Direct Polls: 3/4 of Israelis support judicial reform

A large majority of Israelis support Justice Minister Yariv Levin's judicial reforms, the Direct Polls institute reported yesterday (Monday), presenting a different picture from the polls suggesting the controversy surrounding the reforms are causing the coalition to lose support.

According to the institute, the polls cited by the mainstream media in Israel do not include specific questions on the content of the judicial reform, and respondents are much more supportive of the reforms when asked about specific aspects.

About 60% of Israelis support the vast majority of the judicial reforms when asked questions about the content of the reforms, Direct Polls stated.

The surveys found that 40% of Israelis support the judicial reforms in their current form, as proposed by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Knesset Constitution Committee chairman Simcha Rothman. The majority of these supporters are on the right-wing of the political spectrum. READ MORE