(Haaretz).The survey by Dialog, conducted Thursday under the auspices of Prof. Camil Fuchs of Tel Aviv University, found Netanyahu's approval ratings were 18 percent higher than Tzipi Livni's - a much larger margin than when they were competing for prime minister. Asked who was better suited to be prime minister, 52 percent said Netanyahu, while only 34 said Livni. (25% of kadima voters think Netanyahu is better suited to Be PM, 70% say Kadima should join coalition).Netanyahu's approval ratings may have jumped 5 points since the last Dialog survey, on June 15. In the most recent survey, 49 percent of the 500 respondents said they were satisfied with Netanyahu's performance.
Forty-six percent of respondents said Israel should continue construction in the West Bank even if this causes a confrontation with the U.S., and 44 percent said the opposite.
If elections were held now, Netanyahu's right-wing Likud would win 32 of the 120 parliamentary seats compared with 27 now, Kadima 29 (up from 28) and Lieberman's Yisrael Beitenu 14 (down from 15,) according to the poll.
How does the Netanyahu Government perform as compared to the Olmert
Government before it?
Better 43% Worse 30% Don't know/refuse reply 27%