Israel: social solidarity by ethnicity 2023

In December 2023, Jewish respondents gave a score of 6.7 out of 10 to their feeling of social solidarity in Israel. In comparison, Arab respondents provided a lower score on average of 5.2 out of 10. Following the Israel-Hamas war, which started on October 7th, 2023, public feelings of social solidarity among both Jews and Arabs in Israel increased sharply.

Social solidarity as reported by Jewish and Arab citizens in Israel from 2020 to 2023, by ethnicity

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March 2024

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Region

Israel, MENA

Survey time period

December 25 to 28, 2023

Number of respondents

756 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey question: 'How would you rate the level of solidarity in Israeli society?'

The source notes that level of solidarity as measured by response to the question: How would you rate the level of solidarity (sense of “togetherness”) of Israeli society as a whole (Jews, Arabs, and all other citizens), where 1 = “no solidarity at all” and 10 = “a high level of solidarity”? 2011–2023 (Jewish and Arab samples; Average)

The total number of respondents in the three 2023 surveys amounted to 2,718.

The December 2023 survey performed by the Dialogue Research and Polling Institute. The survey encompassed 605 participants in Hebrew and 151 in Arabic, constituting a nationally representative sample of the adult population in Israel.

The October 2023 survey was performed by the Dialogue Research and Polling Institute between October 24 to 26, 2023. The survey was conducted through telephone interviews and online survey, encompassing 602 men and women interviewed in Hebrew and 151 interviewed in Arabic, constituting a nationally representative sample of the adult population in Israel aged 18 and above.

The June 2023 survey was performed by Shiluv I2R and Afkar Research and Knowledge between June 20 to 28, 2023. The survey was conducted through telephone interviews and online survey encompassing 1,008 men and women interviewed in Hebrew and 201 interviewed in Arabic, constituting a nationally representative sample of the adult population in Israel aged 18 and above.

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