Iran Not a Priority For Most Israeli Voters
Israeli voters are more concerned about domestic politics than the threat from Iran, Meir Javedanfar explains.
A recent poll by the Times of Israel showed that the Iranian threat is viewed by only 12% of likely Israeli voters as an urgent issue, whereas 43% of likely voters viewed economic problems as the most pressing issue.
But how can that be? How can so few Israelis be concerned about a regime which has continuously called for their country's elimination, has denied the Holocaust and has armed and financed their sworn enemy, Hamas?
How can only 12% of likely Israeli voters be concerned about Iran and its nuclear program, when their own prime minister has continuously called Iran "the greatest world danger?" This is in addition to describing the regime in Tehran as "apocalyptic," while on other occasions likening it to Adolph Hitler's regime in Nazi Germany.
So what happened? How did the centrifuges in Natanz lose to the rent in Tel Aviv in terms of top concerns for Israelis?
