A MultiCountry Study Measuring the Attitudes of Citizens

A Multi-Country Study Measuring the Attitudes of Citizens in Israel, Palestinian Authority, Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Italy, and Poland Towards COVID-19 KONRAD-ADENAUER-STIFTUNG – ISRAEL OFFICE Dr. Alexander Brakel, Representative to Israel 19 May 2020

Survey Methodology ISRAEL PAL AUTHORITY GERMANY POLAND ITALY UK USA Sample Size 502 Hebrew 85 Arabic 500 501 503 501 499 501 Begin Data Collection 28 April 28 April End Data Collection 8 May 9 May 4 May 30 April Margin of Error +/- 4. 05% 4. 38% • • Representative sample in each country Mobile devices, In-APP Quotas for Gender and Age 3, 592 TOTAL RESPONDENTS

Key Findings I • The majority of people are OPTIMISTIC with Israelis being the most with 71% followed by Polish with 65% and the rest from 55 -59%. • Polish, Germans, and Americans are LEAST LIKELY to know someone with Coronavirus with 80%, 73% and 70% responding that they don’t know anyone personally. • Between one-quarter and one-half of respondents think is LIKELY that they or a family member might get Coronavirus, with 61% of Polish thinking it is NOT LIKELY. • People are CONFIDENT that they would receive necessary medical care if they needed it with 70% of British, 69% of Germans, 64% of Israelis, 57% of Palestinians, and 53% of Americans expressing confidence.

Key Findings II • One-quarter (25%) of Italians HAVE NOT left their homes in the past week, 14% of Palestinians and British, 13% of Israelis and Americans, 10% of Polish, and 9% of Germans have also NOT left their homes. Between 5371% have left their homes only 1 -4 times. • Germany has the most people at home alone with 19% followed by the US with 14%, Italy with 11%, and Israel and the UK with 9%. • Israelis (54%), Americans (54%), and Palestinians (52%) are more concerned with their FINANCES while British (58%), Germans (56%), Italians (53%), and Polish (52%) are more concerned with their HEALTH • Palestinians (49%), Americans (39%), and Israelis (34%) have MORE FAITH in G-d since this global crisis began

Key Findings III • Israelis (67%), British (67%), Palestinians (57%), Italians (58%), and Germans (55%) SUPPORT their Prime Minister / Chancellor in handling it. • The majority of Italians (57%), Palestinians (56%), and British (53%) think their Ministry of Health is “doing everything they can. ” • The majority of Israelis (55%) and Palestinians (54%) think their country was PREPARED for the health crisis, with the vast majority of Italians (72%), British (71%), Polish (70%), and Americans (68%) who think their country was UNPREPARED.

In general, are you more OPTIMISTIC or PESSIMISTIC towards the future? 71 OPTIMISTIC 65 58 57 34 35 22 28 22 7 ISRAEL 8 PAL AUTH 12 GERMANY 14 POLAND 15 10 ITALY NOT SURE 59 57 55 30 PESSIMISTIC UK 21 20 USA

In general, are you more OPTIMISTIC or PESSIMISTIC towards the future? 78 72 78 66 74 71 65 31 21 IL HEBREW OPTIMISTIC 26 15 IL ARABIC IL MEN IL WOMEN 18 -24 25 23 16 25 -34 35 -49 79 70 68 25 14 PESSIMISTIC 50+ ASHKENAZI 18 SEPHARDI

Do you know someone personally who was diagnosed with Coronavirus? 73 65 35 ISRAEL 80 YES 64 38 27 PAL AUTH GERMANY 70 64 62 36 NO 36 30 20 POLAND ITALY UK USA

Do you know someone personally who was diagnosed with Coronavirus? 67 66 48 63 44 34 IL ARABIC SECULAR 37 NO 39 31 30 TRAD 69 61 56 52 33 IL HEBREW YES 70 RELIGIOUS ULTRA-ORTHO ASHKENAZI SEPHARDI

Do you think it is LIKELY or NOT LIKELY that you or a family member might contract Coronavirus in the near future? LIKELY 61 47 43 48 39 43 43 35 PAL AUTH GERMANY 45 34 26 ISRAEL NOT LIKELY POLAND 36 42 27 ITALY UK USA

How CONFIDENT or NOT CONFIDENT are you that you or a family member would receive the necessary medical care and treatment if diagnosed with Coronavirus? 69 64 CONFIDENT NOT CONFIDENT 57 45 47 31 34 53 50 33 PAL AUTH GERMANY 33 22 21 ISRAEL 70 POLAND ITALY UK USA

How CONFIDENT or NOT CONFIDENT are you that you or a family member would receive the necessary medical care and treatment if diagnosed with Coronavirus? 75 71 65 56 55 54 42 29 IL HEBREW 35 25 22 IL ARABIC 41 IL MEN CONFIDENT IL WOMEN NOT CONFIDENT SUPPORT PM OPPOSE PM

Left house to buy groceries or medicine, go to the doctor, visit relatives, or exercise in the last week 0 1 -4 5+ 63 59 71 67 64 61 53 32 28 29 29 25 23 19 13 14 9 14 10 13 4 ISRAEL PAL AUTH GERMANY POLAND ITALY UK USA

Including yourself, how many people are living in your home at this time? 1 2 - 3 4 - 5 6 + 45 42 46 33 29 44 42 38 36 46 38 34 30 31 27 19 9 12 7 ISRAEL PAL AUTH 9 GERMANY 12 8 POLAND 14 11 6 ITALY 10 9 UK 10 USA

Looking towards the future, are you more concerned about your personal HEALTH or FINANCES? HEALTH 54 46 ISRAEL 48 52 PAL AUTH 56 FINANCES 52 44 GERMANY 48 POLAND 53 58 47 ITALY 54 42 UK 46 USA

During this global crisis, would you say you have MORE or LESS faith in G-d? MORE LESS 49 39 34 13 ISRAEL 16 PAL AUTH 22 19 12 GERMANY 22 9 POLAND 18 11 6 ITALY 5 UK USA

During this global crisis, would you say you have MORE or LESS faith in G-d? MORE LESS 51 49 37 34 ABOUT THE SAME 48 36 35 35 34 27 13 DON’T BELIEVE 16 19 16 8 ISRAEL 22 PAL AUTH 12 GERMANY 19 9 POLAND 41 39 24 22 18 15 11 6 ITALY 5 UK USA

Do you SUPPORT or OPPOSE the way NETANYAHU / ABBAS / MERKEL / MORAWIECKI / CONTE / JOHNSON / TRUMP is handling the Coronavirus outbreak and crisis? SUPPORT 67 59 OPPOSE 58 55 41 24 ISRAEL 29 PAL AUTH 67 45 38 29 GERMANY 36 33 23 POLAND ITALY UK USA

Do you SUPPORT or OPPOSE the way PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU is handling the Coronavirus outbreak and crisis? SUPPORT OPPOSE 83 80 73 68 60 65 58 33 32 17 AR DI PH SE I HK EN AZ HT RI G FT 13 LE O TH OR TR AUL LIG RE ON TI DI TR A IO US AL R SE CU LA + 13 AS 15 40 -3 9 4 -3 28 21 15 25 4 -2 18 AB AR IL HE BR EW IC 20 26 25 24 35 23 IL 78 75 67 66 65 81 77

When thinking about the decisions and actions taken by the Department / Ministry of Health to fight the spread of Coronavirus, are they……. ? 57 56 49 53 46 41 36 32 39 31 27 ISRAEL PAL AUTH 43 GERMANY POLAND DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN ITALY NOT DOING ENOUGH 31 UK 32 USA

When thinking about the decisions and actions taken by the Ministry of Health to fight the spread of Coronavirus, are they……. ? 62 59 54 53 50 42 42 46 38 28 IL HEBREW IL ARABIC 53 46 43 35 33 IL MEN IL WOMEN 35 30 27 26 18 - 24 42 40 25 - 39 DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN 40 - 49 23 50 - 59 60 + NOT DOING ENOUGH LEFT RIGHT

When thinking about the decisions and actions taken by the Ministry of Health to fight the spread of Coronavirus, are they……. ? 65 64 63 61 59 48 47 51 49 46 37 30 24 PA MEN 23 PA WOMEN 18 - 24 35 30 27 28 21 20 25 - 34 35 - 39 DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 + NOT DOING ENOUGH WORKING NOT-WORK

Do you think IL / PA / DE / PL / IT / UK / US was PREPARED or UNPREPARED for a health crisis like this? PREPARED 55 UNPREPARED 54 41 71 68 51 40 41 25 ISRAEL 72 70 PAL AUTH GERMANY POLAND 23 ITALY 24 UK 24 USA

When thinking about the Coronavirus outbreak in IL / PA / DE / PL / IT / UK / US do you think that the worst is _______? BEHIND US YET TO COME NOT SURE 59 48 41 36 38 37 36 33 26 ISRAEL 51 48 26 PAL AUTH 30 22 GERMANY 27 24 28 24 18 POLAND ITALY UK 28 21 USA

Do you think the post-Coronavirus world will be _______? BETTER 32 32 WORSE THE SAME 34 29 32 26 28 28 27 28 32 30 24 PAL AUTH GERMANY POLAND 32 26 20 19 ISRAEL 40 18 ITALY UK 20 16 USA

EMPLOYMENT VS. UNEMPLOYMENT WORKING 53 51 UNEMPLOYED 51 49 43 41 31 40 32 25 29 28 31 17 ISRAEL PAL AUTH GERMANY POLAND ITALY UK USA

For more information…. . Dr. Alexander Brakel Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Jerusalem, Israel Tel: +972 -567 -1830 Alexander. Brakel@kas. de www. kas. de/israel Mitchell Barak KEEVOON Global Research Jerusalem, Israel Tel: +972 -52 -404 -6600 mitchell@keevoon. com www. keevoon. com