Majority of British Jews ‘strongly disapprove’ of Netanyahu’s performance in war

As the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ massacre successful confederate Israel connected October 7 approaches, the support standing of premier curate Benjamin Netanyahu has deteriorated — some successful Israel and abroad.

More than 11 months into the warfare successful Gaza, the decease toll among Palestinians has surpassed 41,000. Further north, determination has been astir regular cross-border occurrence betwixt Israeli forces and the Lebanese equipped radical Hezbollah, raising fears of an all-out Middle East war.

Meanwhile, a full of 101 radical are inactive being held hostage by Hamas. At slightest six different are believed to person been killed by airstrikes connected the besieged enclave.

Netanyahu has failed to negociate a ceasefire woody and galore Israelis present impeach him of sabotaging talks.

In the past 24 hours, Israel admitted that it is ‘highly probable’ its forces killed 3 hostages by mistake.

A caller study by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) determined it is failures similar these that person contributed to British Jews’ ‘significant disapproval’ of the existent Israeli leadership.

Based connected the astir caller data, 80% either ‘strongly’ oregon ‘somewhat’ disapprove of
Netanyahu, and conscionable 12% powerfully oregon somewhat approve.

In addition, 74% of Jews successful the UK presumption Israel’s wide concern successful a antagonistic light, a fig astir 10%higher than Israelis’ presumption of their country.

This is importantly worse than a twelvemonth previously, reflecting the situation of October 7, the extended captivity of the hostages, and the ongoing warfare successful Gaza.

The Strictly Orthodox, men, and radical who voted for right-wing parties successful the past UK predetermination were the astir apt groups to presumption Israeli authorities policies much positively.

JPR’s enforcement director, Dr Jonathan Boyd: ‘The Jewish assemblage successful the UK holds beardown ties and attachments to Israel, and the events of the past twelvemonth person affected British Jews precise deeply.

‘In galore respects, we tin spot that they consciousness person to Israel present than they did earlier October 7.

‘Still, arsenic this study demonstrates, we are besides seeing precocious levels of disapproval for Netanyahu and adjacent higher levels for the hard-right members of his coalition, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar BenGvir.

‘As overmuch arsenic Israel matters to British Jews, galore are expressing wide interest astir its existent governmental leadership.

‘This dissonance is cardinal to recognize from a argumentation position – it hints
at the evolving quality of British Jewry’s narration with Israel, which we volition beryllium reporting connected and discussing successful considerably greater item implicit the coming weeks.’

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