What do Jews in the UK think about Israel’s leaders and its future? - Dr Jonathan Boyd and Dr Carli Lessof

What do Jews in the UK think about Israel’s leaders and its future? Dr Jonathan Boyd and Dr Carli Lessof July 2023 Page 1 of 6 What do Jews in the UK think about Israel’s leaders and its future? Dr Jonathan Boyd and Dr Carli Lessof July 2023 Approval and disapproval of Israeli leaders A strong majority of UK Jews disapprove of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, and similar proporti. [...] According to data produced by the Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI), Israeli Jews are more likely to feel pessimistic than optimistic about the state of democratic governance in Israel in the foreseeable future, by 55% to 38% (the remainder are unsure). [...] Again, we find more concern among Jews in the UK than in Israel: close to four times as many Jews in the UK consider the situation as a whole to be bad/very bad than good/very good, whereas the equivalent ratio among Israeli Jews is closer to two to one. [...] And Page 4 of 6 Percent the new data showing such high disapproval ratings for key members of the current Israeli government provide another sign that the bonds that have long tied Jews in the UK to Israel may be starting to fray. [...] A specialist in contemporary Jewry with expertise in the study of Jews in the UK and across Europe, he is a Board member of the Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry, and advisor to several trusts and foundations investing in contemporary European Jewish life.