Jeremy's Knesset Insider

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on Dec 18 2017.

Did Kahlon do the right thing by lower taxes on products such as electricity and perfume or should he have allocated the money elsewhere?

50% Wrong thing, 38% Right thing, 12% Don’t know

Are you satisfied with Kahlon’s conduct in the Teva affair?

52% No, 35% Don’t know, 12% Yes

Did Kahlon succeed in lowering or preventing an increase in housing prices?

73% No, 12% Prevent increase, 8% Lowered prices, 7% Don’t know

Are you satisfied with the conduct of Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon?

55% No, 35% Yes, 10% Don’t know

Is Kahlon capable of leading large economic movements in the Israeli market?

45% No, 35% Yes, 20% Don’t know

Did Kahlon do the right thing by supporting the law to close supermarkets on the Sabbath?

54% No, 37% Yes, 9% Don’t know

Is Moshe Kahlon a worthy candidate for Prime Minister?

72% No, 17% Yes, 11% Don’t know

Midgam conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on Dec 14 2017.

Is President Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital going to strengthen or weaken Israel’s standing in the world?

54% Strengthen, 29% Don’t know, 17% Weaken

Are the severe reactions from the Muslim world against President Trump’s Jerusalem recognition harming the standing of the United States in the Muslim world?

58% Yes, 31% No, 11% Don’t know

Will the reactions by the Muslim states and the Palestinians towards the Jerusalem recognition cause the United States to rush their peace plan between Israel and the Palestinians?

48% No, 26% Yes, 26% Don’t know

Assuming that the United States does release a peace plan between Israel and the Palestinians, will it include transferring Palestinian neighborhoods in Jerusalem to the Palestinians?

47% Yes, 32% No, 21% Don’t know

Do you think that in the American peace deal that the Temple Mount will remain under the Waqf?

61% Yes, 22% Don’t know, 17% No

In your opinion if Russia, the United States and Western Europe band together and release a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, will a plan like that succeed?

53% No, 36% Yes, 11% Don’t know

Do you think that Trump’s Jerusalem declaration might lead to another intifada?

48% Yes, 41% No, 11% Don’t know

Smith conducted a poll of 500 people with a 4.5% margin of error that was published by the Jerusalem Post on Dec 15 2017.

Is the Trump administration more pro-Israel, more pro-Palestinian, or neutral?

76% Pro-Israel, 14% Neutral, 8% No opinion/don’t know, 2% Pro-Palestinian

Jewish voters: 77% Pro-Israel, 15% Neutral, 7% No opinion/don’t know, 1% Pro-Palestinian
Arab voters: 69% Pro-Israel

Will Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel contribute to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, does it harm the chances of resolving the conflict or does it have no impact?

42.9% Impedes resolving the conflict, 25.3% Has no influence, 23.1% Contributes to resolving the conflict, 8.8% No opinion

Jewish voters: 36% Has no influence, 33% Impedes resolving the conflict, 23% Contributes to resolving the conflict, 8% No opinion
Arab voters: 76% Impedes resolving the conflict.

Bayit Yehudi voters: 47% Contributes to resolving the conflict
Likud voters: 22% Contributes to resolving the conflict
Zionist Union voters: 14% Contributes to resolving the conflict
Yesh Atid voters: 12% Contributes to resolving the conflict

Poll #1: Jerusalem 

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on Dec 11 2017.

To what extent is the American recognition of Jerusalem the personal achievement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?

35% To a great extent, 30% Don’t know, 18% Not at all, 17% To less of an extent

How will the American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital influence the international standing of the State of Israel?

41% Positive change, 34% No change, 18% Negative change, 7% Don’t know

President Trump recognized Jerusalem and signed the waiver. What would have you preferred to see first?

51% Recognize Jerusalem, 30% Move embassy, 19% Don’t know

How should Israel act now – call on other countries to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital or keep a low profile?

50% Public call to other states, 42% Low profile, 8% Don’t know

Prime Minister Netanyahu traveled to Europe for a series of meetings. Should he demand from the leaders he meets to recognize Jerusalem?

54% Yes, 32% No, 24% Don’t know

What should Israel do in connection to negotiations with the Palestinians?

48% Restart talks, 39% Wait for them to initiate, 15% Don’t know

Poll #2: Police

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on Dec 4 2017.

Do you trust the police recommendation after an investigation is completed?

49% Yes, 48% No, 3% Don’t know

How would you define the relationship of the police towards the Haredim?

54% Discrimination, 25% Fair treatment, 15% Preferred treatment, 6% Don’t know

How would you define the relationship of the police towards the Arabs?

49% Discrimination, 23% Fair treatment, 22% Preferred treatment, 6% Don’t know

How would you define the relationship of the police towards the Ethiopians?

70% Discrimination, 19% Fair treatment, 4% Preferred treatment, 7% Don’t know

How does the conduct of the Police Commissioner influence the public standing of the police?

34% Doesn’t influence, 33% Good influence, 18% Bad influence, 15% Don’t know

Are you satisfied with the conduct of Homeland Security Minister Erdan?

50% No, 38% Yes, 12% Don’t know

Does the police conduct itself the correct way with the media?

50% No, 30% Yes, 20% Don’t know

Was the decision to investigate MK Bitan the day before the Knesset vote on the Police Recommendations Bill a coincidence or intentional?

53% Intentional, 25% Don’t know, 22% Coincidence

Poll #3: The Deal

Midgam conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on Nov 23 2017.

Will the American administration adopt Netanyahu’s offer of two states for two peoples based on the Bar Ilan Speech?

52% Yes, 27% No, 21% Don’t know

Will it be possible to keep the settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria even within the framework of a Palestinian State?

72% No, 18% Yes, 10% Don’t know

Should Israel conduct diplomatic arrangement negotiations with the Palestinians if only Fatah is involved?

44% Yes, 35% No, 21% Don’t know

Should Israel conduct diplomatic arrangement negotiations with the Palestinians if Hamas is involved?

51% No, 38% Yes, 11% Don’t know

Is it possible to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians without Israel giving the Arab neighborhoods in eastern Jerusalem to the Palestinians?

57% No, 29% Yes, 14% Don’t know

Do you think we can have one state for two peoples and grant the Palestinians equal rights including voting rights?

63% No, 26% Yes, 11% Don’t know

Do you think we can have one state for two peoples without equal rights for Palestinians?

63% No, 26% Yes, 11% Don’t know

If Israel annexes all of Judea and Samaria, with its Jews and Arabs, will it be able to maintain its Jewish identity?

51% Yes, 35% No, 14% Don’t know

Midgam conducted a poll of 525 people with a 4.4% margin of error that was broadcast by Channel 2 on Dec 4 2017.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

24 [30] Likud
22 [11] Yesh Atid
18 [24] Zionist Union
12 [08] Bayit Yehudi
12 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
07 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
07 [05] Meretz
06 [10] Kulanu
05 [07] Shas
00 [–-] Yachad, Yaalon, Zehut (as other) under threshold

61 [67] Current Right-Religious Coalition
59 [53] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition

Additional Questions:

Who is more suited to serve as Prime Minister – Netanyahu or Gabbai?

39% Netanyahu, 25% Neither, 19% Gabbai, 17% Don’t know

Who is more suited to serve as Prime Minister – Netanyahu or Lapid?

35% Netanyahu, 30% Neither, 20% Lapid, 14% Don’t know