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Key poll results

Relevance and purpose of judicial reform

  •  The majority of respondents (53%) is interested in large extent and in very large extent in the legal reform initiated by the government.
  •  63% of respondents from the total number of respondents (and 72% of those who have an opinion on this matter[1]) believe that any reform of Israel legal system is necessary.
  •  60% of respondents believe that the Israel justice system is ineffective or not enough ineffective.
  •  61% of respondents agree with the statement that excessive bureaucracy, delays and numerous delays currently characterize judicial system.
  •  The majority of respondents (60% with an opinion) do not trust or trust in small degree judicial system.
  •  46% of respondents are convinced that the real goal of the proposed reform is to promote the personal interests of some coalition members; 42% – that the reform is being carried out in order to help the Prime Minister influence the course of his trial.

Implications of reform moving forward 

  •  The main perpetrator of the political and social situation deterioration related to legal reform promotion are:
  •  Prime Minister (25%)
  •  Coalition (19%)
  •  MEDIA (14%)
  •  44% of respondents believe that the legal reform implementation and protests lead to an aggravation of political instability.
  •  44% of respondents are confident that the implementation of legal reform and protests harm investment, business sector and economic stability.
  •  49% of respondents are convinced that the current crisis in Israel is a deep systemic crisis.
  •  41% of respondents believe that the most favorable way out of the current situation caused by the judicial reform promotion is a compromise between its supporters and opponents.

Sources of information

  • The vast majority of respondents (89%) receive information about judicial reform through Israel Hebrew-language media, through:
    • Reading, listening and viewing the News (36%)
    • Reading information on the Internet (20%)
    • Reading feature articles (14%)

Mass actions

  • 47% of the entire sample respondents (55% from among those who have an opinion on mass actions) believe that mass protests are an effective tool for political decisions influencing.
    • 4% of pollparticipants report that they are constantly participating in demonstrations against reform.
    • 89% of respondents do not participate or participate sporadically.

The most common position among Israelis regarding demonstrators and protesters associated with judicial reform is: Most demonstrators believe that effective pressure can be exerted on government through demonstrations. 48% of respondents stated it.

[1] “Having an opinion” – the amount of those who answered the question in any way, with the exception of those who chose the “I don’t know” answer option.

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