First Poll after Elections
Dr. Aaron Lerner
March 18, 2001
The following are the results of a poll of a representative sample of
930 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) carried out by Gallup on 14
March 2001 for Ma'ariv. Sample error +/- 4.5 percentage points:
Do you support or oppose the policy of not negotiating under fire, that
is
to say, as long as it is not quiet in the territories?
| Support |
68% |
| Oppose |
26% |
| Do not know |
6% |
Jews: Support 76% Oppose 18%
Arabs Support 9% Oppose 85%
Are you pleased with the performance of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon up
until now?
| Satisfied/very satisfied |
47% |
| So-so |
12% |
| Dissatisfied/completely dissatisfied |
12% |
| Do not know |
29% |
Do you think that the national unity unity government will last until
the end of its term in November 2003?
| Will reach |
38% |
| Not reach |
42% |
| Do not know |
20% |
Outcome of elections if held today now that only one ballot (no direct
election of prime minister) figures expressed in Knesset seats after
accounting for the 25% who did not reply or said they would not
vote):
| Party |
Vote Today |
Current Knesset |
| Right Wing Parties |
| Likud headed by Sharon |
43 |
19 |
| Shas |
9 |
17 |
| National Religious Party |
6 |
5 |
| UTJ |
4 |
5 |
| Israel Beiteinu/National Union |
4 |
7 |
| Kleiner/Herut |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
66 |
54 |
Center Parties
|
| Shinui |
7 |
6 |
| Yisrael B'aliyah (Sharansky) |
4 |
6 |
| Gesher [David Levy] |
0 |
3 |
| Democratic Choice (already defunct effectively] |
0 |
6 |
| Total |
11 |
23 |
Left Wing / Arab Parties
|
| Labor headed by Peres |
27 |
23 |
| Meretz |
7 |
10 |
| Raam |
4 |
5 |
| Chadash |
3 |
2 |
| Balad |
2 |
1 |
| Tibi |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
43 |
43 |
Ma'ariv 16 March 2001
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