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Poll: 63% of Israeli public fears for 'democracy'

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  • Source: Israeli media
  • 23 Mar 2025 00:54
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Netanyahu’s cabinet voted unanimously in the early hours of Friday to dismiss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, marking the first time that a sitting head of the [domestic] security agency has been fired.

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  • Poll: 63% of Israeli public fears for 'democracy'
    Israelis protest against Benjamin Netanyahu's government in occupied Palestine on December 30, 2023. (AP)

A new survey published Friday, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration agreed to remove Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, found that almost two-thirds of Israelis are concerned about the occupation's democratic future.

When asked if they were concerned about the future of Israeli democracy, 63% of Israeli Channel 12 respondents replied yes, 33% said no, and 4% said they were unsure.

The percentages of persons who voted for governing parties were 37%, 60%, and 3%.

Netanyahu’s cabinet voted unanimously in the early hours of Friday to dismiss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, marking the first time that a sitting head of the [domestic] security agency has been fired. Bar’s tenure will officially end on April 10, though he may depart earlier if a replacement is confirmed.

Netanyahu justified the move by citing a lack of confidence in Bar, particularly in light of the October 7 investigation. The prime minister criticized Bar as “soft” and not suited to leading the agency’s recovery, claiming that removing him from captive negotiations led to a decrease in leaks and improved results. However, the ceasefire and captive deal with Hamas had already been secured weeks before Bar’s removal from the talks.

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Another recent survey, performed by Reichman University's Institute for Liberty and Responsibility, found that 44% of the people had trust in the Supreme Court and 43% in the Attorney General, but only 17% had faith in the government.

Growing dissent

The decision has sparked a public backlash, with mass protests erupting across "Israel". Thousands demonstrated outside Netanyahu’s office, chanting, “We will never give up.” Clashes with police escalated, with authorities using water cannons and forcibly removing protesters blocking roads.

A Channel 12 poll found that 51% of Israelis oppose Bar’s dismissal, while 46% trust him more than Netanyahu. Opposition figures condemned the move, with Benny Gantz calling it a “mark of Cain” on ministers who supported it, and Yair Lapid alleging it was designed "to obstruct the Qatar investigation."

Meanwhile, the government is also advancing efforts to remove Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who opposed Bar’s dismissal and had warned Netanyahu he lacked the legal authority to fire him without proper justification. Reports suggest a vote on her removal could take place as early as Sunday.

Entity teeters on the edge of conflict

As "Israel" resumes its brutal aggression on Gaza—widely condemned as genocide—and persists in breaching Lebanon’s ceasefire, internal fractures within the entity are deepening. Netanyahu’s decision to fire Ronen Bar has intensified political and security tensions, raising fears of internal collapse.

The move, seen by critics as an attempt to consolidate power and obstruct investigations into his administration’s dealings, has sparked mass protests, exposing a volatile divide between the government and its security establishment. Amid ongoing wars on multiple fronts, the entity faces mounting instability, with the prospect of  Internal armed conflict becoming increasingly likely.

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