Panels conducted a poll of 511 people with a 4.3% margin of error for Maariv & The Jerusalem Post that was published on March 18 2016
Current Knesset seats in [brackets]
26 [30] Likud
21 [11] Yesh Atid
15 [24] Zionist Union
12 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
12 [08] Bayit Yehudi
09 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [10] Kulanu
06 [07] Shas
06 [05] Meretz
66 [67] Right-Religious
54 [53] Center-Left-Arab
Additional Questions:
On a scale of 1 (bad) to 10 (very good), what grade to you give each minister on the way they do their job?
6.4 Health Minister Litzman (UTJ)
5.8 Transportation Minister Y. Katz (Likud)
5.7 Justice Minister Shaked (Bayit Yehudi)
5.4 Education Minister Bennett (Bayit Yehudi)
5.4 Defense Minister Yaalon (Likud)
5.2 Finance Minister Kahlon (Kulanu)
5.2 Homeland Security Minister Erdan (Likud)
5.0 Culture & Sports Minister Regev (Likud)
4.9 Environment Minister Gabai (Kulanu)
4.9 Social Equality Minister Gamliel (Likud)
4.8 Immigration & Absorption Minister Elkin (Likud)
4.7 Tourism Minister Levin (Likud)
4.7 Science & Technology Minister Akunis (Likud)
4.6 Welfare Minister C. Katz (Likud)
4.5 Energy & Water Minister Steinitz (Likud)
4.5 Housing Minister Galant (Kulanu)
4.2 Agriculture Minister Ariel (Bayit Yehudi)
4.1 Religious Services Minister Azulouy (Shas)
4.1 Interior Minister Deri (Shas)
Benjamin Netanyahu numbers: 4.6 as Prime Minister, 4.1 as Foreign Minister, 3.9 as Communications Minister, 3.9 as Economy Minister and 3.8 Regional Cooperation Minister
Who would you vote for if there was an head to head direct election for Prime Minister of Israel?
56% Netanyahu, 25% Herzog, 19% Don’t Know
49% Netanyahu, 23% Liberman, 28% Don’t Know
47% Netanyahu, 36% Lapid, 17% Don’t Know
44% Netanyahu, 30% Ashkenazi, 26% Don’t Know
40% Netanyahu, 29% Bennett, 31% Don’t Know
If Clinton & Trump are the nominees for President of the United States, which one would you like to see in the White House?
45% Clinton, 33% Trump, 22% Don’t Know
Note #1: Among right-wing voters – 44% Trump, 32% Clinton
Do you think Herzog should join a national unity government led by Netanyahu?
65% No, 21% Yes, 14% Don’t Know
Do you think Lapid should join a national unity government led by Netanyahu?
53% No, 36% Yes, 11% Don’t Know
Do you regret your vote from one year ago?
78% No, 17% Yes, 5% Don’t Know
Note #1: Voters most regretted voting for Kulanu. 2nd place is Joint List and 3rd place is the Zionist Union. Yisrael Beitenu is 4th, Likud 5th, Shas 6th, Bayit Yehudi 7th, Yesh Atid 8th, Meretz 9th and UTJ 10th.
Note #2: 17% of Likud voters (the average of all ten parties) regretted their vote. 6% would vote today for Bennett, 6% for Lapid & 5% for Liberman.
Note #3: Yesh Atid’s growth includes 36% of Kulanu voters, 19% of Zionist Union voters, 9% of Meretz voters and 5% of Yisrael Beitenu voters.
Do you think that Netanyahu holding on to the Communications portfolio and his policies are a danger for democracy and freedom of expression?
40% Yes, 29% No because they have no impact, 13% No because I agree with his policies
Note #1: 21% of Likud voters answered yes.
What grade do you give Herzog as Opposition Leader from 1 to 10?
3.5
Is Culture & Sports Minister Regev advancing Sephardi Jews or harming them?
31% Harming, 27% Advancing
Note #1: Among Likud voters – 38% Advancing, 18% Harming
Note #2: Among Sephardi voters – 38% Advancing, 28% Harming
Note #3: Among Ashkenazi voters – 31% Harming, 25% Advancing
Is there an alternative to Netanyahu as Prime Minister?
46% Yes, 41% No, 13% Don’t Know
Note #1: Among Right voters – 53% No, 36% Yes
Note #2: Among Center voters – 60% Yes, 27% No
Note #3: Among Left voters – 75% Yes, 16% No
Note #4: Among Likud voters – 70% No, 23% Yes
When Netanyahu retires, who should replace him as Likud leader?
20% Saar, 11% Yaalon, 11% Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, 9% Erdan, 7% Y. Katz
Note #1: Among Likud voters – 18% Saar, 15% Erdan, 11% Yaalon, 9% Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, 8% Y. Katz
Jeremy- Has Bibi made any attempt recently to try to merge with Kulanu or Yisrael Beitenu? I feel that if they were able to do that, it would make it much easier to form a coalition for future elections. Ideologically, I agree with Bayit Yehudi the most, but want to make sure that Netanyahu remains the Prime Minister since I don’t think Naftali has enough support yet.
Netanyahu has made attempts over the last year to split part of Yisrael Beitenu to join Likud and for Kulanu to merge into Likud. So far he has failed in both.