Poll Marks 1,000 Days Since Oct. 7 With Public Still Divided on Security

A survey aired on Channel 12's “Friday Studio” marks 1,000 days since the October 7 attacks and shows Israelis sharply split on whether the security situation has changed since the war began. According to the poll, 33% said security has worsened, 33% said it has improved, and 20% said there has been no change.

Fear of another major failure remains widespread. Seventy-four percent said they worry a similar security breakdown could happen in the future, while 20% said they do not. Even among coalition voters, 66% said they fear another massacre.

The poll also found 66% support for establishing a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 events, appointed by the president of the Supreme Court under the law, while 25% oppose it. More than half, 53%, said the October 7 failure will affect how they vote in the next election, compared with 37% who said it will not.

On the draft of ultra-Orthodox men into the IDF, 69% supported conscripting Haredim except for a limited number of Torah scholars, and 19% opposed it. Among coalition voters, opinions on MK Tali Gottlieb were mixed, with 32% saying they would not vote Likud anyway, 22% saying it would make no difference, 20% saying they would vote Likud regardless, 15% saying a high placement would make them more likely to vote Likud, and 2% saying it would make them less likely. In the race for prime minister, 55% preferred another candidate over Benjamin Netanyahu, while 34% said Netanyahu is the best fit. The poll also found 60% plan to vote for the same bloc they supported in the previous election, 7% of former coalition voters now intend to back an opposition party, and 32% said they will not vote or did not vote last time.