Smith Poll: New socioeconomic party would get 20 seats but National camp
remains in power with 63 seats and Meretz destroyed
Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA 5 August 2011

Oops.

Another dream flushed down the toilet.

Creating a new party led by the current leaders of the housing protests to
exploit all the media hyped social protest would result in Netanyahu
remaining in power and Meretz out of the Knesset.

And this at the peak of the social protest movement.

Telephone poll of 500 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) carried out
by Rafi Smith Institute for Globes and The Jerusalem Post on 1 August, 2011
and published 3 August 2011.

If elections held today (expressed in Knesset seats)
Current Knesset seats in [brackets].

26 22 [27] Likud
25 19 [28] Kadima
15 15 [15] Yisrael Beiteinu
11 07 [13] Labor
12 12 [11] Shas
06 06 [05] Yahadut Hatorah
05 05 [04] Nat'l Union
04 00 [03] Meretz
03 03 [03] Jewish Home/NRP
11 11 [11] Arab parties
02 00 [00] Green party
--- 20 [---] Non-existent "New socioeconomic party" led by the current
leaders of the housing protests

Will the next election will be advanced from its current date of October 22,
2013 due to the protests and the expected United Nations General Assembly
vote on a Palestinian state next month:
No 50% Yes 29% No opinion 21%

What is your economic view?
47% want more governmental intervention in the economy and personal welfare
37% prefer to let market forces take their course with minimal governmental
intervention
16% no opinion.

How should the protesters go about achieving their goals.
45% negotiate with the government to try to obtain their demands
29% go on in their current format
9% protesters should become more political, try to bring down the government
and run for the next Knesset
17% other replies

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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