Peace Index - January 2019
- Netanyahu should resign from the leadership of the Likud if an indictment is issued against him before the elections, says most of the Jewish public; those disagreeing are primarily Likud voters and the haredi parties.
- A majority of the Jewish public favors a government of a right-wing nature after the elections and also believes such a government will be formed.
- Gantz and Lapid are perceived by the Jewish public as center-left, while the political-security identity of Ashkenazi and of Levy-Abekasis is a riddle for many.
- The preferred candidates to form a united center party are Gantz, Lapid, Ashkenazi, Ya’alon, and Levy-Abekasis. Most of the right-wingers and most of the Israeli Arab public are not interested in such a party.
- More than half of the Jewish public favors a military operation to topple the Hamas regime in Gaza, but a large majority says avoiding harm to Palestinian civilians must be taken into account.
- A decisive majority of the public thinks the Ethiopians suffer from discrimination. After them, by a considerable margin, Arabs and women are also perceived as discriminated against.
