Archive for February, 2016


Israel Counter up to 92 in the 11 GOP main events (Debates+NH Forum) after a record 43 mentions during this debate. In this CNN debate “Israel” or “Israeli” was mentioned 17 times by Cruz, 15 by Trump, 5 by Rubio, 3 by Kasich and 3 by Carson.

GOP Events Times Last Debate Total
Cruz      11         5           17                22
Trump  9          2           15                17
Rubio    11        8             5                13
Kasich  11        2              3                 5
Carson 11         1             3                  4

GOP Events Times
Huckabee 7 6 out
Fiorina 8 4 out
Pataki 5 4 out
Jindal 5 4 out
Bush 10 3 out
Paul 7 3 out
Christie 9 2 out
Graham 5 2 out
Walker 3 2 out
Santorum 8 1 out
Gilmore 2 0 out
Perry 2 0 out
*Events: Debates+NH Forum

Smith conducted a poll for Reshet Bet Radio that was broadcast on Feb 26 2016

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

27 [30] Likud

19 [24] Zionist Union

18 [11] Yesh Atid

13 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

11 [08] Bayit Yehudi

07 [10] Kulanu

07 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

06 [07] Shas

06 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [05] Meretz

64 [67] Right-Religious

56 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Panels conducted a poll of 507 people with a 4.3% margin of error for Jerusalem Post and Maariv that was published on Feb 19 2016

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

27 [30] Likud

18 [11] Yesh Atid

15 [24] Zionist Union

12 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

12 [08] Bayit Yehudi

10 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

07 [07] Shas

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [10] Kulanu

06 [05] Meretz

69 [67] Right-Religious

51 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Additional Questions:

Do you believe reports about Sara Netanyahu’s problematic behavior?

62% Yes, 20% Don’t know, 18% No

Will such behavior harm the prime minister’s ability to do his job?

66% Yes, 23% No, 11% Don’t know

Does Sara Netanyahu’s behavior did not harm their opinion of her husband?

50% No, 44% Yes, 6% Don’t know

Likud voters: Only 19% said yes.

Do you believe the reports about Sara Netanyahu?

46% No, 33% Yes, 21% Don’t know

Panels Poll on Security Issues

Panels conducted a poll for Knesset Channel that was broadcast on Feb 11 2016

In principle do you support or oppose the proposed bill that would allow MKs in certain cases to oust a sitting MK?

54% Support, 35% Oppose, 11% Don’t Know

What do you think of the Knesset Ethics Committee punishment of the Balad MKs?

61% Too light, 26% Proportional, 13% Too severe

What is your sense of security on a day-to-day basis?

41% Somewhat secure, 27% Very secure, 20% Little bit secure, 10% Not secure

(Geographically the area that feels least secure is the southern residents)

How satisfied are you with the government’s conduct during the current terror wave?

77% Not satisfied, 19% Satisfied, 4% No opinion on the subject

Compared to this time last year, has your personal sense of security been harmed?

56% Harmed, 40% Not harmed, 4% Don’t know

Do you support Netanyahu’s announcement that all of Israel’s borders will be completely surrounded by a security fence?

61% Yes, 24% No

If there is no partner on the other side, do you support one-sided moves?

49% Yes, 42% No

Panels conducted a poll for Knesset Channel that was broadcast on Feb 8 2016

What is Meretz’s main problem?

36% Cares more about Arabs than Jews, 28% Is extreme left, 19% The public has gone right, 5% Has no problem, 3% That they dealt with social issues

What grade do you give Meretz in Knesset work? (Question for left voters)

30% Good, 28% Average, 18% Very Good, 10% Bad

What grade do you give Meretz Leader Zahava Gal-On? (Question for left voters)

40% Good, 19% Very Good, 19% Average, 16% Bad

Left in your eyes is:

74% Legitimate perspective, 26% Bad word

Which Knesset Faction has the best and most active MKs?

Yesh Atid 16%, Bayit Yehudi 13%, Likud 13%, UTJ 12%, Meretz 11%, Zionist Union 9%, Yisrael Beitenu 5%, The Joint List 4%, Shas 3%, Kulanu 3%