Israeli Opinion Regarding Elections, Prime Minister, Political Corruption

Is corruption in Israel widespread or not widespread? [not exact question wording] (Gallup World Poll, 2020)

Widespread	58%
Not widespread	42%

How do you feel about the state of democratic governance in Israel in the foreseeable future? (Israeli Voice Index, April 2020)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
	January 2020			April 2020
Very optimistic	7%	5.8%	6.8%	10..8%	2.8%	9.5%
Moderately optimistic	34.8%	34.1%	34.6%	38.4%	23.6%	36%
Moderately pessimistic	38.6%	25.0%	36.4%	30.9%	33.5%	31.3%
Very pessimistic	13.8%	23.8%	15.5%	12.3%	18.4%	13.3%
Don't know/decline to answer	5.8%	11.4%	6.7%	7.6%	21.8%	9.9%

There are countries-Belgium, for example-in which those who do not vote in the elections pay a fine. Would you support or oppose making it so that those in Israel who do not vote would also have to pay a fine? (Israeli Voice Index, January 2020)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Strongly oppose	25.3%	30.2%	26.1%
Moderately oppose	28.0%	31.3%	28.6%
Moderately support	23.2%	17.7%	22.3%
Strongly support	17.0%	10.9%	16.0%
Don't know/decline to answer	6.5%	10.0%	7.1%

What, in your opinion, is the main issue that will affect how Israelis vote in the upcoming Knesset elections? (Israeli Voice Index, January 2020)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
The cost of living and of housing	19.0%	33.2%	21.3%
The security situation	18.9%	11.3%	17.7%
The Netanyahu investigations	34.1%	21.4%	32.0%
Religion and state issues	12.0%	2.6%	10.4%
Jewish-Arab relations in the country	4.3%	21.9%	7.2%
Don't know/decline to answer	11.7%	9.5%	11.4%

To what extent do you have or not have trust in the propriety of the Knesset elections, that is, that the results to be announced will accurately reflect the voting of the public? (Israeli Voice Index, January 2020)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
I have full trust in the propriety of the elections	18.4%	13.9%	17.7%
I have quite a lot of trust in the propriety of the elections	43.2%	24.2%	40.1%
I have quite little trust in the propriety of the elections	25.2%	37.0%	27.1%
I have no trust at all in the propriety of the elections	8.5%	15.4%	9.7%
Don't know/decline to answer	4.7%	9.5%	5.5%

If Israeli elections are held soon, will you vote for the same party you voted for in the elections two years ago?
(The Peace Index, March 2017)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
I'm sure I will not	12.7%	20.6%	14.0%
I think I will not	17.3%	5.0%	15.2%
I think I will	28.9%	10.1%	25.8%
I know I will	28.3%	43.6%	30.9%
Don't know/decline to answer	12.8%	20.7%	14.1%

If Israeli elections are held soon, which government will you want to take office after them?
(The Peace Index, March 2017)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Right-wing	34.4%	8.7%	30.1%
Center-right	35.7%	6.7%	30.9%
Center-left	21.6%	16.9%	20.8%
Left-wing	2.3%	41.2%	8.8%
Don't know/decline to answer	5.9%	26.5%	9.4%

Do you intend to vote during the upcoming elections?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
I'm sure I will	75.4%	49.2%	71.1%
I think I will	14.1%	12.9%	13.9%
I don't think I will	3.3%	14.3%	5.1%
I know I won't	3.5%	21.3%	6.5%
Don't know/decline to answer	3.7%	2.2%	3.4%

Who, in your opinion, is best suited out of all the following individuals to serve as Israel’s next prime minister?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Netanyahu	34.4%	8.9%	30.2%
Herzog	17.7%	10.1%	16.5%
Bennett	10.5%	3.3%	9.3%
Kahlon	4.2%	4.9%	4.3%
Liberman	5.3%	2.5%	4.9%
Lapid	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%
Livni	6.3%	10.5%	7.0%
Don't know/decline to answer	18.9%	57.3%	25.3%

In your view, did the political situation in Israel justify or not justify dissolving the Knesset and declaring new elections?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
I'm sure it justified it	18.6%	40.7%	22.3%
I think it justified it	18.2%	29.7%	20.1%
I think it did not justify it	23.9%	18.7%	23.1%
I'm sure it did not justify it	31.4%	5.9%	27.1%
Don't know/decline to answer	7.9%	4.9%	7.4%

Between the following two issues, which is the issue that will determine which party you vote for in the upcoming elections?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
Political-Security	32.8%	28.8%	32.1%
Socioeconomics	40.6%	35.6%	39.8%
Both to the same extent	18.0%	11.7%	17.0%
Other/neither	4.7%	11.2%	5.8%
Don't know/decline to answer	3.9%	12.6%	5.4%

In your view, which bloc of parties has the greatest chance to form the government after the upcoming elections?
(The Peace Index, December 2014)

	Israeli Jews	Israeli Arabs	General Public
The right wing bloc	59.8%	18.8%	53.0%
The center-left bloc	24.4%	51.9%	28.9%
Don't know/decline to answer	15.8%	29.4%	18.0%

In the clash between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss on the readiness of the homefront in the Second Lebanon War a personal or substantive clash? (Maagar Mochot Survey Institute, July 18, 2007)

	Personal	Substantive	Other
Kadima voters	40%	31%	29%
Likud voters	56%	26%	18%
Labor voters	35%	32%	33%
Yisrael Beitenu voters	16%	60%	24%
Total	36%	30%	34%

Should the elected president Shimon Peres be active in matters of State? (Maagar Mochot Survey Institute, July 18, 2007)

	Yes	No	Other
Kadima voters	61%	33%	6%
Likud voters	22%	74%	4%
Labor voters	50%	42%	8%
Yisrael Beitenu voters	40%	54%	6%
Total	39%	51%	10%

Should (Attorney General) Mazuz resign in light of the gap of the gap between the drafts of the charges (against President Katzav) and the plea bargain? (Dahaf, June 29, 2007)

Yes	42%
No	47%
Other	11%

What do you think of the plea bargain? (Dahaf, June 29, 2007)

Too harsh	15%
Reasonable	23%
Too easy	59%

Do you support the plea bargain? (Dahaf, June 29, 2007)

Yes	27%
No	69%

Do you believe those who complained against the President (Katzav)? (Dahaf, June 29, 2007)

Yes	63%
No	31%

Was the plea bargain for Mazuz or Katzav? (Dahaf, June 29, 2007)

Victory for Mazuz as the President admitted he engaged in indecent behavior	17%
Katzav won as not charged with rape	75%

Was justice in the Katzav affair? (Dahaf, June 29, 2007)

Yes	23%
No	73%
Don't know	4%

Should MK Ami Ayalon join the government? (Israel Radio's "Another Matter", June, 2007)

Yes	46.7%
No	27.8%
Other	22.4%

Do you support the Likud joining in a national emergency government headed by Olmert with Benjamin Netanyahu as Treasury Minister? (Israel Radio's "Another Matter", June, 2007)

Yes	45.0%
No	43.2%
Other	11.3%

Should Amir Peretz remain in the Government today? (IMRA, June, 2007)

Yes	25%
No	59%
Other	16%

What gift would you most like Israel to recieve on its 59th birthday? (IMRA 2007)

The return of the kidnapped soldiers	38%
Peace with the Palestinians	30%
Improvement in poverty rates	16%
Collapse of the govenment	12%
World Cup Championship	1%

Do you support dispersing the Knesset and holding new elections? (Israel Radio, February 14, 2007)

Yes	74.4%
No	36.2%
Other	16.4%

Are you satisfied with the performance of prime minister Ariel Sharon in general? (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Yes	43
No	42
Don't know	15

Is Ariel Sharon the best prime minister for the time or would you prefer someone else to serve as prime minister in his place? (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Best	46
Someone else	37
Don't know	17

The son of the prime minister, Gilad Sharon, was recently interrogated by the police yet used his right to remain silent and refused to produce documents. Does he have the right to do this on matters relating to the prime minister? (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Yes	31
No	55
Don't know	14

Was prime minister Ariel Sharon involved in corrupt acts? (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Yes	44
No	21
Don't know	35

Voted Likud: (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Yes	37
No	34
Don't know	29

Assuming it is demonstrated that Sharon violated the law in various episodes being investigated now, would you prefer he resign or continue? (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Resign	63
Continue	26
Don't know	11

When you think of the economic situation in the country, is Israel on the correct path? (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Yes	30
No	50
Don't know	11

There are plans to legislate a law requiring parties with more than 15 MKs and 30,000 members to have the members vote in primaries to elect the list of party candidates for the Knesset. Which method do you prefer? (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Central committee makes list	28.5
Party members vote in primaries	61.6
No opinion	9.9

To what extent do you count on prime minister Ariel Sharon? (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Completely	17.6
Considerably	39.4
Not so much	28.3
Not at all	14.2
Don't know	0.4

Vote Labor: (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Completely	5.7
Considerably	48.8
Not so much	34.1
Not at all	8.6
Don't know	2.9

If for some reason the elections are advanced and take place in the coming days, who should head the Likud? (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Sharon	31.8
Netanyahu	17.7
Mofaz	16.2
Olmert	4.7
Shalom	1.4
None/no reply	28.3

Vote Likud (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Sharon	48.6
Netanyahu	23.1
Mofaz	11.4
Olmert	1.3
Shalom	1.6
None/no reply	14.0

And if for some reason the elections are advanced and take pace in a few days and Ariel Sharon decides he won't run again for prime minister. Who should, in such a situation, head the Likud? (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Netanyahu	32.9
Mofaz	24.7
Olmert	6.1
Shalom	3.4
None/no reply	33.0

Vote Likud (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Netanyahu	48.3
Mofaz	22.9
Olmert	2.9
Shalom	4.7
None/No Reply	21.2

If Sharon resigns who would you want to replace him as prime minister? (IMRA-Dahaf/YA, August 2003)

Netanyahu	27
Mofaz	20
Olmert	6
Shalom	5
Livnat	3

Vote Likud (IMRA-Dahaf/YA, August 2003)

Netanyahu	48
Mofaz	21
Olmert	6
Shalom	1
Livnat	5

Of the following people who you prefer to see as the inheritor of Sharon as chairman of the Likud and their candidate for prime minister? (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Netanyahu	22
Mofaz	18
Olmert	5
Shetreet	5
Livnat	2
Shalom	2

Vote Likud (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Netanyahu	38
Mofaz	22
Olmert	7
Shetreet	4
Livnat	2
Shalom	3

And if the candidates were Netanyahu and Mofaz? (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Netanyahu	34
Mofaz	30

Vote Likud: (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Netanyahu	39
Mofaz	43

And if the candidates were only Netanyahu and Olmert? (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Netanyahu	36
Olmert	22

Vote Likud (IMRA-New Wave/Maariv, August 2003)

Netanyahu	56
Olmert	21

And if for some reason the elections are advanced to a few days who should head Labor? (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Peres	28.3
Barak	15.4
Ben Eliezer	7.6
Vilnai	13.6
Burg	7.5
Shochat	1.0
None/No Reply	26.6

Vote Labor (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Peres	17.6
Barak	28.4
Ben Eliezer	2.9
Vilnai	20.0
Burg	22.1
Shochat	1.0
None/No reply	8.1

Vote Left (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Peres	26.3
Barak	20.7
Ben Eliezer	1.6
Vilnai	16.0
Burg	18.8
Shochat	1.0
None/no reply	15.6

And if for some reason the elections are advanced to a few days and Shimon Peres decides that he will not run again. who should head Labor? (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Barak	25.1
Ben Eliezer	13.1
Vilnai	15.6
Burg	8.3
Shochat	2.4
None/no reply	35.4

Vote Labor (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Barak	39.8
Ben Eliezer	6.2
Vilnai	20.0
Burg	22.1
Shochat	1.9
None/No reply	10.0

Vote Left (Source: IMRA-Israel Radio, August 2003)

Barak	28.7
Ben Eliezer	11.6
Vilnai	16.0
Burg	18.8
Shochat	1.0
None/no reply	23.9