Maariv Poll: 52% Support Unilateral Evacuation of All Gaza Communities

Aaron Lerner Date: 6 February 2004

The following are the results of a New Wave survey of a representative
sample of 603 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) carried out the week
of 6 February for Maariv and published in Maariv on 6 February.
Survey error +/- 4 percentage points.

Are you satisfied with the performance of prime minister Ariel Sharon in
general?
9 January Yes 41% No 47% No reply 12%
23 January Yes 33% No 54% No reply 13%
6 February Yes 39% No 50% No reply 11%

Do you support or oppose the unilateral evacuation of all the communities in
the Gaza Strip?
Support 52% Oppose 36%

[Dahaf poll of adult Israelis for Yediot Ahronot on 2 February after news of
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to unilaterally remove all the Israeli
communities in the Gaza Strip asked:
The Prime Minister announced that he intends to unilaterally evacuate all
the Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip. Do you support or oppose such a
move? Support 59% Oppose 34% No reply 7%]

Do you support or oppose the unilateral evacuation of isolated communities
in Judea and Samaria?
Support 58% Oppose 31%

Assuming that prime minister Sharon has to resign from his position, who of
the following is most appropriate to replace him?
Netanyahu 25% Mofaz 17% Peres 23% Barak 7%

Assuming that Binyamin Netanyahu is the next prime minister, do you think
that since his first term in the position he:
Changed for the good 29% Changed for the bad 20%
Hasn't changed 42%

This week it was published that the Arab Israeli birth rate is much higher
than the Jewish birthrate. In your opinion, what should be done?
9% Legislate a limit on the number of children an Arab family can have
15% Annex some of the Arab Israeli cities to the Palestinian state when it
is established
45% Encourage Jewish births, increase immigration, without hurting the civil
rights of the Arabs.
22% No need to do anything

Looking back, should Israel have carried out the prisoner exchange with
Hezbollah?
Yes 59% No 31%

Should Israel kill the head of Hezbollah in Lebanon?
Yes 54% No 33%

Is there still discrimination in Israel between Ashkenazi's and Sephardim?
Total: Yes 44% No 48%
Ashkenazis: Yes 36%
Sephardim: Yes 48%

When do you usually go to sleep?
03% 19:00-21:00
09% 21:00-22:00
28% 22:00-23:00
32% 23:00-24:00
16% 24:00-01:00
11% After 01:00

And when do you usually wake up?
17% 4:00-5:00
33% 5:00-6:00
31% 6:00-7:00
11% 7:00-8:30
7% After 8:30
[Average is 6.35 hours of sleep]

Do you wake up with an alarm clock?
Yes 41% No 52%

Maariv 6 February 2004

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