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Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on Feb 13 2017.

What grade do you give Issac Herzog as Opposition Chairman?

44% Bad, 33% Average, 13% Good, 10% Don’t know

Of the following candidates who do you think is most worthy to lead the Labor Party?

General Public: 27% Yachimovich, 22% None/Other, 17% Don’t know, 10% Peretz, 8% Herzog, 7% Cabel, 6% Margalit, 3% Gabai
Zionist Union Voters: 16% Other/None, 16% Yachimovich, 13% Peretz, 13% Herzog, 11% Margalit, 11% Gabai, 11% Don’t know, 9% Cabel

Should Herzog maintain the Zionist Union with the Livni Party?

General Public: 44% No, 33% Yes, 23% Don’t know
Zionist Union Voters: 42% Yes, 31% No, 27% Don’t know

Is Herzog correct when he attempts to place the Zionist Union in the center of the Israeli political map?

General Public: 44% Yes, 28% No, 28% Don’t know
Zionist Union Voters: 71% Yes, 20% No, 9% Don’t know

Do you think the efforts to enter Netanyahu’s Government hurt or helped Herzog’s standing?

55% Hurt, 25% Didn’t influence, 15% Don’t know, 5% Helped

Should Herzog join Yair Lapid in the next general elections?

General Public: 52% No, 28% Yes, 20% Don’t know
Zionist Union Voters: 44% Yes, 42% No, 14% Don’t know
Yesh Atid Voters: 49% No, 42% Yes, 9% Don’t know

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on Jan 30 2017.

What grade do you give Naftali Bennett as Chairman of the Bayit Yehudi?

40% Good, 31% Average, 21% Bad, 8% Don’t know

Should Naftali Bennett remain as the leader of Bayit Yehudi or should he join the Likud?

49% Bayit Yehudi, 26% Likud, 25% Don’t know

Likud voters: 52% Likud, 39% Bayit Yehudi, 9% Don’t know

Bayit Yehudi voters: 72% Bayit Yehudi, 20% Likud, 8% Don’t know

Should Bennett find a political alliance or should he remain as Chairman of Bayit Yehudi?

45% Bayit Yehudi, 28% Don’t know, 27% Alliance

Bayit Yehudi voters: 88% Bayit Yehudi, 8% Alliance, 4% Don’t know

Follow up question for those who answered “alliance”: Who should Bennett connect with?

32% Liberman, 28% Don’t know, 22% Kahlon, 18% Lapid

Did Naftali Bennett act with good intentions when he proposed the Amona deal?

35% Yes, 35% Don’t know, 30% No

Right-wing voters: 46% Yes, 32% Don’t know, 22% No

What do you think about Bennett’s conduct of taking the argument on the tunnels during Operation Protective Edge to the public agenda?

35% He should have waited for the official report, 27% Bennett was correct, 23% He should have stayed in the Security Cabinet, 15% Don’t know

What do you recommend Naftali Bennett should focus on?

60% Education Ministry, 16% Security-Diplomatic issues, 15% Economic-Social issues, 9% Don’t know

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on Jan 23 2017.

Where would you place Yair Lapid on the political map?

77% Center, 13% Left, 6% Don’t know, 4% Right

Does Yair Lapid have concrete policy positions or does he adjust his statements based on public opinion?

64% Public opinion, 24% Concrete policy, 12% Don’t know

What is Yair Lapid’s position on the subject of two states for two peoples?

48% He is in favor of 2SS, 40% Don’t know, 12% He is against 2SS

What areas should Lapid focus his activity on?

67% Cost of living and other social issues, 10% Don’t know, 8% Government corruption, 8% Diplomatic issues, 7% Security issues

How should Yair Lapid act towards Netanyahu during the investigation?

52% Wait, 21% Don’t call on him to resign, 19% call on him to resign, 8% Don’t know

Did Lapid act correctly by signing on to the impeachment of Balad MK Basel Ghattas?

75% Yes, 11% No, 14% Don’t know

What do you think is the best path for Yair Lapid ahead of the next elections: Run as leader of Yesh Atid or connect to a bloc of center parties?

43% Run as leader of Yesh Atid, 34% Join a center bloc, 23% Don’t know

Question for 34% who answered that he should join a center bloc: Which party would you like to see Lapid connect with in the next elections?

34% Kulanu, 28% Zionist Union, 28% A new party led by Yaalon, 10% Don’t know

 

Panels conducted two polls – six days apart from each other – that have both been posted on their Facebook Page. The second poll was conducted after the Channel 2 broadcasts of the Netanyahu-Moses tapes.

Should Netanyahu go home?

Jan 15 Poll Results:

50% No, 38% Yes, 12% Don’t know

Note #1: Right voters – 70% No

Note #2: Left Voters – 82% Yes

Jan 9 Poll Results:

45% No, 39% Yes, 16% Don’t know

Note #3: Right voters – 61% No, 20% Yes, 19% Don’t know

Note #4: Left Voters – 79% Yes, 13% No, 8% Don’t know

Note #5: Center Voters –  50% Yes, 33% No, 17% Don’t know

Jeremy Saltan on Galay Yisrael Radio: Breakdown of Peace Talks and Racism near Jerusalem in Mevasseret Tzion.

Breakdown of Peace Talks and Racism in a Jerusalem Neighborhood

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Knesset insider Jeremy Man Saltan discusses the breakdown of negotiations between Israel and Arab leadership and the root causes behind the end of the negotiations. He moves on to talk about how American Secretary of State John Kerry’s idea of ending the conflict in nine months has been an absolute failure and ends with a discussion about how racist Purim costumes near Jerusalem in Mevasseret Tzion, have caused the issue of racism to be brought to the forefront.