Even amid war and trauma, Israeli Jews are more certain than ever: Israel is still the safest place for Jews.

According to a new December 2025 poll by the Israel Democracy Institute’s Viterbi Center, 76% of Jewish Israelis believe Israel is the safest place in the world for Jews—a significant jump from 68% recorded just seven months earlier.

The results come in the wake of a renewed global surge in antisemitism and violent attacks, including the horrific Hanukkah massacre in Sydney last month. For many Israelis, the lesson is clear: even under fire, Israel remains the only country where Jewish safety is a national mission.

Among Arab Israelis, sentiment was more divided: 32% said Israel is safer for Arabs, 35% said other countries are safer, and 29% viewed both as equally safe.

Backed by the state, not just hopes

The survey also found overwhelming support among Jewish Israelis for direct government involvement in supporting Jewish communities abroad:

• 90% favor pressuring foreign governments to better protect their Jewish citizens.

• 80% support sending Israeli emissaries to help diaspora communities in distress.

These numbers reflect more than solidarity—they reflect a historical understanding that Jewish responsibility doesn’t stop at the border, and that Zionism, properly understood, includes global Jewish advocacy rooted in national strength.

A war-era clarity

Since the October 7 massacre, a sobering realism has settled into Israeli public opinion: There is no substitute for Jewish sovereignty. No diaspora, no embassy, no security detail abroad can replace what the IDF, Israeli resilience, and Jewish unity under fire provide at home.

The war has sharpened that clarity, not weakened it.

The results of this latest poll affirms what history has already taught: The Land of Israel is the only true safe haven for the Jewish people. It is the only place God’s promise can and will be kept.

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