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Panels conducted a poll for Knesset Channel that was broadcast March 21 2016.

What grade do you give Kahlon for his conduct as Finance Minister?

50% Average, 27% Good, 15% Bad, 6% Very Good

What is Kahlon’s main problem?

37% High housing prices, 20% Not trustworthy, 17% Food items too expensive, 17% He does not get enough support from the Prime Minister, 4% He has no main problem

Why is Moshe Kahlon’s party dropping in the polls?

51% Disappointment as Finance Minister, 23% Weak Knesset list, 15% He needs to  rejoin the Likud, 11% Don’t Know

Center-Right Voters: If there a new Center-Right Party would be created, who should lead it?

32% Don’t Know, 23% Bennett, 18% Lapid, 12% Liberman, 7% Kahlon

Note #1: 32% of Center voters answered Lapid

Will you consider voting for Kulanu in the next election?

13% Yes, 87% No

Kahlon voters: 56% No, 44% Yes

Question for voters who won’t vote Kulanu again: How much did Minister Kahlon’s flip-flop on the Natural Gas Deal influence your decision to not vote for him?

59% No influence, 35% Influenced, 6% Don’t Know

Panels conducted a poll of 511 people with a 4.3% margin of error for Maariv & The Jerusalem Post that was published on March 18 2016

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

26 [30] Likud

21 [11] Yesh Atid

15 [24] Zionist Union

12 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

12 [08] Bayit Yehudi

09 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [10] Kulanu

06 [07] Shas

06 [05] Meretz

66 [67] Right-Religious

54 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Additional Questions:

On a scale of 1 (bad) to 10 (very good), what grade to you give each minister on the way they do their job?

6.4 Health Minister Litzman (UTJ)

5.8 Transportation Minister Y. Katz (Likud)

5.7 Justice Minister Shaked (Bayit Yehudi)

5.4 Education Minister Bennett (Bayit Yehudi)

5.4 Defense Minister Yaalon (Likud)

5.2 Finance Minister Kahlon (Kulanu)

5.2 Homeland Security Minister Erdan (Likud)

5.0 Culture & Sports Minister Regev (Likud)

4.9 Environment Minister Gabai (Kulanu)

4.9 Social Equality Minister Gamliel (Likud)

4.8 Immigration & Absorption Minister Elkin (Likud)

4.7 Tourism Minister Levin (Likud)

4.7 Science & Technology Minister Akunis (Likud)

4.6 Welfare Minister C. Katz (Likud)

4.5 Energy & Water Minister Steinitz (Likud)

4.5 Housing Minister Galant (Kulanu)

4.2 Agriculture Minister Ariel (Bayit Yehudi)

4.1 Religious Services Minister Azulouy (Shas)

4.1 Interior Minister Deri (Shas)

Benjamin Netanyahu numbers: 4.6 as Prime Minister, 4.1 as Foreign Minister, 3.9 as Communications Minister, 3.9 as Economy Minister and 3.8 Regional Cooperation Minister

Who would you vote for if there was an head to head direct election for Prime Minister of Israel?

56% Netanyahu, 25% Herzog, 19% Don’t Know

49% Netanyahu, 23% Liberman, 28% Don’t Know

47% Netanyahu, 36% Lapid, 17% Don’t Know

44% Netanyahu, 30% Ashkenazi, 26% Don’t Know

40% Netanyahu, 29% Bennett, 31% Don’t Know

If Clinton & Trump are the nominees for President of the United States, which one would you like to see in the White House?

45% Clinton, 33% Trump, 22% Don’t Know

Note #1: Among right-wing voters – 44% Trump, 32% Clinton

Do you think Herzog should join a national unity government led by Netanyahu?

65% No, 21% Yes, 14% Don’t Know

Do you think Lapid should join a national unity government led by Netanyahu?

53% No, 36% Yes, 11% Don’t Know

Do you regret your vote from one year ago?

78% No, 17% Yes, 5% Don’t Know

Note #1: Voters most regretted voting for Kulanu. 2^nd place is Joint List and 3^rd place is the Zionist Union. Yisrael Beitenu is 4th, Likud 5^th, Shas 6^th, Bayit Yehudi 7^th, Yesh Atid 8^th, Meretz 9^th and UTJ 10^th.

Note #2: 17% of Likud voters (the average of all ten parties) regretted their vote. 6% would vote today for Bennett, 6% for Lapid & 5% for Liberman.

Note #3: Yesh Atid’s growth includes 36% of Kulanu voters, 19% of Zionist Union voters, 9% of Meretz voters and 5% of Yisrael Beitenu voters.

Do you think that Netanyahu holding on to the Communications portfolio and his policies are a danger for democracy and freedom of expression?

40% Yes, 29% No because they have no impact, 13% No because I agree with his policies

Note #1: 21% of Likud voters answered yes.

What grade do you give Herzog as Opposition Leader from 1 to 10?

3.5

Is Culture & Sports Minister Regev advancing Sephardi Jews or harming them?

31% Harming, 27% Advancing

Note #1: Among Likud voters – 38% Advancing, 18% Harming

Note #2: Among Sephardi voters – 38% Advancing, 28% Harming

Note #3: Among Ashkenazi voters – 31% Harming, 25% Advancing

Is there an alternative to Netanyahu as Prime Minister?

46% Yes, 41% No, 13% Don’t Know

Note #1: Among Right voters – 53% No, 36% Yes

Note #2: Among Center voters – 60% Yes, 27% No

Note #3: Among Left voters – 75% Yes, 16% No

Note #4: Among Likud voters – 70% No, 23% Yes

When Netanyahu retires, who should replace him as Likud leader?

20% Saar, 11% Yaalon, 11% Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, 9% Erdan, 7% Y. Katz

Note #1: Among Likud voters – 18% Saar, 15% Erdan, 11% Yaalon, 9% Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, 8% Y. Katz

Teleseker conducted a poll of 525 people for Channel 1 that was broadcast on March 9 2016

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

25 [30] Likud
21 [11] Yesh Atid
15 [24] Zionist Union
13 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
12 [08] Bayit Yehudi
08 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
07 [07] Shas
07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [10] Kulanu
06 [05] Meretz
65 [67] Right-Religious
55 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Midgam conducted a poll of 500 people with a 4.5% margin of error for Chaanel 2 that was broadcast on March 5 2016

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

26 [30] Likud
19 [11] Yesh Atid
18 [24] Zionist Union
13 [13] The Joint (Arab) List
11 [08] Bayit Yehudi
08 [06] Yisrael Beitenu
07 [10] Kulanu
07 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [07] Shas
05 [05] Meretz

65 [67] Right-Religious
55 [53] Center-Left-Arab

Smith conducted a poll for Reshet Bet Radio that was broadcast on Feb 26 2016

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

27 [30] Likud

19 [24] Zionist Union

18 [11] Yesh Atid

13 [13] The Joint (Arab) List

11 [08] Bayit Yehudi

07 [10] Kulanu

07 [06] Yisrael Beitenu

06 [07] Shas

06 [06] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ

06 [05] Meretz

64 [67] Right-Religious

56 [53] Center-Left-Arab