Panels conducted two polls published by Maariv on Dec 11 2014.
Current Knesset seats in [brackets]
24 [21] Labor-Livni
20 [18] Likud
17 [12] Bayit Yehudi
10 [–] Kulanu (Kachlon)
10 [13] Yisrael Beitenu
09 [19] Yesh Atid
08 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [11] Shas
06 [06] Meretz
05 [04] Hadash
05 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
00 [03] Balad
00 [02] Kadima
71 [61] Right-Religious (Possible BB coalition)
49 [59] Center-Left-Arab (Anti-BB coalition)
Second poll was a scenario poll of Lapid-Livni-Mofaz-Trachenbarg.
Current Knesset seats in [brackets]
35 [42] Labor-Livni-Mofaz-Trachenbarg
21 [18] Likud
17 [12] Bayit Yehudi
09 [–] Kulanu (Kachlon)
09 [13] Yisrael Beitenu
08 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [11] Shas
05 [06] Meretz
05 [04] Hadash
05 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
00 [03] Balad
70 [61] Right-Religious (Possible BB coalition)
50 [59] Center-Left-Arab (Anti-BB coalition)
Additional Questions:
Who is most suited to be Prime Minister?
35% Herzog, 34% Netanyahu, 12% Bennett, 13% Saar, 9% Lapid, 8% Kachlon, 8% Liberman
Do you want to see Benjamin Netanyhau re-elected as Prime Minister?
66% No
What is motive behind Netanyahu’s 0 VAT on basic foods program?
78% Campaign trick, 17% Taking care of weaker sectors
Who should lead center-left block?
41% Herzog
What coalition do you prefer to be formed after elections?
28% Right-Religious, 24% Labor-Lapid-Liberman-Kachlon (no Bennett or Haredim), 21% National Unity Government, 19% Center-Left (no Haredim), 8% Don’t know
Who is more suited to serve as Defense Minister?
60% Yaalon, 21% Bennett, 19% Don’t know
Will the addition of this personality strengthen or weaken your decision to vote for their party?
Yuval Diskin: 43% strengthen, 40% weaken, 17% don’t know
Yoav Galant: 40% strengthen, 44% weaken, 16% don’t know
Manuel Trachtenberg: 34% strengthen, 41% weaken, 25% don’t know
Haim Amsalam: 27% strengthen, 49% weaken, 24% don’t know
Elazar Stern: 27% strengthen, 53% weaken, 20% don’t know
The Arab parties may get more than 10 MK’s…
Poll: Israeli Arabs want Tibi to lead united Arab factions
When asked “who would you prefer to lead a united list of Arab parties?”, 47.1 percent said they wanted to see UAL-Ta’al MK Tibi, while only 3.7 percent preferred Hadash MK Mohammad Barakeh, 2.2 wanted Balad MK Jamal Zahalka and a similar numbered supported Balad MK Hanin Zoabi to chair the list. A large portion of respondents, 38.8 percent, said it did not matter who the candidate was, or that they didn’t know, while 6 percent suggested other candidates.
When discarding those who answered “I don’t know” or “It doesn’t matter,” Tibi leads the fray with 76.9 percent of support, with Barakeh is distant second with only 6.1 percent.
The survey also found that 82.4 percent of eligible Israeli Arab voters think the Arab parties should unite to form one list, and only 6.5 percent oppose such a move.
Following the decision to raise the threshold from 2 percent to 3.25 percent – thus leaving Arab parties no choice but to join forces – the poll found that 62 percent of Israeli Arabs plan to vote in the upcoming elections, compared to 56 percent who voted in 2013, and 53 percent who voted in 2009.
Out of those who don’t intend to vote, 14.1 percent said they might change their minds and vote because of the higher threshold. In addition, 38 percent of those who have yet to decide whether or not to vote said they might change their minds.