Israeli Opinion Polls
Dr. Aaron Lerner
August 18, 2000
Gallup - Maariv
The following are the results of a survey of a representative sample
of 590 adult Israeli (both Jews and Arabs) carried out by Gallup on
August 16, 2000. Sampling error +/- 4.5 percentage points:
If elections were held today:
| Date |
Barak |
Netanyahu |
Comments |
| August 16 |
38% |
43% |
|
| August 2 |
40% |
43% |
|
| July 26 |
43% |
38% |
Camp David Talks Fail |
| July 19 |
39% |
40% |
Camp David Talks in Stalemate |
| July 12 |
36% |
39% |
|
| July 5 |
39% |
41% |
Camp David Talks Announced |
| June 28 |
36% |
44% |
|
| June 21 |
40% |
42% |
Middle of resignations |
| June 14 |
46% |
39% |
|
| May 31 |
41% |
41% |
|
| May 24 |
42% |
37% |
Just left Lebanon |
| May 19 |
45% |
38% |
|
| May 15 |
42% |
39% |
|
| April 5 |
40% |
37% |
|
| March 31 |
42.5% |
42.4% |
|
| March 1 |
50% |
34% |
|
| Feb 9 |
42% |
37% |
|
| Feb 2 |
45% |
36% |
|
| Nov 19 1999 |
50% |
33% |
|
| Oct 8 1999 |
56% |
26% |
|
| Aug 14 1999 |
50% |
29% |
|
| June 25 1999 |
59% |
27% |
|
| Date |
Barak |
Sharon |
| August 16 |
41% |
38% |
|
| August 2 |
41% |
35% |
| July 26 |
45% |
30% |
| July 19 |
44% |
36% |
| July 12 |
42% |
33% |
| July 5 |
44% |
31% |
| June 28 |
41% |
37% |
| June 21 |
43% |
34% |
| June 14 |
50% |
35% |
| May 31 2000 |
44% |
35% |
| May 24 2000 |
43% |
35% |
| May 19 2000 |
43% |
36% |
| April 15 2000 |
43% |
31% |
A group of Israelis announced this week their desire to leave the
country and establish "New Israel" somewhere in the West. Do you
understand them?
| Yes |
42% |
| No |
54% |
| Do Not Know |
4% |
Would you join or not join with them?
| Yes |
14% |
| No |
81% |
| Do Not Know |
5% |
What word best describes your feelings about what is happening in the
country today?
| Disappointment |
28% |
| Hope |
23% |
| Desperation |
17% |
| Expectation |
15% |
| Anger |
12% |
| Joy |
3% |
| Total Negative |
57% |
| Total Positive |
41% |
Of the following topics, what concerns you most about the situation
in the State of Israel?
| Social situation, poverty, unemployment |
30% |
| Negotiations with the Palestinians
|
29% |
| Crime and violence |
19% |
| Shas and Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef |
19% |
| Do Not Know |
3% |
What concerns you more, that Ehud Barak continues being prime
minister or that Binyamin Netanyahu will be elected prime minister in
early elections?
| That Barak continues |
42% |
| That Netanyahu is elected |
38% |
| Do Not Know |
19% |
Ma'ariv 16 August 2000
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