Poll:50%:35% for disengagement, 30%:52% postpone disengagement, 47%:45%
Netanyahu resign, 37% Mofaz mainly wants to avoid trauma to evacuating
children
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 9 June 2005

Telephone poll carried out by "Brain Base" ["Maagar Mochot"] of a
representative sample of 500 adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) under
the direction of Prof.Y.Katz for Israel Radio's "Another Matter" program on
8 June 2005:

[Right voters = vote NRP and National Union]

Are you for or against the disengagement process?
For 50% Against 35% Other 15%
[24 February 2005 - For 56% Against 21% Other 23%]

Should the disengagement process be postponed a number of months?
Yes 30% No 52% Other 18%

Minister of the Treasury Binyamin Netanyahu recently announced that he will
vote against disengagement. Should Netanyahu remain in the Government or
resign?
Total: Remain 45% Resign 47% Other 8%
Likud voters: Remain 59% Resign 41%
Vote Shinui: Remain 40% Resign 40% Other 20%
Labor voter: Remain 18% Resign 73% Other 9%
Vote right: Remain 76% Resign 20% Other 4%

Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz recommended to separate the children of Gush
Katif from their parents before the evacuation. What do you think is the
main reason for Mofaz's recommendation?
37% Prevent trauma for the children
37% Make the evacuation easier for the security forces
11% Minimize the political damage that Mofaz could suffer from as a result
of the images of the evacuation
15% Other

A week after leaving the IDF, the retiring COS Moshe Ya'alon met with
ministers Vilnay from the Labor Party and Gideon Ezra from the Likud. Do
you think that these meetings were social meetings or political feelers?
Social 3% Political 58% Both 25% Other 14%

If after the next elections the Likud forms the Government, who would you
prefer as minister of defense? Mofaz or Ya'alon?
Total: Mofaz 20% Ya'alon 30% Someone else 34% Other 16%
Likud voters: Mofaz 35% Ya'alon 26% Someone else 22% Other 17%
Shinui voters: Mofaz 19% Ya'alon 78% Someone else 0% Other 3%
Labor voters: Mofaz 9% Ya'alon 27% Someone else 46% Other 18%
Right voters: Mofaz 5% Ya'alon 89% Someone else 3% Other 3%

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