Publications

We invite you to look and learn about the fallen through this annual memorial project—to once again recognize how, in the microcosm of the people’s army, the character of its fallen reflects the society itself.

Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, the Institute for National Security Studies has been regularly conducting public opinion surveys to assess attitudes toward key national security issues, national resilience, and public trust.[1] 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 Trust in Individuals and Institutions Key Findings: Significant increase in trust in the IDF and the incoming Chief...

Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, the Institute for National Security Studies has been regularly conducting public opinion surveys to assess attitudes toward key national security issues, national resilience, and public trust.[1] 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 Trust in Individuals and Institutions Key Findings: Trust in the IDF: Approximately 66% of the public express high or...

In the past two years, there has been a dramatic increase in the scope of terror attacks in the West Bank and within the Green Line (see Figure 1). According to data of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet),[1] 6,828 terror attacks were carried out in 2024 (including stone-throwing and Molotov cocktails), double the number of attacks in 2023 at 3,436 attacks. Nonetheless, in the West Bank and Jerusalem, there was a 44% decrease in the number of significant attacks (including vehicular attacks, stabbings, shootings, and explosive...

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   Trust in Individuals and Institutions Key Findings: For the first time in a long while, trust in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its senior...

The Institute for National Security Studies conducted a special survey[1] aiming to examine public opinion in light of the Chief of Staff's resignation. Click here to download the complete survey data Key Findings In this survey, 74% of respondents believe that the resignation of IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi does not signify the end of the war. In contrast, only 12% think otherwise, while 14% answered “Don’t know.” Regarding the chief of staff’s resignation letter, in which he stated that...

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...

More than a year of war between Israel and its regional enemies has put the US–Israel alliance under the spotlight. While the United States has provided Israel diplomatic support and more than $22 billion in military aid, the Biden administration and the Netanyahu-led government have repeatedly clashed on issues such as proportionality, humanitarian aid, and adherence to international law. Younger and liberal Americans have become more critical of Israel, and many Israelis have questioned the role of the United States as a limiting...

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...