Majority of Israelis want government to refuse haredi demands on religion-and-state policies – poll

A recent Hiddush survey, conducted by the Smith Polling Institute, indicates that nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jewish adults favor a broad coalition after the next election that either excludes haredi parties or includes them without accepting their religion-and-state demands. The survey, which sampled 800 Jewish adults, revealed widespread opposition to current government policies on religious issues. Key findings include:

• 84% support some form of conscription for yeshiva students, with only 16% advocating for full exemption.
• 66% support the High Court and Attorney General's decision to expand sanctions against yeshiva students who evade enlistment.
• 76% favor cutting or halving state funding for haredi schools that do not teach the core curriculum.
• 77% believe all ties between educational institutions and political parties should be severed.

Hiddush stated that the findings "expose the wide gap between the government's repeated claim that it represents the will of the people and the actual positions of the majority of the adult Jewish public."