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Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on May 19 2016.

Are you for expanding the current coalition?

40% Yes, 34% No

Who would you prefer to see join the coalition?

48% Liberman, 33% Herzog, 15% Neither

Who do you prefer as Defense Minister?

52% Yaalon, 31% Liberman

Would you like to see Liberman return to the Foreign Ministry?

63% No, 27% Yes

What portfolio should Yaalon receive?

47% Don’t know 35% Foreign, 11% Communications, 7% Economy

Who is the most suited to lead the Opposition?

44% Lapid, 26% Herzog, 10% Odeh, 7% Gal-On

Should Israel initiate a regional diplomatic conference?

55% Yes, 30% No

Should Israel attend the regional diplomatic conference in France?

43% Yes, 42% No, 15% Don’t know

Should Israel attend a regional diplomatic conference led by the United States of America?

63% Yes, 25% No, 12% Don’t know

Do you agree with Herzog’s statement that there is a window here and a real chance to reach peace with the Palestinians?

63% No, 19% Don’t know, 18% Yes

Egyptian President Sisi said this week that peace between Israel and Egypt is a warm peace. Do you agree or disagree?

43% Disagree, 39% Agree, 18% Don’t know

Midgam conducted a poll of 503 Israeli Jews for the World Zionist Organization.

To what extent do you define yourself as a Zionist, with 10 being the most Zionist and one the least Zionist?

51% 9-10. 39% 5-8, 11% 1-4.

Is the idea of Zionism still relevant to you?

82% Yes, 9% No, 9% Don’t know

Do you know who wrote the book The Jewish State?

84% Theodore Herzl, 16% Don’t know, 1% Wrong answer

Has Herzl’s vision of a Jewish State come true?

61% Not entirely, 24% Yes, 9% Not at all, 6% Don’t know

Panels conducted a poll for Maariv that was published on May 17 2016.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

26 [30] Likud

18 [11] Yesh Atid

14 [08] Bayit Yehudi

13 [24] Zionist Union

11 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

11 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

07 [07] Shas

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

07 [05] Meretz

06 [10] Kulanu

71 [67] Right-Religious

49 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Scenario Poll #1: If Yaalon replaced Netanyahu as Likud’s leader – who would you vote for?

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

19 [30] Likud led by Yaalon

18 [11] Yesh Atid

17 [08] Bayit Yehudi

13 [24] Zionist Union

12 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

12 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

08 [07] Shas

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

07 [05] Meretz

07 [10] Kulanu

70 [67] Right-Religious

50 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Scenario Poll #2: If Yaalon replaced Herzog as the Zionist Union’s leader – who would you vote for?

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

27 [30] Likud

13 [11] Yesh Atid

14 [08] Bayit Yehudi

17 [24] Zionist Union led by Yaalon

12 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

11 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

07 [07] Shas

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [05] Meretz

06 [10] Kulanu

72 [67] Right-Religious

48 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Scenario Poll #3: If Yaalon ran on a joint list with Kahlon and Saar – who would you vote for?

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

26 [30] Likud

17 [10] Kulanu

13 [08] Bayit Yehudi

12 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

12 [11] Yesh Atid

11 [24] Zionist Union

09 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

07 [07] Shas

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [05] Meretz

 

62 [57] Right-Religious without Kahlon

41 [53] Center-Left-Arab without Kahlon

17 [10] New Kahlon-Saar-Yaalon list

Panels conducted a poll for the Knesset Channel that was broadcast on May 16 2016.

Who would you rather see join Netanyahu Government?

44% Liberman, 34% Neither, 22% Herzog

Should Liberman join the Netanyahu Government?

General Public: 41% Yes

Among Yisrael Beitenu voters: 74% Yes, 22% No, 4% Don’t know

What position should Liberman demand from Netanyahu?

40% Don’t know, 24% Homeland Security Ministry, 19% Defense Ministry, 17% Foreign Minister

If there are elections today, would you consider voting for Avigdor Liberman?

66% No, 17% Will consider, 12% Don’t know, 5% Yes

Those who answered that they will consider voting Liberman define as:

82% Right voters, 11% Center, 4% Left, 3% Don’t know how to define themselves

Question to voters who immigrated from the former USSR:

Does Yisrael Beitenu represent the immigrant community?

51% Does not represent, 42% Represents, 7% Don’t know

Question to voters who answered they will not vote for Liberman:

What about Avigdor Liberman bothers you?

36% Opinions on diplomatic affairs, 25% Legal troubles, 12% Personality, 12% is too harsh on Netanyahu, 8% Nothing bothers me about him

 

 

Midgam/Ipanel conducted a poll for Channel 2 that was broadcast on May 16 2016.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

27 [30] Likud

18 [11] Yesh Atid

17 [24] Zionist Union

13 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

10 [08] Bayit Yehudi

09 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

07 [10] Kulanu

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [07] Shas

06 [05] Meretz

 

66 [67] Right-Religious

54 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Additional Question

Do you support Zionist Union joining the government?

General Public: 52% No, 24% Yes, 24% Don’t know

Zionist Union voters: 60% No, 36% Yes, 4% Don’t know