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Midgam conducted a poll of 705 people with a 5.4% error rate for the Channel 2 that was broadcast Jan 9 2016.

How pleased are you from the conduct the following ministers?

Top 5: Health Minister Litzman (UTJ) 56.1%, Transportation Minister Katz (Likud) 50.5%, Defense Minister Yaalon (Likud) 50.5%, Justice Minister Shaked (Bayit Yehudi) 46.9%, Education Minister Bennett (Bayit Yehudi) 45.5%.

Bottom 5: Periphery Minister Deri (Shas) 18.9%, Prime Minister Netanyahu (Likud) 32.1%, Finance Minister Kahlon (Kulanu) 37%, Culture Minister Regev (Likud) 37.8%, Homeland Security Minister Erdan (Likud) 38%.

Note: Currently there are 20 ministers including the Prime Minister serving in the Israeli cabinet. The results for the other ten ministers that were not listed are under 45.5% and above 38%.

Poll on Settlers & Hilltop Youth

Panels conducted a poll for the Knesset Channel that was broadcast Jan 4 2016.

How has “Price Tag” events changed your opinion of settlers?

59% Hurt, 36% Didn’t change, 2% Increased

Are the “Hilltop Youth” a result of the settlement enterprise?

41% No, 39% Yes, 20% Don’t know

Do you believe Judea and Samaria Council leaders when they condemn the “Hilltop Youth”?

41% Yes, 36% No, 23% Don’t know

Are the Judea and Samaria Council leaders responsible for what is called “Hilltop Youth”?

48% Yes, 34% No, 18% Don’t know

What do the settlers need to do to regain your trust?

42% Act against the gangs, 28% We believe in them, 13% Don’t bother, 9% Don’t know, 8% Condemn

Panels conducted a poll for the Knesset Channel that was published Dec 31 2015.

Is it correct to investigate the Prime Minister’s wife Sarah Netanyahu in the Prime Minister Residence case?

66% Yes, 19% No, 15% Don’t know

Should Prime Minister Netanyahu also be investigated by the police in this case?

38% No, 38% Yes, 24 Don’t know

Likud supporters: 62% No, 25% Yes, 13% Don’t know

Is there truth that Sara Netanyahu broke the law or are disgruntled ex-workers out to get her?

48% Truth, 27% Don’t know, 25% Out to get her

Likud supporters: 40% Out to get her, 38% Truth, 22% Don’t know

If charges are filed against Sarah Netanyahu, should Prime Minister Netanyahu resign from his position?

46% No, 39% Yes, 15% Don’t know

How will Minister Chaim Katz’s election as Likud Central Committee Chairman influence Benjamin Netanyahu’s ability to control the Likud movement?

33% Won’t influence, 33% Don’t know, 22% Will make things more difficult for Netanyahu, 12% Will make things easier for Netanyahu

Of the following candidates who could defeat Prime Minister Netanyahu in the Likud Leadership race?

44% No one, 34% Saar, 4% Yisrael Katz, 4% Yaalon, 1% Chaim Katz

Should the position of Israeli Prime Minister be limited to two terms?

56% Yes, 26% No

Likud supporters: 57% No, 37% Yes

Is Prime Minister Netanyahu’s move to make the Likud Leadership Primary early a democratic move?

46% No, 32% Yes, 22% Don’t know

Likud supporters: 52% Yes, 38% No, 10% Don’t know

Is Aryeh Deri’s return to the Interior Ministry appropriate?

68% No, 21% Yes

Panels conducted a poll of 527 people with a 4.3% error margin for Maariv & The Jerusalem Post that was published Jan 1 2016.

Who is your person of the year?

29% Putin, 16% Merkel, 15% Netanyahu, 3% Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, 2% Pope Francis, 2% Obama, 33% don’t know.

What is the country’s biggest problem?

45% wave of terrorism, 33% cost of living & socioeconomic gaps, 8% the diplomatic stalemate, 4% Right-Left relations, 4% international isolation, 2% religious-secular relations, 4% don’t know.

Could a diplomatic agreement currently be reached with the Palestinians?

68% no, 22% yes, 10% don’t know.

What is currently the biggest danger to Israeli security?

47% Palestinians, 24% Islamic State & radical Islam, 13% Iran, 7% Jewish terrorism, 6% Hezbollah, 3% don’t know.

Do you believe the current terrorist wave can be stopped?

65% yes, 28% no, 7% don’t know.

Will Iran keep its commitments from the Iranian nuclear deal?

79% No, 15% don’t know, 6% yes.

What was the most important item on the international agenda in 2015?

50% struggle to stop Islamic State, 25% Syrian refugee crisis, 10% US presidential election, 6% war in Syria and Iraq, 5% Iranian nuclear program, 4% don’t know.

Will there be elections in 2016?

46% Probably Not, 27% Probably Yes, 13%  Don’t know, 9% For sure not, 5% For sure yes

The second public poll of seats since the Knesset Election in March 2015 was conducted by Midgam for Yediot Achranot and was published on Jan 1 2016. It was the last poll conducted in 2015.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

25 [30] Likud

18 [24] Zionist Union

18 [11] Yesh Atid

13 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

12 [08] Bayit Yehudi

08 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

07 [10] Kulanu

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [07] Shas

06 [05] Meretz

65 [67] Right-Religious

55 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Note: Midgam was in the middle of the pack in terms of accuracy among the nine major polling companies in predicting the 2015 Knesset results, producing a projection that was off by 19 seats. However, Midgam was among the least accurate in predicting the blocs by giving the Center-Left-Arab bloc three more seats than they would actually win.

Knesset Jeremy Analysis: The most interesting takeaways from this poll is that Herzog and Lapid are now tied and that Bayit Yehudi is pulling seats from Likud.

Scenario Poll: Saar-Kahlon Party

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

21 [30] Likud

18 [24] Zionist Union

18 [11] Yesh Atid

13 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

12 [10] Saar-Kahlon Party

11 [08] Bayit Yehudi

08 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [07] Shas

06 [05] Meretz

65 [67] Right-Religious

55 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Knesset Jeremy Analysis: In the scenario poll a Saar-Kahlon party would fail to gain any seats from the center and would take away votes from Likud and Bayit Yehudi.