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Knesset Jeremy Weekly Average #3 (week of Oct 21-28) of 3 polls (Panels, Channel 2, Channel 10) conducted after “Biberman” merger:

Current Knesset seats in [brackets], Week 2 average in (brackets)

36.6 (41.2) [42] Likud Beitenu
24.3 (19.7) [08] Labor
13.3 (12.7) [—] Yesh Atid
12 (10.5) [11] Shas
09 (08) [07] National Union-Jewish Home
05.3 (06) [05] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
05 (04) [03] Meretz
04 (04) [04] Hadash
03.3 (04) [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
03 (03) [03] Balad
02.6 (06) [28] Kadima
01 (0.7) [05] Independence

63 (66) [65] Right
57 (54) [55] Center-Left

A poll conducted by Maagar Mochot on October 28 2012 was broadcast on Channel 2. 504 people were asked with an error rate of +/- 4%.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets].

42 [42] Likud Beitenu (Likud and Yisrael Beitenu)
23 [08] Labor
13 [11] Shas
09 [—] Yesh Atid
06 [03] Meretz
05 [07] National Union – Jewish Home
05 [05] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
04 [04] Hadash
03 [28] Kadima
03 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
03 [03] Balad
03 [05] Independence

65 [65] Right
55 [55] Center-Left

A poll conducted by Dialogue on October 28 2012 was broadcast on Channel 10.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets].

35 [42] Likud Beitenu (Likud and Yisrael Beitenu)
23 [08] Labor
14 [11] Shas
13 [—] Yesh Atid
09 [07] National Union – Jewish Home
06 [05] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
05 [28] Kadima
04 [03] Meretz
04 [04] Hadash
04 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
03 [03] Balad
00 [05] Independence

64 [65] Right
56 [55] Center-Left

In the Israeli election cycle public campaign funding is important. The new Likud Beitenu faction will have about double the campaign funding compared to the next three challengers on the list (Shas, Labor and Yesh Atid) together. Likud Beitenu will also enjoy the same ratio of commercial advertisements on national television (Channel 1,2 and 10). The numbers below were reported in Yediot Ahronot on October 28, 2012.

Likud Beitenu 54.6 million shekel
Shas 14.3 million shekel
Labor 10.4 million shekel
Yesh Atid 4 million shekel

Likud 91 min
Shas 29 min
Labor 23 min
Yesh Atid 7 min

Panels Pollitics Polling conducted the first poll following the dramatic Netanyahu – Liberman unity deal and asked 305 people on Oct 25 2012. The results were presented on Channel 2 shortly after midnight.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets].

33 [42] Likud Beitenu (Likud and Yisrael Beitenu)
27 [08] Labor
18 [—] Yesh Atid
13 [07] National Union – Jewish Home
09 [11] Shas
05 [05] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
05 [03] Meretz
04 [04] Hadash
03 [04] Ra’am-Ta’al
03 [03] Balad
00 [28] Kadima
00 [05] Independence

60 [65] Right
60 [55] Center-Left