Publications

On March 1, 2025, residents of northern Israel were expected to return to their homes. However, they have also been exposed daily to reports of mutual violations of the ceasefire agreement, both by Israel and Hezbollah, as well as the return of South Lebanon residents to their homes—some even carrying Hezbollah flags and pictures of Nasrallah. Residents with children found the return date problematic, as it required transferring their children to a different educational framework mid-year. Additionally, the return date marked the...

Since the outbreak of the Swords of Iron War, the Institute for National Security Studies regularly conducts public opinion surveys[1] to examine trends in national resilience and public trust. Click here to download the complete survey data | Click here to view the trends among the Jewish public  | Click here to view the trends among the Arab public   Confidence in Leaders and Institutions Key Findings: The percentage of those expressing great confidence in the IDF (74.5% in the Israeli...

Since the Swords of Iron war outbreak, the Institute for National Security Studies regularly conducts public opinion surveys[1] to examine national resilience and public trust trends. Click here to read the key findings Click here to download the complete survey data Click here to view the trends among the Jewish public  Click here to view the trends among the Arab public Below are the key findings in a graphic format:  ________________________ [1] The latest Swords of Iron...

Since the Swords of Iron war outbreak, the Institute for National Security Studies regularly conducts public opinion surveys[1] to examine national resilience and public trust trends. Click here to download the complete survey data  ________________________ [1] The latest Swords of Iron survey was conducted between October 10-13, 2024, under the Data Analytics Center at the Institute for National Security Studies. The fieldwork was carried out by the "iPanel" Institute, interviewing 805 men and women online in Hebrew and...

Since the Swords of Iron war outbreak, the Institute for National Security Studies regularly conducts public opinion surveys[1] to examine national resilience and public trust trends. This time, we conducted a quick survey following the events in the Northern Arena.    ________________________ [1] The latest Swords of Iron survey was conducted between September 29–30, 2024, by the Data Analytics Center at the Institute for National Security Studies. The fieldwork was carried out by the “iPanel” Institute, which...

Since the Swords of Iron war outbreak, the Institute for National Security Studies regularly conducts public opinion surveys[1] to examine national resilience and public trust trends. Trends among the Jewish public  Trends among the Arab public    ________________________ [1] The latest Swords of Iron survey was conducted between September 12-15, 2024, by the Data Analytics Desk at the Institute for National Security Studies. The fieldwork was carried out by "iPanel". A total of 992 men and women were...

The delay in Iran’s promised military response against Israel, with the exception of Hezbollah’s targeted retaliation, raises the possibility that Iran could take revenge on the international stage. Over the past five years, Iran has significantly expanded the number and geographic scope of its international terror attacks, utilizing networks and terror cells that collaborate with criminal elements worldwide. Iran could leverage this established terror infrastructure to exact a price from Israel. The fact that most of Iran’s terror...

Since the Swords of Iron war outbreak, the Institute for National Security Studies regularly conducts public opinion surveys[1] to examine national resilience and public trust trends. ________________________ [1] The latest Swords of Iron survey was conducted between August 08–11, 2024, by the Data Analytics Desk at the Institute for National Security Studies. The fieldwork was carried out by "iPanel". A total of 992 men and women were interviewed online, of which 772 were interviewed in Hebrew and 200 in Arabic,...

Since the 'Iron Swords' war outbreak, the Institute for National Security Studies regularly conducts public opinion surveys[1] to examine national resilience and public trust trends. Click here to download the complete survey data  ________________________ [1] The latest Swords of Iron survey was conducted between July 18-21, 2024, by the Data Analytics Desk at the Institute for National Security Studies. The fieldwork was carried out by the Rafi Smith Institute. A total of 1200 men and women were interviewed online and by...

Recently, the public discourse has been heavily focused on the possibility of a comprehensive war with Hezbollah. This article focuses on the severe damages expected in such a war to Israel’s civilian home front and its functional continuity, and consequently to the resilience of Israeli society and its ability to recover from the war. The analysis puts forward the need to carefully consider the risks posed by such a war to the civilian sphere, especially as long as the war in the Gaza Strip continues.