How do Israelis feel about the increasingly horrifying crimes its government is committing in Gaza?

This is one of the key questions going forward. Israel is a (teetering) democracy with elections scheduled for next year. The public’s attitudes could — by putting pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition — play a major role in determining if, and when, we get a durable ceasefire. And yet, polling presents a somewhat confusing picture of their view on the war.

Surveys have consistently found 1) a majority of Israelis want a ceasefire to end the war, and 2) a majority of the Israeli population feels little concern about suffering among Gazan civilians. While Israelis have mostly shrugged off international condemnation of its conduct, the past week has seen a surge in anti-w

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