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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 optionsDependsMost likely dependsMost likely does not dependDoes not dependDo not knowTotal
Israel economy32%45%11%6%6%100%
National security39%36 %16 %4%5%100%
International status and degree of influence of the State of Israel on world processes47%38%7%3%5%100%
Israel foreign policy40%43 %8%3%6 %100%
Domestic policy13 %37 %33 %9 %8 %100%
International economic cooperation37%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.
ResponseEconomy  National securityInternational statusForeign policyDomestic policyInternational economy
Doesn’t depend at all5%4%3%3%9%3%
Rather, does not depend11%16%8%8%33%12%
Rather depends47%37%37%43%37%42%
Depends31%38%46%40%14%37%
Do not know6%5%6%6%7%6%
Total100%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.
ResponseEconomy  National securityInternational statusForeign policyDomestic policyInternational economy
Doesn’t depend at all9%0%0%0%2%0%
Rather, does not depend9%14%6%9%22%11%
Rather depends38%40%36%42%60%51%
Depends42%44%56% 47%13%36%
Do not know2%2%2%2%3%2%
Total100%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.
ResponseEconomy  National securityInternational statusForeign policyDomestic policyInternational economy
Doesn’t depend at all9%0%0%0%2%0%
Rather, does not depend9%14%6%9%22%11%
Rather depends38%40%36%42%60%!51%!
Depends42%44%56% 47%13%36%
Do not know2%2%2%2%3%2%
Total100%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 birthNative IsraelisFrom the former USSRFrom other countries
Economy78%80%73%
National security75%84%68%
International status83%92%83%
Foreign policy82%89%83%
Domestic policy51%73%32%
International trade79%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 optionsRepublicansDemocratsDoesn’t matterDo not knowTotal
Secular Jew24%43%9%24%100%
Observing traditions33%29%13%25%100%
National Religious Jew42%18%8%32%100%
Hareddim50%20%2%28%100%
Arab8%45%25%22%100%

Political preferences

Which candidate would you prefer to win the US presidential election? / by political preference · (Table 4)
Answer optionsRepublicansDemocratsDoesn’t matterDo not knowTotal
Right39%29%7%25%100%
Center-right40%21%11%28%100%
Center22%40%14%24%100%
Center-left8%54%17%21%100%
Left5%61%18%16%100%

Content

Sources and notes

Original publication Photograph: Benoit Soubeyran Photograph licence: CC BY 2.0