Dahaf Poll: 61% Israel's Policy Towards Palestinians Proper or Too Easy

Aaron Lerner Date: 21 November 2003

The following are the results of a poll of a representative sample of 500
adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) carried out by Dahaf for Yediot
Ahronot the week of 21 November for Yediot Ahronot. Statistical error +/-
4.5 percentage points.

Do you agree with the former Shabak directors that Israel's behavior towards
the Palestinians hurts Israeli interests?
Yes 49% No 41%

Was it proper for the former Shabak directors to express their views to the
media?
Yes 40% No 51%

Do you agree with Binyamin Netanyahu that Israel got out of the recession?
Yes 11% No 86%

Has your economic situation improved in the last three months?
Improved 4% No change 45% Worsened 49%

Is there a connection between Israel's behavior in the territories and the
increase in anti-Semitism?
Yes 42% No 52%

[IMRA: Since the "occupation" has been going on since 1967 it might be
proper to ask if a more recent change is corrupting Israeli society and
increasing violence in Israeli society - Oslo.]

Does the occupation corrupts Israeli society?
Yes 45% No 51%

Is there a connection between the occupation and the increase in violence in
Israeli society?
Yes 43% No 54%

Is Israel's policy towards the Palestinian population too harsh?
Too harsh 35% Too easy 25% Correct 36%

Should the IDF publish what weapons it used in the Nussirat Camp (in the
Gaza Strip- terrorist car hit by weapon fired from helicopter)?
Yes 27% No 70%

Should Israel unilaterally hand over to the PA the areas outside of the
borders it considers acceptable in a final arrangement and evacuate the
settlements outside those borders?
Yes 49% No 46% No reply 5%

Within the framework of a permanent agreement should Israel agree to the
evacuation of most of the settlements?
Yes 60% No 35% No reply 5%

Is the departure of the economy from the recession the result of the
policies of Treasury Minister Netanyahu or other factors?
Netanyahu 6% Other factors 3%
Not out of recession 86%

If elections were held today (without any explanation of the handling of the
"no replies) by Knesset seats (total 120)[current Knesset in [brackets]

Likud [38] 37 Labor [19]19 Shinui [15] 14
Shas [11] 11 Meretz [6] 7 NRP [6] 6
National Union/Yisrael Beiteinu [7] 8
One Nation(Peretz)[3] 5

[Other parties not listed in the text - there was no table].

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
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