The survey showed that only a minority (40%) of left-wing respondents trusted Netanyahu to any extent. Center respondents were more confident in his abilities, with 62% believing that he could be trusted to manage the operation, while the right-wing was the most supportive of Netanyahu at 85%.<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (credit: REUTERS\/JONATHAN ERNST)How do Israelis feel about Trump?<\/p>\n
Trust in US President Donald Trump<\/a> also showed large differences by political camp.\u00a0<\/p>\n Only 43% of Arab Israelis and 64% of Jewish Israelis believed that Israel’s security is one of Trump’s main considerations. This opinion is reflected by the majority of Center and Right respondents (62% and 70% respectively), but only a minority on the Left agrees (34.5%).<\/p>\n Another question asked by the survey was how long respondents believed the war should continue, with the options presented being “Until the military objectives are achieved (elimination of Iran\u2019s nuclear and ballistic Over half (52%) of Arab Israelis responded with “Don’t know.” Among Jewish Israelis, 57% believed that the war should continue until the Ayatollah regime is overthrown, while 36% believed that the war should stop once the military objectives are achieved. Two-thirds (64%) of right-wing Jews wanted the war to continue until the regime is overthrown, compared to 49% of centrists and 36% of the left-wing.<\/p>\n Most Israelis feel safe from Iranian attacks<\/p>\n Another topic investigated by the survey was the level of safety Israelis feel during Operation Roaring Lion, on an individual level.<\/p>\n Most (64%) of Israelis feel fairly or very protected from Iran’s attacks. However, this number differs widely between Jewish and Arab respondents. Only 15% of Arabs expressed feeling largely safe, compared to 74% of Jews.<\/p>\n There was also strong variation in how safe different genders felt. While Jewish women still expressed feeling safer than Arab women (67.5% and 8% respectively), both groups felt less safe than their male counterparts (81% of Jewish men and 22% of Arab men).<\/p>\n
capability),” and “Until the military objectives are achieved as well as the political objective of overthrowing the Ayatollah regime<\/a>.”<\/p>\n