A majority of Israelis believe Trump is better for Israel - survey

The IDI survey which asked participants which candidate they prefer showed that nearly two-thirds of the total sample say former President Donald Trump is better for Israel's interest.

US presidential election race: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris (illustrative) (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
US presidential election race: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris (illustrative)
(photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)

Nearly two-thirds of Israelis believe former President Donald Trump is a better candidate for the upcoming US presidential election, according to a survey the Israeli Democracy Institute shared on Monday. 

The IDI survey, which asked participants which candidate they prefer, showed that nearly two-thirds of the total sample say former President Donald Trump is better for Israel's interest, compared to only 13% who say Vice President Kamala Harris is better, and 15.5% who maintain there is no difference between them.

The survey also showed that within the Jewish sample, 72% think Trump is better for Israelis in comparison to the 11% who believe Harris is the right pick.

Among Arabs, IDI reported that a majority of 46% believe that there is no difference between the Trump or Harris, while the rest are divided, 27% prefer Trump versus support 22.5% Harris.

According to gender, the results are similar between women and men, with the approval rating for Harris being low. 

 IDI survey (credit: ISRAEL DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE)
IDI survey (credit: ISRAEL DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE)

However, men tend to favor Trump more than women.

Age gap

In terms of difference in opinions between ages, a majority of younger people aged 18-34 believe Trump is better for Israel's interests than Harris (90% versus 2%). 

For those aged 35-54, most also think Trump is better at 71%, while 10.5% prefer Harris. 

Among adults aged 55 and over, the gap is less extreme, with 55% saying Trump is better for Israel than 22% saying Harris is better.