The majority of Israelis view the agreement between the US and Iran negatively and feel that the war’s objectives were not fully achieved, according to the results of a Jewish People Policy Institute survey published on Tuesday.
The survey polled views on the US-Iran agreement, on the war’s objectives, and on trust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump.
While 55% of Israelis expressed concern about the emerging agreement, only 23% viewed it as beneficial for Israel.
This majority was stronger among Jewish Israelis, with 64% of participants viewing the agreement as negative. In contrast, the majority of Arab Israelis, some 61%, viewed the agreement positively.
Opinions on agreement consistent across political spectrum
Among Jewish Israelis, the majority remained somewhat consistent across the political spectrum: 77% of Religious Zionist Party voters, 85% of Yisrael Beytenu voters, and 71% of Yesh Atid voters all assessed the deal negatively, marking it as a rare point of consensus among the Israeli public.
This consensus did not extend to opinions on the goals achieved during the war. Some 65% of right-wing respondents said a large share or most of the objectives were achieved, whereas a majority of center and left-wing respondents believed the outcome was far from what Israel wanted, and a majority of the left believed the fighting harmed Israel.
Negative outlook on Israel’s objectives in Lebanon
The outlook was even more negative regarding the Lebanon front. Only six percent of Israelis believed Israel had achieved most or all of its objectives in Lebanon, with the majority of respondents expressing disappointment with the outcome.
These results also correlated with political ideology, with 60% of right-wing respondents identifying success and 55% of left-wing respondents saying the war caused Israel harm.
However, 58% of Israelis still support the original decision to go to war with Iran, with the figure rising to 69% among Jewish Israelis.
The majority of Israelis expressed distrust in Netanyahu, with 44% reporting “very low” trust, and only 40% reporting high trust. These figures reflect the state of affairs observed at the end of 2025.
Trust in Trump dropped significantly. Only 12% of Israelis now hold a “great deal of trust” in Trump with regard to US-Israel relations, in contrast to the 21% who did so in May, and the 34% who did so in March, after the start of the war.
The number of those who express no trust at all has also risen to 37%.
Overall, the survey found that two-thirds of Israelis do not feel that Israel is winning or has won the war. This remains consistent with the figures recorded in May, and is significantly below those in March.
The poll was conducted between June 2 and 8, and included 772 respondents representative of Israel’s adult population.
