Polls: Public supports Kuntar-Goldwasser/Regev swap only if they are alive;
PM Olmert should take leave now
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 29 May 2008
Telephone poll of a representative sample of 508 adult Israelis (including
Arab Israelis) carried out by Maagar Mohot Survey Institute (headed by
Professor Yitzchak Katz for Israel Radio's "Its all Talk" on 28 May 2008.
Statistical error +/- 4.5 percentage points.
Assuming that Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev are alive and held by
Hezbollah, do you support a swap with Hezbollah according to which Israel
releases Samir Kuntar in exchange?
Total: Support 77% Oppose 9% Other 14%
Kadima voters: Support 80% Oppose 11% Other 9%
Likud voters: Support 73% Oppose 17% Other 10%
Labor voters: Support 90% Oppose 5% there 5%
Assuming that Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev are not alive, do you support
a swap with Hezbollah according to which Israel releases Samir Kuntar in
exchange?
Total: Support 43% Oppose 51% Other 6%
Kadima voters: Support 39% Oppose 56% Other 5%
Likud voters: Support 34% Oppose 66%
Labor voters; Support 59% Oppose 39% there 2%
Should Prime Minister Olmert take leave even before the cross examination of
Talansky on 17 July 2008?
Total: Yes 64% No 22% Other 14%
Kadima voters: Yes 50% No 43% Other 7%
Likud voters: Yes 63% No 17% Other 20%
Labor voters: Yes 68% No 21% Other 11%
Should the Labor party leave the Government today or wait for the cross
examination of Talansky on 17 July 2008?
Total Leave now 47% Wait 35% Other 18%
Kadima voters: Leave 18% Wait 66% Other 16%
Likud voters: Leave 58% Wait 16% Other 27%
Labor voters: Leave 26% Wait 62% Other 12%
Given the political situation that has developed what would you prefer: a
national emergency government headed by a leader chosen from Kadima that
includes Kadima, Labor and Likud or advancing the elections?
Total: Emergency government 26% Elections 54% Other 20%
Kadima voters: Emergency 47% Elections 26% Other 27%
Likud voters: Emergency 12% Elections 76% Other 12%
Labor voters: Emergency 43% Elections 46% Other 11%
Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730
INTERNET ADDRESS: imra@netvision.net.il
Website: http://www.imra.org.il
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