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Israeli Election Poll

Date: January 22, 1999

The following are the results of a survey carried out by Gallup the week of January 22, 1999 of a representative sample of 550 Israeli adults. Survey error +/- 4 percentage points


First Round

Jan 22 1999 Jan 15 1999 Jan 10 1999 Jan 4 1999 Week 30 December Week 25 December
Netanyahu 39% 38% 35% 33% 31% 27%
Barak 35% 32% 32% 32% 34% 30%
Shahak 14% 16% 17% 20% 17% 20%
Begin 6% 8% 7% 8% 10% 9%


Jan 22 1999 Jan 15 1999
Netanyahu 37% 35%
Barak 38% 37%
Meridor 10% 13%
Begin ? 8%


Second Round


Netanyahu - Barak

Jan 22 1999 Jan 15 1999 Jan 10 1999 Jan 4 1999 Week 30 December Week 25 December
Netanyahu 47% 46% 45% 41% 40% 38%
Barak 46% 47% 45% 51% 49% 45%


Netanyahu - Shahak

Jan 22 1999 Jan 15 1999 Jan 10 1999 Jan 6 1999 Jan 4 1990 Week 30 December
Netanyahu 44% 43% 39% 39% 35% 36%
Shahak 47% 47% 48% 53% 54% 49%


Netanyahu - Meridor

Jan 22 1999 Jan 15 1999 Jan 10 1999 Jan 6 1999 Jan 4 December
Netanyahu 46% 43% 42% 38% 37%
Meridor 42% 42% 40% 51% 49%


Choice for minister of defense:
Mordechai 44%
Shahak 28%
Barak 18%
Don't know 10%


Choice for foreign minister:
Beilin 34%
Sharon 30%
Meridor 29%
Don't know 7%


Choice for foreign minister (different list presented)
Arens 48%
Shlomo Ben Ami 26%
Milo 15%
Don't know 11%


(Maariv 22 January, 1999)