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age. How old are you?
agegroup. What age group do you belong to?
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136. What is your highest level of education
5. Are you an Israeli citizen?
6. In your opinion, what is Israel's general situation?
8. In your opinion, what is the most important problem that the government has to deal with? (Note only one problem)
501. Israel is holding an election for the third time within less than a year. From the following issues, what, if anything, bothers you the most in the current situation:
514. What do you think of Trump’s peace plan, called the ‘Deal of the Century’?
12. In your opinion, is it possible to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians?
13. What do you think Israel should focus on in order to prevent war with its neighbors?
15. Of the following four values, which is the most important to you?
16. Which is second most important?
19. In your opinion, should Israel agree or not agree to the establishment of a Palestinian state in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza strip within the framework of a permanent agreement?
20. About the structure of economic life in the country, which do you support more - a socialist or capitalist approach?
21. In your opinion, should the government of Israel see to it that public life in the country is conducted according to Jewish religious tradition or not?
503A. Following the indictment against the Prime Minister, do you think Netanyahu can continue serving as prime minister while under trial?
25. We should allow a political leader, who is successful in his job, to continue in his job, even if he has been convicted of public corruption
22. There are claims that the indictment against the Prime Minister is part of a “witch hunt” held against him by the judicial system, the media and the police in order to bring an end to his rule
26. There are those who argue that a Palestinian state alongside the state of Israel is the best way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Others argue that one state between the sea and the Jordan river is the best way to solve the conflict. ?
27. The main aspiration of Arab citizens in Israel is to have full equality as citizens
28. Civic equality for Arab citizens can be achieved mainly through a political struggle in the Knesset (parliament)
29. The Arab political parties are doing everything in their power to advance the interests of the Arab population in Israel
30. Participating in Knesset elections harms the struggle for Palestinian national rights
502. HaReshima HaMeshutefet (Joint List) should act to enter into a coalition with Kahol-Lavan
45. To what extent do you tend to discuss political issues with your friends and family?
46. To what extent can you and your friends influence the policies of the government?
47. Who in your opinion will deal best with Israel's economic and social problems?
48. Who in your opinion will deal best with Israel's foreign affairs and security problems?
49A. Likud
49B. Kahol-Lavan (Blue & White)
49C. HaAvoda (Labor)-Gesher-Meretz
49D. Yamina
49H. Yisrael Beiteinu
49I. Shas
49S. Otzma Yehudit
49K. Yahadut Hatora
49J. HaReshima HaMeshutefet
50. Rightists (“Yemanim”)?
51. Leftists (“Smolanim”)?
52A. Benjamin Netanyahu
52B. Benny Gantz
52I. Avigdor Lieberman
52K. Ayman Odeh
52R. Ahmad Tibi
63. There are different factors that influence people's decision to vote for a specific party for the Knesset. From the following factors, which is the one that influences your decision the most?
64. Social-economic policy
65. State and religion
66. Peace and territories
67. Security and terrorism
68. Corruption
69. Attitude towards democracy
504. Preventing another election
73. To the best of your knowledge, what is the threshold of representation in the Knesset elections?
505. How frequently do you catch up on the news in the daily newspaper, the television, the radio or the internet?
506. In the last week, how many times did you read political information and news on the social media platforms you are active on (such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram etc.)?
E104. If the Knesset election were to take place today, which party list would you vote for?
106. In your opinion, after the election, will the government be based on:
107. And which of the following governments would you prefer?
507. What party list did you vote for in the last Knesset election held in September 2019?
508. And what party list did you vote for in the Knesset election held in April 2019?
509. What party list did you vote for in the 2015 Knesset election?
111. There is much talk about left and right in politics. Where would you rank yourself along a left-right continuum, where 1 is the right end and 7 is the left end?
510. To the best of your knowledge, who is the current President of the Supreme Court?
511. To the best of your knowledge, which Ministry, other than the Ministry of Defense, has the largest budget?
115. How democratically is Israel being governed today?
116. How satisfied are you with how the political system is functioning in Israel these days?
512. Different people assign different meaning to the term “democracy”. In one or two words, what in your opinion is the most important and essential characteristic of a democratic regime?
513. Where were you born?
134. If you were not born in Israel, when did you immigrate to Israel?
135. How would you define yourself?
137. Did you attend high school or post high school studies in any religious framework?
139. The average monthly household expenditure in Israel is approximately 16,500 NIS. Considering all your household expenditure do you spend:
140. How many rooms do you have in your home?
141. How many people live in your household (including soldiers)?
143. What is your religion?
144. In terms of religion, how do you define yourself?
147. Thank you for your time. It will be very important to us to return to you after the election with only 10 questions. Will you agree to that?
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E1. Did you vote in the last Knesset election?
E2. What party list did you vote for in the last Knesset election?
E4. On election day, to what extent was it important to you personally that the next government will be a right-wing government or a left-wing government?
E7 . And when you think about the election that just took place, what was it mainly about? Was it about:
E8A. What is Right as you understand it? (code 1)
E8A. What is Right as you understand it? (code 2)
E8A. What is Right as you understand it? (code 3)
E8B. What is Left as you understand it? (code 1)
E8B. What is Left as you understand it? (code 2)
E8B. What is Left as you understand it? (code 3)
E9. And now given the election results - which coalition would you prefer?
E10. To what extent are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the democracy in Israel?
E147. If there will be another election, will you agree that we return to you with a short questionnaire of 5-8 questions, until a government is formed?
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