Poll: Likud 29 Labor 18 Kadima 15, Nuclear Iran top concern
Dr. Aaron Lerner 12 April 2008

Haaretz-Dialog poll of 500 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs)
conducted 9 April, 2008 supervised by Professor Camille Fuchs of Tel Aviv
University. Statistical error +/- 4.5 percentage points.

If elections were held today how would you vote (expressed in mandates)
Based in the 64% who said who they would vote for.
Actual Knesset today in [brackets]

[Ap]= current poll
[Fb]= February poll
[Jn] = 18 January poll
[Nv] = November 2007 poll]

[Ap][Fb][Jn][Nv]
29 35 34 30 [12] Likud
18 17 17 23 [19] Labor
15 14 13 15 [29] Kadima
12 12 12 11 [11] Yisrael Beteinu
10 09 09 09 [12] Shas
07 06 04 04 [05] Meretz
06 07 06 07 06 [06] Yahadut Hatorah
06 04 06 06 [09] Nat'l Union/NRP
04 03 06 04 [00] Social Justice (Gaydamak Party)
00 00 00 03 [00] Green Party
00 03 02 02 [07] Retirees Party
10 10 10 10 [10] Arab parties

Percent satisfied with the performance of:
Olmert 23% Livni 43% Barak 37%

What are you most concerned about?
[IMRA: This was a "closed question". It would have been appropriate to also
include the security situation in the South]
34% Iran going nuclear
22% Economy
21% Security tension in the North
14% All to same extent
04% None of the above
04% Don't know

This week a large security drill was held. Is Israel better prepared for
war than it was two years ago?
Yes 43% Same as before 23% Less 18% Don't know 16%

Next month Israel will celebrate 60 years of independence. Will Israel
continue to exist in another 60 years?
Yes 77% No 11% Don't know 12%

Who most has the following characteristics?
Sound judgment
Olmert 17% Barak 21% Netanyahu 31% All same/don't know 31%
Personal integrity
Olmert 9% Barak 24% Netanyahu 23% All same/don't know 44%
Courage
Olmert 10% Barak 33% Netanyahu 33% All same/don't know 24%

Do you plan to eat chametz on Passover?
No 68% Yes 26% Don't know 6%

If Kadima and Labor combine and run together in the coming elections will it
change the chances you would vote for them?
Increase 24% Decrease 20% Unchanged 39% Don't know 17%

Who of the following would you like to eat dinner with?
None of them 38% Netanyahu 14% Lieberman 12% Olmert 9% Barak 8% Yishai 8%
Oron 7% All same 3%

Published in Haaretz on 11 April 2008