Where Is It All Going? Mixed Messages From Israel-Lebanon War
The Media Line, 
14 November, 2024
According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, over 3,200 Lebanese people have been killed since the fighting began last year. Data from the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) at Tel Aviv University show 100 Israelis have been killed by Hezbollah attacks in the same period, the majority of them civilians. ...Kobi Michael, a researcher at INSS and the Misgav Institute...
Poll: 82% of Israelis are not optimistic about the return of residents of the north
al Jazeera, 
12 November, 2024
A survey by the Israeli National Security Studies Institute showed that more than 82% of Israeli Jews believe that the security situation does not allow for the return of residents to the northern settlements, amid the ongoing confrontation with Hezbollah. Israel added, in September of last year, the safe return of northern residents to their homes to the war objectives in the...
How Israelis Are Feeling One Year After October 7
The Intelligencer, 
7 October, 2024
However, when you give people different options — like whether there should be a limited strike only on Hezbollah positions in a way that avoids escalation, or increments that move all the way to the other end of the spectrum, which is a massive blow against Hezbollah, the risk of regional war and even occupying southern Lebanon — when you give options like those, in surveys...
After Successes, Israel’s Military Is in a ‘Long Game’ With No Clear Outcome
The New York Times, 
3 October, 2024
According to Assaf Orion, a retired Israeli brigadier general who is now a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, “The strong and smart Israel from before Oct. 7 is back.” Mr. Nasrallah’s demise sent a message of its own to Israel’s enemies, Mr. Orion added: “You understand Israel can get to you.”. ... A survey conducted this week by the Institute for...
After Successes, Israel’s Military Is in a ‘Long Game’ With No Clear Outcome
The New York Times, 
3 October, 2024
According to Assaf Orion, a retired Israeli brigadier general who is now a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, “The strong and smart Israel from before Oct. 7 is back.” Mr. Nasrallah’s demise sent a message of its own to Israel’s enemies, Mr. Orion added: “You understand Israel can get to you.” ...A survey conducted this week by the Institute for...
Fact Check: Israeli opinion poll mistranslated as saying soldiers ‘should rape prisoners’
Reuters, 
30 August, 2024
The question in the screenshot reads: “Recently, the military prosecution requested to extend the detention of the five soldiers suspected of serious abuse and it was clear that evidence was added to strengthen the suspicions against them. In your opinion, if it is found that there is a basis for suspicions against the five suspects, how should they be treated: (% Jews).”
Half of Israeli Jews say Israel should not obey international law in Gaza
Middle East Eye, 
18 August, 2024
A new poll has revealed that 47 percent of Israeli Jews believe Israel should not obey international law and moral values during Israel's war on Gaza.
The poll's findings were released on Sunday by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).
Under fire but unyielding: Survey reveals surprising wartime optimism and confidence
The Jerusalem Post, 
18 August, 2024
Israelis, far from despairing, are holding onto hope for the Jewish state’s future. They’re confident of victory in Gaza, largely secure in their personal safety, and more willing than not to see their sons and daughters head to the front lines. This optimistic outlook is captured in a recent Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) survey released on Sunday that,...
How do Israelis view the Gaza War after 300 days? Israeli public loses trust in government & IDF to handle war, hostages
All Israel News, 
1 August, 2024
The Israeli think tank Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) published its most recent monthly survey on Monday, gauging public opinion on various aspects of the Iron Swords War (Israel’s name for the Gaza War) initiated by the Hamas invasion on Oct. 7. INSS has consistently tracked Israeli public opinion during the war, including public trust in the government and...
Poll reflects significant decline in sense of IOF achievement in Gaza
al Mayadeen, 
30 May, 2024
According to the Israeli "Institute for National Security Studies" (INSS), 57% of Israelis believe or are certain that the Israeli occupation is not taking appropriate measures to release captives. The assault on Gaza, combined with a sense of stagnation in the fighting and high casualties in areas previously controlled by the Israeli occupation forces, has resulted in a...