{"id":169050,"date":"2024-05-30T09:57:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T13:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=169050"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:51:09","slug":"israeli-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2024\/05\/30\/israeli-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Views of the Israel-Hamas War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"4c5058\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #4c5058;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169149 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=260,146 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=310,174 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=740,416 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=1128,634 1128w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=690,388 690w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=268,151 268w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=536,302 536w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=194,110 194w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=148,84 148w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PG_24.05.00_Israel_Feature.png?resize=296,168 296w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israelis in Tel Aviv gaze at a wall covered with photos of Israeli hostages held by Hamas on Nov. 3, 2023. (Gili Yaari\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis covers Israeli attitudes on the Israel-Hamas war, including opinions on how it\u2019s being conducted, the country\u2019s future, Israeli political leaders and the United States\u2019 role in the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data is from a survey of 1,001 Israeli adults conducted face-to-face from March 3 to April 4, 2024. Interviews were conducted in Hebrew and Arabic, and the survey is representative of the adult population ages 18 and older, excluding those in East Jerusalem and non-sanctioned outposts. (The survey also did not cover the West Bank or Gaza.) The survey included an oversample of Arabs in Israel. It was subsequently weighted to be representative of the Israeli adult population with the following variables: gender by ethnicity, age by ethnicity, education, region, urbanicity and probability of selection of respondent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_topline.pdf\">questions used<\/a> for the report, along with responses, and <a href=\"http:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2024\/05\/30\/methodology-israeli-views-war\/\">the survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169062\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3e6e2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3e6e2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"322\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?w=420\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Israelis are divided over the country\u2019s military response against Hamas in Gaza\" class=\"wp-image-169062 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?resize=300,230 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?resize=768,589 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?resize=528,405 528w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?resize=200,153 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?resize=260,199 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?resize=310,238 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?resize=420,322 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?resize=640,491 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?resize=740,567 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?resize=160,123 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_01.png?resize=320,245 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 39% of Israelis say Israel\u2019s military response against Hamas in Gaza has been about right, while 34% say it has not gone far enough and 19% think it has gone too far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the survey, conducted in March and early April, roughly two-thirds of Israelis are also confident that Israel will either probably (27%) or definitely (40%) achieve its goals in the war against Hamas. Still, majorities of Israeli adults are worried about aspects of the ongoing war:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>61% say they are extremely or very concerned about the war expanding into other countries in the region.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>68% say they are extremely or very concerned about the war going on for a long time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to what should happen after the war, there is less consensus. <strong>A 40% plurality of Israelis think Israel should govern the Gaza Strip.<\/strong> Smaller shares think Gazans should decide who governs (14%) or would like to see a Palestinian Authority national unity government either with (6%) or without (12%) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2024\/02\/27\/palestinian-authority-abbas-marwan-barghouti\/\">President Mahmoud Abbas<\/a> (also known as Abu Mazen) in leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, 26% of Israelis think a way can be found for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully with each other \u2013 down from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/09\/26\/israelis-have-grown-more-skeptical-of-a-two-state-solution\/\">35% who said the same last year<\/a>, prior to the war, and about half as many as took that position when the question was first asked in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-style-callout is-style-320-wide has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"research-in-the-west-bank-and-gaza\">Research in the West Bank and Gaza<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center has polled the Palestinian territories in previous years, but we were unable to conduct fieldwork in Gaza or the West Bank for our March\/April 2024 survey due to security concerns. We are actively investigating possibilities for both qualitative and quantitative research on public opinion in the region and hope to be able to provide more data in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are among the key findings of a new survey of 1,001 Israelis, conducted via face-to-face interviews from March 3 to April 4, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey also asked Israelis about the U.S. role in the conflict. (It was conducted before <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-netanyahu-3591fb5f82b22cf8e5d1060fccaef115\">U.S. President Joe Biden took a tougher stance toward Israel<\/a> in the wake of an Israeli airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers. And it predates Biden\u2019s declaration that the U.S. would not provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/05\/08\/biden-threatens-suspension-military-aid-israel\/\">offensive weapons to Israel in the event of a Rafah invasion<\/a> as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cjjj26d0eqxo\">subsequent Israeli strikes in Rafah<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey shows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>60% of Israelis disapprove of the way Biden is handling the Israel-Hamas war.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>41% think Biden is striking the right balance between Israelis and Palestinians. Still, 27% of Israelis say he is favoring Israelis too much, while roughly the same share (25%) say he favors Palestinians too much.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most Israelis express confidence in Biden to handle world affairs and have a favorable view of the U.S. But ratings of both Biden and the U.S. have fallen at least 10 percentage points since last year. (For more on this, read <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2024\/05\/30\/how-americans-and-israelis-view-one-another-and-the-us-role-in-the-israel-hamas-war\/\">\u201cHow Israelis and Americans view one another and the U.S. role in the Israel-Hamas war.\u201d<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169064\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e6d8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e6d8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"406\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?w=420\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that a Majority of Israelis want the U.S. to play a major role in diplomatically ending the war\" class=\"wp-image-169064 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?resize=300,290 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?resize=768,742 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?resize=419,405 419w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?resize=200,193 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?resize=260,251 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?resize=310,300 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?resize=420,406 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?resize=640,619 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?resize=740,715 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?resize=160,155 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_02.png?resize=320,309 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nonetheless, a large majority (72%) still want the U.S. to play a major role in diplomatically resolving the war \u2013 more than say the same about any of the other countries or organizations asked about, including Egypt (45%), Saudi Arabia (29%), Qatar (27%) and the United Nations (24%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"arab-and-jewish-israelis\">Arab and Jewish Israelis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169063\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efefef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efefef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"434\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?w=420\" alt=\"A dot plot showing that Israeli Arabs and Jews diverge sharply over views of the U.S., Israel-Hamas war and Biden\u2019s handling of it\" class=\"wp-image-169063 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?resize=290,300 290w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?resize=768,794 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?resize=392,405 392w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?resize=200,207 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?resize=260,269 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?resize=310,320 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?resize=420,434 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?resize=640,661 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?resize=740,765 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?resize=160,165 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/pg_2024.05.30_israeli-views-war_0_03.png?resize=320,331 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People across Israeli society perceive the war in vastly different ways, depending on their views of the current leadership, how they identify ideologically, their religious backgrounds and other factors. One of the starkest divides is between Arab and Jewish Israelis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arab Israelis are less likely than Jewish Israelis to think Israel will succeed in achieving its war aims (38% vs. 76%) and less optimistic when thinking about the future of the country\u2019s national security (21% vs. 63%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Israeli Arabs are much more likely than Jews to say the country\u2019s military response has gone too far (74% vs. 4%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Almost no Israeli Arabs (3%) want Israel to govern the Gaza Strip after the war, while half of Israeli Jews think it should do so. A plurality of Arabs would like the people who live in Gaza to decide who governs (37%), while only 8% of Jews prefer this outcome.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arab Israelis have much less favorable views of the U.S. than Jewish Israelis do (29% vs. 90%), as well as less confidence in Biden (21% vs. 66%). They are also much more likely to disapprove of Biden\u2019s handling of the war (86% vs. 53%) and to think he favors Israelis too much (86% vs. 11%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Although a majority of Arabs (63%) want the U.S. to play a major role in diplomatically resolving the war between Israel and Hamas, an even greater share of Jewish Israelis (74%) want this. And roughly two-thirds of Arabs are open to Qatar and Egypt playing a major role, while only about four-in-ten Jews or fewer say the same.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roughly nine-in-ten Arabs (92%) have a negative view of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, compared with around half of Jews (48%). Views of the two other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/israel-iran-strikes-live-coverage\/card\/who-is-in-israel-s-war-cabinet-what-to-know-m1G6TxNvApqLN2vVvi4p\">war cabinet members<\/a>, Benny Gantz and Yoav Gallant, are also divided along ethnic lines. (The survey was conducted before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/05\/18\/1252325103\/member-of-israeli-war-cabinet-threatens-to-quit-if-gaza-plan-doesnt-change\">Gantz threatened to leave the war cabinet<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In many cases, there are also large ideological differences, with Israelis who describe themselves as being on the left generally more critical of Israel\u2019s war response, less optimistic about its success and more critical of the U.S. than those on the right. There also tend to be differences among Israeli Jews based on how religiously observant they are. For more on how we looked at these differences, refer to the box below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-callout has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jewish-religious-groups-in-israel-haredim-datiim-masortim-and-hilonim\">Jewish religious groups in Israel: Haredim, Datiim, Masortim and Hilonim<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly all Israeli Jews identify as either Haredi (commonly translated as \u201cultra-Orthodox\u201d), Dati (\u201creligious\u201d), Masorti (\u201ctraditional\u201d) or Hiloni (\u201csecular\u201d). The spectrum of religious observance in Israel \u2013 on which Haredim are generally the most religious and Hilonim the least \u2013 does not always line up perfectly with Israel\u2019s political spectrum. 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