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NextImg:Poll: Most Israelis fear they won’t be able to travel abroad as global anger mounts

A majority of Israelis fear they won’t be able to travel abroad due to mounting global criticism of the Jewish state, according to a poll published Friday, as Israel’s international isolation continues to grow as the war in Gaza drags on.

According to a poll aired by Channel 12, 56 percent of Israelis responded that they fear that they will not be able to travel outside of the country due to growing international criticism of Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip.

Conversely, 40% of respondents said they were not afraid of potential travel incidents, and 4% said they did not know how to answer.

In recent weeks, Israeli tourists have experienced several high-profile anti-Israel incidents, including attacks and protests.

Last week, an Israeli tourist said a man bit off part of his ear on an Athens beach after yelling, “Free Palestine, fuck Israel, I am Hamas.”

The alleged attack at the Athens beach came days after a group of Israeli teenagers was accosted by a group of anti-Israel assailants while vacationing in the Greek island of Rhodes. The previous day, an Israeli-owned cruise ship was prevented from docking at the Greek island of Syros and was instead rerouted to Cyprus due to a large anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian protest taking place at the port.

Footage posted to social media shows a large anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protest that prevented hundreds of Israelis from disembarking a cruise ship at the Greek island of Syros, July 22, 2025. (X; used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)

Channel 12’s poll also indicated that 67% of respondents feel that the government’s policies don’t represent their will, with just 29% saying that the government represents them.

Even among voters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, 44% of respondents said that the government’s policies do not represent their will, compared to 51% who said that they do.

Regarding the hostages and the war in Gaza, 62% of respondents said that the government should promote a comprehensive deal to return all captives held in the Strip, while 28% said they support intensifying the military operation and occupying the entire Palestinian enclave.

Meanwhile, only 4% said they support promoting a partial deal to release about half of the living hostages and dead hostages, which is the framework that has been discussed in negotiations for the past several months.

Mothers of Israeli hostages and their supporters take part in a demonstration calling for their release outside the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, July 31, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

In addition, 49% of respondents said they opposed the establishment of settlements in Gaza, while 36% responded that they support settlement, and 15% responded that they did not know.

When asked to assess Netanyahu’s conduct as prime minister, 55% of respondents said they would grade his performance as premier as “poor,” with just 39% saying his performance was “good.”

When asked about Defense Minister Israel Katz, 53% rated his conduct as “poor,” compared to 34% who said his performance in the position was “good.”

Similarly, 57% of respondents said they thought Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s performance was “poor,” compared to 25% who thought that his performance was “good.”

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich received the worst grade in the poll, with 67% rating him as “poor” and only 24% saying his performance as minister has been “good.”

MK Hanoch Milwidsky (left) chairs a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, July 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Regarding the controversial appointment of Likud MK Hanoch Milwidsky to chair the powerful Knesset Finance Committee despite an ongoing police investigation against him on suspicion of rape and witness tampering, 70% of respondents said they thought it was inappropriate, with only 13% saying the appointment was appropriate.

The Likud lawmaker, who was endorsed by Netanyahu, has denied any wrongdoing. His party has cast the investigation against him as a witch hunt, constituting ostensible retaliation for its attempts to remove the attorney general.

Reacting to the decision, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said that “the coalition’s decision to appoint a man suspected of rape as chairman of the Finance Committee crosses a red line” and “normalizes harm to women.”

The Channel 12 survey did not provide a sample size or margin of error.