Tag Archive: Polls


Panels conducted a poll of 500 people with a 4.3% margin of error that was published by Maariv on September 13 2015.

Who is the most trustworthy figure?

13% Naftali Bennett, 13% Benjamin Netanyahu, 11% Yair Lapid, 9% Gideon Saar, 9% Moshe Yaalon, 7% Moshe Kahlon, 5% Don’t Know, 4% Tzipi Livni, 3% Avigdor Liberman, 2% Gabi Ashkenazi, 16% None of the above.

Who is the most disappointing figure?

21% Benjamin Netanyahu, 17% Yair Lapid, 16% Moshe Kahlon, 15% Yitzchak Herzog, 9% Avigdor Liberman, 6% Aryeh Deri, 5% Don’t Know, 4% Zahava Gal-On, 4% Iman Udah, 2% Naftali Bennett, 1% Yaakov Litzman

Between these two candidates who would you like to see lead Israel over the upcoming years?

37% No Opinion, 34% Netanyahu, 29% Saar

52% Netanyahu, 25% Herzog, 23% No Opinion

48% Netanyahu, 28% No Opinion, 24% Lapid

45% Netanyahu, 37% No Opinion, 18% Kahlon

45% Netanyahu, 37% No Opinion, 18% Ashkenazi

44% No Opinion, 43% Netanyahu, 13% Yaalon

Should Israel absorb refugees from Syria?

70% No, 26% Yes, 4% Don’t Know

Does the Iran Deal endanger Israel?

77% Yes, 15% No, 8% Don’t Know

What comes first – Jewish State or Democratic State?

43% Jewish State, 31% Democratic State, 25% Jewish & Democratic State equally, 1% Don’t Know

Should soccer (football) be prohibited on the Sabbath?

57% No, 43% Yes

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on September 10th 2015.

Who would you vote for in the Labor Primaries?

22% Yachimovich, 11% Herzog, 8% Ashkenazi, 7% Huldai, 4% Peretz

(*Among Labor voters)

30% Herzog, 28% Yachimovich, 13% Ashkenazi, 9% Huldai, 0% Peretz

Do you think Minister Akunis was correct by resigning from his position as the Minister in charge of public broadcasting?

47% Yes, 32% No, 21% Don’t Know

Do you think Netanyahu was correct by not granting interviews to the press before the Jewish Newyear?

71% No, 16% Don’t Know, 13% Yes

Do you think lowering VAT to 17% will affect your pocket?

55% No, 30% Yes, 15% Don’t Know

Note: Only Labor members can vote in primary. The question was specifically aimed at Labor voters.

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The day before the Knesset Channel released the ranking of top Ministers and MKs as a result of public polling, media appearances and analyst grading:

#1 Minister: Naftali Bennett

#2 Minister: Yisrael Katz

#3 Minister: Ayelet Shaked and Moshe Kahlon (tie)

#1 MK: Shelly Yachimovich

#2 MK: Moshe Gafni and Yair Lapid (tie)

#3 MK: Speaker Yuli Edelstein

Panels conducted a poll that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on September 7th 2015.

Which Faction Leader is the biggest disappointment of the year?

23% Kahlon (Kulanu), 19% Herzog (Zionist Union), 18% Lapid (Yesh Atid), 12% Liberman (Yisrael Beitenu), 8% Deri (Shas), 6% Bennett (Bayit Yehudi), 5% Gal-On (Meretz), 4% Odah (The Joint List), 1% Litzman (UTJ)

Which Faction leader is the biggest success of the year?

25% Bennett (Bayit Yehudi), 15% Litzman (UTJ), 12% Lapid (Yesh Atid), 10% Kahlon (Kulanu), 6% Liberman (Yisrael Beitenu), 4% Deri (Shas), 4% Gal-On (Meretz), 4% Herzog (Zionist Union), 3% Odah (The Joint List)

Panels conducted a poll of 500 people with a 4.5% margin of error that was broadcast by the Knesset Channel on September 3rd 2015.

No Israeli public poll has been conducted on the distribution of seats since the March election.

Do you understand the Arrangements Bill and the State Budget?

70% No, 20% Yes

Does Sharon Gal’s resignation harm Yisrael Beytenu?

52% No impact, 21% Harm Party, 12% Help Party

Does Shai Piron’s resignation harm Yesh Atid?

42%, No impact, 25% Harm Party, 10% Help Party

Who is the most fit to lead the Right?
(Only those who define themselves as right-wing)

36% Netanyahu, 31% Bennett, 14% none of the above, 9% Liberman

(Among Likud voters)

72% Netanyahu, 12% Saar, 4% none of the above, 3% Erdan, 3% Ya’alon, 1% Shalom

Party Seats Smith -17 Teleseker -17 New Wave -17 Panels -19 Dialog -19 Midgam -19 Geo -20 Maagar Mochot -23 TRI -23
Likud 30 21 -9 23 -7 23 -7 21 -9 20 -10 22 -8 26 -4 21 -9 24 -6
Zionist Union 24 25 -1 25 -1 23 -1 25 -1 24 26 -2 21 -3 24 24
The Joint List 13 13 12 -1 13 13 13 13 12 -1 12 -1 12 -1
Yesh Atid 11 11 12 -1 13 -2 13 -2 12 -1 12 -1 12 -1 13 -2 14 -3
Kulanu 10 9 -1 9 -1 9 -1 10 10 8 -2 8 -2 8 -2 8 -2
Bayit Yehudi 8 11 -3 11 -3 12 -4 11 -3 12 -4 11 -3 13 -5 13 -5 12 -4
Shas 7 9 -2 7 6 -1 7 7 7 8 -1 7 5 -2
Yisrael Beitenu 6 6 6 6 4 -2 5 -1 5 -1 7 -1 5 -1 4 -2
UTJ 6 6 7 -1 6 6 7 -1 6 8 -2 7 -1 7 -1
Merertz 5 5 4 -1 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 -1
Yachad 0 (3) 4 -1 4 -1 4 -1 5 -2 5 -2 5 -2 3 5 -2 4 -1

 

Company Off by Last Poll
Smith -17 13-Mar
Telesker -17 13-Mar
New Wave -17 6-Mar
Panels -19 13-Mar
Dialog -19 14-Mar
Midgam -19 14-Mar
Geo -20 8-Mar
Maagar Mochot -23 12-Mar
TRI -23 10-Mar

The only pollster to correctly predict Netanyahu’s Phase 2 partners at 67 seats vs his non-Phase 2 partners at 53 seats is Teleseker.

Smith, New Wave, Dialog and Maagar Mochot predicted 66 seats, Panels, Midgam and TRI predicted 64,  Geocartography predicted 70.