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The objective of the study, as stated in it, is to work to find solutions to differences within society and among its components, highlighting the differences and their levels, and “awakening” those who have the ability to address and at the forefront decision makers “to remedy in advance the worst of what can happen.” Among the various groups are those who express their willingness to use violence against each other, a fact that strengthens the presence of the theory of “civil war” that was repeated in the languages of Israeli officials as a result of the repeated electoral crisis.
The study, which was published yesterday by the most important newspaper “Ma’ariv”, is the second of its kind published by the Bar Ilan “Israeli Congress”, which is busy collecting and analyzing data and related social indicators with divisions and polarizations, and presenting it at the project’s annual conference. Today it is carried out within the framework of activities aimed at finding solutions. The study results showed the following:
In palliative terms (as indicated in the study), violent tendencies and the will to deny the rights of the other between opposite and opposing groups arise within the vehicles of Israeli society, since 13.5% of those who identify From the right they expressed their willingness to use violence against leftists, compared to 3.5% of those. They position themselves as leftists ready to use violence against the right.
The data shows that 43% of the right-wing public does not see the need to guarantee full citizenship rights for leftists, compared to 22.5% of the left with the same opinion against rightists. Regarding the expression of opinion, 57% of the rightists see the need to freely deprive the left of expression in the media, while 33% of the left think that the right is prevented from expressing their opinion .
The problem is related to data revealed by a study at Bar-Ilan University.
Significant data emerged between Jews and Palestinians in 1948 and deserves follow-up, especially when compared to data recorded by Jewish groups: 18.5% of Jews express their willingness to deal violently with Arabs (48 Palestinians), compared to the 9% of them against the Jews. And 59% of the 48 Palestinians believe that Jews should not be granted full citizenship, compared to the same opinion that prevails among 46% of Jews against Palestinians. In terms of expressing their opinion, 67% of Palestinians believe that the ability of Jews to express themselves in the media is limited, while 58% of Jews see that Arabs are deprived of their views.
In light of the divide between secular and religious, which has been steadily growing in recent years, Israelis are almost unanimous that the divide is the most fragmented in society: Rabbinical and religious institutions and structures divide the Israelis, while the army unites them in the context of security threats. In the struggle between secularism and ultra-orthodoxy, most secularists see religious people as a threat to the state, and 32% of secularists express the need to limit the influence of religious people in the state, while that 19.5% of religious people take the same opinion against secularists. In relevant data, 50% of the Israeli public does not express any sympathy for the ultra-Orthodox after the Corona crisis, which was more widespread among them, while 41% of Israelis believe that the “crown” led to higher levels. of division and fragmentation in society.
It is clear that the survey data revitalizes the warning that President Reuven Rivlin gave at the “Herzliya Conference” in 2015, when he warned of the state of differences and fragmentation of his vehicles, and perhaps their continued existence in light of the growing differences and their roots. The same warning was echoed by former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo, who came more directly: “The growing internal danger and its potential is pushing towards civil war.” The warning was shared by former Cabinet Chief Gadi Eisenkot, former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and other experts and commentators, as the phrase “civil war” appeared in the words of the next Security Minister, Benny Gantz, during the crisis in government formation.
Commenting on the data, study team leader Bar Ilan professor Yulia Stringer emphasized that the survey was based on a large sample of Israelis and took a long time, and the result is “hard.” “The hostility of the Israelis to each other is greater than they are really ready to express, and for example, the sectarian rift, which we think was behind us, turned out to be alive,” Stringer said. She stated that the hostility of the Orientals against the Ashkenazim “is greater and greater than that of the Ashkenazim against the Orientals”, and the same situation exists between those who classify themselves as the right and the other left, as well as the Difference between hostility between secular and religious people, and between Jews and Arabs (48 Palestinians). According to the researcher, the initiative of the “Israeli Congress” aims to “secure more social data and make efforts for a harmonious environment, (and if that works), we can save ourselves.”
