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Last week, thousands of Israelis protested their government’s plan to occupy Gaza City, with the polling showing that the public is firmly in favour of a ceasefire in Gaza. In this video, we’re taking a look at the attitude of the public towards the war, why it’s more about hostages, and why it has no impact on Netanyahu.
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Hamas releases footage of hostages:
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/08/04/macabre-video-of-the-last-hostages-held-by-hamas-shocks-israel_6744051_4.html
Palestinian death toll surpasses 61,000:
https://www.ochaopt.org/content/reported-impact-snapshot-gaza-strip-13-august-2025
âWorst case scenario of famineâ and rising malnutrition deaths:
https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-website/countries-in-focus-archive/issue-133/en/
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165636
IDI polling immediately after October 7:
https://en.idi.org.il/articles/51431
IDI polling October 2024:
https://en.idi.org.il/articles/56081
Recent Channel 12 polling on ceasefire:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/breaking-with-pm-74-of-israelis-back-war-ending-deal-to-free-all-hostages-poll/
Growing war fatigue:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp92egdlp3mo
INSS polling July 2025:
https://www.inss.org.il/publication/survey-july-2025/
New Gaza offensive and protests against:
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250813-israel-military-says-it-has-approved-plan-for-expanded-gaza-offensive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ged13jjglo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/09/thousands-in-tel-aviv-protest-against-netanyahus-plan-to-escalate-gaza-war
IDI polling July 2025 on Palestinian suffering:
https://en.idi.org.il/articles/60357
INSS polling May 2025:
https://www.inss.org.il/publication/survey-may-2025/
IDI polling May 2025 on military strategy:
https://en.idi.org.il/articles/59568
Polling on extreme views – expulsion and innocent civilians:
https://theconversation.com/in-israel-calls-for-genocide-have-migrated-from-the-margins-to-the-mainstream-250010
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-28/ty-article-magazine/.premium/yes-to-transfer-82-of-jewish-israelis-back-expelling-gazans/00000197-12a4-df22-a9d7-9ef6af930000
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-10/ty-article/.premium/64-of-israelis-see-no-need-for-more-reporting-on-gazans-sufferings/00000197-59e8-deed-a9bf-5def9d770000
Shifting Israeli sentiment: https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/08/07/israeli-sentiment-on-the-war-in-gaza-is-shifting
Pew polling on peaceful coexistence:
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/06/03/israeli-public-is-increasingly-skeptical-about-lasting-peace/
00:00 – Introduction
00:50 – Situation in Gaza
01:37 – Israeli Polling on Ceasefire
03:15 – Polling on Humanitarian Situation
05:19 – Growing Domestic Condemnation
06:25 – Why Netanyahu is Unmoved
07:54 – Sponsored Content
