{"id":16023,"date":"2026-01-21T17:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maala.org.il\/?p=16023"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:51:31","slug":"maala-globescan-survey-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maala.org.il\/en\/maala-globescan-survey-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Maala-Globescan Radar 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16023\" class=\"elementor elementor-16023 elementor-16022\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672ec825 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"672ec825\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7060ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d7060ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><mark style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #2431c1;\">The Role of Businesses in Reducing Polarization and Increasing Social Cohesion<\/mark><\/h3><p>In a public perceptions survey conducted by Maala in December 2025 among a representative sample of the Israeli public, respondents were asked an open-ended question: <em data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"344\">\u201cWhat do you see as the most important issue facing Israel today?\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"347\" \/>Approximately<strong data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"361\"> 21%<\/strong> pointed to <strong data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"396\">social polarization<\/strong> as the country\u2019s most pressing issue &#8211; nearly <b>double<\/b>\u00a0the figure recorded in 2023.\u00a0<\/p><p>The survey results pointed to three distinct and significant issues, while all other topics mentioned by respondents received only marginal support.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16194 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Maala-Globescan-survey-2025\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"397\">In this year\u2019s survey, we took the analysis a step further by examining, for the first time, public perceptions of the role workplaces can play. Roughly <strong data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"285\">70% of the public<\/strong> agree that maintaining respectful discourse in the workplace contributes to social cohesion in Israeli society.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"397\">This is a clearly encouraging finding, and a call to action. Businesses have significant capacity to help foster more respectful discourse.<\/p><p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"397\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16201 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_4-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Maala-Globescan-survey-2025\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_4-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_4-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_4-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_4-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG_Page_4-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><p><strong data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"161\">About the survey:<\/strong><br data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"164\" \/>Maala conducts an annual survey examining public perceptions of and expectations from businesses. The survey is based on the methodology of the global research organization GlobeScan, adapted to Israel\u2019s culture and economy. In 2025, the survey was carried out by the Roshink Research Institute.<\/p><h4><span style=\"color: #2431c1;\">To view the full results <a href=\"https:\/\/maala.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Maala-Globescan-radar-2025_ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&gt;&gt;Click here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social polarization is rising. The 2025 Maala-GlobeScan survey points to workplaces as a force for rebuilding social cohesion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diversity-and-gender","category-public-expectations-from-business"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maala-Globescan Radar 2025 - Maala<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Maala-GlobeScan survey reveals rising concern over polarization and highlights the role workplaces can play in strengthening social cohesion\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/maala.org.il\/en\/maala-globescan-survey-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maala-Globescan Radar 2025 - 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