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Geocartography conducted a poll of 500 people with a 4.5% margin of error that was published by Maariv on August 24 2017. It was conducted on Aug 23.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

34 [30] Likud
14 [11] Yesh Atid
13 [24] Zionist Union
13 [08] Bayit Yehudi
10 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
10 [10] Kulanu
09 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
07 [05] Meretz
06 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
04 [07] Shas
00 [–-] Yaalon, Yachad, Zehut (as other)

76 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition
44 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

Note: 41% of Kulanu voters said their decision is final.

Updated KnessetJeremyAvg: https://knessetjeremy.com/knessetjeremy-polling-average-the-israeli-poll-of-polls/

Panels Poll on Avi Gabbai

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on August 14 2017.

Are Avi Gabbai’s positions on Social & Economic issues clear to you?

72% No, 28% Yes

Are Avi Gabbai’s positions on Security & Diplomatic issues clear to you?

77% No, 23% Yes

Is it correct for Gabbai to declare at this early stage that he will win the next elections and be the next Prime Minister?

66% No, 17% Yes, 17% Don’t know

Do you think that Gabbai did the right thing by joining the protesters next to the Attorney General’s home in Petah Tikva?

52% No, 26% Yes, 22% Don’t know

Note #1: Center-Left voters: 52% Yes, 39% No, 9% Don’t know

Do you trust Gabbai to run the State of Israel?

54% No, 26% Yes, 20% Don’t know

Note #2: Center-Left voters: 44% Yes, 35% No, 21% Don’t know

What has been your impression of Gabbai’s performance in the media since he was elected to lead Labor?

40% Good, 31% Don’t know, 29% Bad

Should Gabbai recruit Peretz & Herzog or ignore them by starting down a new path?

60% Recruit, 23% Don’t know, 17% Ignore

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on August 7 2017.

To what extent do you have faith in the integrity and professionalism of Attorney General Mandelblit?

37% Great extent, 29% Moderate extent, 19% Can’t say, 8% Low extent, 7% Not at all

Have the protests next to Attorney General Mandelblit’s house influenced your decision about the latest cases?

55% No, 29% Don’t know, 16% Yes

In your opinion is the Attorney General serving the Israeli justice system or the Israeli government?

41% Justice system, 32% Don’t know, 27% Government

Should the Attorney General explain his positions and deliberations with the general public?

57% Yes, 32% No, 11% Don’t know

Who do you think should appoint the Attorney General the Justice Minister or the Prime Minister?

61% Justice Minister, 21% Don’t know, 18% Prime Minister

Considering the large number of cases of Ministers and Prime Ministers, should Israel separate the Attorney General from the Head of the Prosecution Office?

57% Yes, 28% Don’t know, 15% No

Panels conducted a poll of 562 people with a 4.3% margin of error that was published by Maariv on August 11 2017. It was conducted on Aug 8.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

25 [30] Likud
21 [11] Yesh Atid
16 [24] Zionist Union
12 [08] Bayit Yehudi
11 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
09 [10] Kulanu
08 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
07 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
06 [05] Meretz
05 [07] Shas
00 [–-] Yaalon, Yachad, Zehut (as other)

66 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition
54 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

Note #1: Likud loses 5 of their 2015 seats to Yesh Atid & Bayit Yehudi

Post-Netanyahu Scenario Poll #1 with Bennett leading a Likud + Bayit Yehud list

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

30 [38] Likud + Bayit Yehudi led by Bennett
21 [11] Yesh Atid
20 [24] Zionist Union
11 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
10 [10] Kulanu
09 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
08 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [05] Meretz
05 [07] Shas
00 [–-] Yaalon, Yachad, Zehut (as other)

62 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition
58 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

Note #2: Bennett loses some votes to Yesh Atid.

Post-Netanyahu Scenario Poll #2 with Kahlon leading a Likud-Kulanu list

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

28 [40] Likud + Kulanu led by Kahlon
19 [11] Yesh Atid
18 [24] Zionist Union
15 [08] Bayit Yehudi
11 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
10 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
08 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [05] Meretz
05 [07] Shas
00 [–-] Yaalon, Yachad, Zehut (as other)

66 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition
54 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

Note #3: Kahlon takes votes from Yesh Atid and loses seats to Bayit Yehudi and Yisrael Beitenu.

Post-Netanyahu Scenario Poll #3 with Saar leading Likud

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

26 [30] Likud led by Saar
18 [24] Zionist Union
16 [11] Yesh Atid
14 [08] Bayit Yehudi
11 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
09 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
08 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
07 [10] Kulanu
06 [05] Meretz
05 [07] Shas
00 [–-] Yaalon, Yachad, Zehut (as other)

69 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition
51 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

Note #4: Likud under Saar takes from Kulanu and Yesh Atid but loses seats to Bayit Yehudi and Yisrael Beitenu.

Post-Netanyahu Scenario Poll #4 with Liberman leading Likud + Yisrael Beitenu list

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

22 [11] Yesh Atid
21 [36] Likud + Yisrael Beitenu led by Liberman
19 [24] Zionist Union
17 [08] Bayit Yehudi
11 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
11 [10] Kulanu
08 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [05] Meretz
05 [07] Shas
00 [–-] Yaalon, Yachad, Zehut (as other)

62 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition
58 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

Note #5: Liberman loses a majority of Yisrael Beitenu voters and some Likud voters to Bayit Yehudi, Kulanu and Yesh Atid.

Post-Netanyahu Scenario Poll #5 with Yaalon leading Likud

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

19 [30] Likud led by Yaalon
18 [24] Zionist Union
18 [11] Yesh Atid
16 [08] Bayit Yehudi
11 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
10 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
10 [10] Kulanu
08 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [05] Meretz
04 [07] Shas
00 [–-] Yaalon, Yachad, Zehut (as other)

67 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition
53 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

Note #6: Likud under Yaalon brings votes from Yesh Atid and loses votes to Bayit Yehudi and Yisrael Beitenu.

Post-Netanyahu Scenario Poll #6 with Katz leading Likud

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

21 [11] Yesh Atid
18 [24] Zionist Union
16 [08] Bayit Yehudi
15 [30] Likud led by Katz
11 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
11 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
10 [10] Kulanu
08 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [05] Meretz
04 [07] Shas
00 [–-] Yaalon, Yachad, Zehut (as other)

64 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition
56 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

Note #7: Likud under Katz loses seats to Kulanu, Yisrael Beitenu and Bayit Yehudi.

Additional Questions:

To what extent is each of the following candidates suited (very suitable + quite suitable) to be prime minister on the day after Benjamin Netanyahu?

Gideon Sa’ar 38%, Moshe Kahlon 32%, Moshe Bogey Ya’alon 30%, Naftali Bennett 26%, Gabi Ashkenazi 24%, Israel Katz 20%, Gilad Erdan 20%, Avigdor Lieberman 19%, Ayelet Shaked 19%

Right-Wing voters: Naftali Bennett 42%, Gideon Sa’ar 41%, Gilad Erdan 32%, Ayelet Shaked 29%, Moshe Kahlon 29%, Avigdor Lieberman 26%, Israel Katz 25%, Gabi Ashkenazi 19%, Moshe Bogey Ya’alon  19%

Likud voters: Naftali Bennett 39%, Gideon Sa’ar 38%, Avigdor Lieberman 35%, Gilad Erdan 29%, Moshe Kahlon 28%, Moshe Bogey Ya’alon 25%, Ayelet Shaked 24%, Gabi Ashkenazi 22%, Israel Katz 20%.

What do you think Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should do now?

Resign if an indictment is filed by the prosecution 29%, To serve in his position regardless if there is an indictment and resign only if there is a conviction that carries moral turpitude 22%, Continue as usual in the hope that there will be nothing 17%, Resign if the police investigation ends with a recommendation to file an indictment 12%, Resign now and concentrate on handling the investigations 11%, Do not know 9%

Right-Wing voters: To serve in his position regardless if there is an indictment and resign only if there is a conviction that carries moral turpitude 32%, Continue as usual in the hope that there will be nothing 28%, Resign if an indictment is filed by the prosecution 20%, Do not know 8%, Resign if the police investigation ends with a recommendation to file an indictment 7%, Resign now and concentrate on handling the investigations 5%

Likud voters: To serve in his position regardless if there is an indictment and resign only if there is a conviction that carries moral turpitude 36%, Continue as usual in the hope that there will be nothing 35%, Resign if an indictment is filed by the prosecution 15%, Do not know 6%, Resign now and concentrate on handling the investigations 5%, Resign if the police investigation ends with a recommendation to file an indictment 3%

Do you believe that behind Netanyahu’s investigations are political motives or are they professional and impartial?

Political motives 46%, Professional and impartial 35%, Do not know 19%

Right-Wing voters: Political motives 63%, Professional and impartial 20%, Do not know 17%
Likud voters: Political motives 61%, Professional and impartial 21%, Do not know 18%

Do you believe Netanyahu’s version that there will be nothing because there is nothing?

Do not believe 56%, Believe 31%, Do not know 13%

Right-Wing voters: Believe 51%, Do not believe 32%, Do not know 17%
Likud voters: Believe 64%, Do not believe 26%, Do not know 10%

Do you believe that Netanyahu’s conduct is tainted by corruption?

Believe 60%, Do not believe 27%, Do not know 13%

Right-Wing voters: Do not believe 44%, Believe 43%, Do not know 13%
Likud voters: Do not believe 51%, Believe 37%, Do not know 12%

From everything you know and heard, do you think it is right or wrong to indict Sara Netanyahu in what is called the Prime Minister’s Residence Affair?

Right 53%, Wrong 26%, Do not know 21%

Right-Wing voters: Wrong 41%, Right 34%, Do not know 25%
Likud voters: Wrong 46%, Right 28%, Do not know 26%

Updated KnessetJeremyPollingAvg here: https://knessetjeremy.com/knessetjeremy-polling-average-the-israeli-poll-of-polls/

Poll #1: Midgam conducted a poll of 540 people with a 4.2% margin of error that was broadcast by Channel 2 on August 10 2017.

Do you agree with the prime minister’s claim that the media has launched a campaign to topple him?

48% No, 42% Yes, 10% Don’t know

Has Netanyahu’s speech strengthened or weakened your faith in Netanyahu?

50% No change, 27% Weakened, 12% Don’t know, 11% Strengthened

Should investigations be postponed against an incumbent prime minister?

72% No, 15% Yes, 13% Don’t know

 

Poll #2: Shiluv conducted a poll of 500 people that was conducted and broadcast by Kan (Channel 1) on August 10 2017.

Do you agree with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s statement that the left and the media are trying to carry out a government coup?

53% No (21% do not agree and 32% totally disagree), 47% Yes (20% strongly agree and 27% agree)

Do you believe in the innocence of the prime minister?

67% No (38% do not believe and 29% do not believe at all), 33% Yes (25% believe and 8% really believe it.

Did the prime minister’s speech last night strengthen your belief in the innocence of the prime minister or weaken it?

35% Didn’t hear about speech, 29% Don’t believe him & No Change, 17% Believe him & No Change, , 8% Strengthened, 2% Weakened

Do you think the prime minister will have to resign if he is indicted?

69% Yes, compared, 31% No.

Note: 46% of right-wing voters responded yes.