As of January 2024, Jews in Israel rated their fear of Arabs at 3.86 on a scale of six. On the other hand, Arab Israelis ranked their fear of Jews at 1.76. In the period between March and October 2023, the self-reported feeling of fear among Jews towards Arabs increased by 25 percent. In the same period, Arabs' reported feeling of fear towards Jews increased by about four percent. Following the Israel-Hamas war, which started on October 7, 2023, ethnic relations between Arabs and Jews in the country came under strain.
To what extent do you feel fear towards the other ethnic group?
Jewish and Arab respondents were asked to rate the extent to which they feel fear towards the other ethnic group on a scale of one to six: one = not at all; six = to a great extent.
Data is based on a series of surveys conducted by the source. The final survey was held between January 1 to 18, 2024. It included 1,036 respondents from Israeli society and was weighted in proportion to the national population. 533 respondents were Jewish, and 503 were Arab.
The October 2023 survey was conducted after the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
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aChord Center. (March 19, 2024). To what extent do you feel fear towards the other ethnic group? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482541/israel-fear-of-jews-or-arabs-by-ethnicity/
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