Category: Polls


HaMidgam/former Dialog conducted a poll of 646 people that was published by Walla on Oct 2 2016.

How would you grade living in Israel?

56% Good, 40% Average, 3% Bad, 1% Very bad

Have you ever thought about leaving Israel?

77% No, 23% Yes

Note: Only 13% of Arabs said yes.

When do you think Israel will reach a peace deal with the Palestinians?

64% Never, 24% Not in next five years, 8% Don’t know, 4% Within the next five years

Israel’s biggest issue is?

36% Cost of living, 24% Security situation, 17% Corruption in public sector, 13% Housing, 9% Religion and State Issues

Do the following figures do their job well from a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest and 1 being lowest?

Top 10: 6.71 Health Minister Litzman, 6.7 IDF COS Eizenkott, 6.2 President Rivlin, 5.9 Justice Minister Shaked, 5.8 Police Commish Alsheikh, 5.7 Education Minister Bennett, 5.4 Finance Minister Kahlon, 5.3 Culture and Sport Minister Regev, 5.3 Prime Minister Netanyahu, 5.2 Defense Minister Liberman

Note: Among Arabs: 7.7 Tibi and 7.1 Odeh

Panels conducted a poll of 523 people with a 4.3% margin of error that was published by Maariv on Oct 2 2016. The poll was conducted from Sep 24-26.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

27 [11] Yesh Atid

22 [30] Likud

14 [08] Bayit Yehudi

13 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

10 [24] Zionist Union

09 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

07 [07] Shas

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [10] Kulanu

05 [05] Meretz

 

65 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition

55 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

 

Scenario Poll: With a new Liberal Likud with Yaalon, Kahlon, Saar and “maybe” Gantz or Ashkenazi.

21 [30] Likud

20 [11] Yesh Atid

19 [10] Liberal Likud with Yaalon, Kahlon, Saar and “maybe” Gantz or Ashkenazi

14 [08] Bayit Yehudi

13 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

09 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

07 [24] Zionist Union

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [07] Shas

04 [05] Meretz

 

76 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition +New Likud

44 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

 

Additional Questions

Between the two which do you want to lead Israel into the coming years (7 head-to-head matchups)?

38% Netanyahu, 33% Saar, 30% Don’t know

39% Netanyahu, 24% Bennett, 37% Don’t know

44% Netanyahu, 34% Lapid, 21% Don’t know

44% Netanyahu, 27% Ashkenazi, 29% Don’t know

44% Netanyahu, 23% Kahlon, 33% Don’t know

46% Netanyahu, 24% Yaalon, 30% Don’t know

55% Netanyahu, 19% Herzog, 27% Don’t know

To what extent are you satisfied with the conduct of Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister?

59% Not satisfied, 33% Satisfied, 8% Don’t know

To what extent are you satisfied with the conduct of Avigdor Liberman as Defense Minister?

48% Not satisfied, 34% Satisfied, 18% Don’t know

To what extent are you satisfied with the conduct of Miri Regev as Culture and Sport Minister?

49% Not satisfied, 46% Satisfied, 5% Don’t know

Note: 79% of right is satisfied, only 32% of center voters and 90% of left voters are not satisfied.

What is your opinion on the action of Elor Azaria?

46% Justified, 41% Not Justified, 13% Don’t know

Do you think the public storm influences the conduct of the case?

72% Yes, 15% No, 10% Don’t know

Who do you think is the most influential Israeli Arab leader?

Among Jews: 46% Tibi, 23% Don’t know, 12% None, 10% Odeh, 7% Zoabi, 3% Zachalka

Among Arabs: 40% None, 23% Don’t know, 24% Tibi, 9% Zoabi, 9% Odeh, 1% Zachalka

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on September 26 2016.

Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the conduct of Yair Lapid as Yesh Atid Chairman?

52% Satisfied, 36% Not Satisfied, 12% Don’t know

Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the conduct of Naftali Bennett as Education Minister?

50% Not Satisfied, 44% Satisfied, 6% Don’t know

Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the conduct of Avigdor Liberman as Defense Minister?

52% Not Satisfied, 37% Satisfied, 11% Don’t know

Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the conduct of Issac Herzog as Opposition Leader?

75% Not Satisfied, 12% Satisfied, 13% Don’t know

Are you satisfied or not satisfied with the conduct of  Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister?

62% Not Satisfied, 31% Satisfied, 7% Don’t know

Teleseker conducted a poll that was broadcast by Channel 1 on September 26 2016.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

25 [11] Yesh Atid

21 [30] Likud

13 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

13 [08] Bayit Yehudi

12 [24] Zionist Union

09 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

08 [07] Shas

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [10] Kulanu

06 [05] Meretz

 

64 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition

56 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

Midgam Poll on Term Limits

Midgam conducted a poll for the Knesset Channel that was broadcast on September 22 2016.

Should there be a two-term-limit on mayors?

63% Yes, 34% No, 3% Don’t know

Does the fact that mayors have political power and influence over primary party members deter MKs from proposing term-limit bills?

73% Yes, 17% No, 10% Don’t know

There have been cases where real estate moguls offered benefits to Mayors. Should Mayors be prevented from chairing construction committees that approve building plans?

77% Yes, 15% No, 8% Don’t know

Will a two-term-limit help eradicate corruption scandals in local municipalities?

63% Yes, 31% No, 6% Don’t know

Mayors have the authority to appoint their ombudsmen/comptroller and the legal advisers of the municipality. Should they keep that authority?

84% No, 11% Yes, 5% Don’t know

Should there be a term limit for the position of Israeli Prime Minister to two terms, as the United States limits US Presidents?

64% Yes, 32% No, 4% Don’t know