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Confidence in Benjamin Netanyahu

How much confidence do you have in each of the following leaders to do the right thing regarding world affairs? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Latest wave fielded March 24 to 30, 2025. Primary source: Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel Wave 166 (Spring 2025 Global Attitudes, U.S.), March 24 to 30, 2025.

Trend

Confidence in Benjamin Netanyahu: trendLine chart of 4 survey waves from Spring 2023 to Spring 2025. Exact values are in the table below.0%10%20%30%20242025Year of fieldworkPercentA lot of confidence, Spring 2023 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 8%A lot of confidence, Spring 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 9%A lot of confidence, September 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 11%A lot of confidence, March 24 to 30, 2025: 9%Some confidence, Spring 2023 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 24%Some confidence, Spring 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 21%Some confidence, September 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 21%Some confidence, March 24 to 30, 2025: 23%Not too much confidence, Spring 2023 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 25%Not too much confidence, Spring 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 27%Not too much confidence, September 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 27%Not too much confidence, March 24 to 30, 2025: 28%No confidence at all, Spring 2023 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 17%No confidence at all, Spring 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 25%No confidence at all, September 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 25%No confidence at all, March 24 to 30, 2025: 24%Never heard of this person, Spring 2023 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 26%Never heard of this person, Spring 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 15%Never heard of this person, September 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 16%Never heard of this person, March 24 to 30, 2025: 15%DK/Refused, Spring 2023 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 1%DK/Refused, Spring 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 2%DK/Refused, September 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster): 0%DK/Refused, March 24 to 30, 2025: 1%
  • A lot of confidence
  • Some confidence
  • Not too much confidence
  • No confidence at all
  • Never heard of this person
  • DK/Refused
Source: Pew Research Center; see Sources below. Percentages of respondents.

Toplines

Confidence in Benjamin Netanyahu: toplines by survey wave, percent (newest first)
Field datesA lot of confidenceSome confidenceNot too much confidenceNo confidence at allNever heard of this personDK/RefusedSample (n)Margin of error
March 24 to 30, 202592328241513,605±1.9
September 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster)11212725160----
Spring 2024 (dates as labelled by the pollster)9212725152----
Spring 2023 (dates as labelled by the pollster)8242517261----

Note: Earlier waves are labelled by season in the topline; exact field dates for those waves are in the linked Pew reports. Chart positions for season-labelled waves are approximate.

Sources

  1. Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel Wave 166 (Spring 2025 Global Attitudes, U.S.), March 24 to 30, 2025, accessed October 13, 2026.
  2. Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel Wave 166 (Spring 2025 Global Attitudes, U.S.), topline, accessed October 13, 2026.

Cite

Pew Research Center, "Confidence in Benjamin Netanyahu," in Middle East Forum, U.S. Opinion on the Middle East, https://polls.meforum.org/q/pew-confidence-netanyahu/.