Most Britons see Israel as a 'serious threat' to world peace: Survey

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Some 78% of Britons now regard Israel as a serious threat to world peace, up from 48% in 2005, according to a survey published in the National Centre for Social Research's (NatCen) British Social Attitudes report. The figure exceeds the shares of respondents who view Iran (75%) and the US (74%) as serious threats, according to the report, titled “A More Dangerous World: British Attitudes to Security, Defense and International Alliances,” which was published last week.

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The article compares Israel's 78% only with Iran (75%) and the US (74%). It never says that Russia ranked highest at 89%. Without that figure a reader may believe the survey placed Israel first among threats to world peace, when it placed Israel second.

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The Jerusalem Post reported“The country deemed the highest threat to world peace was Russia (89%), followed by Israel”Around 78% of Britons view Israel as a serious threat to world peace, survey finds (opens in a new tab)
Middle East Eye reported“The survey found that 89 percent of Britons see Russia as a serious threat to world peace”Nearly 80 percent of Britons see Israel as a threat to world peace (opens in a new tab)

“Israel’s reputation, too, has seemingly suffered from its involvement in recent Middle East conflict,” the report said. It said the proportion of Britons viewing Israel as a serious threat reached 73% by autumn 2024, after Gaza had suffered “heavy damage” in the wake of Israel’s war on the enclave following an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. The figure fell to around two-thirds in 2025 before rising to 78% in a spring 2026 survey taken after the US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran.

Green Party supporters were the most likely to view Israel as a serious threat at 88%, followed by Labour supporters at 84%, Liberal Democrats at 79%, Conservatives at 70% and Reform UK supporters at 62%.

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Anadolu Agency reports NatCen's British Social Attitudes finding that 78% of Britons see Israel as a serious threat to world peace, with the 2005 baseline, the trend and a breakdown by party. It sets Israel's figure against Iran and the US but never says that Russia ranked higher, so a reader may take Israel to be the top-ranked threat. Nothing else in the piece misleads.

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The article compares Israel's 78% only with Iran (75%) and the US (74%). It never says that Russia ranked highest at 89%. Without that figure a reader may believe the survey placed Israel first among threats to world peace, when it placed Israel second.
How we know
- The Jerusalem Post reported“The country deemed the highest threat to world peace was Russia (89%), followed by Israel”Around 78% of Britons view Israel as a serious threat to world peace, survey finds (opens in a new tab)
- Middle East Eye reported“The survey found that 89 percent of Britons see Russia as a serious threat to world peace”Nearly 80 percent of Britons see Israel as a threat to world peace (opens in a new tab)
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“up from 48% in 2005, according to a survey published in the National Centre for Social Research's (NatCen) British Social Attitudes report”
It gives the headline figure with its source, its baseline and the comparison year, so the reader can see the base and the trend.
“Gaza had suffered “heavy damage” in the wake of Israel’s war on the enclave”
In its own voice it names Israel as the party waging the war on Gaza and does not hide the actor behind an agentless phrase.
“Green Party supporters were the most likely to view Israel as a serious threat at 88%, followed by Labour supporters at 84%, Liberal Democrats at 79%, Conservatives at 70% and Reform UK supporters at 62%.”
It gives the full breakdown by party with figures for each, and does not single out one party's supporters.

How other outlets reported it

The Jerusalem PostAround 78% of Britons view Israel as a serious threat to world peace, survey finds (opens in a new tab)
Middle East EyeNearly 80 percent of Britons see Israel as a threat to world peace (opens in a new tab)

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