Poll: 55% favor new government, 54% disengagement will be implemented,
39%:31% disengagement will break up Likud

Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 13 January 2005

Telephone poll carried out by "Brain Base" ["Maagar Mochot"] of a
representative sample of over 503 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs),
under the direction of Prof.Y.Katz for Israel Radio's "Another Matter"
program on 12 January 2005

In the wake of the Dovrat Report that was published this week, are you for
or against turning the teaching profession into a profession with high
national priority by raising teacher's salaries so that they are higher than
the salaries paid to other academics in government service?
For 71% Against 17% Other 12%

In response to the recommendations of the Dovrat Commission, teachers
organizations recently launched a publicity campaign of an estimated cost of
over a million dollars. Do you support or oppose the campaign?
Support 39% Oppose 47% Other 14%

Are you for or against the new government formed his week?
Total: For 55% Against 23% Other 22%
Likud voters: For 51% Against 19% Other 30%
Labor voters: For 57% Against 15% Other 28%
Shinui voters: For 41% Against 39% Other 20%
NRP/Nat'l Union voters: For 11% Against 59% Other 30%

Do you think that the new government will succeed in carrying out the
disengagement plan?
Total: Yes 54% No 24% Other 22%
Vote Likud: Yes 44% No 31% Other 25%
Vote Labor: Yes 59% No 19% Other 22%
Vote Shinui: Yes 39% No 39% Other 32%
Vote NRP/Nat'l Union: Yes 13% No 51% Other 36%

Do you think that the Likud will break up in the wake of the process of the
implementation of the disengagement?
Total: Yes 39% No 31% Other 30%
Likud voters: Yes 33% No 30% Other 37%
Labor voters; Yes 24% No 41% Other 35%
Shinui voters; Yes 38% No 31% Other 31%
NRP/Nat'l Union voters: Yes 41% No 21% Other 38%

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