Poll: 45%:46% Fire Netanyahu if absent from vote, 47%:33% Sharon and
Netanyahu on separate tickets; 57%:37% Disengagement
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 7 July 2005

Telephone poll carried out by "Brain Base" ["Maagar Mochot"] of a
representative sample of 516 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) and a
representative sample of 401 Likud members under the direction of
Prof.Y.Katz for Israel Radio's "Another Matter" program on 6 July 2005.

Should Prime Minister Ariel Sharon fire Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
if he is absent for the vote in the Knesset on postponing disengagement?
Total: Yes 45% No 46% Other 9%
Likud members: Yes 35% No 54% Other 11%

Do you support the absence of Binyamin Netanyahu from the Knesset vote on
postponing disengagement?
Total: Yes 26% No 58% Other 16%
Likud members: Yes 33% No 58% Other 9%

Who should head the Likud of the following list?
Total: Sharon 48% Netanyahu 31% Landau 9% Feiglin 2% Other 10%
Likud members: Sharon 43% Netanyahu 36% Landau 13% Feiglin 3% other 5%

Should Ariel Sharon run on the same ticket with Binyamin Netanyahu or on a
separate ticket in the coming elections?
Total: Same 33% Separate 47% Other 20%
Likud voters: Same 40% Separate 44% Other 16%
Labor voters: Same 29% Separate 50% Other 21%
Shinui voters: Same 14% Separate 57% Other 29%
Likud members: Same 33% Separate 22% Other 45%

Are you for or against the disengagement plan?
Total: For 57% Against 37% Other 6%
Likud voters: For 44% Against 49% Other 7%
Labor voters; For 96% Against 4% Other 0%
Shinui voters: For 98% Against 0% Other 2%
Vote right: For 21% Against 62% Other 17%

Are you for or against postponing the disengagement plan?
Total: For 33% Against 63% Other 4%
Likud voters: For 44% Against 53% Other 3%
Labor voters: For 7% Against 86% Other 7%
Shinui voters: For 14% Against 85% Other 1%
Vote right: For 49% Against 21% Other 30%

Did the events in the last week strengthen your position for or against
disengagement?
Total: Strengthened for 39% No change 53% Weakened 8%
Vote Likud: Strengthened for 41% No change 36% Weakened 23%
Vote Labor: Strengthened for 32% No change 57% Weakened 11%
Shinui voters: Strengthened for 28% No change 71% Weakened 1%
Vote right: Strengthened for 19% No change 50% Weakened 31%

The hearings of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the Knesset are
not now open to the media and public. Should they be open to the media and
public?
Yes 47% No 34% Depends on subject matter - partially open 10% Other 9%

[Right voters = vote NRP and National Union]

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