Jeremy's Knesset Insider

This is the poll that many KnessetJeremy readers have been waiting for – extensive internal Shas polling.

Panels conducted a poll for Knesset Channel that was broadcast on Oct 6 2014.

Who is more suitable to lead Shas in next elections?

Shas voters: 39% Don’t know, 38% Yishai, 23% Deri

General public: 52% Don’t know, 33% Yishai, 15% Deri

Who represents the direction of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef?

Shas voters: 37% Don’t know, 26% Yishai, 27% Deri

Do you believe Deri’s statements that he wants Yishai in the leadership of Shas?

Shas voters: 44% No, 28% Don’t know, 28% Yes

General public: 63% No, 24% Don’t know, 13% Yes

Is there a place for Shas as a party following Rav Ovadia Yosef’s death?

General public: 43% No, 36% Yes, 21% Don’t know

From a diplomatic perspective where should Shas be on the political map?

Shas voters: 65% Right, 35% Left

What should be the main focus of Shas?

55% Poverty, 18% Yeshiva Students Draft, 15% Fighting Sephardi discrimination, 5% Diplomatic issues

Should Eli Yishai leave Shas and form a new party?

Shas voters: 89% No, 8% Don’t know, 3% Yes

Seats: Shas with Yishai as leader – 9 seats, Shas with Deri as leader – 7 seats.

With Yishai Shas is bigger than UTJ, with Deri Shas is smaller than UTJ.

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by Knesset Channel on Oct 2nd 2014.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

27 [19] Likud

18 [12] Bayit Yehudi

16 [15] Labor

10 [19] Yesh Atid

09 [12] Yisrael Beitenu

09 [06] Meretz

08 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

07 [11] Shas

05 [04] Hadash

04 [06] Movement

04 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al

03 [03] Balad

00 [02] Kadima

69 [61] Right-Religious

51 [59] Center-Left-Arab

Additional Questions:

Is Mahmoud Abbas a worthy partner for talks?

63% No, 27% Yes

Do you trust President Obama to manage the US policy in the Middle East?

74% No, 21% Yes

Is President Obama a true friend of Israel?

62% No, 25% Yes

Should Muslims be able to celebrate their holiday in mixed cities with Jewish populations on Yom Kippur?

49% Yes, 38% No – Among all voters

45% No, 41% Yes – Among Jewish voters

Who is mainly responsible for the deterioration in the diplomatic relations between the Israeli government and the US government?

38% Obama, 27% Netanyahu, 21% Don’t know, 14% Kerry

Are you pleased with Prime Minister Netnayhau’s speech at the United Nations?

58% Yes, 27% No

Did Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech succeed in convincing the global public opinion?

53% No, 28% Don’t know, 19% Yes

Is this the right time to renew negotiations with the Palestinians?

51% No, 41% Yes

Should a new Police Commissioner be appointed from the outside even at the expense of another wave of senior police officer resignations?

55% Yes, 28% Don’t know, 17% No

Do you trust the police?

41% To a certain extent, 29% To a lesser extent, 18% Not at all, 5% A great deal

Are you satisfied with the conduct of current Police Commissioner Yochanan Danino?

44% No, 34% Yes, 22% Don’t know