The Israeli Voice Index – April 2021

Main Findings Will direct elections solve the political impasse? – Israelis do not think that the Shas party proposal supported by Prime Minister Netanyahu for one-off direct elections of the premiere are a solution for the ongoing political crisis. [...] The head of the biggest party will be prime minister - In terms of long-term electoral reform 38% of Israelis support the proposal that as of the next elections, the leader of the largest party will automatically become the prime minister. [...] mailto:danaem@idi.org.il High chances that at the end of the coalition talks, each of the following scenarios will materialize (%, entire sample) 100 80 60 70 40 34 32.5 20 26 0 A fifth round of general A Netanyahu-led A Bennett and Lapid led There will be direct elections elections will be held government will be formed government will be formed for the prime minister Arab parties as part of the. [...] Should Israel, too, recognize the genocide of the Armenians, even if it intensifies Turkey’s hostility? (%, entire sample, Arabs, Jews, and Jews by political camp) 100 80 76 60 64 53 57 52 40 37 20 0 Entire sample Arabs Jews Left Center Right The Israeli Voice Index for April 2021 was prepared by the Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research of the Israel Democracy Institute. [...] In the survey, which was conducted on the internet and by telephone (supplements of groups that are not sufficiently represented on the network) from April 26 to April 28, 2021, 612 men and women were interviewed in Hebrew and 150 in Arabic, constituting a representative national sample of the entire adult population of Israel aged 18 and older.