The National Security Index, compiled by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), regularly and systematically tracks trends and opinions of the Israeli public on national security issues.
The majority of the Israeli public believes that the state’s national security is solid. Confidence in state institutions – the government, the police, and the judicial system – is relatively low, while confidence in the security organizations – the IDF, Mossad, and Israel Security Agency – is stable and high. The majority of the public feels that Israel can successfully cope with external military threats and supports military action to tackle these threats. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a nuclear Iran are ranked as the most...
The National Security Index tracks trends in Israeli public opinion on national security issues in a systematic and consistent manner. In 2020, Israeli public opinion presented against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and domestic political instability, as well as against the backdrop of security stability and normalization agreements with Sunni countries in the region. The index’s findings show that similar to the past few years, in 2020 the majority of the public believed Israel’s national security situation was...
