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Israeli Public Opinion Polls: Opinion Toward the 2015 Iran Deal

(September 2015)

In your opinion, how is Prime Minister Netanyahu's campaign to foil the nuclear deal with Iran in the U.S. Congress affecting U.S.-Israeli relations?
         (Peace Index, September 2015)

 
Israeli Jews 
Israeli Arabs 
General Public 
Greatly damaging them
17.3%
7.6%
15.7%
Moderately damaging them
30.8%
9.7%
27.3%
Neither damaging nor contributing
36.8%
35%
36.5%
Moderately contributing to them
6.6%
11%
7.3%
Greatly contributing to them
1.7%
4.2%
2.2%
Don't know
6.7%
32.6%
11%

In your opinion, how is Prime Minister Netanyahu's campaign to foil the nuclear deal with Iran in the U.S. Congress affecting Israel's relations with the American Jewish community?
         (Peace Index, September 2015)

 
Israeli Jews 
Israeli Arabs 
General Public 
Greatly damaging them
9.6%
4.3%
8.7%
Moderately damaging them
19.7%
7.6%
17.7%
Neither damaging nor contributing
43.4%
30.4%
41.3%
Moderately contributing to them
11.4%
10.7%
11.3%
Greatly contributing to them
5.7%
3.3%
5.3%
Don't know
10.2%
43.6%
15.8%

What, in your opinion, is the chance that the campaign Netanyahu is waging will succeed and the U.S. Congress will not approve the deal?
         (Peace Index, September 2015)

 
Israeli Jews 
Israeli Arabs 
General Public 
No chance
27.4%
10.4%
24.6%
Moderately small chance
36.7%
30.3%
35.6%
Medium chance
21.7%
13.9%
20.4%
Moderately large chance
3.3%
5.5%
3.6%
It will probably succeed
3%
5.7%
3.5%
Don't know
3%
34.3%
12.3%

To what extent are you sure or not sure that Prime Minister Netanyahu is right when he describes the deal as an existential threat to Israel?
         (Peace Index, September 2015)

 
Israeli Jews 
Israeli Arabs 
General Public 
Not sure at all
5.8%
18.6%
7.9%
Moderately unsure
18.3%
26.9%
19.7%
Moderately sure he is right
30.2%
17.9%
28.2%
Sure he is right
42.5%
4.3%
36.2%
Don't know
3.2%
32.3%
8%

Do you think Israel should continue to fight against the Iran nuclear agreement? (Israel Hayom, July 2015)

 
Total
Yes
76%
No
15%
Don't know/No answer
8%

Do you think U.S. President Barack Obama is looking out for Israel's best interests? (Israel Hayom, July 2015)

 
Total
Yes
20%
No
73%
Don't know/No answer
8%

Source: Israel Hayom Staff. “Most Israelis think Israel needs to continue fighting the Iran deal,” Israel Hayom, (July 31, 2015)
The Peace Index