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What is your mood like these days? (Read 1-5)
Are you worried these days? (Read 1-5)
Do you think you will be able to adapt to the current situation? (Read 1-4)
In your opinion, what is Israel's general situation? (Read 1-5)
In general, what is your opinion on the way the government is dealing with the current problems in the country?
What do you think about Israel’s performance in the following specific areas?
Military-security sphere
Economic sphere
Social sphere
Safeguarding public order
In your opinion, what is the most important problem that the government has to deal with currently?
In general, to what extent are you pleased or not pleased with the way Israeli democracy functions? (Read 1-4)
In the long term, do you want or not want to live in the country? (Read 1-4)
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
In no situation is it possible to justify the use of violence to achieve political goals.
Israeli Arabs are deprived compared with Jewish citizens.
Politicians do not tend to consider the opinion of the simple citizen.
A few strong leaders can be more effective than any discussions or laws.
The government should encourage Arab emigration from the country.
What is your level of trust in the resilience and future existence of Israel? (Read 1-6)
To what extent do the power relations in Knesset express the divisions of opinions in the wider public?
Imagine Israeli society as four concentric circles when the smallest is numbered 1 and denotes the “center” of the society, circle 2 around it denotes the people who are close to the center but do not really belong to it, circle 3 denotes the citizens who
In your opinion, what is more important for the citizens of Israel, their personal interests or the interests of the country as a whole? (Read 1-3)
In general, what do you think is more important to the country’s leaders, their personal interests, or the interests of the country as a whole? (Read 1-3)
When you hear the word politics, what do you feel? What do you think about? What else? (Prompt)
Please tell me what are the two things or actions that make politicians "suitable," meaning "good," in your eyes? In order for a politician to be good in my eyes he has to be: (prompt)
The first thing:
The second thing:
In general, in your opinion, are politicians in Israel today: (according the categories interviewee listed in above, list 3 options for each)
According to the first important characteristic interviewee listed:
When you compare politicians in Israel today to what you know or remember about politicians in Israel in the past, are those of today better, worse, or about equal to those of the past?
How proud are you to be Israeli? (Read 1-4)
In your opinion, who currently guards Israeli democracy best? Who after him? (Read 1-4)
In your opinion, who currently guards Israeli democracy best? Mentioned second.
In your opinion, who currently guards Israeli democracy best? Mentioned third.
In your opinion, who currently guards Israeli democracy best? Mentioned fourth.
In general, do you think it's possible to trust people, or do you always need to be very careful in relationships with people?
To what degree do you have trust in the following people or institutions?
The Parties
The Prime Minister
The Media
The State Attorney Office
The Supreme Court
The Police
The President
The Knesset (Israeli Parliament)
The IDF
The Government
The State Attorney
The State Comptroller
The Chief of Staff
In your opinion, today relations between Israeli-Arabs and Jews are:
What about the following relationships:
(Only ask Jews) Between religious and non-religious.
(Only ask Jews) Between ashkenazim and mizrahim.
(Only ask Jews) Between new immigrant and old timers.
And what about the following relationship:
Between rich and poor.
To what extent do you feel that you are part of the state of Israel and its problems? (Read 1-5)
In your opinion, is there corruption in Israel or not? (Read 1-4)
In comparison to other countries, in Israel is there more or less: (read with each of the following lines)
Corruption
Participation of citizens in politics
Tensions between groups in society
Protection of citizens' rights
Freedom of expression
Political stability
To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Every citizen should have the same rights before the law, without connection to his political opinions
There isn't enough social and economic equality in the country
A speaker should be forbidden to express harsh criticism of Israel in public
Men are better political leaders than women
To reach the top in politics in Israel you have to be corrupt.
Every couple in Israel should be allowed to marry in any way they wish
To what extent do you support or oppose the following things?
The addition of Arab parties, including Arab Ministers, to the government. Are you very opposed, opposed, supportive, or very supportive?
The existence of full equal rights for Jewish and Arab citizens of the state.
A Jewish majority in critical decisions for the country.
How often do you stay informed about what’s going on in politics through TV, the radio or the press? (Read 1-5)
To what extent, in your opinion, do Knesset members represent the voters’ interests successfully? (Read 1-4)
In your opinion, are current Knesset members more or less attentive to their voters than elected parliamentary representatives in other countries? (Read 1-5)
What do you think about the idea of giving up Knesset elections and shifting to a government of experts prominent in various fields – to be chosen, for instance, by appointing committees – that will take all the decisions? (Read 1-4)
Have you ever considered entering national or local politics?
If people close to you, a family member or a close friend, were considering entering politics – what would you advise them? (Read 1-4)
Every person has topics that he is interested in, for example when he chooses what to watch on TV or what to talk with friends about: like sports, or fashion and more. What are the two topics that most interest you personally? (First mentioned)
Every person has topics that he is interested in, for example when he chooses what to watch on TV or what to talk with friends about: like sports, or fashion and more. What are the two topics that most interest you personally? (Second mentioned)
To what extent are you interested in politics? (Read 1-4)
Have you ever been involved in any activity related to politics(except for voting), such as going to demonstrations, handing out stickers, joining a party, organizing or participating in a political meeting?
In some countries, when a very important issue – such as a peace treaty – is on the agenda, the citizens take part in it through a referendum. No referendum has ever been conducted in Israel. In your opinion, when fateful decisions are at stake, would it
As we know, the state used to fulfill many social and economic roles that today are fulfilled by social organizations and business companies. Some claim that the restriction of state involvement in social and economic areas is a good thing, whereas others
Many organizations are active in Israel today, such as “Latet,” “Yad Sarah,” “Israel Cancer Association,” “Zaka,” and so forth. Have you ever donated money to one or more of these organizations?
Have you ever volunteered for any social organization?
Have you ever received services from one or more of these organizations?
If you had to receive a particular service, would you prefer to receive it from a social organization or from a state entity? (Read 1-3)
What is your opinion about the following claim: “The state has many and broad areas of responsibility. The level of social and economic services it provides the citizens will always be lower by comparison to the services in the same area provided by a soc
These social organizations, sustained mostly by donations, often have big budgets and large staffs. To what extent can we assume that most of these organizations are honest, that is, that they indeed use the donations only for the intended purpose?
If you were about to go to the army now, what would you do? (Read 1-5)
Some would say that people in Israel should now be asked to be ready to make many concessions and lower their standard of living (buy less, pay more taxes, etc.). Do you agree with this?
In light of the current situation, do you feel that the government requires from you personally: (Read 1-3)
To what extent are you interested in politics?
How often do you tend to talk with your friends and family about political issues? (Read 1-4)
To what extent can you and your friends influence the policies of the government? (Read 1-4)
There is much talk about left and right in politics. Where would you rank yourself along a left-right continuum, when 1 is the right end and 7 the left end?
About the structure of economic life in the country, do you support a capitalist or socialist approach more?
In your opinion, should the government of Israel make sure that public life in the country is conducted according to Jewish religious tradition or not? (Read 1-4)
What is your view on the evacuation of Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria in a final status agreement with the Palestinians? (Read 1-3)
If elections for the Knesset were held today, which list would you vote for?
Who did you vote for in 2006?
[For Jews] Which of the following terms best defines your identity? The first? (Read 1-4)
[For Jews] Which of the following terms best defines your identity? The second?
[For Jews] Which of the following terms best defines your identity? The third?
[For Jews] Which of the following terms best defines your identity? The fourth?
[For Arabs] Which of the following terms best defines your identity? The first? (Read 1-4)
[For Arabs] Which of the following terms best defines your identity? The second?
[For Arabs] Which of the following terms best defines your identity? The third?
[For Arabs] Which of the following terms best defines your identity? The fourth?
What is your age?
To what extent do you usually observe religious tradition? (Read 1-4)|
(Ask Jews) In which country were you born?
(For Jews born abroad) Year of Aliyah?
(For native born Jews) In which country was your father born?
Ethnicity
Immigrant from the FSU from 1989 and onwards
How many years did you study in school for?
(For those who have studied for 12 years and over) Do you have an academic degree?
The average monthly expenditure of a four person family in the country has reached 9,300 NIS. Considering your family expenditures do you spend: (Read 1-5)
How many rooms do you have in your home?
How many people live in your home (including soldiers)?
To what social class do you belong? (Read 1-5)
What is your religion? (Read 1-4)
How would you define yourself? (Read 1-4)
During the course of your obligatory or reserve army duty did you serve in the territories?