Israel is now perceived more negatively than any other country in the world, followed by North Korea, Afghanistan and Iran, according to new global polling published by Nira Data as part of its 2026 democracy and country perception research.

The five most positively perceived countries were Switzerland, Canada, Japan, Sweden and Italy.

The findings place Israel at the bottom of the Global Country Perceptions 2026 ranking, a survey of 46,667 respondents assessing how 129 countries and three international organisations are viewed around the world. The ranking was published alongside Nira Data’s 2026 Democracy Perception Index, which surveyed 94,146 respondents across 98 countries on how citizens experience democracy in their own countries.

The result marks another sign of Israel’s deepening international isolation amid its genocide in Gaza, mass displacement of Palestinians, starvation policies and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s global image has collapsed as human rights organisations, UN experts and international courts have warned of grave violations of international law by the occupation state.

The United States also suffered a dramatic collapse in global standing. Washington is now ranked among the five most negatively perceived countries in the world, below both Russia and China in international favourability. Its net perception score fell from +22 per cent in 2024 to -16 per cent in 2026, a 38-point drop in just two years...

The collapse in Israel’s standing comes as global public opinion has shifted sharply against the occupation state over its assault on Gaza. Since October 2023, Israel has killed over 74 thousand Palestinians, destroyed most of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure, displaced nearly the entire population and imposed conditions that UN experts and genocide scholars have described as genocidal.

For the US, the findings point to the steep cost of Washington’s continued military, diplomatic and political support for Israel. While successive US administrations have shielded Israel from accountability at the UN and continued arms transfers despite mounting evidence of war crimes, the survey suggests that global publics increasingly associate American power with impunity, double standards and destabilising wars.


https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260513-israel-becomes-worlds-most-disliked-c...

waggawoody wrote on May 16^th, 2026 at 7:02pm:



Well, I like Israel. I have been to Israel. The range and variety of people is astonishing.

Frank wrote on May 23^rd, 2026 at 10:26am:


Why do you like a nation that practices racial segregation and apartheid?

Today, my annual medical report was published.

I requested a two-month delay to avoid its publication in the midst of a war and to prevent the terrorist regime in Iran from spreading additional false propaganda against Israel.

I want to share three things with you:

1. Praise be to G_d, I am healthy.
2. I am in excellent physical condition.
3. Chag Shavuot Sameach - Happy Shavuot! |

tallowood wrote Yesterday at 7:23am:


That's a shame.

tallowood wrote Yesterday at 12:29pm:


I didn't see any good news.

I saw that one of the world's worst war criminals is supposedly in good health.

Why do you always support war criminals?

tallowood wrote Yesterday at 12:45pm:


You don't support all war criminals, but you always support Netanuahu and Trump - two of the world's worst war criminals.