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…as 97% of Israeli voters call US relationship vital
Fourth survey over two years finds 81 percent back The Accords; 78 percent support a Saudi deal, and 61 percent identify Iran as the hand behind Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthi attacks — while nearly two in three believe Hezbollah can be disarmed
Israeli support for the Abraham Accords has reached its highest level since the Council for a Secure America began tracking Israeli public opinion in July 2024, and belief in a strong U.S.-Israel relationship is now near unanimous, according to a new CSA survey of likely Israeli voters conducted in June.
Ninety-seven percent of Israeli voters say the State of Israel’s relationship with the United States is important — the highest figure recorded across four surveys taken over a period of two years — with just three percent saying it is not. More than three in four (78 percent) say American support is critical to Israel’s future.
Key findings from the June 2026 wave:
- Abraham Accords at a record high: 81 percent of Israeli voters support the diplomatic agreements between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco, against just 5 percent opposed – up from 75 percent in August 2025. Support reaches 88 percent among Israelis 45 and older.
- Broad appetite for wider normalization: 78 percent support a future diplomatic agreement with Saudi Arabia (6 percent opposed), 72 percent support an agreement with Lebanon, and 64 percent support an agreement with Syria. Seventy-one percent (71%) believe Saudi-Israel relations would help the Israeli economy; only 3 percent believe they would hurt it.
- Iran seen as the real culprit: 61 percent say Iran is the real culprit directing the attacks against Israel by Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis – a 13-point increase from February 2025 – versus 28 percent who say those groups act independently with Iranian support.
- Confidence that Hezbollah can be disarmed: 65 percent believe the United States, the IDF, and the Lebanese Armed Forces together can one day disarm Hezbollah; 25 percent believe they cannot.
- Two-state opposition holds: 63 percent of Israeli voters oppose a two-state solution and 22 percent support it — essentially unchanged across two years of tracking. Opposition is strongest among younger Israelis: 66 percent of voters under 44 oppose, with only 17 percent in support.
- Gaza’s future: 41 percent want Israel to govern Gaza in the coming years and 25 percent prefer an international coalition that includes Arab countries — with the coalition option falling eight points since July 2024. Among Israelis under 44, Israeli governance leads the coalition option 54 percent to 15 percent.
“These numbers show that Israelis continue to embrace the Abraham Accords model in record numbers,” said Jennifer Sutton, Executive Director of the Council for a Secure America. “Eighty-one percent back the Accords. On top of that, nearly eight in 10 Israelis want a deal with Saudi Arabia, and strong majorities want agreements with Lebanon and Syria. The appetite for normalization, prosperity, and regional integration is clear, though Israelis remain equally clear-eyed that Iran is the author of the violence that stands in the way of peace, prosperity, and cooperation in the region.Israelis want peace and prosperity.
“Washington should take note,” Ms. Sutton continued. “With 97 percent of Israelis calling the U.S. relationship vital and 65 percent believing Hezbollah can actually be disarmed through American, Israeli, and Lebanese cooperation, the mandate for continued U.S. leadership in the region could not be plainer.”
A.I
July 14, 2026
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