Tag Archive: israel polls


Panels conducted a poll for Knesset Channel that was broadcast on Feb 1 2016

What grade do you give Opposition Leader Issac Herzog?

41% Bad, 35% Average, 11% Good, 10% Don’t Know, 3% Very Good

What is Issac Herzog’s main problem in conveying his message to the public?

49% His message changes, 25% He doesn’t look good on TV, 18% Don’t know, 6% No problem, 2% He looks too young

Who is the most excelling opposition party head? (Question for center-left voters only)

38% Lapid, 18% Gal-on, 11% Odeh, 11% Liberman, 7% Herzog

Of the following personalities, who does the Zionist Union need to highlight in order to win? (Question for center-left voters only)

35% Yachimovich, 28% None of them, 13% Herzog, 11% Livni, 6% Peretz

Should Herzog enter the government as Foreign Minister?

60% No, 20% Yes, 20% Don’t Know

Panels conducted a poll for Knesset Channel that was broadcast on Jan 28 2016

Do you agree with Herzog’s statement that there is no ability to advance to a two state solution?

58% Yes, 34% No
Zionist Union voters: 50% Yes, 44% No

Zionist Union voters Question: Who is better suited to be the Zionist Union leader?

42% Yachomovich, 39% Herzog

Note: Card carrying Labor Party members will eventually vote for Labor leader. Livni is the Livni/Movement Party Chair. Additionally, most Zionist Union & Labor Party voters are not members of Labor and therefore cannot vote in primary.

Should ministers make decisions based on their world view on cultural and educational aspect or leave the decisions to professionals?

61% Leave to professionals, 31% Based on their worldview

From what you have heard is the new civics book fair or not fair?

50% Don’t know, 25% Fair, 25% Not fair

What elements would you like to see emphasized in new civics book?

45% Balance, 28% Jewish elements, 23% Democratic elements

Do you think school books have a political bias?

35% Don’t know, 29% Left bias, 22% No bias, 14% Right bias

Is it right to tie public funding for culture to ethical principles or budget according to artistic quality?

44% Artistic quality, 41% Tie public funding

What do you of the proposed Culture Loyalty Bill?

62% Support, 31% Oppose

Maagar Mochot conducted a poll for Israeli Radio that was broadcast on Jan 28 2016

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

30 [30] Likud

18 [24] Zionist Union

18 [11] Yesh Atid

13 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

09 [08] Bayit Yehudi

09 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

08 [07] Shas

06 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

05 [05] Meretz

04 [10] Kulanu

66 [67] Right-Religious

54 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Additional Question: Who is most fit to serve as Defense Minister?

38% Yaalon, 31% Ashekenazi, 17% Liberman, 11% Bennett

202 Strategies conducted a private poll of 1043 people for Kulanu that was leaked and released on the same Israeli Radio broadcast of Jan 28 2016 that had Kulanu down to four seats in the public poll.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

23 [30] Likud

20 [11] Yesh Atid

16 [24] Zionist Union

13 [08] Bayit Yehudi

12 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

09 [10] Kulanu

08 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

07 [05] Meretz

06 [07] Shas

06 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

65 [67] Right-Religious

55 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Panels conducted a poll for the Knesset Channel that was broadcast Jan 26 2016

What grade do you give Boogie Yaalon in his role as Defense Minister?

38% Good, 24% Average, 18% Bad, 10% Don’t know

Right voters: Is Yaalon correct in his fight against the settlers of the houses in Hebron?

69% Not correct, 18% Correct, 13% No opinon.
All voters: 49% Yaalon was correct.

Right voters: Which of the following definitions fits better to the way you view Minister Yaalon?

43% Too much of a leftist, 34% Trustworthy, upholder of the law, 23% No opinion
All voters: 46% Trustworthy, upholder of the law

Right voters: Are Liberman and the Bayit Yehudi MKs correct to lash out at Minister Yaalon?

54% Yes, 32% No, 14% Don’t know

Who of the following people is most fit for the position of Defense Minister?

All voters: 23% Yaalon, 21% Ashkenazi, 17% Liberman, 14% Bennett, 26% Don’t know
Right voters: 25% Liberman, 24% Bennett, 18% Yaalon, 13% Ashkenazi