Britain’s National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) found that 78% of its panel respondents viewed Israel as a serious threat to world peace in spring 2026, up 30 percentage points from 2005.
NatCen’s historical series places the figure at 73% in autumn 2024, then at roughly two-thirds in 2025. The survey asked whether a country would pose a serious threat to world peace over the next 10 years or so. Respondents counted in the top two categories chose “A very serious threat” or “Quite a serious threat.”
The spring 2026 panel followed the February 2026 U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran. EconoTimes previously covered the panel’s 78% finding.
