According to the poll, most of the public thinks that the protest is violent or very violent • On the other hand, 44% of the public think that the police are too violent • Meanwhile in the political arena: the Likud leads with 33 seats, has a future with 17, and blue and white crashes to only 12 seats
Checks in Jerusalem
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Oren Ben Hakon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Bnei Gantz are rushing ahead of elections amid disagreement between them over the approval of the state budget, while the political system is waiting to see who will fold and stop the train.
A "Israel Today" survey, conducted this week through the "Database of Minds" institute led by Prof. Yitzhak Katz, found that if the election had taken place today, Prime Minister Netanyahu would have won and been able to form a narrow right-wing government headed by him.
Protest against Netanyahu in front of the Prime Minister's residence // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon
Although the Likud is declining compared to previous polls and compared to the results of the truth in the last election, the gap between it and the other parties remains large. However, the majority for the narrow right-wing government, according to the poll, is narrow and stands at only 62 seats, so it is not at all certain that for Netanyahu, another election adventure will inevitably end as he hopes.
The survey was conducted among 505 respondents who constitute a representative sample of the adult population in Israel. The maximum sampling error is 4.4% here or here.
Meretz inside, bridge outside
According to the poll, the Likud receives 33 seats, followed by Yad Lapid, with 17 seats, by a large margin. Blue and white remain on a double-digit number in this poll and receive 12. Torah Judaism receives 8 seats in the poll, Shas 9. The right, led by Naftali Bennett, is rising to 12 seats. Meretz passes with 5 while the joint list receives 16. Yisrael Beiteinu wins 8 seats.
The Labor Parties, Derech Eretz by Yoaz Handel and Zvi Hauser and also a bridge by Orly Levy-Abaxis look at the blocking percentage far from below. According to the poll, 7% of Likud voters in the past will vote to the right this time. 34% of blue and white voters went to support Bish Atid-TLM.
The poll examined who is the most suitable candidate for prime minister at this time. Despite protests and demonstrations, Netanyahu is leading by a large margin. 33% of respondents answered that he is the most deserving. However, the leadership crisis of the Corona period was evident in the survey when an almost identical number of people, 31%, answered that they did not know who the appropriate leader was or gave different answers. In second place is Yair Lapid with 13%, followed by Naftali Bennett with 12%, and finally the replacement Prime Minister Ganz who receives 11%.
The survey also examined what and why, in the opinion of the citizens, the demonstrations are taking place outside the Prime Minister's residence in Paris Square in Jerusalem and in other places. Only 19% of respondents believe that the demonstrations are related to the corona distress. 26% believe that these are demonstrations as a result of opposition to the prime minister. However, half of the public (49%) believe that the demonstrations are driven for two reasons together.
In recent weeks, it seems that the level of violence in the demonstrations has reached dimensions we did not know in previous protests, including beating a police officer and attacking a journalist who is considered right-wing. On the other hand, the demonstrators believe that the police are using too much force, as are demonstrators from the right-wing camp, such as fans of a football team who beat protesters in Tel Aviv last Tuesday.
The survey shows that the public does not agree with the protesters that the protest is not violent, but mostly agrees with the statement that the police are acting too harshly. 52% of respondents believe that the conduct of the demonstration is violent and very violent, compared to 27% who believe that the protest is balanced and considered. Only 12% believe that the protest is quiet or very quiet. The analysis of the respondents shows that the more the respondents vote for right-wing parties, the greater the tendency to define the demonstrations as violence.
As for the conduct of the police, the public tends to accept the protesters' version. 44% think the police are too violent. 30% say that the police conduct is in the right measure, while only 12% criticize that the police are too soft - a criticism that was also hinted at by the Minister of Internal Security, Amir Ohana.
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What about the identity of the protesters? The majority of the public believes that the protesters are made up of those affected by the Corona crisis and also political activists who are taking advantage of the situation. This is how 44% of the respondents answered. 25% believe that the protesters are victims of the crisis, while 21% think that they are political activists. The more respondents vote for right-wing parties, the stronger the assessment that they are political activists. Left-wing voters to a greater extent estimate that these are economically or both victims.
The survey also examined whether blocking roads during demonstrations is legitimate. Contrary to the protesters' position, 49% of the public do not. 23% say yes, while 21% responded that the legitimacy of roadblocks depends on the issue and the identity of the protesters.