Global connections
Research & archive
Historical archive
Research, analysis and events from earlier years. Original dates and sources are preserved; this year’s material is available in Publications.
Publications by year
A Gaza without Hamas: scenarios within Israel
Expectations from a 2023 survey: regional cooperation, political caution and internal risks.
Who would govern Gaza? Scenarios from an expert survey
A November 2023 survey on negotiations, elections, alternative governance and international participation in Gaza.
Israel after the war: exploratory interview questions
Exploratory research in late 2023: structured interviews and nine questions about possible post-war scenarios.
Gaza and Hamas: why the distinction matters
A November 2023 survey: differing views on Gaza’s residents, its territory and the organization governing it.
What Drove the Palestinian Crisis
In a World of Big Money and Geopolitical Interests, a Few Thousand Lives Seem Like No Great Price On October 7, 2023, an event took place in Israel that radically altered world politics and changed the situation surrounding the Arab-Israeli…
Judicial reform and social divisions: survey conclusions
How respondents in the 2023 study assessed the courts, social risks and differences between population groups.
Protests and decisions
The legal reform implementation initiated a powerful public response. 21% of respondents declared participation in demonstrations, of which 4% — declared regular participation in demonstrations. Moreover, there is no fundamental difference …
Information sources
We assumed that the distinctions in the difference of position regarding the reform goals among respondents from different countries of birth are to a certain extent due to the sources of information to which they are focused. In particular…
Attitudes to initiated legal reform and expectations
So, the absolute majority of the population considers the judicial system to be little or no effective and expresses in varying degrees distrust of it. It is logical that the absolute majority is convinced of the need for appropriate reform…
Effectiveness evaluation of legal system and trust
63% of population is convinced in the need for legal reform, and among those who have its own opinion on this matter — 72%. Less often than others, respondents born in the countries of the former USSR speak of such a need (52% versus 63% an…
Issue relevance of judicial reform
The results of our mass poll show that more than half of respondents (53%) are interested in large extent and in very large extent in the judicial reform initiated by the government (Table 1), which indicates the relevance of the topic. To …
Key poll results
Relevance and purpose of judicial reform Implications of reform moving forward Sources of information Mass actions The most common position among Israelis regarding demonstrators and protesters associated with judicial reform is: Most demon…