Survey comes a month after the death of the boy, whose lungs collapsed after using e-cigarettes. It also emerged that a third of the respondents believe that switching from regular cigarettes to electronic cigarettes will lead to improved health.

At the same time, the presence of smoking companies was permitted at Knesset deliberations. "Representatives of an industry aimed at harming the public," said a letter to the Speaker of the Knessett. The letter was signed by the Israel Cancer Association and the Association of Public Health Physicians, among others.