Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on October 23 2014.

The seat poll was published on October 24 2014 by Maariv.

The alternative Yesh Atid-Livni Party poll was also published in Maariv.

Additional questions were also asked for Maariv readers.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

22 [19] Likud

16 [12] Bayit Yehudi

15 [15] Labor

10 [–] New Kachlon Party

09 [19] Yesh Atid

09 [12] Yisrael Beitenu

09 [06] Meretz

08 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

07 [11] Shas

05 [04] Hadash

04 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al

03 [06] Movement

03 [03] Balad

00 [02] Kadima

72 [61] Right-Religious

48 [59] Center-Left-Arab

Where do Kachlon’s seats come from? Yesh Atid 3, Likud Beitenu 2, Labor 1, Bayit Yehudi 1, Shas 1, Livni 1, New voters (under 18 on Jan 2013) 1

Scenario Poll in case Lapid & Livni run together:

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

22 [19] Likud

15 [25] Yesh Atid+Livni Party

15 [12] Bayit Yehudi

14 [15] Labor

10 [–] New Kachlon Party

09 [12] Yisrael Beitenu

08 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

08 [06] Meretz

07 [11] Shas

05 [04] Hadash

04 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al

03 [03] Balad

00 [02] Kadima

71 [61] Right-Religious

49 [59] Center-Left-Arab

Additional Questions for Panels:

Are you satisfied with the following ministers?

38% Economy Minister Bennett, 36% Prime Minister Netanyahu, 32% Opposition Leader Herzog, 26% Justice Minister Livni, Finance Minister 22% Lapid

Who is most suitable to be Prime Minister?

24% Prime Minister Netanyahu, 12% Economy Minister Bennett, 9% Opposition Leader Herzog, 9% Justice Minister Livni, 6% Interior Minister Saar, 6% Former Likud Minister Kachlon, 4% Finance Minister Lapid

Should Prime Minister Netanyahu act towards bringing in Shas & UTJ into the coalition, even at the cost of Yesh Atid or Yisrael Beitenu leaving?

63% No, 24% Yes

What topic should the upcoming Knesset session focus on?

67% Cost of living, 22% Security threats on Israel, 7% Negotiations with Palestinians, 4% State and religion issues

Will the current coalition survive the upcoming Knesset session?

42% Yes, 40% No

Are you in favor of new elections?

51% No, 30% Yes

Additional Questions for Maariv:

Do you support the new Lapid+Livni alliance on diplomatic issues?

40% Yes, 38% No, 22% No opinion

Will the decision to give Yuval Diskin a place on a Knesset list influence your decision to vote for that list?

60% No it won’t influence, 11% Yes and I’d consider voting for that party

If Gideon Saar returns to politics as part of a list will that influence your decision to vote for that list?

58% No it won’t influence, 18% Yes and I’d consider voting for that party