citizens are treated in regards to equal treatment without regard for religion or ethnicity? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

	Hebrew	Russian	Arabic	Total
Very good	51%	42%	72%	52%
Somewhat good	23%	43%	15%	25%
Total good	74%	85%	86%	77%
Not good, but necessary	14%	4%	6%	12%
Total good or necessary	74%	85%	86%	77%
Not good	9%	8%	5%	8%
Don’t know/Refuse	3%	3%	2%	3%

How do you view the suggestion that legislation should be initiated that would guarantee that only a Jew could be elected Prime Minister of Israel? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

	Hebrew	Russian	Arabic	Total
Very good	60%	32%	20%	51%
Somewhat good	12%	20%	11%	13%
Not good, but necessary	14%	5%	6%	12%
Good or necessary	86%	57%	37%	76%
Not good at all	12%	37%	57%	22%

Should the community have a minimal role in society and the life of the individual? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Hebrew	15%
Russian	4%
Arabic	16%
Total	14%

Should the community have a dominant role in society and the life of the individual? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Hebrew	31%
Russian	18%
Arabic	60%
Total	33%

Do you agree that personal freedom and responsibility to the community do not contradict one another? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Hebrew	37%
Russian	62%
Arabic	11%
Total	37%

Is the issue of personal freedom vs. responsibility relevant to you? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Hebrew	13%
Russian	8%
Arabic	12%
Total	12%

Which is of most concern to you and your family? (Keevoon Research, Strategy and Communications, May 28-30, 2007)

Economy/Jobs	18%
Foreign Policy/Security	25%
Healthcare	19%
Education	19%
Environment	4%
Welfare	5%
Culture	3%
Municipal Issues	3%
Don’t know/Refuse	5%

Did the Israeli public win or lose in the battle over the fees the public pays? (Israel Radio’s "Another Matter", June, 2007)

Yes	47.7%
No	24.1%
Other	28.2%

Do you support the gay pride march in Jerusalem today? (IMRA. June, 2007)

Yes	27%
No	58%
Other	15%

How do you feel about your work situation? (Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, June 2007)

	Jews	Israeli-Arabs
Satisfied/Extremely Satisfied	84%	71%

How do you feel about your life? (Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, June 2007)

	Ultra-Orthodox	Modern Orthodox	Traditional	Secular
Satisfied/Extremely Satisfied	97%	86%	82%	85%

Are you satisfied with the national leadership? (Teleseker, April 23, 2007)

No	60%
Only a little	29%

Did you think about leaving the country ever in the last year? (Teleseker, April 23, 2007)

Yes

26%

What is the biggest problem of the country? (Teleseker, April 23, 2007)

Education	27%
Politics	23%
Security	16%
Society	13.5%
Economics	9.5%

My place is Israel because: (Hatzofe, April 23, 2007)

Ties (roots, family, friends) to nation	44%
Zionism/patriotism	25%
There is no other place - it is my State	21%

If you had the opportunity to economically and practically improve your lifestyle by moving to another country, from 0% to 100% what are the chances you would leave the country? (Maagar Mochot, April 19-20, 2007)

Total	Jews	Israeli Arabs
33%	31%	39%

Recently a law was proposed according to which every candidate for the Knesset must commit that he recognizes the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish State. Are you for or against the proposed law? (Maariv, April 13, 2007)

For	72%
Against	18%

Do you believe Israel is on the right track? (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, February 5-7, 2007)

77%

Would you immigrate to Europe if given EU citizenship? (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, February 5-7, 2007)

Yes

11%

In light of the disturbances that took place in the Old City of Jerusalem in the wake of construction at the Mugrabi Gate do you support the proposal to halt the construction at the Mugrabi Gate? (Israel Radio, February 14, 2007)

Yes	34.1%
No	52%
Other	13.9%

Which of the following issues should currently be at the top of Israeli society’s agenda:* (Peace Index, January 29-31, 2007)

Cleaning up the ruling establishment’s corruption and improper functioning	31.5%
Rehabilitating the IDF and Israel’s deterrent capability	22.1%
Closing the economic gaps	20.1%
Countering violence and crime	15.4%
Achieving a peace agreement with the Palestinians	10.8%