Different Views Between Jews and Arabs
Specifically, Jewish Israelis trust the national government to do what is right for Israel more than they did in 2017 (61%, up from 53%). Arab Israelis trust it less (23%, down from 44%).
93% of Jewish Israelis believe the military has a positive influence on how things go in Israel, while only 34% of Arab Israelis agree. This gap has increased significantly since 2007 (77% and 57%, respectively).
Protesters at a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government on June 15 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: GI
Israelis are also divided on whether building Jewish settlements in the West Bank is beneficial (40%) or harmful (35%) to Israel's security. But Jewish Israelis increasingly see settlements as beneficial to security, widening the ethnic divide on the issue.
Only 26% of Israelis think it is possible to find a way for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully, down from 35% last year. Much of the decline comes from changing views among Jewish Israelis.
Against this backdrop, Israelis are more pessimistic (50%) than optimistic (35%) about how their political system works. While Arabs and Jews were roughly equally pessimistic about the political system in 2019, Arabs became more pessimistic (69%, up from 57%) while Jews became less pessimistic (44%, down from 55%).
Israelis are also divided on the prospects for Arab and Jewish Israelis living together peacefully, with equal shares saying they are optimistic (37%) and pessimistic (37%) about it. About a quarter (23%) say they are both optimistic and pessimistic, or it depends.
However, Israelis are more optimistic than pessimistic about the country's national security as well as the ability of religious and secular Israelis to live together peacefully.
This is one of the key findings of a survey of 1,001 Israelis, conducted through face-to-face interviews between March 3 and April 4, 2024.
In March and early April, attitudes toward Israel's political leadership were largely negative. (The survey was conducted before war cabinet member Benny Gantz resigned and before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the war cabinet.)
At the time of the survey, only Defense Minister Yoav Gallant received positive ratings from a majority of Israelis.
Violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
About two-thirds of Israelis say they are extremely or very concerned about violence against Jews in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. About one-third are similarly concerned about violence against Arabs.
Jewish Israelis (70%) are more concerned than Arab Israelis (43%) about increased violence against Jews in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Arab Israelis (73%) are much more concerned than Jewish Israelis (19%) about violence against Arabs in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Ngoc Anh (according to Pew Research Center)
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/xa-hoi-israel-thong-nhat-va-chia-re-nhu-the-nao-trong-thoi-chien-post300218.html
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