Poll Finds Most Israelis Favour Changing Settlements Policy to Avoid Further Sanctions

A survey has found that most Israelis believe the country's settlements policy should change in order to avoid additional sanctions, according to a poll reported by The Guardian. The findings indicate that a majority of respondents favour adjusting policy in response to external pressure rather than maintaining the current approach.

The same survey found that the UK government's decision to impose a trade ban was not a decisive factor in how Israelis voted in the election. That result suggests the trade measure did not play a determining role in voting behaviour among those surveyed.

The poll offers a measure of Israeli public opinion on the settlements issue at a time when sanctions have been imposed by the UK government, including the trade ban referenced in the survey. The findings set out in the report indicate that a majority of respondents support a policy change aimed at averting further such measures.

The survey did not, according to the report, find that the UK trade ban was decisive in shaping how Israelis cast their votes. The poll therefore records both majority support for changing settlements policy to avoid more sanctions and a limited electoral impact from the UK's trade measure.