{"id":21959,"date":"2025-03-02T13:43:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T11:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/?p=21959"},"modified":"2025-03-03T14:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:18:05","slug":"21959-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/21959-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice of the Jewish People Index \u2013 February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>US Jews on confidence in Trump, support for his proposals, and the war in Israel.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong>Main Findings<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\"><strong>A fifth of survey respondents think Trump\u2019s proposal to relocate the Gaza population to other countries is practical and should be advanced \u2013 compared to half of Jewish Israelis who believe so.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\"><strong>The majority say they would likely oppose a US move to buy and own Gaza.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\"><strong>Nearly half (45%) of the respondent panel has no confidence that Trump will do the right thing regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 41% of respondents have no confidence that Trump will do the right thing regarding Israel-US relations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\"><strong>A change since last month: Most panel participants now feel that the US supports Israel enough.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\"><strong>The American respondent panel\u2019s level of confidence in an Israeli victory in the war is higher than among Jewish Israelis.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\"><strong>39% of respondents think the Israeli government is too close to the Trump administration.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: left;\"><strong>Half (51%) believe that according to Jewish teachings, one should oppose the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/145.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To download the PDF version, click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1946\">A general note on the respondent panel: After a full year of activity and following a detailed analysis of the data on panel participants \u2013 their demographic composition and views \u2013 we have begun to include aggregate figures that reflect the position of the panel as an entirety. This signals the maturation of the Voice of the Jewish People monthly survey process and the stabilization of the respondent panel, in such a way that we can now represent them as a fixed group, where the trends observed among them have, in our view, a significance that reaches beyond their breakdown into sub-groups by religious stream (Reform, Conservative, ultra-Orthodox, etc.), or political orientation (liberal, conservative, centrist).<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"3060\">The group of American Jews whose views are represented in JPPI\u2019s Voice of the Jewish People surveys consists predominantly of those with a relatively strong connection to Jewish identity, and\/or Jewish institutions, and\/or Israel. Our interest in this group is precisely due to that characterization. On average, this group is more active in the Jewish community, more connected to Jewish institutions of various kinds, contributes more to Jewish causes, identifies with Jewish struggles, and in many cases functions as the backbone of the larger American Jewish community \u2013 the largest outside of Israel. ( JPPI tracks the views of Jewish Israelis via its monthly Israeli Society Index.) Therefore, there is a special significance to regularly and systematically monitoring the views, sentiments, and activities of this connected group, frequently and in an orderly way. Our January report included a methodological appendix that details the composition of the Voice of the Jewish People panel, and the differences between JPPI\u2019s survey and other surveys of American Jewry. It can be viewed on the JPPI website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"3067\" data-end=\"3100\"><strong data-start=\"3067\" data-end=\"3100\">Support for Trump\u2019s Proposals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"3102\" data-end=\"3424\">This past month, President Trump issued a dramatic and controversial proposal to relocate the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip to other countries. This proposal was met with harsh criticism around the world, especially in Arab countries, which are currently trying to formulate an alternative proposal for the future of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3102\" data-end=\"3424\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22005\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22005\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20.png 1348w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20-1024x852.png 1024w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20-768x639.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"3426\" data-end=\"3974\">In this month\u2019s survey we looked at how American Jews view this issue, and compared the results obtained from the respondent panel to the Jewish respondents in this month\u2019s Israeli Society Index. American Jews show relatively little support for Trump\u2019s proposal. Twenty-nine percent of respondents consider the proposal immoral and unacceptable; 28% say the proposal is impractical but would support it if it were; a fifth (21%) think the plan is a distraction, while another fifth (20%) believe that it is a practical plan that should be advanced.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3426\" data-end=\"3974\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22006\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22006\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21-1.png 936w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21-1-265x300.png 265w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21-1-903x1024.png 903w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/21-1-768x871.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"3976\" data-end=\"5401\">There are major differences between the views of American Jews, as reflected in this survey, and those of Jewish Israelis regarding Trump\u2019s proposal. According to JPPI\u2019s February Israeli Society Index survey released two weeks ago (one should keep in mind that differences in views may in part stem from the time gap between the two surveys), half of Jewish Israelis feel that the Trump plan is practical and that efforts should be made to advance it. Only 3% of Jewish Israelis responded that the proposal is immoral \u2013 an unacceptable population transfer. Across ideological cohorts \u2013 right-wing (conservatives), centrist, and left-wing (liberals), \u2013 Jewish Israelis show greater support for President Trump\u2019s proposal than their American counterparts. Most (60%) \u201cstrong liberal\u201d respondents among the American panel consider Trump\u2019s proposal immoral and unacceptable, compared to a quarter (27%) of \u201cleft-wing\u201d respondents in the Israeli Society Index. Overall, the views of \u201cstrong liberal\u201d American respondents are more similar to those of Arab Israelis than of Jewish Israelis in the left-wing camp. A similar trend is also seen on the other side of the political spectrum \u2013 most Jewish Israelis in the right-wing cohort (81%) think the Trump plan is practical and should be pursued. By contrast, only slightly more than half (56%) of \u201cstrong conservatives\u201d on the American respondent panel express a similar sentiment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"1124\">Most panel participants (59%) report that they would likely oppose a US move to buy and own Gaza, as President Trump has proposed. About a fifth (17%) responded that they would likely support such a course of action, while a quarter (24%) said they needed more information to have an opinion on the issue. The further one moves along the ideological spectrum from liberal to conservative, the higher the percentage of those in support of such a course of action. It must be noted, however, that none of the ideological cohorts, even the most conservative, showed a majority in favor of the idea. Overwhelming majorities of the \u201cstrong liberal\u201d (90%) and \u201cleaning liberal\u201d (74%) cohorts, and half of the \u201ccentrist\u201d group (48%), responded that they would likely oppose a US move to buy and own Gaza. In a breakdown by voting pattern, most Kamala Harris voters (84%) said they would oppose such a course of action, while 42% of Trump voters said they would likely support it, and 40% said they needed more information to have a position.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"1124\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/22-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22007\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22007\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/22-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/22-1.png 1322w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/22-1-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/22-1-1024x675.png 1024w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/22-1-768x506.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1719\">In the wake of Trump\u2019s Gaza proposal, several public opinion polls have been conducted in Israel over the past month. These polls indicate that most Israelis would support a solution to the conflict in Gaza that includes encouraging the relocation of Gazans to other countries. Most of this survey\u2019s respondent panel (69%) reacted positively to those findings \u2013 they feel like the Israelis, identify with them, or at least understand the Israeli view. About a fifth of the respondent panel (17%) found the Israeli view troubling, while a tenth (11%) thought the Israeli view unreasonable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"2330\">Most of those in the \u201cstrong conservative\u201d (71%) and \u201cleaning conservative\u201d (55%) cohorts concurred with Israeli opinion (as reflected in the recent polls in Israel). The further one moves toward the liberal end of both the ideological and religious spectrums, the higher the percentage of respondents who believe that the Jewish-Israeli view is concerning or unacceptable. Most Trump voters (66%) reported agreement with the Israelis, that is, they would support a solution to the conflict in Gaza that includes relocating Gazans to other countries. Harris voters showed no uniform outlook on the issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"6887\" data-end=\"6910\"><strong data-start=\"6887\" data-end=\"6910\">Confidence in Trump<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"6912\" data-end=\"7432\">This month we again examined respondents\u2019 confidence that Trump will \u201cdo the right thing\u201d in four areas. Overall, and as expected, one can see that the level of confidence in Trump expressed by ideologically conservative Jews is significantly higher than that expressed among liberal Jews. A similar trend can be found when the results are broken down by religiosity level \u2013 the further one moves along the religiosity spectrum from liberal to conservative, the higher the degree of confidence in Trump\u2019s future actions<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"7434\" data-end=\"8030\">Of the four areas queried \u2013 the Israeli-Palestinian issue, dealing with Iran, the fight against antisemitism, and US-Israel relations \u2013 respondents expressed the highest confidence in Trump\u2019s handling of the fight against antisemitism and US-Israel relations. The issue that netted the lowest level of confidence was Trump\u2019s future handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Forty-five percent of respondents reported no confidence that Trump will \u201cdo the right thing\u201d in this sphere. Except for dealing with Iran, this month registered a rise in confidence that Trump will do the right thing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7434\" data-end=\"8030\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/23-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22008\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22008\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/23-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/23-1.png 915w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/23-1-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/23-1-768x552.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"627\">A third (32%) of all respondents say they have \u201ca lot\u201d of confidence that Trump will do the right thing regarding US-Israel relations, while 41% say they have no confidence that Trump will do the right thing in this sphere, and a fifth (22%) say they have \u201ca little\u201d confidence that he\u2019ll do the right thing with respect to relations between the two countries. There has been a significant rise in the percentage of respondents who report that they have no confidence that Trump will \u201cdo the right thing\u201d regarding US-Israel relations compared to last month\u2019s survey (from 27% to 41%).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"627\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22009\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22009\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24-1.png 1018w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24-1-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24-1-768x548.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/25-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22010\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22010\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/25-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/25-1.png 999w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/25-1-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/25-1-768x550.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"1752\" data-end=\"2450\">A quarter of the respondent panel (28%) say they have a lot of confidence that Trump will do the right thing in dealing with Iran, another quarter (26%) say they have a little confidence, and a third (36%) said they have no confidence in the incoming president on this issue. Most conservatives report having a lot of confidence that Trump will do the right thing regarding Iran, while most \u201cstrong liberals\u201d (70%) and 46% of those in the \u201cleaning liberal\u201d cohort say they have no confidence in Trump with regard to dealing with Iran. There was a slight drop from last month in the overall share of respondents who report having a lot of confidence that Trump will act correctly vis-\u00e0-vis Iran.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22011\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22011\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26-1.png 959w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26-1-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26-1-768x549.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"2457\" data-end=\"3221\">This month shows a rise in the percentage of respondents reporting a great deal of confidence that Trump will do the right thing regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict \u2013 last month 16% of respondents gave this answer, while this month\u2019s share is 23%. The rise was found across ideological cohorts, with those in the \u201cleaning liberal\u201d and \u201cstrong liberal\u201d cohorts showing the largest increase. Currently, most \u201cstrong conservatives\u201d and 42% of those in the \u201cleaning conservative\u201d cohort report a great deal of confidence that President Trump will do the right thing in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By contrast, majorities in the \u201cstrong liberal\u201d (83%) and \u201cleaning liberal\u201d (59%) cohorts say they have no confidence in Trump on this issue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22012\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27-1.png 985w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27-1-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27-1-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"3228\" data-end=\"3250\"><strong data-start=\"3228\" data-end=\"3250\">Support for Israel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"4178\">A majority of respondents (57%) believe the US supports Israel enough, 18% say the US doesn\u2019t support Israel enough, and another 18% think the US supports Israel too much. This represents a change from last month, when most respondents (54%) thought that the US does not support Israel enough. In fact, this is the first month since the start of JPPI\u2019s Voice of the Jewish People surveys that a majority of conservatives and centrists did not report thinking that US support for Israel is inadequate \u2013 an apparent result of the change in administration in the US and the views expressed by President Trump. We detected a significant decline this month from the preceding months in the share of strong conservative and leaning conservative respondents who think the US does not support Israel enough. At the same time, we found a slight increase among liberal and centrist respondents who think the US supports Israel too much.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"4178\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/28-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22013\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22013\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/28-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/28-1.png 880w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/28-1-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/28-1-768x678.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"4178\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/29-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22014\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/29-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/29-1.png 883w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/29-1-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/29-1-768x630.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"4178\">Half of the respondent panel (51%) thinks the Israeli government is close to the US administration to the right extent; 39% of respondents believe the Israeli government is too close to the US administration, and 3% think the Israeli government is not close enough to the US administration. A majority of Conservative (55%), Orthodox (70%), and ultra-Orthodox (62%) respondents believe the closeness between the Israeli government and the US administration is close to the right level, while most Reform Jews on the respondent panel (53%) believe the Israeli government is too close to the US administration. Most Harris voters (59%) think this as well, while most Trump voters (86%) feel that the closeness between the Israeli government and US administration is at the right level.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"4178\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/21959-2\/30-16\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22015\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22015\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/30-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/30-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/30-1-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/30-1-768x588.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"4979\" data-end=\"4996\"><strong data-start=\"4979\" data-end=\"4996\">Israel at War<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"4998\" data-end=\"5689\">After nearly a year and a half of war, we looked at the respondent panel\u2019s level of confidence in an Israeli victory in the current war. Fourteen percent of the respondent panel is totally certain that Israel is winning the war, while 17% are not at all sure this is the case. The further one moves along the ideological spectrum from liberal to conservative, the higher the share of respondents who are totally certain that Israel is winning the war. A similar trend emerges when we look at the survey data broken down by religious stream. When broken down by voting behavior, 28% of Trump voters are totally certain that Israel is winning the war, while 8% of Harris voters hold this view.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4998\" data-end=\"5689\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22016\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31-1.png 1327w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31-1-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31-1-1024x699.png 1024w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31-1-768x524.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"5696\" data-end=\"6003\">The data indicates that, in a comparison between the American Jews surveyed and Jewish Israelis, American Jews\u2019 confidence in Israeli victory is somewhat higher than among Jewish Israelis: 15% of American Jews feel \u201ctotally certain\u201d that Israel is winning the war, while 9% of Jewish Israelis feel this way.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5696\" data-end=\"6003\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/32-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22017\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22017\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/32-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/32-1.png 1342w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/32-1-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/32-1-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/32-1-768x334.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"6010\" data-end=\"6064\"><strong data-start=\"6010\" data-end=\"6064\">Support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"6066\" data-end=\"6701\">In recent years there have been myriad initiatives in the US to enact legislation and regulations under the DEI rubric. American conservatives have expressed harsh criticism of this approach, arguing that the initiatives lead to reverse discrimination, prioritizing one demographic group over another, and reinforce radical-progressive views. Among Jews, critical voices have also noted that these DEI initiatives often ignore antisemitism and exclude Jews, especially since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The new administration is currently working assiduously to diminish or cancel altogether the entire array of DEI initiatives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6066\" data-end=\"6701\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/33-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22018\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/33-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/33-1.png 1127w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/33-1-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/33-1-1024x708.png 1024w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/33-1-768x531.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"6066\" data-end=\"6701\">This month, we looked at respondent views of these initiatives, and the degree to which such initiatives are supported by traditional Jewish teachings. Forty-one percent of the respondent panel said that Jewish tradition obliges Jews to support DEI initiatives, while 21% said that Jewish tradition requires Jews to oppose such initiatives. Twenty-four percent think Jewish tradition has nothing to teach us regarding DEI. Most respondents in the \u201cstrong liberal\u201d (82%) and \u201cleaning liberal\u201d (53%) cohorts believe that Jewish tradition justifies support for DEI. By contrast, half (53%) of the \u201cstrong conservative\u201d respondents, and 43% of those in the \u201cleaning conservative\u201d cohort, think Jews should oppose these initiatives, based on Jewish tradition. Liberals attach greater importance to Jewish tradition when expressing support for DEI than do conservatives. In a breakdown by voting behavior, 63% of Harris voters feel that, based on Jewish tradition, Jews should support DEI initiatives. Half of Trump voters (47%) feel that Jews should oppose such initiatives based on Jewish tradition, and another 40% feel that Jewish tradition has nothing to teach us about DEI.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6066\" data-end=\"6701\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/34-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22019\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22019\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/34-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/34-1.png 1161w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/34-1-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/34-1-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/34-1-768x509.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"6066\" data-end=\"6701\">We posed a similar question about the relationship between Jewish tradition and the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policy. Half of the respondent panel (51%) believes that, based on Jewish tradition, Jews should oppose the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policy. A quarter (24%) of respondents believe that Jewish tradition has nothing to teach us about immigration policy, while another 16% contend that, based on Jewish tradition, Jews ought to support the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policy. Most \u201cstrong liberal\u201d (87%) and \u201cleaning liberal\u201d (69%) respondents believe that Jewish tradition would teach one to oppose the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policy. In a breakdown by religiosity, most Reform (68%) and half of Conservative (51%) respondents feel this way as well. By contrast, half of \u201cstrong conservatives\u201d (51%) believe that Jewish tradition has nothing to teach us about the Trump administration\u2019s stated immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6066\" data-end=\"6701\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/35-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22020\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22020\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/35-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/35-1.png 1068w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/35-1-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/35-1-1024x714.png 1024w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/35-1-768x536.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"6066\" data-end=\"6701\">Most respondents (59%) contend that Jewish tradition has nothing to teach us about the Trump administration\u2019s tariff policy (the president is a champion of higher tariffs). Twenty-one percent feel that, based on Jewish tradition, Jews ought to oppose Trump\u2019s tariff policy, while 6% believe that Jews should support that policy. Among \u201cstrong liberals,\u201d 42% say that Jews should, on the basis of Jewish tradition, oppose the tariff policy. The further one moves along the ideological spectrum from liberal to conservative, the higher the percentage of respondents who think Jewish tradition has nothing to teach us about Trump\u2019s tariff policy, and the higher the percentage of respondents who think, based on Jewish tradition, Jews should support the Trump administration\u2019s policy. Half or more of those affiliated with religious streams believe that \u201cJewish tradition has nothing to teach us about the Trump administration\u2019s tariff policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"107\"><strong data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"107\">Optimism About the Future<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"577\">This month we assessed respondent optimism about Israel\u2019s future, the future of the US, and the future of American Jewry. Regarding Israel, the past few months have shown a decline in optimism among the \u201cstrong liberal\u201d (-0.7) and \u201cleaning liberal\u201d (-0.4) cohorts. An opposite trend was found among those in the \u201cstrong conservative\u201d (0.7) and \u201cleaning conservative\u201d (0.4) cohorts. In a breakdown by religiosity, we see a decline of -0.8 in optimism among Reform Jews.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"577\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/36-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22021\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22021\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/36-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/36-1.png 945w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/36-1-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/36-1-768x657.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"1032\">The past few months have also shown rising pessimism among liberal respondents regarding the future of the US. By contrast, there has been a more significant increase in optimism among conservative respondents. The greatest increase in pessimism was found in the \u201cstrong liberal\u201d cohort. In a breakdown by religiosity, pessimism has grown among the Reform, while optimism has increased among Conservative and Orthodox Jews, including the ultra-Orthodox.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"1032\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/37-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22022\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/37-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/37-1.png 960w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/37-1-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/37-1-768x668.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"550\">The data also points to changes in recent months in panel participants\u2019 degree of optimism regarding the future of American Jewry. While the liberal cohorts have become more pessimistic, the conservatives have shown a significant rise in optimism regarding the future of Jews in the US. In a breakdown by denominational affiliation, Reform respondents have grown more pessimistic, while Conservative, Orthodox, and ultra-Orthodox respondents show a rise in optimism about the future of American Jewry.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"550\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/38-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22023\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/38-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/38-1.png 983w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/38-1-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/38-1-768x663.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1110\"><strong data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1110\">Survey Data and Its Implications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\" data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1466\"><strong>This report is an analysis of a survey administered to 661 American Jews registered for JPPI\u2019s Voice of the Jewish People respondent panel. Generally, it can be said that the survey tends to reflect the views of \u201cconnected\u201d American Jews, that is, Jews with a relatively strong attachment to the Jewish community and\/or Israel, and\/or to Jewish identity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/39-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22024\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/39-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/39-1.png 535w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/39-1-122x300.png 122w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/39-1-417x1024.png 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1466\">\n\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in \u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21959"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22030,"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21959\/revisions\/22030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}