Poll: Public prefers early elections to budget concessions to Yahadut
Hatorah 47.1% : 21.9%

Aaron Lerner Date: 25 November 2004

The following is IMRA's translation of results of a telephone poll of 503
adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) by Shvakim Panorama for Israel
Radio's "Another Matter" program on 24 November 2004 that is presented on
the website of the radio station.
(http://bet.iba.org.il ).

Acting Public Security Minister Gideon Ezra's notified Police Investigations
Department Chief Moshe Mizrahi that he has decide to adopt the
recommendations of the Attorney General and transfer him from his job. Do
you support this decision?
Total: Yes 31.5% No 36.5% Other 32.0%
Likud voters: Yes 36.6% No 24.1% Other 39.3%
Labor voters: Yes 24.4% No 43.9% Other 31.7%

Which of the two following alternatives for an expanded government do you
support? Make financial concessions in accordance with the demands of
Yahadut Hatorah or go to early elections?
Total: Concessions 21.9% elections 47.1% Other 30.9%
Likud voters: Concessions 21.6% Elections 37.7% Other 40.6%
Labor voters: Concessions 10.4% Elections 70.5% Other 19.2%

The following questions were asked to Labor Party voters only:

How do you think the Labor Party should act in the coming months?
40.3% Continue giving a security net to the Government
57.6% Vote against the Government and try to advance the elections
02.1% Other

Regarding the primaries for the election of the chairman of the Labor Party
and its candidate for prime minister. Whar position do you support?
17.1% Have primaries as planned in November 2005
52.0% Advance the primaries to March-April 2005
30.9% Don't care

If primaries for the election of the chairman of the Labor Party and its
candidate for prime minister was held today and the candidates were the
following, who would you vote for?
[Different combinations]
Peres 35.3% Barak 10.4% Ben Eliezer 8.8% Peretz 9.7% Vilnai 14.7%
Peres 52.4% Barak 20.9%
Peres 49.6% Vilnai 21.2%
Vilnai 38.9% Barak 34.4%
Peretz 30.9% Barak 36.1%

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