Peace Index - March 2020
- With regard to the corona crisis, most of the Israeli public believe that the State of Israel has dealt with the crisis effectively, although this opinion is more common among Arabs and among rightwing Jewish voters.
- Most of the Israeli public expressed trust in the strong steps that have been taken in dealing with the crisis, including the prohibition to leave their homes, the closing of workplaces and the courts, and digital tracking by the security services of those ill with corona.
- While the Health Ministry has received the trust of the general public in dealing with the corona crisis, trust in Netanyahu and Ganz is divided in terms of political positions. The Ministry of Finance has also received trust, although it is lower among Jews and among center and leftwing voters.
- Most of the general Israeli public support the proposed law to prevent those accused of criminal activity from serving as prime minister, and the proposal to limit the number of terms that a prime minister can serve to two.
- The possibility of a national unity government is the one preferred by most of the public, and that was before Ganz expressed willingness to join a unity government with Netanyahu.
- Considering the attitudes of “desirable versus possible” regarding the conflict with the Palestinians, there are almost no attitudinal changes among the Israeli public since the last Peace Index, which appeared five months ago. The solution of two nations is preferred to the other presented alternatives, while the status-quo is regarded as the expected solution with the greatest frequency.
