Nearly two thirds of Israelis are against their government taking unilateral action against Iran and more than half are not convinced that it will do so.
According to a poll conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute, 61 per cent of Israelis Jews do not back a strike on Iran conducted without US support.
Nearly as many also consider the rhetoric used by Israeli politicians, including the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister, to be a tactic to convince the Americans to act.
A little more than one in five Israelis have faith that the country can rely on the US for support in a strike on Iran, as pledged by US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, although the majority do not believe his promises.
