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Trust in the security institutions remains relatively high and largely crosses political camps, although the gap between Jews and Arabs remains pronounced.

The IDF and the Mossad receive the highest levels of trust, followed by the IDF Intelligence Directorate and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet). Trust in some institutions and officials has declined relative to previous measurements.

Security Institutions and Officials. Trust in the security institutions remains relatively high, although gaps by population group remain pronounced.

Seventy-three percent of the public express high trust in the IDF, compared with 25 percent who report low trust. Trust in the IDF remains high in both political camps: 83 percent of coalition voters and 79 percent of opposition voters express high trust.

Fifty-nine percent of the public express high trust in IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, compared with 33 percent who report low trust. Political breakdown: 61 percent of coalition voters and 72 percent of opposition voters express high trust.

Security Institutions and Officials. The Mossad receives one of the highest trust levels, while this is the first direct measurement of trust in its director.

Seventy-four percent of the public express high trust in the Mossad, compared with 22 percent who report low trust. In the previous measurement, at the start of Operation “Rising Lion” in June 2025, 81 percent expressed high trust in the Mossad, a decline of 7 percentage points.

Forty-nine percent of the public express high trust in Director of the Mossad Roman Gofman, compared with 40 percent who report low trust; 11 percent answered “Don’t know.”

Security Institutions and Officials. Trust in the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) remains relatively high, while the public is divided over its director.

Sixty-one percent of the public express high trust in the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), compared with 36 percent who report low trust. Forty-six percent express high trust in Director of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) David Zini, and an identical share express low trust.

Security Institutions and Officials. Trust in the IDF Intelligence Directorate remains relatively high but has declined relative to the previous measurement.

Sixty-two percent of the public express high trust in the IDF Intelligence Directorate (Aman), compared with 33 percent who report low trust. This is an 11-percentage-point decline from the previous measurement, conducted during the first days of Operation “Lion’s Roar,” when 74 percent expressed high trust.

Political breakdown: 73 percent of opposition voters express high trust in the IDF Intelligence Directorate, compared with 65 percent of coalition voters.

Population-group breakdown: 70 percent of the Jewish public express high trust in the IDF Intelligence Directorate, compared with only 33 percent of the Arab public.

Political leadership. Trust in the political leadership remains low and highly polarized. After the increase recorded during the first days of Operation Rising Lion, trust in the government and the prime minister stabilized at lower levels.

26% of the public express high trust in the Government of Israel, compared with 73% reporting low trust. Compared with June and May this is stable, but compared with the beginning of Operation Rising Lion it declined from 34% to 26%.

Political breakdown: 55% of coalition voters express high trust in the government, compared with only 6% among opposition voters. Sector breakdown: 31% of Jews express high trust, compared with only 5% among Arabs.

Political leadership. Trust in the prime minister remains low and polarized, with little change in recent months.

31% of the public express high trust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, compared with 67% reporting low trust. The level of high trust is the same as in June and close to the May figure, but lower than at the beginning of Operation Rising Lion.

Political breakdown: 68% of coalition voters express high trust in the prime minister, compared with only 6% among opposition voters. Sector breakdown: 37% of Jews express high trust, compared with only 6% among Arabs.

Political leadership. Trust in the minister of defense remains low, despite an increase compared with the previous measurement.

29% of the public express high trust in Minister of Defense Israel Katz, compared with 64% reporting low trust. Compared with the previous measurement in December 2025, this is a 6-point increase, but trust remains low.

Political breakdown: 60% of coalition voters express high trust in the minister of defense, compared with only 10% among opposition voters. Sector breakdown: 34% of Jews express high trust, compared with only 11% among Arabs.

A majority of the public does not agree that decisions made by the political leadership on national security issues are based primarily on security considerations rather than political or personal considerations.

Fifty-six percent disagree with the statement: 30 percent “somewhat disagree” and 26 percent “strongly disagree.” By contrast, 39 percent agree with the statement.

Political breakdown: 64 percent of coalition voters agree that decisions made by the political leadership are based primarily on security considerations, compared with only 17 percent of opposition voters.

Population-group breakdown: 55 percent of the Jewish public and 60 percent of the Arab public disagree with the statement.

Perceptions of threats and challenges. Compared with June, there is a certain improvement in the assessment of Israel’s national security situation.

37% rate the national security situation as bad or very bad, 36% as moderate, and 26% as good or very good. Compared with June, the share rating the situation as bad or very bad fell from 42% to 37%, while the share rating it as good or very good rose from 20% to 26%.

Political breakdown: 48% of coalition voters rate the national security situation as good or very good, compared with only 11% among opposition voters. Sector breakdown: 29% of Jews rate it as good or very good, compared with 14% among Arabs.

Perceptions of Threats and Challenges. The personal sense of security has remained stable relative to June.

Thirty-one percent of the public report a high or very high personal sense of security, 41 percent report a moderate sense of security, and 28 percent report a low or very low sense of security.

Political breakdown: 52 percent of coalition voters report a high personal sense of security, compared with only 16 percent of opposition voters.

Population-group breakdown: 36 percent of the Jewish public report a high personal sense of security, compared with only 9 percent of the Arab public.