National Security and Public Opinion in Israel undertakes to depict the patterns of public opinion in Israel regarding national security policy. It analyzes some of the issues involved in the relationship between public opinion and the decisionmakers on national security issues.

Chapter 1. Public Opinion and National Security Policy, Chapter 2. National Security Beliefs and Israel's Political Leadership, Chapter 3. The Distribution of Security Opinion, Chapter 4. The Structure of National Security Beliefs, Chapter 5. Army Service as a Societal Experience, Chapter 6. Social Location and the World of Security, Chapter7. Conclusions