First poll after Lapid presents first draft for the budget
Panels conducted a poll broadcast on Knesset Channel May 13 2013.
Current Knesset seats in [brackets]
26 [31] Likud Beitenu
20 [15] Labor
16 [19] Yesh Atid
13 [12] Bayit Yehudi
10 [11] Shas
08 [06] Mertez
06 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
04 [06] Movement
04 [04] Hadash
03 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
03 [03] Balad
03 [00] Strong Israel
02 [02] Kadima
02 [00] Am Shalem
60 [61] Right-Religious
60 [59] Center-Left-Arab
Link to an op-ed I wrote for the Jewish Press
The first poll conducted after Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef replaced Eli Yishai with Aryeh Deri as leader of Shas.
Smith conducted a poll published by Globes on May 3 2013.
Current Knesset seats in [brackets]
30 [31] Likud Beitenu
30 [19] Yesh Atid
13 [12] Bayit Yehudi
12 [15] Labor
10 [11] Shas
07 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
07 [06] Mertez
00 [06] Movement
00 [02] Kadima
11 [11] Hadash, Ra’am-Ta’al and Balad
60 [61] Right-Religious
60 [59] Center-Left-Arab
Panels Poll broadcasted on Knesset Channel April 4 2013.
Current Knesset seats in [brackets]
28 [19] Yesh Atid
25 [31] Likud Beitenu
15 [15] Labor
14 [12] Bayit Yehudi
08 [11] Shas
07 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
07 [06] Mertez
04 [06] Movement
04 [04] Hadash
03 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
03 [03] Balad
02 [02] Kadima
54 [61] Right-Religious
66 [59] Center-Left-Arab
The Knesset approved the 33rd government of the State of Israel by a vote of 68-48 with 4 MKs not present. Prime Minister Netanyahu will be joined by 21 ministers and 8 deputy ministers.
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud Beitenu) Prime Minister , Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs
Maagar Mochot poll broadcast on Channel 10 on March 17 2013
Current Knesset seats in [brackets]
30 [31] Likud Beitenu
25 [19] Yesh Atid
12 [12] Bayit Yehudi
12 [11] Shas
11 [15] Labor
07 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
05 [06] Movement
01 [02] Kadima
17 [17] Mertez, Ra’am-Ta’al, Hadash and Balad
61 [61] Right-Religious
59 [59] Center-Left-Arab
Panels Poll for Knesset Channel conducted March 14th 2013.
Current Knesset seats in [brackets]
31 [19] Yesh Atid
24 [31] Likud Beitenu
18 [12] Bayit Yehudi
14 [15] Labor
08 [11] Shas
07 [06] Meretz
05 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
03 [06] Movement
02 [02] Kadima
08 [11] Ra’am-Ta’al, Hadash and Balad
55 [61] Right-Religious
65 [59] Center-Left-Arab
Report: Probable look at Netanyahu government, his 21 ministers and 8 deputy ministers.
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) Prime Minister , Minister of Foreign Affairs
Moshe Ya`alon (Likud) Minister of Defense
Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) Minister of Finance
Naftali Bennett (Bayit Yehudi) Minister of Economy, Industry, Trade, and Labor, Minister of Religious Services, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Jerusalem
Tzipi Livni (Livni Party) Minister of Justice
Gideon Sa`ar (Likud) Minister of Internal Affairs
Shai Piron (Yesh Atid) Minister of Education
Yitzhak Aharonovitch (Yisrael Beitenu) Minister of Internal Security
Uri Ariel (Bayit Yehudi) Minister of Housing and Construction
Yael German (Yesh Atid) Minister of Health
Uzi Landau (Yisrael Beitenu) Minister of Tourism
Yisrael Katz (Likud) Minister of Transportation, National Infrastructure, and Road Safety
Gilad Erdan (Likud) Minister of Communications and Minister of Home Front Defence
Yaakov Perry (Yesh Atid) Minister of Science and Technology
Limor Livnat (Likud) Minister of Culture and Sport
Yair Shamir (Yisrael Beitenu) Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Meir Cohen (Yesh Atid) Minister of Welfare and Social Services
Uri Orbach (Bayit Yehudi) Minister for Senior Citizens
Amir Peretz (Livni Party) Minister of Environmental Protection
Sofa Landver (Yisrael Beitenu) Minister of Immigrant Absorption
** Silvan Shalom (Likud) Minister of Energy and Water, Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galil, (possibly Minister of Regional Cooperation)
** Yuval Steinitz (Likud) Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy and Minister of Strategic Affairs
** = Pending
Reported Defense Ministers:
Deputy Defense Danon (Likud)
Deputy Foreign Elkin (Likud)
Deputy Education Vortzman (Bayit Yehudi)
Deputy Religious Ben Dahan (Bayit Yehudi)
Deputy Welfare Minister Levy (Yesh Atid)
Deputy Minister Akunis (Likud)
+ 2 more
* I will update this page as thing change.
I’m looking forward to Monday, that is most likely the day we will swear in a new government. Coalition deals should be on Knesset table Sunday. There is a 24-hour period in between.
Here are the highs and lows of Israel’s top 20 populated cities for the Knesset’s 12 parties.
Likud Beitenu: Avg 23%.
Highs: 42% Ashkelon, 38% Beer Sheva, 36% Ashdod.
Lows: 4% Bnei Brak, 18% Tel Aviv, 19% Raanana.
Yesh Atid: Avg 14%.
Highs: 26% Hertzlia, 23% Rishon Letzion and Ramat Gan.
Lows: 1% Bnei Brak, 4% Bet Shemesh, 7% Jerusalem.
Labor: Avg 11%.
Highs: 19% Kfar Saba, 17% Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan.
Lows: 1% Bnei Brak, 3% Bet Shemesh, 6% Ashdod.
Bayit Yehudi: Avg 9%.
Highs: 14% Bet Shemesh and Raanana, 13% Petah Tikva.
Lows: 4%, Tel Aviv and Bnei Brak, 6% Haifa, Holon and Hertzlia.
Shas: Avg 8%.
Highs: 25% Bnei Brak, 18% Bet Shemesh, 17% Ashdod.
Lows: 2% Modiin, 3% Haifa and Raanana.
UTJ: Avg 5%.
Highs: 60% Bnei Brak, 28% Bet Shemesh, 22% Jerusalem.
Lows: <1% Holon, Kfar Saba and Modiin.
Movement: Avg 4%.
Highs: 8% Hertzlia, 7% Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon Letzion and 4 others.
Lows: <1% Bnei Brak, 1% Bet Shemesh, 2% Jerusalem.
Meretz: Avg 4%.
Highs: 14% Tel Aviv, 8% Hertzlia, 7% Ramat Gan, Kfar Saba and Raanana.
Lows: <1% Bnei Brak, 1% Ashdod, Ashkelon and Bet Shemesh.
Ra’am-Ta’al: Avg 3%.
Highs: 1% Tel Aviv.
Lows: <1% 19 cities.
Hadash: Avg 2%.
Highs: 5% Haifa, 2% Tel Aviv.
Lows: <1% 18 cities.
Balad: Avg 2%.
Highs: 2% Haifa.
Lows: <1% 19 cities.
Kadima: Avg 2%.
Highs: 3% Rishon Letzion, Holon, Ramat Gan and Hertzlia.
Lows: <1% Bnei Brak and Bet Shemesh, 1% Jerusalem and Ashdod.
| Party/City | National Avg | Tel Aviv | Jerusalem | Haifa | Rishon | Petah Tikva | Ashdod |
| Overall Votes | 3,792,742 | 244,901 | 241,139 | 139,363 | 125,345 | 111,194 | 103,274 |
| Likud Beitenu | 23% | 18% | 21% | 26% | 31% | 29% | 36% |
| Yesh Atid | 14.33% | 21% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 18% | 10% |
| Labor | 11.39% | 17% | 7% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 6% |
| Bayit Yehudi | 9.12% | 4% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 13% | 7% |
| Shas | 8.75% | 6% | 16% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 17% |
| UTJ | 5.16% | 1% | 22% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 10% |
| Movement | 4.99% | 7% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% |
| Meretz | 4.55% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Ra’am-Ta’al | 3.65% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Hadash | 2.99% | 2% | <1% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Balad | 2.56% | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Kadima | 2.08% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Party/City | Holon | Netanya | Beer Sheva | Ramat Gan | Bnei Brak | Bat Yam | Rechovot |
| Overall Votes | 93,248 | 92,694 | 85,611 | 80,182 | 75,147 | 63,960 | 62,147 |
| Likud Beitenu | 31% | 34% | 38% | 23% | 4% | 37% | 27% |
| Yesh Atid | 20% | 16% | 11% | 23% | 1% | 15% | 17% |
| Labor | 13% | 9% | 8% | 17% | 1% | 10% | 13% |
| Bayit Yehudi | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 11% |
| Shas | 11% | 11% | 13% | 4% | 25% | 12% | 8% |
| UTJ | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 60% | 1% | 4% |
| Movement | 6% | 4% | 5% | 7% | >1% | 6% | 6% |
| Meretz | 3% | 2% | 2% | 7% | >1% | 2% | 4% |
| Ra’am-Ta’al | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Hadash | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Balad | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Kadima | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | <1% | 2% | 2% |
| Party/City | Ashkelon | Kfar Saba | Hertzlia | Raanana | Modiin | Hadera | Bet Shemesh |
| Overall Votes | 54,431 | 51,659 | 50,958 | 41,153 | 39,954 | 38,578 | 29,593 |
| Likud Beitenu | 42% | 23% | 22% | 19% | 23% | 34% | 23% |
| Yesh Atid | 10% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 27% | 16% | 4% |
| Labor | 7% | 19% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 3% |
| Bayit Yehudi | 9% | 7% | 6% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 14% |
| Shas | 14% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 9% | 18% |
| UTJ | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | <1% | 2% | 28% |
| Movement | 4% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 1% |
| Meretz | 1% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 1% |
| Ra’am-Ta’al | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Hadash | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Balad | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Kadima | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | <1% |
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