Shvakim Panorama Poll: 74% U.S reaction was exaggerated or unjustified
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date 18 March 2010

Telephone poll of a representative sample of 483 adult Israelis (including
Arab Israelis) carried out by Shvakim Panorama for Israel Radio's Hakol
Diburim (It's All Talk) program 17 March 2010 and broadcast on 18 March 2010
www.iba.org.il/bet/Doc/DOC548429.pdf

Who do you think is mostly responsible for the crisis that took place last
week between the USA and Israel?
Total: Mostly Obama 41.5% Mostly Netanyahu 37.4% Both equally 7.5% Don't
know 13.6%
Kadima voters: Obama 31.5% Netanyahu 39.4% Both 12.3% DK 16.8%
Likud voters: Obama 67.5% Netanyahu 15.5% Both 3.9% DK 13.2%
Labor: Obama 27.8% Netanyahu 49.9% Both 9.8% DK 12.5%
Yisrael Beiteinu: Obama 54.0% Netanyahu 31.7% Both 5.6% DK 8.6%

Was the reaction of the Americans these days towards Netanyahu and Israel:
a justified,measured and proper response,
justified but completely exaggerated
or unjustified and exaggerated

Total Justified proper 17.0% Justified exaggerated 31.1% Unjustified 42.9%
Don't know 9.0%
Kadima: Justified proper 17.8% Justified exaggerated 47.5% Unjustified 27.0%
DK 7.7%
Likud: Justified proper 7.3% Justified exaggerated 21.4% Unjustified 63.4%
DK 7.9%
Labor: Justified proper 22.3% Justified exaggerated 43.7% Unjustified 25.1%
DK 8.9%
Yisrael Beiteinu: Justified proper 23.1% Justified exaggerated 11.3%
Unjustified 65.6%

In terms of leadership ability, to what extent is Prime Minister Binyamin
Netanyahu appropriate to serve as prime minister?
Total: very appropriate 16.6% Considerably appropriate 26.8% Not so much
26.1% Not at all 24.9% Don't know/refuse reply 5.5%
Kadima : Very 9.2% Considerably 20.6% No so much 36.3% Not at all 33.9%
Likud: Very 55.1% Considerably 32.4% Not so much 12.5%
Labor : Considerably 15.3% Not so much 30.4% Not at all 50.8% DK 3.5%
Yisrael Beiteinu Very 14.2% Considerably 51.1% Not so much 16.9% Not at all
7.5% DK 10.2%

In terms of leadership ability, to what extent is Tzippy Livni appropriate
to serve as prime minister?
Total; Very appropriate 9.7% Considerably 21.3% Not so much 22.8% Not at all
34.7% Don't know/refuse reply 11.5%
Kadima: Very 27.7% Consdierably 41.0% Not so much 15.5% Not at all 9.2% DK
6.7%
Likud: Very 3.3% Considerably 7.1% Not so much 36.2% Not at all 49.9% DK
3.5%
Labor: Very 13.3% Considerably 28.5% Not so much 8.9% Not at all 39.3% DK
9.9%
Yisrael Beiteinu: Considerably 7.5% Not so much 41.2% Not at all 35.7% DK
15.6%

If elections held today (expressed in Knesset seats) and Yair Lapid runs in
a new party
Current Knesset seats in [brackets].
14 [---] Yair Lapid
24 [27] Likud
18 [28] Kadima
13 [15] Yisrael Beiteinu
12 [11] Shas
09 [13] Labor
06 [05] Yahadut Hatorah
03 [03] Meretz
05 [03] Jewish Home]
04 [04] Nat'l Union
12 [11] Arab parties
[21.3% did not know what party they would vote for - they are not included
in the distribution of Knesset seats.]

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