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Gadi Eizenkot Surges to Lead Israeli Polls, Netanyahu's Likud Drops to Second

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Gadi Eizenkot Surges to Lead Israeli Polls, Netanyahu's Likud Drops to Second
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First reported by Srugim · 2 days ago

What happened

A Channel 13 poll shows Gadi Eizenkot's party leading with 23 seats, surpassing Netanyahu's Likud at 21. Opposition parties hold a majority of 69 seats. Public opinion favors Eizenkot as prime minister and shows division over judicial compliance and draft law proposals.

  • 01Gadi Eizenkot's party leads with 23 seats, Likud drops to 21 in latest poll.
  • 02Opposition bloc holds 69 mandates versus 51 for Netanyahu's coalition.
  • 03Eizenkot preferred prime minister by 46%, Netanyahu at 36%.
  • 04Several parties, including Blue and White, fail to cross electoral threshold.
  • 0562% of public say government must obey Supreme Court rulings, coalition supporters mostly disagree.
  • 0656% oppose law preventing arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft resisters, coalition voters support it.

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Channel 13Center · Hebrew59 minutes ago
Gadi Eizenkot Surges to Lead Israeli Polls, Netanyahu's Likud Drops to Second
SrugimRight · Hebrew2 days ago
New Poll Shows Netanyahu's Likud Tied with Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar Party at 23 Seats Each

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