The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that about a quarter of Israelis are thinking of leaving Israel due to the repercussions of the war and that data from its Kantar Institute shows that the largest number of these are opposition voters.
The survey data also showed that about a third of Israelis thought about leaving Israel during the past year, including 8% who thought about emigrating from Israel permanently.
Of the 167 participants who responded that they had thought about leaving Israel or had already done so, 24% considered the options of buying a home abroad or living in a rental apartment.
21% also responded that they looked into the possibility of finding a job or starting a business when they left for another country.
The Central Bureau of Statistics in Israel indicated that there was a huge jump in the number of Israelis who decided to leave Israel without any desire to return.
According to the Times of Israel, almost a quarter of Israelis have weighed leaving the country during the past year amid the multifront war, a survey by Kantar Insights and the Kan public broadcaster has found.
According to the poll, conducted last week among a representative sample of Israeli adults, 1% of respondents said they have already left and returned or are planning to return; 23% said they have considered leaving — temporarily or permanently — but haven’t done so; 67% said they haven’t considered leaving; and 9% didn’t answer or said they don’t know.
Unsurprisingly, the poll finds that voters of current opposition parties are more likely (36%) than coalition voters (14%) to have mulled leaving the country. Secular respondents are similarly more likely to have weighed moving than their religious counterparts.
