For all the drama in the Knesset this week surrounding the expedited passage of three controversial legislation proposals, it appears that the government-backed measures are widely popular among Israeli Jews.

According to a New Wave Research Institute survey, the majority of Israeli Jews -- 71 percent -- are in favor of holding a nation-wide referendum on any future peace deal. Only 17% are against such measures, with the remaining 12% saying they have no opinion on the matter.

Under the Israeli referendum law, any concessions that include ceding sovereign Israeli territory have to be approved in a national plebiscite, unless certain conditions are met, such as an 80-MK vote in favor of the move. This week the Knesset incorporated this requirement into Basic Law: Referendum, further stating that its amendment or repeal would require a corresponding, special Knesset majority. Basic Laws have a special status in Israel as they have been recognized by the court as a de-facto constitution.

Some 61% of those polled approve of the law the seeks to regulate equal sharing of the burden, which also passed its third Knesset reading this week, some two years after the High Court of Justice nixed a law that let ultra-Orthodox Jews study in yeshivot in lieu of their army service. About 23% of those polled opposed the law, with 16% saying they had no opinion on the matter.

The new conscription law applies the mandatory service requirement on haredi men, although they can ask to serve in a civilian capacity instead. The overwhelming majority of haredim would be unaffected by the law, at least until 2017, when certain quotas would have to be met.

Some 56% of respondents said they supported the Knesset's decision to raise the election threshold parties have to meet in order to qualify for Knesset seats. Fifteen percent said they were against the new threshold. Some 29% said they had no opinion on the matter.

Under the amended law, parties would have to garner at least 3.25% of the valid vote count -- roughly four seats -- to become a part of the Knesset. The new measure could result in the predominantly Arab parties being left out of the Knesset.

The poll was conducted on March 5 by New Wave Research Institute using a random sample comprising 500 Israeli Jews who are 18 or older. The poll has a statistical margin of error of -/+ 4.4%.