A 2023 survey of dependence on relations with the United States and Israelis’ preferences in the US presidential election.
Benoit Soubeyran · CC BY 2.0 · modified
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Historical material. Dates, proposals and invitations refer to the time of the original publication.
Dependence by area
According to the opinion of 75% -85% of respondents Israel in all areas, with the exception of domestic politics, depends on relations with the United States in high and sufficiently high degree., Israeli foreign policy depends on relations with the United States most of all.
Does the situation in Israel depend or not in each of the following areas of relations with the United States? · (Table 1)
Answer options
Depends
Most likely depends
Most likely does not depend
Does not depend
Do not know
Total
Israel economy
32%
45%
11%
6%
6%
100%
National security
39%
36 %
16 %
4%
5%
100%
International status and degree of influence of the State of Israel on world processes
47%
38%
7%
3%
5%
100%
Israel foreign policy
40%
43 %
8%
3%
6 %
100%
Domestic policy
13 %
37 %
33 %
9 %
8 %
100%
International economic cooperation
37%
43%
12%
3%
5%
100%
Differences by country of birth
Repatriates from the countries of the former USSR are convinced of the United States influence on various aspects of the state of Israel life more than others.
Native Israelis · Whether or not the situation in Israel in each of the following areas depends on relations with the United States? / By country of birth.
Response
Economy
National security
International status
Foreign policy
Domestic policy
International economy
Doesn’t depend at all
5%
4%
3%
3%
9%
3%
Rather, does not depend
11%
16%
8%
8%
33%
12%
Rather depends
47%
37%
37%
43%
37%
42%
Depends
31%
38%
46%
40%
14%
37%
Do not know
6%
5%
6%
6%
7%
6%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Repatriates from the former USSR countries · Whether or not the situation in Israel in each of the following areas depends on relations with the United States? / By country of birth.
Response
Economy
National security
International status
Foreign policy
Domestic policy
International economy
Doesn’t depend at all
9%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
Rather, does not depend
9%
14%
6%
9%
22%
11%
Rather depends
38%
40%
36%
42%
60%
51%
Depends
42%
44%
56%
47%
13%
36%
Do not know
2%
2%
2%
2%
3%
2%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
From other countries · Whether or not the situation in Israel in each of the following areas depends on relations with the United States? / By country of birth.
Response
Economy
National security
International status
Foreign policy
Domestic policy
International economy
Doesn’t depend at all
9%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
Rather, does not depend
9%
14%
6%
9%
22%
11%
Rather depends
38%
40%
36%
42%
60%!
51%!
Depends
42%
44%
56%
47%
13%
36%
Do not know
2%
2%
2%
2%
3%
2%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Repatriates from countries of the former USSR are more than others convinced that different aspects of the state of Israel life depend on relations with the United States.
Summary by country of birth
Values from the original diagram · depends + rather depends, %
Summary by country of birth
Native Israelis
From the former USSR
From other countries
Economy
78%
80%
73%
National security
75%
84%
68%
International status
83%
92%
83%
Foreign policy
82%
89%
83%
Domestic policy
51%
73%
32%
International trade
79%
87%
75%
Preferences by religious observance
There are significant differences in preferences from the US election results between secular and religious groups of Israelis. Secular and Arabic-speaking Israelis prefer a victory of Democrats (43-45% versus 18-29% to religious of varying degrees Jews). Religious Jews prefer a victory of Republicans (33-50% versus 8-24% among Arabs and secular Israelis).
Which candidate would you prefer to win the US presidential election? / by religious preference · (Table 3)
Answer options
Republicans
Democrats
Doesn’t matter
Do not know
Total
Secular Jew
24%
43%
9%
24%
100%
Observing traditions
33%
29%
13%
25%
100%
National Religious Jew
42%
18%
8%
32%
100%
Hareddim
50%
20%
2%
28%
100%
Arab
8%
45%
25%
22%
100%
Political preferences
Which candidate would you prefer to win the US presidential election? / by political preference · (Table 4)