Poll: 84%:14% renew negotiations with Palestinians, Likud Central Comm:
48%:41% Labor joins

Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 9 December 2004

Telephone poll carried out by "Brain Base" ["Maagar Mochot"] of a
representative sample of over 460 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs)
and a random sample of 336 Likud Central Committee members under the
direction of Prof. Y.Katz for Israel Radio's "Another Matter" program on 8
December 2004:

Rating from 1 to 10 for performance in the ministry they held:
Total:
Mofaz 8.2 Sharon 7.8 Shalom 6.7 Netanyahu 6.3 Lapid 5.7 Olmert 5.7 Poraz 5.5
Livnat 5.1

Likud Central Committee Members:
Mofaz 7.1 Sharon 7.8 Shalom 7.7 Netanyahu 7.7 Olmert 4.7 Livnat 4.8

Are you for Shas joining the Likud led government?
Total: Yes 25% No 67% Other 8%
Likud voters: Yes 48% No 48% Other 4%
Likud Central Committee: Yes 66% No 20% Other 14%
Labor voters: Yes 5% No 86% Other 9%

Should Israel renew peace negotiations with Syria?
Total: No 21% Yes 76% Other 3%
Likud voters: No 22% Yes 75% Other 3%
Labor voters: No 14% Yes 85% Other 1%

Should Israel renew peace negotiations with the Palestinians?
Total: No 14% Yes 84% Other 2%
Likud voters: No 18% Yes 80% Other 2%
Labor voters: No 14% Yes 84% Other 2%

Are you for or against the Labor Party joining the government coalition led
by Likud?
Total For 71% Against 20% Other 9%
Likud voters: For 72% Against 23% Other 5%
Likud Central Committee: For 48% Against 41% Other 11%

Should the Labor Party join the government coalition led by Likud until the
Knesset elections in November 2006 or until the conclusion of the
disengagement?
Total: November 2006 45% Disengagement 33% Other 22%
Labor voters: November 2006 52% Disengagement 29% Other 19%

Should the Labor Party primaries take place in April 2005 or November 2005?
Total: April 35% November 25% Other 40%
Labor voters: April 43% November 38% Other 19%

Are you for or against Ehud Barak joining a government led by Likud with
Labor?
Total: For 24% Against 68% Other 8%
Likud voters; For 22% Against 65% Other 13%
Labor voters: For 29% Against 68% Other 3%

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730
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