Poll #1: Midgam conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on December 15th 2016.
When it comes to economic and social issues has the Israeli society trended to the right, left or center?
41% Right, 27% Center, 16% Don’t know, 16% Left
What is the trend on economic and social issues in the western world?
39% Right, 23% Left, 22% Center, 16% Don’t know
Should Israel take refugees from African countries in cases where their lives are in danger or should they be arrested?
46% Arrested, 36% Refuge, 18% Don’t know
Are the isolationist inspirations of Trump in the United States and in Europe going to cause the free world to stop absorbing immigrants?
54% Yes, 24% No, 22% Don’t know
Does immigration of Muslims and Africans to Europe contribute to the isolationist policies of preventing free immigration to the free world?
63% Yes, 37% No
Do racist tendencies that have always existed contribute to the isolationist policies of preventing free immigration to the free world?
69% No, 31% Yes
Does the bad economic situation in Europe contribute to the isolationist policies of preventing free immigration to the free world?
70% No, 30% Yes
Does the fall of the Soviet Union and immigration from Eastern Europe contribute to the isolationist policies of preventing free immigration to the free world?
95% No, 5% Yes
Are you worried that the inclination towards isolationism and the right-wing trend in the world will lead to an increase in antisemitism?
61% Yes, 26% No, 13% Don’t know
Could the inclination towards isolationism of President-elect Donald Trump lead him to reduce the aid that has been given to Israel during the last few terms of the previous United States Presidents?
59% No, 23% Yes, 18% Don’t know
Could the inclination towards isolationism of President-elect Donald Trump lead him to harm the economic relations between the United States and China?
43% No, 36% Yes, 21% Don’t know
Could the inclination towards isolationism of President-elect Donald Trump lead him to harm the diplomatic relations between the United States and China?
41% No, 33% Don’t know, 26% Yes
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Poll #2: Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on December 12th 2016.
Of the following candidates who is most appropriate to lead the Zionist Union?
All voters: 37% Don’t know, 26% Yachimovich, 16% Ashkenazi, 9% Livni, 7% Herzog, 5% Margalit
Center-Left voters: 27% Yachimovich, 24% Don’t know, 16% Livni, 15% Ashkenazi, 10% Herzog, 8% Margalit
Of the following candidates who is most appropriate to lead the Histadrut Workers Union?
54% Don’t know, 19% Yachimovich, 18% Cabel, 9% Nissenkorn
What is your opinion of the Histadrut?
30% Helps all workers, 26% Gives jobs to friends, 25% Helps strong workers, 19% Don’t know
Are you pleased or not pleased with the conduct of MK Yachimovich?
46% Pleased, 40% Not pleased, 14% Don’t know
What issues should Yachimovich focus on?
71% Social & Economic issues, 16% Don’t know, 13% Diplomatic & Security issues
If elected to lead the Histadrut, would Yachimovich be able to manage struggles against the government and private interests?
55% Yes, 28% No, 17% Don’t know
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Poll #3: Midgam conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on December 8th 2016.
Should the government compensate only citizens that have been harmed from terror or should the State also compensate all citizens that are harmed by national disasters?
65% Everybody, 24% Something but less than terror, 8% Not at all, 3% Don’t know
Should the ammonia be moved from Haifa to a different location without a population center?
81% Yes right now, 11% Yes but not right now, 4% Don’t know, 2% No
Should we increase significantly the number of firefighters and our firefighting capabilities such as more fire trucks and fire planes?
79% Yes, 13% No, 8% Don’t know
Do you trust the Israeli government to compensate fully whoever was harmed by the latest fire wave?
43% Not at all, 39% Some compensation, 12% Yes in full, 6% Don’t know
Have the lessons from the Carmel fire six years ago been learned?
57% Some, 24% Not at all, 17% Most, 2% Don’t know
Should the State of Israel invest a special effort to prepare for the possibility of future national disasters?
91% Yes, 5% Don’t know, 4% No
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Poll #4: Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on December 5th 2016.
Do you think the conduct of Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit is fair and straight?
38% Yes, 33% Don’t know, 29% No
Do you think Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit deals with cases effectively or does he drag them out?
36% Drag, 33% Don’t know, 31% Treat
Where would you place Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit politically?
46% Right, 33% Don’t know, 14% Center, 7% Left
Is it the right of the government to make a decision against the opinion of the Attorney General?
54% Yes, 24% No, 22% Don’t know
Do you think the Attorney General’s position is too powerful or appropriate?
39% Appropriate, 32% Too Powerful, 29% Don’t know
Do you think that Mandelblit is conducting himself in the wrong way and in favor of Netanyahu?
39% He’s Objective, 31% Don’t know, 30% In favor of Netanyahu
Is it appropriate to call an investigation an examination instead of calling it an investigation?
45% No, 32% Yes, 23% Don’t know
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Poll #5: Midgam conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on December 1st 2016.
Is the Outpost Bill that is meant to cancel the Supreme Court decision on Amona fit the principle of the separation of power between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government?
44% No, 29% Don’t know, 27% Yes
Does the Supreme Court’s decision to evacuate Amona fit the principle of the separation of power between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government?
40% Yes, 30% Don’t know, 30% No
Is it appropriate after an election for a new government to change decisions that had been made by the judicial branch in the previous term by the previous government?
51% No, 39% Yes, 10% Don’t know
From what you know, does the United Kingdom who is the mother of all democracies in the world, allow or forbid the government or the parliament from intervening in the courts and the judicial branch of government?
44% Forbid, 41% Don’t know, 15% Allow
Should the court system fit itself to the government or should the court system remain independent and make their decisions independently?
70% Independent, 25% Fit itself to government, 5% Don’t know
There are those who say that only due to democratic rules and a strong court system was Menachem Begin able to survive in the opposition for so long and eventually reach the leadership of the country. Do you agree with this opinion?
45% Yes, 29% Don’t know, 26% No
Is it justified that a police investigation on government corruption of senior officials be labeled by the Attorney General as a check instead of an investigation?
61% No, 27% Yes, 12% Don’t know
There are governments like the United States in which the leader of the State is not allowed more than two terms. Should we pass a law like that in Israel?
68% Yes, 24% No, 8% Don’t know
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Poll #6: Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on November 28th 2016.
Who do you think should lead the efforts to manage the events following the fire wave of last week?
34% Shimon Ben-Ner, 31% Gilad Erdan, 16% Don’t know, 11% Benjamin Netanyahu, 8% Roni Alsheikh
What grade do you give the authorities in dealing with the fires from 1-10?
9.0 Firefighters, 8.0 Police, 7.9 Municipalities, 6.5 Israeli Government
In your opinion what caused the fires?
68% Nationalistic/Terrorism, 19% Negligence, 13% Don’t know
Do you think that the punishment should be made more severe on people who lit the fires to the point of stripping their citizenship and destroying their homes?
62% Yes, 34% No
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Poll #7: Midgam conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on November 24th 2016.
Should there be a separation between religion and state in Israel?
57% Yes, 35% No, 8% Don’t know
Are you for the Loudspeaker Bill?
69% Yes, 23% No, 8% Don’t know
What should the preferred solution be to resolve the loudspeaker issue? The bill or dialogue with Muslim community leaders and an attempt to reach an understanding.
65% Reach Understanding, 28% Bill, 7% Don’t know
If the loudspeaker bill is passed, should there be another bill against the noise from Jewish traditions?
65% Yes, 27% No, 8% Don’t know
Was Litzman correct in his appeal against the Loudspeaker Bill?
38% No, 35% Yes, 27% Don’t know
Do the Rabbinical Courts and the State deal with those who refuse to grant a divorce through a “get” in the right way?
44% Not doing anything at all, 40% Doing something, but not doing enough, 10% Don’t know, 6% Doing enough
Is the treatment towards Reform Jewry from religious institutions in Israel pushing the US Jewry away from Israel?
52% Yes, 25% Don’t know, 23% No
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