Not the dissatisfaction, but:
JPPI POLL FINDS THAT OF 10 SCENARIOS, ONLY A GOVERNMENT OF LIKUD, YASHAR, BEYACHAD AND YISRAEL BEYTENU IS NOT REJECTED BY A MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS. OPPOSITION-BLOC INCLUDING HAREDI PARTIES RECEIVES SUPPORT OF JUST 3%.
A majority of Israelis are dissatisfied with the election results, but the available options for forming a new government also face widespread public opposition.
The Israeli Society Index, conducted by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) following the elections, found that of 10 possible coalition configurations examined, only one is not rejected by a majority of respondents: a government comprising Likud, Yashar, Beyachad and Yisrael Beytenu, which together hold 67 Knesset seats.
Even that option faces significant political obstacles, as it would require cooperation between Likud and parties that pledged before the elections not to join a government with it.
According to the November index, 51% of all Israelis and 57% of Jewish respondents would not rule out a coalition of the four parties. The proposed center-right government would exclude the haredi parties, Otzma Yehudit, Religious Zionism and the Arab parties. The survey did not examine who would lead such a government.
The findings also reveal widespread dissatisfaction with the election results. Nearly two-thirds of Israelis, 62%, said they were dissatisfied, compared with 33% who expressed satisfaction. Among Jewish respondents, dissatisfaction reached 73%, including 44% who were "not very satisfied" and 29% who were "not satisfied at all." Only 2% described themselves as "very satisfied."
The picture was reversed among Arab respondents, 75% of whom expressed satisfaction with the results, including 37% who said they were very satisfied. The results come against the backdrop of the Arab parties' record electoral strength and the outgoing coalition's loss of its Knesset majority.
Despite the differences in satisfaction levels, a large majority viewed the election as highly consequential. Seventy-five percent agreed that the vote was a pivotal event that would significantly affect the country's future, for better or worse. Meanwhile, 19% said the results would not substantially change their personal lives.
The difficulty in forming a new government stems from the fact that neither bloc has the numbers to establish a coalition while honoring all its pre-election commitments.
When asked which government they would prefer under the circumstances, the most popular option was an opposition-bloc government with the Arab parties, supported by 36%.
A national unity government comprising Likud and Yashar, alongside additional parties, came second with 23% support. A Netanyahu-bloc government joined by a party from the opposition bloc received 17%, while 14% preferred holding another election soon. An opposition-bloc government with the haredi parties, an option that has figured prominently in public debate, received just 3% support.
To examine the possible coalition configurations more closely, researchers asked respondents to select which of the 11 parties that entered the Knesset they would like to see in the government, as well as which parties they would categorically refuse to accept in a coalition, even at the cost of another election.
The three parties receiving the highest levels of support for joining a coalition were opposition parties close to the political center: Yashar with 65%, Beyachad with 63% and Yisrael Beytenu with 59%. They were followed by Likud with 50%, Religious Zionism with 44% and the Democrats with 42%.
Read the other half of this revealing article:
Me: i believe there will be another election, that will reveal Israelis’ desire for a more unified governing body w/o the arabs.
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