A clear majority (70%) of Israelis support Israel joining a hypothetical US attack on Iran, a poll released by Maariv revealed on Friday.
Twenty-nine percent of respondents said they would support Israel joining the attack only if Tehran attacked or was prepared to attack Israel, while 44 percent said they would support Israel’s participation regardless of Iran’s actions.
Nineteen percent of respondents believed that an attack should be left for the US alone.
The poll also revealed a 46% split between those who were afraid of personal harm from a military conflict with Iran and those who were not.
The poll also asked about the Supreme Court’s recent involvement in National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s potential dismissal.
Forty-four percent of respondents believe the court system should not be involved in ministerial elections. Only 33% believed it was appropriate.
Low movement in coalition support amidst Iran tensions
As tensions with Iran rose this past week, there was relatively little change in coalition support among respondents.
The Likud party lost one seat, dropping to 26, while Otzma Yehudit gained a seat, rising to 10.
In the opposition, both Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar and Yesh Atid went up in their number of seats, to 11 and 9, respectively.
Support for Ra’am declined after a prolonged stable period, from 5 seats to 4.
Parties failing to cross the threshold were Blue and White (2.3%), the Religious Zionist Party (2.6%), Balad (2.1%), and the Reservists’ List (2.6%).
In total, the poll revealed that Netanyahu’s coalition holds 51 seats, while the opposition would hold 60, on the cusp of a coalition majority.
The poll, conducted January 14–15, surveyed 501 respondents representing the adult population, Jewish and Arab, with a maximum sampling error of ±4.4%. Findings were reported by Maariv and compiled by Lazar Research, led by Dr. Menachem Lazar, in cooperation with Panel4All.