Interesting, from the Times of Israel:
The percentage of Arab Israelis who feel kinship with the state has risen dramatically since war with Hamas broke out on October 7, a new survey has found.
The poll by the Israel Democracy Institute found the percentage of both Jewish and Arab Israelis who said they feel a part of the State of Israel and its problems at a 20-year high, at 94% and 70% respectively. Among Arabs, the figure stood at 48% in June….
Asked whether Israel should negotiate immediately for the release of over 240 people abducted to Gaza, 38% said it should but while continuing to fight, 22% said it shouldn’t negotiate, 21% said it should even if it means stopping the military campaign, 10% said it should not negotiate right now, but can when fighting concludes, and 9% didn’t know.
Israeli Arabs? Yes Fiona, there are Israeli Arabs. About 20% of the population. Considerably more, by some 20%, than there are Jews now in Egypt, or Iraq, or Yemen…
Mick Hartley 
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