Survey Reveals How Israeli Coalition Voters Define Right-Wing Identity

A recent News 14 survey aired on the "Sofshavua" program with Yaakov Bardugo explored public opinion on several political issues, including the Netanyahu trial evidence destruction, the Supreme Court, Donald Trump, and upcoming elections. The poll found that 75% of respondents believe a criminal investigation should be opened against law enforcement officials involved in destroying evidence in Netanyahu's case, while 12% disagreed and 13% had no opinion. On whether government officials should yield to Supreme Court judges' threats to remove their immunity, 50% opposed yielding, 38% supported it, and 12% were undecided.

Regarding US President Donald Trump's relationship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 84% of respondents thought Trump was wrong to align with Erdogan, 7% agreed with Trump, and 9% had no stance. When asked about the main issue influencing the next elections, 36% cited the judicial reform, followed by 23% who prioritized establishing a state inquiry committee, 18% the economic situation, 11% security concerns in Gaza and Lebanon, 8% Iran, and 4% the independence of the Supreme Court.

Pollster Shlomo Filber presented an in-depth study on how Israelis define "right-wing." Approximately 65% of Jewish Israelis identify as right or center-right. Among the general public, 48% associate right-wing identity with opposition to a Palestinian state, 43% with support for settlements in Judea and Samaria, 36% with a hawkish security stance, 35% with opposition to coalitions with Arab parties, 31% with judicial reform, 17% with the conscription law, and only 11% with the parliamentary-Supreme Court conflict.

Among coalition voters, 56% define right-wing by opposing a two-state solution, 55% by supporting judicial reform, 47% by opposing coalitions with Arab parties, 34% by backing settlements, 21% by supporting traditional Jewish education, 17% by supporting the conscription law, and only 6% by free-market economics. In contrast, opposition right-wing voters emphasize hawkish security and free-market economics, with judicial reform seen as less central (11%). Center-left voters primarily view right-wing identity through support for settlements (57%).

The survey was conducted on July 9, 2026, by NEXT DATA with 752 adult participants across Israel, analyzed by Shlomo Filber.