Shvakim Panorama Poll: Likud up 5 Kadima./Labor down 5, Netanyahu gets good
grades
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date 12 September 2009

Telephone poll of a representative sample of 511 adult Israelis (including
Arab Israelis) carried out by Shvakim Panorama for Israel Radio's Hakol
Diburim (It's All Talk) program 8-9 September and broadcast on 10 September
2009.

If elections held today (expressed in Knesset seats)
Current Knesset seats in [brackets].
32 [27] Likud
24 [28] Kadima
13 [15] Yisrael Bettino
11 [11] Shas
12 [13] Labor
06 [05] Yahadut Hatorah
04 [03] Meretz
11 [11] Arab parties
04 [04] Nat'l Union
03 [03] Jewish Home]

[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: The construction of the question reflects the
tremendous uncertainty associated with the current situation regarding a
freeze: "temporary" (= if it turns out from the details that it is actually
permanent then support will be different), "partial or full" (= the greater
the true impact of the freeze the lower the support), "tightening ties with
Arab states" (= the more paltry the "tightening" the less the support).
Note also that this is not including Jerusalem - something the Arabs are
still pushing for.

Do you support or oppose a temporary freeze (partial or full) of
construction in Judea and Samaria, as a condition for the renewal of
negotiations with the Palestinians and the tightening of ties with the Arab
states?

Total: Yes 44.7% No 38.0% Don't know/no reply 17.3%
Kadima voters: Yes 64.9% No 17.7%
Likud voters: Yes 33.5% No 44.%
Labor voters Yes 82.0% No 8.5%
Yisrael Beiteinu voters: Yes 12.5% No 74.2%

What grade do you give to Binyamin Netanyahu for his performance as prime
minister?
Very good 8.3% Good 30.0% Pretty good 26.8%
Total good: 65.1%
Not so good 14.1% Pretty bad 2.3% Lousy 8.6%
Total bad: 25.0%
Don't know/no reply 9.8%

What grade do you give to Livni for her performance as head of the
opposition?
Very good 7.2% Good 25.2% Pretty good 14.6%
Total good: 47.0%
Not so good 14.5% Pretty bad 3.0% Lousy 15.5%
Total bad: 33.0%
Don't know/no reply 19.9%

What grade do you give to Avigdor Liberman for his performance as foreign
minister?
Very good 10.7% Good 24.0% Pretty good 14.2%
Total good: 48.9%
Not so good 15.7% Pretty bad 3.0% Lousy 18.4%
Total bad: 37.1%
Don't know/no reply 14.0%

What grade do you give to Ehud Barak for his performance as defense
minister?
Very good 9.6% Good 28.6% Pretty good 21.9%
Total good: 60.1%
Not so good 14.2% Pretty bad 2.1% Lousy 14.9%
Total bad: 31.2%
Don't know/no reply 8.8%

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730
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