What Israelis Think, June 2017

From The Peace Index: June  2017, published on July 5, 2017 with survey dates from June 27 to July 2.

The chances of renewing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations: ... 63% of the Jewish public sees low chances of that happening. A majority (55%) of the Arab public, too, downplays the chances of resuming the talks...

Are the sides interested in an agreement? A small majority of the Jewish public (53%) thinks or is sure that the current Israeli government is not interested in reaching a permanent settlement with the Palestinians...

The national-security situation: To the question “How would you define Israel’s security situation at present?” 66% of the Jews responded that Israel’s security situation is good, and even a slightly higher rate (69%) among the Arabs saw it that way. On this question we did not find substantial gaps between the Israeli population’s political camps.

The ability to trust the government and the IDF if a war breaks out: In the Jewish public, 57% trust the current government to make prudent security decisions in such a situation. As for the IDF’s ability to win should a war erupt, the public’s assessment is unequivocal: 88% trust the IDF. That is, while a substantial minority of the public does not trust the decisions the government would make, the Jewish public has almost no doubts about the IDF’s ability to prevail in each of those possible wars...

... regarding the chances that a Third Intifada will erupt in the coming year, we found a small majority (52%) of the Jewish public estimating the chances of it as low. Some 60% of the Arabs similarly see little likelihood that a Third Intifada is imminent.

Concerning the current government’s ability to make security decisions if a Third Intifada erupts nonetheless, a small majority (52%) of the Jewish public trusts it while a large minority (44%) does not put stock in its capabilities if that happens. When it comes to the IDF’s ability to contend with and stop a Third Intifada if it breaks out, again almost all of the Jewish public (82%) trusts it...

The Israeli public’s resilience: As for the Israeli public’s ability to cope successfully if a war or a Third Intifada erupts, 85% of the Jewish public thinks or is sure that it can cope successfully...

That wasn't bad at all.

I guess most Israelis don't read Haaretz.

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