A majority of Israelis fear they won’t be able to travel abroad due to mounting global criticism of the Zionist entity, according to a poll published by Hebrew media on Friday.

According to a poll aired by Channel 12, 56 percent of Israelis responded that they fear that they will not be able to travel outside of the Zionist entity due to growing international criticism of ‘Israel’ over the war in the Gaza Strip.

Conversely, 40% of respondents said they were not afraid of potential travel incidents, and 4% said they did not know how to answer.

Israeli Gov’t Conduct

Channel 12’s poll also indicated that 67% of respondents feel that the Israeli government’s policies don’t represent their will, with just 29% saying that the occupation government represents them.

Even among voters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, 44% of respondents said that the Israeli government’s policies do not represent their will, compared to 51% who said that they do.

Regarding the war in Gaza, 62% of respondents said that the Israeli government should promote a comprehensive deal to return all captives held in the Strip, while 28% said they support intensifying the military operation and occupying the entire Palestinian enclave.

Meanwhile, only 4% said they support promoting a partial deal to release about half of the living hostages and dead captives, which is the framework that has been discussed in negotiations for the past several months.

In addition, 49% of respondents said they opposed the establishment of settlements in Gaza, while 36% responded that they support settlement, and 15% responded that they did not know.

Rating Netanyahu, Ministers

Israeli cabinet

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu leading a cabinet meeting in occupied Al-Quds (October 7, 2024).

When asked to assess Netanyahu’s conduct as prime minister, 55% of respondents said they would grade his performance as premier as “poor,” with just 39% saying his performance was “good.”

When asked about Defense Minister Israel Katz, 53% rated his conduct as “poor,” compared to 34% who said his performance in the position was “good.”

Similarly, 57% of respondents said they thought Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s performance was “poor,” compared to 25% who thought that his performance was “good.”

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich received the worst grade in the poll, with 67% rating him as “poor” and only 24% saying his performance as minister has been “good.”

Source: Israeli Media and Al-Manar English Website