Poll: 93% Don't bury Arafat on Temple Mount, 35% Diplomatic breakthrough
after death

Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 5 November 2004

Telephone poll carried out by "Brain Base" ["Maagar Mochot"] of a
representative sample of over 579 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs)
under the direction of Prof. Y.Katz for the Israeli television program
"Reshet in the Morning" program on 5 November 2004:

Who would you like to see as the candidate for prime minister for the Labor
Party in the upcoming Knesset elections?
Total:
Peres 20% Barak 9% Ramon 8% Ben Eliezer 7% Vilnai 7%
Peretz 5% Sneh 2% Other 42%
Vote Labor:
Peres 36% Barak 15% Ramon 13% Ben Eliezer 3% Vilnai 13%
Peretz 12% Sneh 3% Other 5%

Who would you prefer as next prime minister (2 sets each time):
Sharon 55% Barak 18% Neither 23% Other answer 4%
Netanyahu 37% Barak 32% Neither 26% Other answer 5%
Mofaz 46% Barak 29% Neither 20% Other answer 5%

Ehud Barak announced his candidacy for prime minister and conceded that he
made mistakes in the past. Do you think that he has learned from his
mistakes?
Total: Yes 31% No 51% Other 18%
Vote Labor: Yes 46% No 46% Other 8%

Do you think that Ehud Barak could, as prime minister, advance the peace and
bring security?
Total: Yes 28% No 57% Other 15%
Vote Labor: Yes 49% No 33% Other 18%

Do you think that Ehud Barak could, as prime minister, improve the
socio-economic situation?
Total: Yes 24% No 59% Other 17%
Vote Labor: Yes 46% No 39% Other 18%

According to recent reports Arafat is clinically dead. Where would you
prefer he be buried?
PA territory 34% France 20% Temple Mount 0%
Arab country 34% Other 12%

Should Arafat's request to be buried on the Temp Mount in Jerusalem be
accepted or rejected?
Accept 5% Reject 93% Other 2%

Do you believe that after Yasser Arafat dies there will be a diplomatic
breakthrough with the Palestinians?
Yes 43% No 35% Other 22%

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