Archive for December, 2014


Dialog (Panel HaMidgam) conducted two scenario polls broadcast by Channel 10 on Dec 9 2014.

First scenario poll was with a Labor-Livni-Mofaz ticket.

Second scenario poll was with Gidon Saar at head of Likud – no change in any seats.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]                                         

22 [23] Labor-Livni-Mofaz (joint ticket)

20 [18] Likud

15 [12] Bayit Yehudi

13 [–] New Kachlon Party

11 [13] Yisrael Beitenu

10 [19] Yesh Atid

07 [11] Shas

07 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [06] Meretz

05 [04] Hadash

04 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al

00 [03] Balad

00 [06] Movement

00 [02] Kadima

 

73 [61] Right-Religious (Possible BB coalition)

47 [59] Center-Left-Arab (Anti-BB coalition)

 

Additional Questions:

Who is most suited to be Prime Minister?

23% Netanyahu, 22% Herzog, 13% Bennett, 13% Saar, 10% Kachlon, 10% Liberman, 9% Lapid

Do you believe Netanyahu will deliver on 0 VAT promise on basic food?

62% No, 22% Yes, 16% Don’t know

Knesset Jeremy Analysis: Third scenario poll that has a Labor joint ticket as the largest party. A Labor+Livni+Mofaz list loses a seat from 23 to 22, and brings the Anti-BB coalition to 47 seats. Netanyahu’s Likud party has not been the largest party at the end of each of his 3 terms as PM & he might be forced to deal with a similar situation for his 4th, assuming President Rivlin gives him the chance.

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by Knesset Channel on Dec 8 2014.

Panels also conducted a scenario poll with Livni Party joining Labor.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]                                          

21 [18] Likud

18 [12] Bayit Yehudi

17 [15] Labor

12 [19] Yesh Atid

10 [13] Yisrael Beitenu

10 [–] New Kachlon Party

08 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

07 [11] Shas

07 [06] Meretz

05 [04] Hadash

05 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al

00 [03] Balad

00 [06] Movement

00 [02] Kadima

 

74 [61] Right-Religious (Possible BB coalition)

46 [59] Center-Left-Arab (Anti-BB coalition)

 

Scenario Poll:

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]                                           

23 [21] Labor+Livni (Movement)

21 [18] Likud

18 [12] Bayit Yehudi

09 [19] Yesh Atid

09 [–] New Kachlon Party

09 [13] Yisrael Beitenu

08 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

07 [11] Shas

06 [06] Meretz

05 [04] Hadash

05 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al

00 [03] Balad

00 [02] Kadima

 

72 [61] Right-Religious (Possible BB coalition)

48 [59] Center-Left-Arab (Anti-BB coalition)
Additional Questions:

Who is most suited to be Prime Minister?

26% Netanyahu, 15% Herzog, 11% Bennett,

Knesset Jeremy Analysis: Just like the Smith poll last week the Panels poll finds that a joint Herzog-Livni ticket would be the largest party however it only brings an extra 2 seats to the Anti-BB coalition, far off from helping the center-left-arab bloc form any sort of government.

KnessetJeremy Poll & Election Analysis

1) Knesset Jeremy Poll of Polls:
https://knessetjeremy.com/2014/12/07/knesset-jeremy-poll-of-polls-weekly-average-1-likud-23-6-bayit-yehudi-16-6-labor-13-4-yisrael-beitenu-11-kachlon-9-9/

2) Poll of Polls Quotes on Voice of America
http://www.voanews.com/content/collapse-of-israeli-government-bodes-ill-for-peace-process/2547816.html

3) Poll of Polls Quotes on Israel National News:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/188334#.VIRqeDGUfLm

4) Poll of Polls Quotes on Jewish Press:
http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/analysis/knesset-jeremy-poll-of-polls-weekly-average-1/2014/12/07/

5) Poll & Election Analysis on Voice of Israel (starting from 14:20)
http://www.voiceofisrael.com/getting-ready-elections-need-know/?auto=1

Unrelated – http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-cabinet-approves-jewish-state-law-after-fraught-meeting-1978258892
www.inn.co.il%2FNews%2FNews.aspx%2F288590&h=-AQEhXFdR
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Laughing-matters-383914
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Bayit-Yehudi-opens-membership-ahead-of-primary-384270
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/Bayit-Yehudi-and-Tekuma-still-at-loggerheads-over-joint-electoral-list-384411
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/188554#.VIoUNiuUfLk
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Bayit-Yehudi-ups-offer-to-Tekuma-to-avoid-religious-Zionist-split-384760
http://www.timesofisrael.com/hurly-burly-of-early-polling-rarely-holds-water-at-ballot-box/
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/Primary-candidates-court-Bayit-Yehudi-Anglos-5-7-percent-of-the-party-385419
http://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-to-western-immigrants-were-working-on-it/
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/189201#.VKAHml4AOs
http://www.jpost.com/International/Politics-Dropping-like-dominoes-386439
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/189690#.VK8UaSuUfLk
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/189764#.VLMYPCuUfLk
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/Bayit-Yehudi-Anglos-recommend-primary-slate-387444
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/Bayit-Yehudi-primary-could-be-postponed-over-transparency-complaints-387643
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/Bayit-Yehudi-primary-polls-open-after-injunction-to-delay-vote-is-revoked-387695
http://www.france24.com/en/20152801-the-debate-escalation-israel-lebanon-part-two/
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/190780#.VM9y1miUfLk
http://972mag.com/perfecting-the-art-of-predicting-the-future-israeli-elections/102339/

Jeremy Saltan – the ‘Knesset Insider’ with No Regrets


http://www.iba.org.il/program.aspx?scode=1765541
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/191204#.VNu4YfmUfLk
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/New-Tech/Grassroots-group-translates-party-platforms-to-English-391122
http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-extremist-who-could-bring-kahanism-back-to-the-knesset/
http://www.voiceofisrael.com/anglo-vote-live/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/netanyahus-speech-to-congress-fails-to-jolt-the-electoral-needle-at-home/2015/03/04/b8e9f31e-c0e0-11e4-a188-8e4971d37a8d_story.html
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-truth-about-voting-bayit-yehudi/

Why Israel’s Election Is Too Close To Call

How Israel’s Exit Pollsters Missed Right-Wing Rally For Netanyahu



http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/192834#.VQnYd46UfLk
http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/content/s4199630.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ll6xh
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/18/israel-election-polls_n_6893084.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/19/affordable-care-act-fav_n_6900938.html
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/192813#.VQ6TdfmUfLk

December Voice of Israel Radio Links (will be updated as month goes on):

1) National Security w/Dan Diker: The Proposed Jewish State Law: National Security Protection or Peril? (Dec 1)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/proposed-jewish-state-law-national-security-protection-peril/?auto=1

2) ISRAEL INSPIRED w/ARI ABRAMOWITZ & JEREMY GIMPEL: Breaking Down the Causes of Israel’s Coalition Crisis (Dec 2)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/israeli-political-crisis/?auto=1

3) Josh Hasten Show: Is Springtime Election Season in Israel? (Dec 2)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/springtime-election-season-israel/?auto=1

Highlight: https://soundcloud.com/voiceofisrael/hl-1-hasten-dec02-2014

4) National Security w/Dan Diker:  Israel’s Identity Crisis: Jewish and Democratic, or Democratic and Jewish? (Dec 2)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/israels-identity-crisis-jewish-democratic-democratic-jewish/?auto=1

Highlight: http://www.voiceofisrael.com/jewish-state-not-equal-iranian-theocracy/

5) Hosting National Security: Our next COS: Gadi Eisenkott: Dove or Hawk. Who will be our next DM? (Dec 4)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/effect-will-elections-israels-defense/?auto=1

6) Inside Israel Today w/Gil Hoffman: Getting ready for elections and elections for dummies (Dec 7)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/getting-ready-elections-need-know/?auto=1

7) Josh Hasten Show: Analysis of yesterday’s Knesset vote to dissolve the current government in favor of new elections (Dec 10)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/israeli-smartphone-app-glide-offers-video-chat-revolution/?auto=1

8) Live @ 5 Panel w/Molly Livingstone, Danny Seaman, Raoul Wootlif & Mottle Wolfe: Muslim in Jewish Home? (Dec 10)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/not-jokethe-magician-muslim-one-muddy-feet/?auto=1

Highlight: http://www.voiceofisrael.com/?p=2672?auto=1

9) JERUSALEM DIARIES WITH JUDY LASH BALINT: Will the Real Knesset Insider Please Stand Up? (Dec 11)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/will-real-knesset-insider-please-stand/?auto=1

10) Josh Hasten Show: Bennett-Ariel, Chetboun-Yishai (Dec 16)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/understanding-challenges-american-jewry/?auto=1

Highlight: http://www.voiceofisrael.com/religious-zionists-stay-united-upcoming-elections/

11) REJUVENATION WITH EVE HAROW: Genealogy with Jeremy Saltan (Dec 21)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/genealogy-jeremy-saltan-bds-dan-diker-house-experts-cousins/

12) NATIONAL SECURITY WITH DAN DIKER: What Will Become of the New York Times’ Roger Cohen? (Dec 23)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/will-become-new-york-times-roger-cohen/?auto=1

13) Yishai Fleisher Show: Mapping out Arab List, Meretz, Labor-Livni (Dec 23)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/mapping-spectrum-christian-salvation-israeli-political-left/?auto=1

14) Daniel Seaman filling in for the Josh Hasten’s Show: Anglos in Israeli Politics: A Force To Be Reckoned With?

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/anglos-gaining-influence-israeli-political-parties-land-swap-debate/?auto=1

Highlight of second half of interview: http://www.voiceofisrael.com/anglos-israeli-politics-force-reckoned/

15) Hanukkah Party: Live @ 5 (Dec 23)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/?p=3597?auto=1

16) Gil Hoffman Show: Poll of Polls Average & Analysis (Dec 28)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/israels-woes-crippling-corruption-socio-economic-stress/?auto=1

17) Josh Haten Show: Shas Collapse & Elections 101-Top 5 (Dec 30)

http://www.voiceofisrael.com/dishonorable-anti-semiticanti-israel-incidents-2014/?auto=1

Highlight – 2nd half: http://www.voiceofisrael.com/elections-101-introduction-top-5-parties-running-2015-knesset/

 

If you want to listen to 21 of my November interviews:

http://jeremysaltan.com/2014/11/04/november-voice-of-israel-radio-links/

If you want to listen to 13 of my October interviews:

http://jeremysaltan.com/2014/10/01/latest-voice-of-israel-radio-links/

 

Dialog conducted a poll for Channel 10 that was broadcast Dec 6 2014.

Are you satisfied from the following people, from a scale of 1 to 10?

5.8 Kachlon, 5.4 Bennett. 4.9 Netanyahu, 4.8 Liberman, 4.8 Herzog, 3.5 Lapid

 What will be your central consideration in choosing a party in this election?

48% Cost of living & Welfare, 18% Security threats, 15% Influence on the identity of Prime Minister, 10% Religion & State, 5% The diplomatic deadlock, 5% Don’t know

Do you agree that these elections are a national referendum on the conduct of Prime Minister Netanyahu?

48% Yes, 32% No, 20% Don’t know