Poll: Public wants: Advanced elections 34% Disengagement referendum 58%

Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 14 October 2004

Telephone poll carried out by "Brain Base" ["Maagar Mochot"] of a
representative sample of over 624 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs)
under the direction of Prof. Y.Katz for Israel Radio's "Another Matter"
program on 13 October 2004:

Should Prime Minister Sharon continue in the coming weeks with the planned
Knesset votes on the disengagement process?
Total: Yes 69% No 27% Other 4%
Vote Likud:Yes 62% No 36% Other 2%
Vote Labor:Yes 85% No 14% Other 1%

Should Prime Minister Sharon move to advance the Knesset elections?
Total: Yes 34% No 58% Other 8%
Vote Likud:Yes 36% No 58% Other 6%
Vote Labor:Yes 26% No 61% Other 13%

Should Prime Minister Sharon move to have a national referendum on
disengagement from the Gaza Strip and Katif Bloc? [IMRA - appeared as
separate locations in the question]
Total: Yes 58% No 37% Other 5%
Vote Likud:Yes 72% No 21% Other 7%
Vote Labor:Yes 35% No 63% Other 2%

Should Prime Minister Sharon hold a meeting of the Likud Central Committee
and act to get them to change their decision regarding not bringing the
Labor Party into the coalition?
Total: Yes 34% No 52% Other 14%
Vote Likud:Yes 38% No 48% Other 14%
Vote Labor:Yes 30% No 55% Other 15%

Should Prime Minister Sharon bring the ultra-orthodox parties (Yahadit
Hatorah and Shas) and the Labor Party into the coalition without Shinui?
Total: Yes 32% No 53% Other 15%
Vote Likud:Yes 43% No 43% Other 14%
Vote Labor:Yes 32% No 57% Other 11%

Should Prime Minister Sharon threaten his opponents in the Likud with the
break up of the Likud and the establishment of a "disengagement list" under
his leadership?
Total: Yes 27% No 63% Other 10%
Vote Likud:Yes 18% No 67% Other 15%
Vote Labor:Yes 47% No 46% Other 7%

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