SENAYANPOST - Taking place at the Nusantara Ballroom of the Sari Pacific Hotel in Central Jakarta, three survey institutions— Indikator Politik, Lembaga Survey Indonesia, and SMRC (Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting)—released the results of a survey on Indonesian public attitudes toward the United States (US) and Israel's attack on Iran on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
"Why do we have to ask the Indonesian public? Because Indonesia is affected, whether they support, oppose, or are neutral. This survey is important to legitimize the government's stance," explained Djayadi Hanan, Ph.D., Executive Director of SMRC.
Indikator Politik, SMRC, and LSI conducted a survey of 1,066 respondents between Friday and Monday, March 12-30, 2026, regarding Indonesian public attitudes toward the US-Israel attack on Iran. The results showed that 60.1% of respondents disagreed, 23.0% strongly disagreed, and 4.5% did not answer or didn't know. Only 4.7% agreed, and only 0.2% strongly agreed. Meanwhile, 7.4% of respondents were in agreement and disagreed.
In fact, 54.2% of respondents refused to volunteer as medical personnel for the US Army and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in the attack on Iran, and 20.2% of respondents stated they were strongly unwilling. However, 9.6% of respondents expressed a desire, and 3.4% of respondents stated they were very willing. 10.0% of respondents answered either unwilling or unwilling, and only 2.6% didn't know or didn't answer.
"The US-Israeli attack on Iran is not legitimate for the Indonesian public," explained Prof. Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Ph.D., founder and principal researcher of Indikator Politik.
He explained that amidst the onslaught of realist views and the current hoax narratives surrounding the US-Israel attack on Iran, the Indonesian public remains rational and believes in democracy as a system of government.
This is evidenced by their commitment to democracy, with 63.5% of respondents believing that, although Indonesia's democratic system is imperfect, it is the best system of government for the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). Meanwhile, 17.6% of respondents stated that no difference exists regardless of the system of government adopted (democracy or authoritarianism), and 11.5% of respondents stated that under certain conditions, either democracy or authoritarianism is acceptable in Indonesia.
"Amidst the aggression against democracy, the Indonesian people's faith in democracy is quite high," he said.
