News 12 poll: Sharp decline in support for Netanyahu's performance in the Corona crisis

June 28, 2020   

A special survey conducted for News 12 by Midgam Consulting and Research, headed by Manu Geva, shows that in recent days there has been a decline in the level of public satisfaction with the functioning of the government and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, in the face of the Corona crisis. The data shows that the majority of the public - 52% - do not want any more restrictions and are in favor of leaving the situation as it is. Respondents were presented with the following questions: Following the increase in the number of coronavirus patients in Israel, do you think we should reimpose general restrictions or continue with the current policy of targeted treatment at the outbreak hotspots? Continue the current policy of spot treatment 52% Return to imposing general restrictions 40% Don't know 8% How do you evaluate Prime Minister Netanyahu's performance in handling the Corona crisis, on the health issue? Very good 14% (32% in the May 8 poll) Quite good 44% Overall good 58% (74% in the May 8 poll) Quite bad 23% Very bad 13% Overall bad 36% (23% in the May 8 poll) Don't know 6% In the previous poll, which took place in early May, Netanyahu received a very high figure of 74% support and only 23% defined his performance as bad. How do you evaluate Prime Minister Netanyahu's performance in handling the Corona crisis, on the economic issue? Very good 8% Quite good 27% Overall good 35% (53% in the May 8 survey) Quite bad 31% Very bad 27% Overall bad 58% (43% in the May 8 survey) Don't know 7% In the previous survey from May, 53% of respondents thought Netanyahu was acting well and only 43% defined his performance as bad. Do you support or oppose Prime Minister Netanyahu's request for tax breaks? Supporter 24% Oppose 56% Don't know 20% The decline is also recorded sharply when isolating only the right-wing supporters, where only 34% support the request compared to 45% who oppose it. The survey was conducted by the Midgam Institute headed by Mano Geva among a representative sample of the entire population in Israel aged 18 and over among 503 respondents Sampling error 4.4%-+ Data collection date: June 28, 2020