Thursday, February 14, 2008 Polls: 76.3% Large ground operation in Gaza would cost IDF dearly - 30.7% oppose such an operation 51.5%:39.7% Olmert hasn't mandate to negotiate agreement Polls: 76.3% Large ground operation in Gaza would cost IDF dearly - 30.7% oppose such an operation Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 14 February 2008

Telephone poll of a representative sample of 491 adult Israelis (including
Arab Israelis) carried out by Shvakim Panorama for Israel Radio's Hakol
Diburim (It's All Talk) on 13 February 2008.

What grade from 1 to 10 do you give for the performance of the following
women:
Daliya Itzik 6.48 Livni 6.16 Ichimovitz 5.94 Tamir 5.44 Ruchama Avraham 5.07
Gaon 5.03 Livnat 4.79

Should there be a large scale ground operation in the Gaza Strip?
Total: Yes 57.2% No 30.7% Don't know 12.1%
Kadima voters: Yes 62.9% No 25.2% DK 11.9%
Likud voters: Yes 80.0% No 5.4% DK 14.5%
Labor voters Yes 41.6% No 58.4%

Would a large scale ground operation cost the IDF dearly?
Yes 76.3% No 15.7% DK 8.0%
Kadima voters: Yes 72.6% No 15.5% DK 11.9%
Likud voters: Yes 49.9% No 41.4% DK 8.7%
Labor Voters: Yes 80.6%No 11.4% DK 8.0%

Do you support the Likud joining a national emergency government before a
large military operation in Gaza with an agreement to elections in 2009?
Total: Support 57.1% No 32.4% DK 10.5%
Kadima voters: Yes 67.0% No 24.1% DK 8.9%
Likud voters: Yes 86.7% No 13.3%
Labor voters: Yes 47.2% No 52.8%

Does Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have a mandate to reach an agreement in
principles with Abu Mazen (aka Mahmoud Abbas)
Total: Yes 39.7% No 51.5% DK 8.7%
Kadima voters: Yes 69.1% No 23.0% DK 7.9%
Likud voters: Yes 16.0% No 84.0%
Labor voters: Yes 44.5 No 38.5% DK 17.0%

Should Shas leave the Government?
Total: Yes 48.6% No 35.2% DK 16.2%
Shas voters (due to small sample size results are of limited significance)
Yes 24.2% No 75.8%

Are the threats of Shas to leave real?
Total: Yes 23.1% No 51.3% DK 25.6%
Shas voters (due to small sample size results are of limited significance)
Yes 40.6% No 59.4%