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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 · Jul 7, 2026
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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People
OrganizationsYashar, Likud, Together, Democratic Camp, Yisrael Beiteinu, Shas, United Torah Judaism, Otzma Yehudit
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