Category: Knesset


Maagar Mochot conducted a poll of 502 Religious Zionists for BSheva that was published on Jan 4 2019.

Who do you plan on voting for?

25.1% Don’t know, 22.6% Likud, 16.2% HaYamin HeHadash, 14.4% Bayit Yehudi-Tekuma, 4.4% Otzma, 4.2% Shas, 3.2% Yachad, 2.8% UTJ, 1.8% Gesher, 1.2% Kulanu, 1% Zehut, 0.8% Israel Resilience, 0.8% Yesh Atid, 0.4% Labor, 0.4% Livni, 0.4% Meretz

From a scale of 1-10 how sure are you of your vote?

9.5 Meretz, 8.08 Yesh Atid, 7.62 Shas, 7.5 Yisrael Beitenu, 7.41 Otzma, 7.4 Zehut, 7.3 Bayit Yehudi-Tekuma, 7 Livni Party, 6.93 UTJ, 6.83 Kulanu, 6.81 Yachad, 6.5 Labor, 6.22 Gesher, 5.25 Israel Resilience, 5 Yesh Atid, 3.92 HaYamin HeHadash

Are you pleased or not pleased with the conduct of the 5 remaining MKs?

MK Smotrich: 47% Very pleased, 25% Pleased, 21% Not so pleased, 7% Not pleased
Deputy Minister Ben Dahan: 42% Pleased, 31% Very pleased, 14% Not pleased, 13% Not so pleased
MK Yogev: 38% Pleased, 27% Not so pleased, 25% Very pleased, 10% Not pleased
Minister Ariel: 37% Pleased, 34% Not so pleased, 18% Very pleased, 11% Not pleased
MK Slomiansky: 31% Not pleased, 28% Pleased, 24% Not so pleased, 17% Very pleased

Will adding Yachad to the new list increase or decrease chances you vote for the list?

48% Increase, 33% No difference, 15% Decrease, 4% Don’t know

Will adding Otzma to the new list increase or decrease chances you vote for the list?

37% Increase, 31% No differnece, 25% Decrease, 7% Don’t know

Who should lead the new Bayit Yehudi-Tekuma list?

54% Smotrich, 14% Ariel, 9% Ben Dahan, 7% Bennett, 5% Druckman, 5% Yogev, 2% Hetzani, 2% Peretz, 2% Sivan Rahav Meir

What three names from this list do you want to see in the new Bayit Yehudi-Tekuma list?

17% Orit Struk, 16% Miriam Peretz, 13% Haim Navon, 10% Avichai Boaron, 8% Avraham Lipshitz, 7% Amichai Eliyahu, 6% Sar Shalom Gerbi, 4% Leah Wisel, 4% Elishiv Richner, 4% Malka Fitrrakovski, 3% Boaz Hetzani, 2% Sirat Malach, 2% Yehudit Shilat, 1% Yonatan Dubov, 1% Eretz Tzadock, 1% Shmuel Shetach

Direct Polls conducted a poll of 443 people with a 4% margin of error for Makor Rishon that was published on Jan 4 2019.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

26 [30] Likud
17 [11] Yesh Atid
12 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
12 [-–] Israel Resilience (Gantz)
10 [18] Labor
10 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
06 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
05 [07] Shas
05 [05] Meretz
05 [05] Bayit Yehudi
04 [10] Kulanu
04 [05] Yisrael Beitenu
04 [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)
00 [06] Livni Party
00 [–-] Telem (Yaalon)
00 [–-] Yachad (Eli Yishai), Zehut (Feiglin), Otzma (Marzel), Eretz Chadasha (Eldad Yaniv), Green Leaf, Ofek Chadash (as other) under 3.25% threshold

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


Maagar Mochot conducted a poll of 498 people and a 4.3% margin of error for Radio 103 that was broadcast on Jan 4 2019.

If Netanyahu does not run for Prime MInister which Likud Minister should replace him?

21% Yisrael Katz, 15% Gideon Saar, 8% Gilad Erdan, Yuli Edelstein

Likud voters: 35% Y.Katz, 25% Saar, 13% Erdan, Edelstein


Smith conducted a poll of 545 people and a 4.5% margin of error for the Jerusalem Post that was published on Jan 3 2019.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

30 [30] Likud
14 [-–] Israel Resilience (Gantz)
12 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
11 [11] Yesh Atid
09 [18] Labor
09 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [10] Kulanu
06 [07] Shas
06 [05] Meretz
05 [05] Yisrael Beitenu
05 [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)
00 [06] Livni Party
00 [05] Bayit Yehudi
00 [–-] Telem (Yaalon), Yachad (Eli Yishai), Zehut (Feiglin), Otzma (Marzel), Eretz Chadasha (Eldad Yaniv), Green Leaf, Ofek Chadash (as other) under 3.25% threshold

63 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
57 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition+Gantz-Y.B.

Additional Questions:

If the Attorney-General decides on an indictment subject to a pre-election hearing, should Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resign?

51% Yes, 34% No, 15% Don’t know

Between the following people who do you think would be most fitting to serve as Prime Minister?

39% Netanyahu, 22% Don’t know, 14% Gantz, 9% Lapid, 7% Bennett, 5% Liberman, 4% Gabbai

Likud voters: 78% Netanyahu
Zionist Union voters: 41% Gabbai, 29% Don’t know, 14% Lapid, 10% Gabbai

Maagar Mochot conducted a poll of 501 people and a 4.3% margin of error for Yisrael Hayom that was published on Jan 3 2019.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

28 [30] Likud
13 [-–] Israel Resilience (Gantz)
13 [11] Yesh Atid
09 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
08 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
07 [18] Labor
06 [10] Kulanu
06 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [05] Meretz
05 [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)
04 [05] Yisrael Beitenu
04 [06] Livni Party
04 [05] Bayit Yehudi
03 [07] Shas – under threshold
02 [–] Zehut (Feiglin) – under threshold
02 [–] Otzma L’Yisrael (Marzel) – under threshold
00 [–] Yachad (Eli Yishai)
00 [–-] Telem (Yaalon), Eretz Chadasha (Eldad Yaniv), Green Leaf, Ofek Chadash (as other) under 3.25% threshold

63 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
57 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition+Gantz-Y.B.

Note: 7 seats are counted in this poll as part of the blocs but their individual parties do not pass the current electoral threshold.

Scenario Poll #1: Israel Resilience+Yesh Atid+Labor

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

34 [29] Israel Resilience (Gantz) + Yesh Atid + Labor
32 [30] Likud
09 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
09 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
06 [10] Kulanu
05 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
05 [05] Meretz
04 [05] Yisrael Beitenu
04 [05] Bayit Yehudi
04 [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)
03 [06] Livni Party
02 [07] Shas – under threshold
01 [–] Yachad (Eli Yishai)- under threshold
01 [–] Zehut (Feiglin) – under threshold
01 [–] Otzma L’Yisrael (Marzel) – under threshold
00 [–-] Telem (Yaalon), Eretz Chadasha (Eldad Yaniv), Green Leaf, Ofek Chadash (as other) under 3.25% threshold

65 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
55 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition+Gantz-Y.B.

Note: 8 seats are counted in this poll as part of the blocs but their individual parties do not pass the current electoral threshold.

Scenario Poll #2: Bayit Yehudi+Tekuma+Yachad+Otzma

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

28 [30] Likud
13 [11] Yesh Atid
11 [-–] Israel Resilience (Gantz)
09 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
09 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
09 [05] Bayit Yehudi+Tekuma+Yachad+Otzma
07 [10] Kulanu
06 [18] Labor
06 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [05] Meretz
04 [06] Livni Party
04 [05] Yisrael Beitenu
04 [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)
02 [07] Shas
02 [–] Zehut (Feiglin),
00 [–-] Telem (Yaalon), Eretz Chadasha (Eldad Yaniv), Green Leaf, Ofek Chadash (as other) under 3.25% threshold

67 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
53 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition+Gantz-Y.B.

Additional Questions:

Who is most fitting to serve as Prime Minister?

35% Netanyahu, 28% Don’t know, 15% Gantz, 10% Lapid, 5% Bennett, 5% Gabbai, 2% Liberman