Seventy-five percent of Israelis are satisfied with their personal situation in life going into the Jewish year 5775 and only 25 percent are unsatisfied, according to the monthly Peace Index poll released this week.
When asked how they thought their overall situation would change in the coming year, 45 percent of Jewish Israelis said they expected it to remain the same while 38 percent expect it to be better and 8 percent worse.
Among Arab Israelis, one third expect their overall situation to remain the same, 37 percent think that it will improve, and 24 expect it to be worse.
Regarding the state of the country, Arabs were significantly more satisfied than Jews. Fifty-two percent of Israeli Arabs are satisfied with the general situation of the country, while 42 percent are not. Among Jews, only 38 percent expressed satisfaction with the country’s situation while three fifths of the respondents were not satisfied
Sixty-one percent of Israelis were satisfied with how the government has handled security issues and only 29 percent are satisfied with its handling of the economy. The poll indicated that nearly two thirds of Israelis have little or no trust in the country's political leadership.
