Archive for November, 2014


Dialog conducted a poll of 535 people with a margin of error of 4.1% that was published by Haaretz on November 30 2014. The poll was conducted on Nov 26-27.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

24 [18] Likud

16 [12] Bayit Yehudi

13 [15] Labor

12 [–] New Kachlon Party

11 [19] Yesh Atid

11 [13] Yisrael Beitenu

08 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [11] Shas

06 [06] Meretz

05 [04] Hadash

04 [06] Movement

04 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al

00 [03] Balad

00 [02] Kadima

 

77 [61] Right-Religious

43 [59] Center-Left-Arab

Additional Questions:

Who is most fit to be Israel’s Prime Minister?

35% Prime Minister Netanyahu, 17% Opposition Leader Herzog, 8% Foreign Minister Liberman, 7% Finance Minister Lapid, 6% Economy Minister Bennett, 27% Don’t know

Do you approve of the conduct of Prime Minister Netanyahu?

52% Not approve, 38% Approve, 10% Don’t know

Do you approve of the conduct of Foreign Minister Liberman?

47% Not approve, 39% Approve, 14% Don’t know

Do you approve of the conduct of Finance Minister Lapid?

65% Not approve, 23% Approve, 12% Don’t know

Do you approve of the conduct off President Rivlin?

61% Approve, 39% Not approve/Don’t know

Why is Prime Minister Netanyahu advancing Jewish State Bill at this time?

41% Primaries in Likud and fight for right wing votes, 40% to strengthen the status of Israel as a Jewish State, 19% Don’t know

Should Prime Minister Netanyahu run for a 4th term as Prime Minister?

47% It is time for him to quit and leave the stage for others, 45% He should run for a 4th term, 8% Don’t know

Smith conducted a poll of 500 people with a margin of error of 4.5% that was published by Globes on November 27 2014. The poll was conducted on Nov 25-26.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

23 [18] Likud

16 [12] Bayit Yehudi

15 [15] Labor

11 [13] Yisrael Beitenu

10 [19] Yesh Atid

10 [11] Shas

09 [–] New Kachlon Party

08 [06] Meretz

07 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

05 [04] Hadash

03 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al

03 [03] Balad

00 [06] Movement

00 [02] Kadima

76 [61] Right-Religious

44 [59] Center-Left-Arab

Additional Questions

Who is most fit to be Israel’s Prime Minister?

33% Prime Minister Netanyahu, 15% Opposition Leader Herzog, 12% Economy Minister Bennett, 8% Foreign Minister Liberman, 6% Finance Minister Lapid, 26% None of the above

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on November 27 2014.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

23 [18] Likud
18 [12] Bayit Yehudi
14 [15] Labor
13 [19] Yesh Atid
08 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
08 [06] Meretz
07 [13] Yisrael Beitenu
07 [11] Shas
07 [07] Ra’am-Ta’al & Balad
07 [–] New Kachlon Party
04 [06] Movement
04 [04] Hadash
00 [02] Kadima
70 [61] Right-Religious
50 [59] Center-Left-Arab

Additional Questions

Who is most fit to be Israel’s Prime Minister?

28% Prime Minister Netanyahu, 12% Economy Minister Bennett, 9% Opposition Leader Herzog, 9% Justice Minister Livni, 5% Foreign Minister Liberman, 5% Finance Minister Lapid, 3% Former Minister Kachlon

Are you for a joint ticket of Likud-Yisrael Beitenu-Bayit Yehudi?

43% Against, 33% For

Would you vote for right joint ticket?

44% Probably, 18% Possibly, 7% Possibly not, 16% Probably not

Are you for a joint ticket of Labor-Meretz-Yesh Atid-Livni?

42% For, 37% Against

Would you vote for left joint ticket?

44% Probably, 29% Possibly, 11% Possibly not, 11% Probably not

Will coalition survive Jewish Law crisis?

41% Yes, 29% No

Why do Lapid & Livni oppose Jewish State Bill?

56% Politics, 28% Ideology

Does Israel need the Jewish State Bill?

46% Yes, 45% No

Do you agree with current version of Bill?

43% Yes, 39% No

Does bill harm Israeli citizens that are not Jewish?

45% Yes, 43% No

Does bill harm Israeli status in international community?

45% No, 44% Yes

Do you approve or not approve of Police Commissioner public statements against MKs?

46% Yes, 43% No

Is Amir Benyoun’s song ‘Ahmad loves Israel’ a legitimate song?

45% No, 36% Yes
(56% of those under the age of 29 polled said yes)

Do you support President Rivlin’s decision to cancel Amir’s performance?

46% Yes, 44% No

Does the press shut up the right more than the left?

59% Yes, 30% No

 

Al Jazeera Debate: Jeremy vs Tibi

Did you catch Jeremy vs Tibi?

Watch my Al Jazeera debate with Deputy Speaker MK Ahmad Tibi on the topic:”Israel: Jewish state vs democracy?”

Non-US viewers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf3-TnbQKVg

For US viewers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmbYcOZWvWA&list=UU5V7YK8vypRqCA3nWKGa3qg

Al Jazeera Website: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2014/11/israel-jewish-state-vs-democracy-2014112417443270616.html

Following the Jeremy vs Tibi debate I had two follow-ups on Voice of Israel:

Panel discussion and more in-depth on Jewish State Bill: http://www.voiceofisrael.com/will-new-jewish-nation-state-bill-impact-israels-minorities/

Josh Hasten Analysis Recap (25 mins in)  http://www.voiceofisrael.com/campus-hillels-infiltrated-faux-pro-israel-student-groups/?auto=1

Middle East Eye caught one of tweets on the controversy surrounding the bill: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-cabinet-approves-jewish-state-law-after-fraught-meeting-1978258892

Israel National News: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/188184#.VIBhmTGUfLk

TRI conducted a poll of 500 people that was published online by Haredi website Bchardei chadrim on November 22nd.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

27 [18] Likud

17 [12] Bayit Yehudi

12 [15] Labor

10 [19] Yesh Atid

10 [11] Shas

08 [13] Yisrael Beitenu

08 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

08 [06] Meretz

06 [–] Kachlon Party

03 [06] Movement

11 [11] Hadash, Balad & Ra’am-Ta’al

00 [02] Kadima

 

76 [61] Right-Religious

44 [59] Center-Left-Arab