Israeli Public Opinion Polls: Opinion Regarding Elections for the 18th Knesset
(2009)
On a scale of 1 (very disappointed) to 5 (very satisfied), how would you rate your feelings regarding the results of the election? (The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Peace Index - February 2009)
| 1- Very disappointed | 23.9% |
| 2 | 18.7% |
| 3 | 35.1% |
| 4 | 10.4% |
| 5- Very satisfied | 6.2% |
| No opinion/I don't know | 5.7% |
How do you think the results of the election will affect the relationship between Israel and the Obama administration? (The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Peace Index - February 2009)
| No impact | 51.0% |
| Will improve relationship | 15.4% |
| Will damage relationship | 12.7% |
| No opinion/I don't know | 20.9% |
Who would you like to be Israel's Prime Minister? (The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Peace Index - February 2009)
| Tzipi Livni | 35.5% |
| Benjamin Netanyahu | 37.6% |
| Share the position | 6.0% |
| Neither of them | 15.1% |
| No opinion/I don't know | 5.9% |
Which coalition would you prefer to see formed? (The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Peace Index - February 2009)
| Likud, Yisrael Beiteinu, and other right-wing parties | 21.8% |
| Likud, Kadima, and Yisrael Beiteinu | 15.7% |
| Likud, Kadima, and Labor | 35.8% |
| Kadima, Labor, and Yisrael Beiteinu | 10.4% |
| No opinion/I don't know | 16.2% |
Who do you trust most with handling Israel's security issues? (The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Peace Index - February 2009)
| Ehud Barak | 41.1% |
| Shaul Mofaz | 13.0% |
| Moshe Yaalon | 12.4% |
| Avigdor Lieberman | 10.5% |
| None of them | 13.7% |
| No opinion/I don't know | 9.2% |
Where on the political spectrum would you place yourself based on security issues ? (The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Peace Index - February 2009)
| Left | 11.4% |
| Moderate left | 9.4% |
| Center | 26.1% |
| Moderate right | 18.9% |
| Right | 23.9% |
| No opinion/I don't know | 10.4% |
Do you think election results increased, decreased, or did not change the chances of reaching a settlement with Hamas to bring peace to the south of Israel and to liberate Gilad Shalit? (The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Peace Index - February 2009)
| Increased the chances | 16.6% |
| Decreased the chances | 18.6% |
| Did not change the chances | 55.0% |
| No opinion/I don't know | 9.9% |
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