Israeli Public Opinion Polls: Opinion Toward Rabin's Assassination
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day is for me a day of mourning and soul-searching (%, Jews, by religiosity) (IDI, October 27 to 29, 2020)
| Ultra-Orthodox | 21% |
| National religious | 36% |
| Traditional religious | 40% |
| Traditional non-religious | 55% |
| Secular | 61% |
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day is for me a day of mourning and soul-searching (%, Jews, by political camp) (IDI, October 27 to 29, 2020)
| Left | Center | Right | |
| Not at all/To a small extent | 25% | 31% | 57% |
| To a quite great/very great extent | 70% | 64% | 38% |
| Don’t know | 5% | 6% | 5% |
Do you feel that the following statement is correct or incorrect (only Israeli Jews asked): The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin prevented great harm to Israel s security by stopping the signing of a peace agreement with the Palestinians? (Israel Democracy Index, November 2015)
| Very correct | 7.7% |
| Somewhat correct | 6.4% |
| Somewhat incorrect | 14.9% |
| Totally incorrect | 54.5% |
| Don't know/refuse | 16.5% |
Do you support giving clemency for Yigal Amir at some time? (Yediot Ahronot, October 27, 2006)
| Now | 5% |
| In 25 years | 25% |
| Never | 69% |
Should Yigal Amir be permitted conjugal visits with his wife? (Yediot Ahronot, October 27, 2006)
| Yes | 38% |
| No | 56% |
Should Yigal Amir get vacation from prison? (Yediot Ahronot, October 27, 2006)
| Yes | 20% |
| No | 78% |
Is there a difference between Yigal Amir and other murderers? (Yediot Ahronot, October 27, 2006)
| Yes | 65% |
| No | 33% |
Is there a chance that there will be another political murder in Israel? (Yediot Ahronot, October 27, 2006)
| Yes | 69% |
| No | 39% |
What was the goal of the murderer of Rabin, Yigal Amir? (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| Murder Yitzhak Rabin | 10.1% |
| End the peace process and change the government | 89.1% |
Did Yigal Amir achieve his goal in your opinion? (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| Yes | 47.8% |
| No | 52.2% |
Did Yigal Amir murder Yitzhak Rabin as: (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| Insane Act | 22.4% |
| Cold, calculated act | 77.6% |
Did Yigal Amir acted to murder Yitzhak Rabin: (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| Alone | 28.9% |
| With many partners | 71.1% |
There is a proposal to reduce the sentence of the murderer of Yitzhak Rabin, Yigal Amir. Do you: (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| Support proposal | 5.8% |
| Oppose | 87.9% |
| No opinion | 6.2% |
There is a proposal to give amnesty to Yigal Amir, the murderer of Yitzhak Rabin Do you: (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| Support proposal | 6.6% |
| Oppose | 87.2% |
| No opinion | 6.2% |
I will read you several sentences. Tell me if you agree or disagree with the sentence: (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
A. Yitzhak Rabin endangered the future of the state
| Agree | 14.9% |
| Disagree | 85.1% |
B. Rabin gave hope?
| Agree | 87.1% |
| Disagree | 12.9% |
C. It Is permissible to do everything to prevent the return of territory?
| Agree | 10.1% |
| Disagree | 89.9% |
D. Rabin was a traitor
| Agree | 4.3% |
| Disagree | 95.7% |
E. In light of what you know, should Netanyahu apologize, ask for forgiveness for his public behavior before the murder of Rabin?
| Should | 62% |
| Shouldn't | 38% |
In light of what you know, should Netanyahu apologize, ask for forgiveness for his public behavior before the murder of Rabin? (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| Should | 62% |
| Shouldn't | 38% |
When was the condition of the State of Israel better? (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| During Rabin's reign | 77.3% |
| The situation of the state today | 22.7% |
There are those who claim that Yigal Amir was able to get the opportunity to murder Rabin because he had cooperation from elements in the GSS ("Shabak"). Do you believe this claim? (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| Believe | 24.3% |
| Don't Believe | 75.7% |
In your opinion, the Rabin murder was: (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| An isolated incident, which will remain as such | 50.8% |
| Just the beginning, in the future there will be more political murders of Jews by Jews | 49.2% |
If there will be political murders in the future will they be carried out: (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| Only from the Left camp | 9.7% |
| Only Right camp | 34% |
| Both | 56.3% |
Who should Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu fear with regards to a political assassination? (Shvakim-Panorama, October 26-27, 1997)
| Jewish attacker from the Left | 44.8 |
| Jewish attacker from the Right | 55.2% |
Credit: Data courtesy of the Guttman Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI).
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