Poll: 46.3%:45.9% Stop disengagement if Hamas win elections, 65.0%
Corruption will be election issue, 71.5% Withdrawal from Lebanon was right

Aaron Lerner Date: 19 May 2005

The following is IMRA's translation of results of a telephone poll of 503
adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) carried out by Shvakim Panorama for
Israel Radio's "Another Matter" program on 18 May 2005 that is presented
on the website of the radio station. (http://bet.iba.org.il ).

Who was correct in the dispute between the foreign minister (Shalom) and the
Israeli Ambassador to the USA Danny Ayalon?
Total: Shalom 21.2% Ayalon 34.0% Other 44.8%
Likud voters: Shalom 27.3% Ayalon 40.1% Other 32.6%
Labor voters: Shalom 13.5% Ayalon 41.7% Other 44.8%

Will political corruption become a central issue in the coming elections?
Total: Yes 65.0% No 26.8% Other 8.2%
Likud voters: Yes 53.5% No 34.8% Other 11.7%
Labor voters: Yes 75.6% No 21.1% Other 3.3%

Should Israel destroy the houses of the Israelis that are evacuated from
Gush Katif?
Total: Yes 44.5 % No 48.1% Other 7.4%
Likud voters: Yes 51.3% No 40.7% Other 8.1%
Labor voters; Yes 39.3% No 57.0% Other 3.7%

If it turns out that Hamas wins the July elections in the territories should
the disengagement process be halted?
Total: Yes 46.3% No 45.9% Other 7.8%
Likud voters: Yes 56.0% No 34.9% Other 9.1%
Labor voters: Yes 21.1% No 75.2% Other 3.7%

Of the following name who do you support to be the chairman of the Likud and
the Likud candidate for prime minister?
Likud voters only:
Sharon 56.1% Netanyahu 20.8% Shalom 4.0% Landau 9.5% Feiglin 0.7% Other 9.0%

Should Amir Peretz and his party be permitted to merge with the Labor Party
so that he can run next month for the position of chairman of the Labor
Party?
Labor voters:
Yes 50.7% No 39.5% Other 9.8%

In retrospect, five years after the unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon, who
was right? Ehud Barak who was prime minister at the time and initiated the
withdrawal from Lebanon or Shaul Mofaz who at the time was the COS and
oppose it?

Total: Barak 71.5% Mofaz 26.9% other 1.6%
Likud voters: Barak 64.2% Mofaz 35.8%
Labor voters: Barak 89.8% Mofaz 10.2%

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