Poll: 55%:32% Sharon implementing Labor Party Election Platform

Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 24 February 2005

Telephone poll carried out by "Brain Base" ["Maagar Mochot"] of a
representative sample of 568 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs),
under the direction of Prof.Y.Katz for Israel Radio's "Another Matter"
program on 23 February 2005.

[Right voters = vote NRP and National Union]

To what extent are you pleased with the decision to appoint Dan Halutz as
the next IDF Chief of Staff?
Very unsatisfied 1% Unsatisfied 10%
Neutral 13%
Satisfied 30% Very satisfied 13%
Other 33%

Should Gabi Ashkenazi remain in the army and compete in another three years
for the position of Chief of Staff or leave the IDF now?
Total: Stay 53% Leave 15% Other 32%
Likud voters: Stay 63% Leave 15% Other 22%
Labor voters: Stay 38% Leave 15% Other 47%

Should the departing Chief of Staff Ya'alon go into politics after leaving
the IDF?
Total: Yes 26% No 41% Other 33%
Likud voters: Yes 29% No 37% Other 34%
Labor voters: Yes 8% No 53% Other 39%
Shinui voters: Yes 33% No 43% Other 24%
Right voters: Yes 71% No 24% Other 5%

Do you support the evacuation of the communities and Jewish residents in the
Gaza Strip and northern Samaria?

Total: Only Gaza 12% Only northern Samaria 1% Both 56% Neither 21% Other 10%

Likud voters:
Only Gaza 15% Only northern Samaria 0% Both 47% Neither 24% Other 14%

Labor voters:
Only Gaza 9% Only northern Samaria 0% Both 83% Neither 8% Other 10%

Shinui voters:
Only Gaza 7% Only northern Samaria 6% Both 74% Neither 6% Other 7%

Right voters:
Only Gaza 0% Only northern Samaria 0% Both 0% Neither 93% Other 7%

Are the Labor Party ministers who claim that Ariel Sharon is implementing
the election platform of Labor Party correct?
Total: Yes 55% No 32% Other 13%
Likud voters: Yes 44% no 39% Other 17%
Labor voters: Yes 92% No 7% Other 1%
Shinui voters: Yes 57% No 24% Other 19%
Right voters: Yes 67% No 4% Other 29%

Is the Labor Party "Sharon's servant" as Ehud Barak claimed this week or
instead a genuine partner in the government headed by Sharon?
Total: Servant 28% Partner 58% Other 14%
Likud voters: Servant 25% Partner 58% Other 17%
Labor voters: Servant 32% Partner 53% Other 15%
Shinui voters; Servant 31% Partner 67% Other 2%
Right votes: Servant 66% Partner 31% Other 3%

To Likud members: if primaries were held today for the chairmanship of the
Likud and Ariel Sharon ran against Binyamin Netanyahu, who would you vote
for?
Sharon 44% Netanyahu 29% Other 27%

Labor voters: Should the primaries in the Labor Party take place at the end
of June this year or the end of the year?
June 17% End year 46% Other 37%

NRP voters: In light of the departures of Eitam and Levy from the NRP and
their joining National Union and Moledet, which party will you vote for in
the coming Knesset elections?
NRP 41% National Union/Moledet 39% Likud 8% Other 12%

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