Israeli Jews are losing faith in President Donald Trump’s policies vis-a-vis Israel’s security, according to a new poll published on Tuesday.
The latest survey conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute found a decline in the share of Israelis who believe Israel’s security is a central consideration for President Trump, with the steepest drop recorded among Jewish Israelis.
According to the May 2026 Israeli Voice Index, 44% of Israelis said Israel’s security is a central consideration for Trump. The survey was conducted by the institute’s Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research between May 31 and June 5, before the renewed round of Israel-Iran fighting on June 7–8.
Among Jewish Israelis, 41% said they believe Israel’s security is one of Trump’s central considerations, down from 64% in March, during Operation Roaring Lion. The institute said that was the lowest level recorded since it began asking the question in November 2024.
The shift was not uniform across the population. Among Arab Israelis, the share who said Israel’s security is a central consideration for Trump rose from 43% in March to 59% in the latest survey.
The poll also showed a decline across Jewish political camps. On the Jewish left, 25.5% said Trump views Israel’s security as a central consideration, compared with 34.5% in March. In the center, the share fell to 32% from 62%. On the right, 48% said Israel’s security is central to Trump, down from 70% in March.
The institute said the findings indicate that Trump is no longer viewed by as broad a majority of Jewish Israelis as a protector of Israel’s security.
Few respondents said they expected a possible deal between the US and Iran would address key Israeli security concerns.
Just 32% said they believed an agreement would include provisions to eliminate the ballistic missile threat, and 28% said they believed it would include provisions weakening Iran’s ruling regime.
On the question of ending the war with Iran under current conditions, 57.5% of respondents said such a move would be compatible with Israel’s security interests only to a small extent or not at all. Just 29% said a peace deal would be very compatible with Israel’s security needs.
The survey also found low public approval for Israel’s handling of Hezbollah in the north. Overall, 17.5% of respondents gave Israel a good or very good grade on the issue, including 19.5% of Jewish respondents and 8% of Arab respondents.
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The poll was based on a representative sample of 603 Jewish respondents and 150 Arab respondents, interviewed online and by phone in Hebrew and Arabic. The maximum sampling error was 3.57 percentage points.
