Poll support for Kadima and Labor jumps since operation started Kadima 28
Labor 16 Likud 30 - Support operation 81%:12%
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date 28 December 2008
Last week: "Right" 66 seats "Left" 45 seats Arabs 9 seats
On second day of operation "Right" 57 seats "Left" 53 seats Arabs 10 seats
Poll #1 Telephone poll of a representative sample of 502 adult Israelis
(including Israeli Arabs) carried out by Maagar Mohot Survey Institute
(headed by Professor Yitzchak Katz for Israel Television Channel 10 during
the day of Sunday 28 December 2008 - the second day of the operation in
Gaza.
Poll #2 Telephone poll of a representative sample of 511 adult Israelis
(including Israeli Arabs) carried out by Maagar Mohot Survey Institute
(headed by Professor Yitzchak Katz for Israel Television Channel 2 "Mishal
Cham" program 23 December 2008
[19% undecided/other replies .]
Current Knesset seats in [brackets].
#1 #2
28 25 [29] Kadima headed by Livni
16 11 [19] Labor
30 31 [12] Likud
10 12 [12] Shas
10 13 [11] Yisrael Beteinu
02 05 [09] "Jewish Home" (previously Nat'l Union/NRP)
05 05 [06] Yahadut Hatorah
07 06 [05] Meretz
01 01 [00] Green Party
00 00 [00] Social Justice (Gaydamak Party)
01 02 [07] Retirees Party
10 09 [10] Arab parties
00 00 [00] Meimad
00 00 [00] Strong Israel (Efraim Sneh)
00 00 [00] Hatikvah (Eldad)
Do you support the current military operation in Gaza?
Support 81% Oppose 12% Don't know/Other answers 7%
By how planning to vote in 2009
Labor voters:
Support 82% Oppose 15% Don't know/Other answers 3%
Kadima voters:
Support 74% Oppose 14% Don't know/Other answers 12%
Likud voters:
Support 94% Oppose 2% Don't know/Other answers 4%
Shas&Yahadut Hatorah voters
Support 87% Oppose 3% Don't know/Other answers 10%
Yisrael Beiteinu/Jewish Home voters
Support 96% Oppose 3% Don't know/Other answers 1%
Will the current operation stop the Kassams against Israel?
Total No 39% Short period 24% Long period 11% Forever 6% Don't know/Other
replies 20%
By how planning to vote in 2009
Labor voters:
No 54% Short period 23% Long period 5% Forever 3% DK 15%
Kadima voters:
No 42% Short period 26% Long period 12% Forever 7% DK 13%
Likud voters:
No 32% Short period 26% Long period 15% Forever 11% DK 16%
Shas&Yahadut Hatorah voters
No 29% Short period 23% Long period 13% Forever 13% DK 22%
Yisrael Beiteinu/Jewish Home voters
No 22% Short period 33% Long period 15% Forever 7% DK 23%
By support for the operation:
Will the current operation stop the Kassams against Israel?
Total No 39% Short period 24% Long period 11% Forever 6% Don't know/Other
replies 20%
Of those who oppose the operation:
No 58% Short period 9% Long period 0% Forever 6% DK 27%
Of those who support the operation:
No 35% Short period 27% Long period 13% Forever 6% DK 19%
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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