Israel Democracy Institute

National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds

National-Religious men were found to have increased in service substantially from the start of the war until 2025, while the participation of secular men decreased the most of any group.

 THE ZIONIST identity didn’t overcome the Jewish identity, nor did the opposite occur: An IDF soldier puts on tefillin.
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens delivered the "State of World Jewry" talk at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, Feb. 1, 2026.

'Jewish terrorists': Pro-Israel columnist Bret Stephens speaks against West Bank settler violence

US VICE President JD Vance and President Donald Trump listen to Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House, April 23, 2026, during an earlier round of talks. Trump leads now; Vance and Rubio are next. Israel was in the room as an ambassador, not a principal.

Editor's Notes: Israel just met the America that comes after Trump - comment

‘We now have a clearer view of what is already happening in Israel’s labor market, and we should shift the debate toward how to prepare and equip the labor market for the changes that are unfolding.’

AI is already reshaping Israel's workforce, and policy must catch up - opinion


After October 7, individual communities in Israel must reach shared ethos, experts say

LIVE: Watch the latest episode of Conversation Corner, a series by The Jerusalem Post and Ono Academic College.

 Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, Ono Academic College, Dr. Tammy Hoffman, the Israel Democracy Institute and Martin Herskovitz, a poet and Holocaust educator with Tamar Uriel-Beeri

Most Israelis support hostage deal to end the Israel-Hamas war - poll

The survey, which was conducted between June 30 and July 2, 2024, surveyed Israelis and Arab Israelis.

 People walk past photographs of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. June 25, 2024.

In Israel and on the world stage: Women face more violence, less representation - IDI

The IDI analysis focuses on the impact of the Israel-Hamas war on Israeli women and other critical issues since the start of 2024.

 A PROTEST against the sexual violence committed in the October 7 massacre – and the international silence afterward – takes place outside UN Headquarters in New York City earlier this month.

'Israel's lack of long-term planning harming economy,' comptroller says

Englman said that the government is focused on investing in the short term, and even when it sets long-term goals, it does not meet them.

 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends the Eli Horowitz Conference, organized by Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem on May 22, 2024

Saudi using Israeli peace as cover for its nuclear program - Liberman

“It is the wrong thing to do for the State of Israel because the core of the agreement is the approval Israel gives to the Saudi nuclear program."

 Yisrael Beytenu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman speaks at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 20, 2024

Few Israelis believe government will last full term - poll 

The poll also showed declining optimism about the future of both democracy and security in Israel.

 Demonstrators protest calling for the for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, March 16, 2024.

Israelis are yearning for nonpartisanship in time of crisis - opinion

A look at the data shows just how strong is the desire of Israeli Jews, and to some extent of their fellow Arab citizens, to place the country above all partisan, ideological, and sectoral divides.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog attends the opening in Tel Aviv in December of an exhibition of objects collected at the site of the Nova music festival.

2023 Israeli Democracy Index reveals mixed sentiments on trust and solidarity

The 2023 Israeli Democracy Index not only chronicles the current state of Israeli democracy and public opinion but also underscores the interplay between trust, division, and unity within the nation.

 Thousands march in protest of the judicial reform in Tel Aviv, March 23, 2023.

Tuesday's election was a reminder of what clean politics could look like - comment

Election campaigns can indeed be divisive and often nasty. But they do not have to be, and the municipal election this week was a reminder of this.

 An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israeli selects his ballot paper on the day of Israel's general election in a polling station in Jerusalem November 1, 2022.

Majority of Jewish Israelis opposed to demilitarized Palestinian state - survey

In a survey performed by the Israel Democracy Institute, Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel were asked a variety of questions about Israel's war with Hamas and what the future should look like.

Netanyahu and Abbas