Poll #1 Knesset Seats Poll + Additional Questions:
Panels conducted a poll of 504 people with a 4.4% margin of error that was broadcast online by Walla News on Jan 21 2018.
Current Knesset seats in [brackets]
25 [11] Yesh Atid
24 [30] Likud
15 [24] Zionist Union
13 [08] Bayit Yehudi
11 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
08 [10] Kulanu
08 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
07 [05] Meretz
05 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
04 [07] Shas
00 [–-] Yachad, Yaalon, Zehut (as other) under threshold
62 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition
58 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition
Additional Questions:
Who is most suited to be Prime Minister?
33% Netanyahu, 25% Don’t know/None, 18% Lapid, 11% Gabbai, 7% Bennett, 3% Liberman, 3% Kahlon
Did the Supermarket Law change the status-quo?
50% Yes in Haredim’s favor, 33% No, 11% Don’t know, 7% Yes in secular’s favor
Secular: 71% Yes in Haredim’s favor
Religious: 51% No
Haredim: 61% No, 11% Yes in Haredim’s favor
Do you support Kahlon’s opinion to not topple the government if Netanyahu is indicted?
44% Yes, 41% No, 15% Don’t know
Kulanu voters: 47% Yes, 42% No, 11% Don’t know
What is your opinion of Yair Netanyahu?
56% Negative, 31% Neutral, 7% Don’t know, 6% Positive
Likud voters: 45% Neutral, 31% Negative, 19% Positive, 5% Don’t know
Poll #2: Barkat
Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on Jan 15 2018.
Should the treasury answer Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat’s demands to transfer more than a billion shekel to the Jerusalem municipality?
37% Don’t know, 34% No, 29% Yes
Is it acceptable as part of the Jerusalem municipality’s struggle to dump garbage in the city streets as a weapon in the struggle against the finance ministry?
70% No, 17% Don’t know, 13% Yes
Barkat is threatening to fire city employees if he doesn’t get an increase in budgets. Do you believe Barkat will follow through?
52% No, 27% Yes, 21% Don’t know
Are you satisfied with the conduct of Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat?
38% Yes, 33% Don’t know, 29% No
Jerusalem residents: 62% No, 31% Yes, 7% Don’t know
If you were advising Nir Barkat about his next move what would you suggest?
31% Run for re-election, 26% Go home, 25% Don’t know, 18% Run to be a Likud MK in the next Knesset election,
Likud voters: 49% Run for re-election, 24% Run to be a Likud MK in the next Knesset election, 16% Don’t know, 11% Go home
Do you think Nir Barkat is suited to serve as Prime Minister?
55% No, 28% Don’t know, 17% Yes
Poll #3: Democracy
Midgam conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on Dec 25 2017.
Compared to previous Knesset terms is this Knesset better?
48% Not as good, 24% The same, 15% Better, 13% Don’t know
Compared to previous Prime Ministers is the leadership of Netanyahu better than previous Prime Ministers?
37% Not as good, 31% The same, 19% Better, 13% Don’t know
Are the attempts by the current Knesset to limit the authority of the Supreme Court harming democracy?
52% Yes they harm, 20% No they are contributing to Israeli democracy, 15% Not influencing Israeli democracy at all, 13% Don’t know
Is protecting the minorities in Israel an important component in a democratic regime?
75% Yes, 12% No, 13% Don’t know
Do you think that the representation of Arabs in the Knesset contributes to democracy?
51% Yes, 38% No, 11% Don’t know
Does the law that limits the activity of leftist NGOs in Israel harm democracy or contribute to democracy?
39% Harm, 26% Doesn’t influence, 23% Contribute, 12% Don’t know
Would a national unity government lower the hostility and the hate between the right and the left?
38% Yes, 33% Won’t influence, 15% Don’t know, 14% No it will increase it