Netanyahu Holds Strong Lead Over Gadi Eizenkot Among Small Party Voters for Prime Minister
How 4 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By דסק C14
First reported by Walla · Aug 9, 2026
What happened
A poll among undecided voters and small party supporters in Israel shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leading Gadi Eizenkot by a wide margin as the preferred prime minister candidate, with 59% support versus 28.6%. Netanyahu dominates among voters of parties led by Ofer Winter, Moshe Feiglin, and others, while Eizenkot leads among Zionist Home reservists and those favoring other parties. Among undecided voters, Netanyahu also holds a majority preference.
- 01Netanyahu leads Eizenkot 59% to 28.6% among small party and undecided voters for prime minister.
- 0284.8% of Ofer Winter party voters and 80.3% of Moshe Feiglin party voters prefer Netanyahu.
- 03Netanyahu also leads among Blue and White and New Economic Party supporters.
- 04Eizenkot holds 70.6% support among Zionist Home reservists voters, reversing the trend.
- 05Among undecided voters, 54.9% prefer Netanyahu, 33.5% favor Eizenkot.
- 06Eizenkot leads among those planning to vote for 'another party' with 63.2% support.
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