The majority of Israelis believe that there is danger to the integrity of the upcoming elections, the July 2026 Israeli Voice Index revealed on Thursday.
According to the index, 72% of Jewish Israelis and 58.5% of Arab Israelis responded to the question, “In your opinion, is there or is there not a danger to the integrity of the elections in Israel?” with some or complete certainty that there was.
A majority of supporters of all the main political blocs agreed that the election’s integrity was in danger, although the exact percentage varied widely. Only 66% of those on the Right agreed that the danger existed, compared to 76% of the Center and 90.5% of the Left.
The poll also revealed that the majority of Israelis still oppose the inclusion of the Ra’am party, led by Mansour Abbas, in the next government. Both Israeli and Arab respondents agreed at similar rates, with 61% and 60% respectively.
Support from the Israeli public was low for some of the controversial laws passed during the Knesset’s legislative blitz prior to the upcoming election, the index indicated.
The survey inquired about the public’s opinion on three laws: the law to stop the arrest of deserters, the gender segregation in higher education law, and the attorney general law.
For all three of these laws, the percentage of respondents who opposed the law was above 50%. The law to halt the arrest of deserters saw the largest percentage in opposition, at 67%.
When it came to the issue of the West Bank, 80% of Jewish respondents said that they believed there was a very or fairly high likelihood of a Palestinian uprising in the foreseeable future, while only 40% of Arabs anticipated the same possibility.
The Israeli public was more split on how security forces treat settler violence. Among Jewish Israelis, the largest share (46%) believe that acts of settler violence against Palestinians are handled too leniently by security forces, while 27% believe that they are handled too harshly. Among Arab Israelis, 54% believe that settler violence is handled too leniently, and 10.5% believe that it is handled too harshly.
Israelis pessimistic about Syria peace treaty possibility
The index also asked questions related to Israel’s foreign policy and international relations.
One of the questions asked was, “In an interview with Al Jazeera, the president of Syria announced that Damascus is seeking a security agreement with Israel that could pave the way to a comprehensive peace. In your opinion, what is the likelihood of reaching a comprehensive peace treaty with Syria?”
The majority of respondents were pessimistic about the possibility of a Syrian peace treaty, with 65% of Jews and 48% of Arabs saying that it was unlikely to occur.
However, the majority (68%) of Jewish Israelis also agreed that a peace agreement with Syria was important for Israel. Only 38% of Arab Israelis thought that this was true.
Largest group says Israel should not strike Iran unless attacked
Opinions on Israel’s potential future actions towards Iran in the ongoing war were heavily split.
The options presented to the respondents were for Israel to avoid all military action against Iran unless directly attacked; for Israel to join United States attacks if requested, but otherwise remain uninvolved; for Israel to attempt to persuade the US to conduct joint attacks against Iran; and for Israel to attack Iran with or without coordination with or agreement from the US.
Of these possibilities, the largest group (37%) opined that Israel should only respond to Iran if directly attacked. On the other hand, one-fifth (20%) believed that Israel should attempt to persuade the US to conduct a joint military operation, and 16% believed that Israel should strike Iran with or without American support. Another 18% thought that Israel should only join the US attacks if requested, and should otherwise not strike.
The results varied significantly based on political affiliation and demographics. Among Arab Israelis and the Left, the percentage of respondents who believed Israel should not involve itself unless struck by Iran was significantly higher (65.5% and 59% respectively) compared to Jewish Israelis and the Right (31.5% and 21% respectively).
The July 2026 Israeli Voice Index was prepared by the Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute. The survey was conducted via the internet and by telephone (to include groups that are under-represented on the internet) between July 28 and August 2, 2026, with 600 men and women interviewed in Hebrew and 151 in Arabic, constituting a nationally representative sample of the adult population in Israel aged 18 and over. The maximum sampling error was ±3.58 % at a confidence level of 95%. Field work was carried out by Shiluv I2R. The full data file can be found at: https://dataisrael.idi.org.il.
