An Independence Day survey published this morning (Thursday) in Maariv shows that the majority of the Israeli public feels deep national pride.
According to the survey conducted by the Lazar Research Institute, 83% of Israelis are proud to live in the country - of which 56% are very proud and 27% are quite proud. On the other hand, 15% do not feel proud, and 2% refrained from answering.
Among Jews, the highest levels of national pride were recorded among religious (96%) and traditional (95%). The rate of national pride among secular and ultra-Orthodox was 83% in both groups. However, secular and ultra-Orthodox also led in the rate of lack of pride – 17% and 13% respectively – compared to only 4% among traditional and 2% among religious.
Likewise, 41% of the ultra-Orthodox and 21% of the religious answered "don't know" or refused to answer, compared to 11% of the traditional and zero percent among the secular.
The breakdown of the data by political affiliation shows disparities: Among coalition voters, 94% expressed national pride, compared to only 81% among opposition voters. The lack of pride is more pronounced among opposition voters (19%) compared to coalition voters (5%).
Compared to the 2023 survey, a slight increase can be identified in the percentage of people who are proud of being Israeli – from 81% to 83%. The increase in the "very proud" category is particularly notable, which jumped from 49% to 56%, while the percentage of "fairly proud" decreased from 32% to 27%. The percentage of "not at all proud" increased from 3% to 5%.
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