Democracy Institute Study: Majority of Israelis against Hamas deal

According to a public opinion poll conducted by the Israeli Democracy Institute, from January 14-17, 60% of Jews and 21.5% of Israeli Arabs oppose a deal with the Hamas terrorist organization that would involve exchanging hostages for all Palestinian prisoners and a complete cessation of hostilities.

Among Jews with right-wing views, 24% are willing to support the deal, among those with centrist views - 46%, and among those with left-wing views - 53%.

88.5% of Jews and 46% of Israeli Arabs express satisfaction with the actions of the IDF, while only 43% of Jews and 14% of Israeli Arabs are content with the performance of the military-political cabinet.

Voters from the Yahadut HaTorah (66%), Shas (65%), and Likud (59%) parties show the highest satisfaction with the military-political cabinet's work.

Regarding the duration of the war with Hamas, 50% of Jews and 27% of Arabs believe it will last more than four months, with only 11% of Jews and 10% of Arabs anticipating its conclusion within a month.

52% of Jews and 39% of Arabs believe the government's decision to encourage southern residents to return to their homes was a mistake.

Additionally, 46% of Jews and 72% of Arabs believe it is time to initiate an investigation into the causes of the October 7 disaster. Within the Jewish population, 35% on the right, 59% in the center, and 82% on the left believe it is time to launch an investigation.

Furthermore, 62.5% of Israelis have returned to normal life, either completely or to a large extent. Interestingly, among both the left and right, more people have returned to normal life than among the centrists.

22% of Israelis have significantly reduced their consumption of news, while 36% have decreased it to some extent, and 14% have started to consume news significantly more.