54% of Israelis ‘distrust the cabinet’, US Democratic senators make ‘two states’ statement
Regarding the performance of the war cabinet, 53.8% of Israelis responded 'not satisfied with the cabinet's work' and 5.4% had 'no opinion', while only 40.8% responded 'very good' and 'good enough', more than half of the Israeli people responded with 'very good' and 'good enough'. Opinion polls show distrust.
An absolute majority of U.S. Democratic senators issued a statement on the 24th in support of the ‘two-state solution’ for ‘recognition of the state of Palestine’.
A recent opinion poll by the Israel Democracy Institute found that 37.9% of respondents answered 'that should be done' when asked about one of the key issues of the cease-fire with Hamas, 'resulting in the return of southern Gaza residents to their homes where they were evacuated due to fighting'. 12% responded ‘no opinion’ and 50.1% responded ‘residents should not be encouraged to return home immediately’, revealing divisions regarding the war.
In particular, more than half of the public (50.4%) responded that an official investigation into how the Hamas surprise attack occurred on October 7 last year ‘should already be conducted,’ and there was still strong criticism of the Netanyahu government’s avoidance of responsibility.
Regarding the mandatory investigation into government responsibility, more than a quarter of the public, or 26.7%, ‘strongly support an immediate investigation,’ while 42.6% are opposed and 7% are ‘not sure.’
This opinion poll, reported by Time of Israel on the 25th, was conducted on the Internet and by phone from the 14th to the 17th, and had a margin of error of 4.04% based on a sample of 502 people in Hebrew and 111 in Arabic.
49 out of 51 Democrats in the U.S. Senate have declared support for a negotiated solution to the conflict that would allow Israel and a Palestinian state to live side by side, ensure Israel's survival as a secure and democratic Jewish state, and fulfill the "legitimate aspirations" of the Palestinian people. was signed and adopted.
Senator Brian Schatz introduced the bill on the 24th as an amendment to legislation providing national security assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
He said at a press conference that day, "What will determine the future of Israel and Palestine is whether there is hope or not," and added, "The two-state solution must be that hope," Time of Israel reported.
The newspaper said of the two Democratic senators, John Fetterman and Joe Manchin, who did not sign the two-state solution amendment, "Senator Fetterman has long supported a two-state solution, but has defined the destruction of Hamas as a precondition for peace." “The aide said he believed the phrase should be included in the bill,” the report said.