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Nearly 4 in 10 Israelis support revival of Gaza settlements

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On Sunday, a conference was attended by 5,000 people in Jerusalem where 12 cabinet members and 15 coalition MKs spoke in favor of resettling Gaza after the war.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

In a television poll taken by Israel’s Channel 12 news, nearly 4 out of 10 respondents, or 38% said they supported a revival of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip after the war.

According to the poll, conducted by Midgam, 51% of respondents said they were opposed to resettling Gaza.

Half of those polled also said they would oppose a plan to return 35 Israeli captives from Gaza in exchange for releasing thousands of jailed Arab terrorists. Thirty-five percent of respondents said they backed such a deal.

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of Israelis say Israel should halt humanitarian aid to Gaza until Hamas returns all Israeli captives to Israel. Just 21% said the aid should continue regardless of whether the hostages are returned.

Support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains low compared to before October 7th, according to the Midgam poll, with 41% of respondents saying they prefer Minister Benny Gantz as premier, versus just 23% who favor Netanyahu.

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Earlier this month, Gantz led Netanyahu by a smaller margin, 42% to 29%.

The poll was released just a few days after the “Settlements Bring Security” conference attended by 5,000 people in Jerusalem where 12 cabinet members and 15 coalition MKs spoke in favor of resettling Gaza after the war.

Following the conference, the United States and France were highly critical of statements made by ministers in Israel’s government and expressed concerns that Israel would “occupy” Gaza.

The Biden Administration issued a statement condemning the conference saying, “This rhetoric is incendiary and irresponsible.”

While Netanyahu did not condemn the conference, in a statement on Saturday night, he commented that the plan to resettle Gaza was “unrealistic” distanced himself from comments by ministers who attended the event.