Views on the Israel Defense Forces
(Updated November 2013)
Do you believe that Israel is able to deal with the security threats and challenges facing Israel?
(Peace
Index, May 2014)
| |
Jews |
Arabs |
| Yes |
91% |
69% |
| No |
9% |
21% |
| Don't Know |
0% |
10% |
Is regarding the IDF as an "army of the people" appropriate for the IDF today?
(Peace
Index, October 2013)
| |
Jews |
| Appropriate |
69.8% |
| Not Appropriate |
25.4% |
| Don't Know |
4.8% |
Should Israel move to a more volunteer, professional army and away from conscription?
(Peace
Index, October 2013; Dahaf Poll, February 2008)
| |
Jews |
February 2008 |
October 2013 |
| Cancel Conscription |
15.3% |
21.1% |
| Keep Service As Is |
74.4% |
75.8% |
| Don't Know |
11.3% |
3.1% |
Is the decision to not extend the Tal Law (religious student army exemption) appropriate or not
appropriate?
(Peace
Index, February 2012)
| |
General Public |
Jews |
Arabs |
| Appropriate |
68.0% |
71.0% |
51.1% |
| Not Appropriate |
27.1% |
25.6% |
35.6% |
| Don't Know |
4.9% |
3.3% |
13.3% |
Does the IDF act too
mildly, too harshly or appropriately toward settlers who carry out
"price-tag" actions?
(Peace
Index, October 31, 2011)
| |
General Public |
Jews |
Arabs |
| Too Mildly |
14.3% |
13.1% |
21.1% |
| Too Harshly |
38.5% |
35.0% |
58.9% |
| Appropriately |
34.0% |
37.8% |
12.2% |
| Don't Know |
13.2% |
14.1% |
7.8% |
Is it proper for the IDF to hold events where
male and female soldiers are separated because of religious demands? (Peace
Index, October 31, 2011)
| |
General Public |
Jews |
Arabs |
| I'm sure it is |
12.9% |
13.2% |
11.1% |
| I think it is |
18.1% |
16.0% |
30.0% |
| I think it isn't |
23.3% |
21.3% |
34.4% |
| I'm sure it isn't |
40.3% |
44.6% |
15.6% |
| Don't know/refuse to answer |
5.5% |
4.8% |
8.8% |
Should removal of female soldiers from units with Haredim be permitted
so as to enable ultra-Orthodox soldiers to serve? (Peace
Index, October 31, 2011)
| |
General Public |
Jews |
Arabs |
| I'm sure it should be permitted |
18.8% |
20.0% |
12.2% |
| I think it should be permitted |
25.7% |
26.3% |
22.2% |
| I think it shouldn't be permitted |
15.7% |
13.1% |
31.1% |
| I'm sure it shouldn't be permitted |
30.1% |
32.1% |
18.9% |
| Don't know/refuse to answer |
9.6% |
8.6% |
15.5% |
Did you support the decision to launch the operation
in Syria (to destroy the supposed nuclear reactor)? (Yedioth Ahronoth, September 18,
2007)
Do you count on the IDF to defend the State? (Dahaf, September 7, 2007)
How do you view the idea of requiring Israeli-Arabs to perform
2 years of national service? (Keevoon Research, May 28-30, 2007)
| |
Hebrew |
Russian |
Arabic |
Total |
| Very good |
27% |
26% |
16% |
26% |
| Somewhat good |
23% |
26% |
32% |
25% |
| Not good, but necessary |
13% |
9% |
14% |
12% |
| Good or necessary |
50% |
52% |
48% |
51% |
| Not good |
33% |
29% |
36% |
33% |
| Don't know/Refuse |
4% |
10% |
2% |
5% |
Do you have confidence in the ability of the IDF
to win the next war should it break out? (Teleseker, May 4, 2007)
| Great confidence |
80% |
| Some confidence |
11% |
| No confidence |
5% |
Do you count on the IDF to defend Israel? (Yediot
Ahronot, August 25, 2006)
Would you describe the IDF as a moral army today? (Israeli television program "Reshet in the Morning," December
9, 2004)
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