Poll: 59% Support PM Sharon's Unilateral Separation Plan
Aaron Lerner Date: 25 December 2003

The following is IMRA's translation of results from the summary page of
telephone poll of a representative national sample of 506 adult Israelis
(including Israeli Arabs) carried out by "Brain Base" ["Maagar Mochot"]
under the direction of Prof. Y. Katz for Israel Radio's "Another Matter"
program during the day on 24 December 2003 as presented on the website of
the radio station. (http://bet.iba.org.il ). A table of results was not made
available. Survey error +/- 4.5 percentage points.

Do you support the Prime Minister Sharon's unilateral separation plan as
presented at the Herzliya Conference?
Total: Yes 59% No 22%
Vote Likud: Yes 41% No 38%

Does Sharon intend to implement the unilateral separation plan?
Yes 43% No 41%

When do you think Prime Minister Sharon will implement his separation plan?
Doesn't intend to 42% Within 2-3 Years 17%
Within 1-2 Years 15% Within months 10%

Should the Migron outpost be evacuated?
Yes 54% No 31%

Would the evacuation of the Migron outpost lead the right wing parties to
leave the Government?
Yes 21% No 57%
Vote NRP/Nat'l Union: Yes 68%

Should the right wing parties leave the Government if the Migron outpost is
evacuated?
Yes 31% no 57%
Vote NRP/Nat'l Union: Yes 85%

Do you want the Labor Party to join in a national unity government headed by
Sharon if the right wing parties leave in the wake of the evacuation of the
Migron outpost?
No 55%
Labor/Shinui: Yes 39% No 40%

Do you support or oppose the American position that Israel is moving too
slowly in evacuating the unauthorized outposts?
Support 31% Oppose 41%

Do you support the Government's budget being brought to the Knesset for
approval next week? (IMRA: Asked before Treasury Secretary Netanyahu pulled
it when he felt too many changes were being put into it in the Knesset):
Yes 20% No 41%

Do you support the Treasury minister's plan to privatize Bank Discount and
Bank Leumi by distributing options to the public?
Yes 32% No 26% Don't know 42%

Do you support or oppose the letter of the reserve soldiers from Sayeret
Matkal (IMRA: 13 soldiers, of which 8 actually do reserve duty) refusing to
serve (in the territories)?
Oppose: 61%
Vote Labor/Shinui: Oppose 61%

Is the phenomenon of refusing to serve, in general, dangerous to Israeli
society?
Yes 31% No 55%

Did the Knesset Committee make a mistake in not removing immunity from two
Likud MKs suspected of crimes this week? (IMRA: MK's who voted twice in a
marathon round of voting):
Yes Mistake 62% No 12%

In the wake of the release of the Israelis kidnapped in Columbia do you
consider visiting Columbia in the future?
No 71%

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
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