Category: Knesset


Teleseker conducted a poll of 543 people with a 4.4% margin of error that was broadcast by Reshet Bet/Kan on March 6 2019.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

35 [11] Blue & White (Gantz, Lapid, Yaalon & Ashkenazi)
30 [29] Likud (Netanyahu)
08 [05] Hadash-Taal (Odeh & Tibi)
07 [18] Labor (Gabbai)
07 [06] United Torah Judaism (Litzman)
05 [10] Kulanu (Kahlon)
05 [07] Shas (Deri)
05 [05] Meretz (Zandberg)
05 [05] United Right List (Peretz, Smotrich & Ben Ari)
05 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
04 [08] Raam-Balad (Abbas)
04 [–-] Zehut (Feiglin)

Under 3.25% electoral threshold:

2% [05] Yisrael Beitenu (Liberman)
2% [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)

Under 1%

00 [–-] Yachad (Eli Yishai)
00 [01] Tzomet (Oren Hazan)
00 [–-] Magen (Gal Hirsch) and others

61 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
59 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition-Y.B

Additional Questions:

Who is more suited for the position of Prime Minister?

45% Netanyahu, 39% Gantz, 16% Don’t know

Following AG decision are you more likely or less likely to vote Likud?

58% No change, 30% Less likely, 12% More likely

Smith conducted a poll of 534 people with a 4% margin of error that was broadcast by Channel 20 on March 5 2019.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

31 [11] Blue & White (Gantz, Lapid, Yaalon & Ashkenazi)
29 [29] Likud (Netanyahu)
09 [05] Hadash-Taal (Odeh & Tibi)
07 [18] Labor (Gabbai)
06 [06] United Torah Judaism (Litzman)
06 [05] United Right List (Peretz, Smotrich & Ben Ari)
06 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
05 [07] Shas (Deri)
05 [05] Meretz (Zandberg)
04 [10] Kulanu (Kahlon)
04 [08] Raam-Balad (Abbas)
04 [05] Yisrael Beitenu (Liberman)
04 [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)

Under 3.25% electoral threshold:

3% [–-] Zehut (Feiglin)

Under 1%

00 [–-] Yachad (Eli Yishai)
00 [01] Tzomet (Oren Hazan)
00 [–-] Magen (Gal Hirsch) and others

60 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
60 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition-Y.B

Additional Questions:

Did the AG decision influence your vote?

72% No, 15% Yes, 13% No opinion

Note: 5% of 2015 Likud voters left to other parties. 5% of non-Likud voters have moved to Likud.

Do you agree with Netanyahu’s argument that the media has been drafted to topple the Likud government?

45% Yes, 42% No, 13% No opinion

Midgam conducted a poll of 532 people with a 4.2% margin of error that was conducted on and broadcast by Channel 12 on March 5 2019.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

36 [11] Blue & White (Gantz, Lapid, Yaalon & Ashkenazi)
30 [29] Likud (Netanyahu)
09 [18] Labor (Gabbai)
08 [05] Hadash-Taal (Odeh & Tibi)
07 [06] United Torah Judaism (Litzman)
06 [07] Shas (Deri)
06 [05] United Right List (Peretz, Smotrich & Ben Ari)
05 [10] Kulanu (Kahlon)
05 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
04 [05] Meretz (Zandberg)
04 [08] Raam-Balad (Abbas)

Under 3.25% electoral threshold:

2.7% [05] Yisrael Beitenu (Liberman)
2.2% [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)
2.0% [–-] Zehut (Feiglin)
1.5% [–-] Yachad (Eli Yishai)

Under 1%

00 [01] Tzomet (Oren Hazan)
00 [–-] Magen (Gal Hirsch) and others

59 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
61 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition-Y.B

Additional Questions:

Who is more suited to serve as Prime Minister?

40% Netanyahu, 34% Gantz, 15% Neither, 11% Don’t know

Who do you think will form the next government?

55% Netanyahu, 23% Gantz, 18% Don’t know, 4% Neither

Panels conducted a poll of 987 people with a 3.4% margin of error that was published by Walla on March 5 2019.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

36 [11] Blue & White (Gantz, Lapid, Yaalon & Ashkenazi)
31 [29] Likud (Netanyahu)
09 [05] Hadash-Taal (Odeh & Tibi)
08 [18] Labor (Gabbai)
07 [06] United Torah Judaism (Litzman)
07 [05] United Right List (Peretz, Smotrich & Ben Ari)
06 [10] Kulanu (Kahlon)
06 [05] Meretz (Zandberg)
06 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
04 [07] Shas (Deri)

Under 3.25% electoral threshold:

2.8% [05] Yisrael Beitenu (Liberman)
2.7% [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)
2.6% [–-] Zehut (Feiglin)
1.6% [08] Raam-Balad (Abbas)

Under 1%

00 [–-] Yachad (Eli Yishai)
00 [01] Tzomet (Oren Hazan)
00 [–-] Magen (Gal Hirsch) and others

61 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
59 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition-Y.B

Additional Questions:

Which Blue & White Party Leader is most suited to serve as Prime Minister?

46% Don’t know, 30% Gantz, 10% Lapid, 7% Yaalon, 7% Ashkenazi

Blue & White voters: 64% Gantz, 20% Lapid, 7% Don’t know, 6% Yaalon, 3% Ashkenazi

Likud voters: 60% Don’t know, 19% Gantz, 9% Yaalon, 8% Ashkenazi, 4% Lapid

Do you support the prohibition of airing the Prime Minister’s speeches live?

47% Yes, 30% No, 23% No opinion

Likud voters: 44% No, 40% Yes, 16% No opinion

Knesset Jeremy’s Weekly Polling Average – The Israeli Poll of Polls

Current update: Saturday March 3rd 2018.

PlacePartyLeaderSeatsKnessetJeremy AVGChangeWeek 9 AVGCurrent
1stBlue & WhiteGantz3736.11.534.611
2ndLikudNetanyahu2928.3-230.329
3rdHadash-TaalOdeh980.47.66
4thUnited Right ListPeretz87.51.95.65
5thHaYamin HeHadashBennett76.9-0.27.13
6thLaborGabbai76.9-17.918
7thUnited Torah JudaismLitzman76.6-0.16.76
8thMeretzZandberg65.514.55
9thShasDeri65.1-0.35.47
10thKulanuKahlon441.12.910
11thRaam-BaladAbbas02.1-1.73.87
12thOther35 Others02208
13thYisrael BeitenuLiberman01-2.63.65
Right-Religious Bloc6160.6-161.666
Center-Left-Arab Bloc5959.4158.454

Note #1: The electoral voting threshold is equivalent to 3.25 percent of total votes, equivalent to approximately four parliamentary seats. Parties currently polling below the threshold, including parties listed as “other” are weighted down to zero in the polling average to allow this polling model to maintain a simplified 120-seat framework.

Note #2: This average is based on the last 8 polls that were released.

Note #3: Read – Israeli politics ‘101’: Electing a prime minister and forming a government coalition – at: https://www.jns.org/israeli-politics-101-electing-a-prime-minister-and-forming-a-coalition/

Compiled for the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS.org)