Israel is not exactly happy with Benjamin Netanyahu. What was obvious takes on more strength with the conclusions of a recent study.
Israeli society does not forget the “five principles” that Netanyahu demanded in August to end the war in Gaza. Its bases were the return of the hostagesthe control of the security in Gaza, the demilitarization of the Strip, the disarmament of Hamas and the establishment of a civil administration there without a trace of the terrorist organization or the Palestinian Authority.
Five months later, and, Netanyahu only ‘approves’ the first of those points. For a 72% of respondents This objective has been met in a ‘quite large’ or ‘very large’ way, compared to a mere 23.5% of critics.
The tone of the answers varies radically on the other questions. Almost two-thirds deny that the objective of ‘securing’ Gaza has been achieved, a percentage that rises to 69% in the reluctance for the Strip to be demilitarized. Still the greater the discontent around Hamas. He 74%practically three out of every four respondents, does not consider the disarmament of Hamas to be real nor the appearance today of an independent civil administration.
Due to ideological affinity, it is the voters considered to be on the right – his main followers – who give him the best marks, with a more critical view of the left and especially among the centrists.
The potential annexation of the West Bank and other territories opens up the contrast of opinions. This historic desire of the Netanyahu administration and of Zionism, now stopped by the US refusalit would be the ideal solution for 35% of those surveyed, compared to 33% who advocate negotiating and 18% who prefer to maintain the current situation.
This sample, however, presents great contrasts in the segmentation between Jews and Arabs. The former are somewhat more inclined towards annexation, while the Arabs are inclined to negotiate a future between all parties.
On the role of Netanyahu’s great ally, Donald Trumpsociety shows its confidence. For a 44% of the total, the US has more weight on national security issues, while 28% believe that Trump’s mandates have the same relevance as Netanyahu’s. Only 23% see more powerful to the Hebrew prime minister.
In fact, 67.5% of right-wing voters admit that for Trump the security of Israel is a priority issue. The centrists remain at 58%, while one in two left-wing respondents, far from the ideology of both governments, admit the great concern of the US.
