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Gadi Eizenkot Surges Ahead of Netanyahu in Polls for Next Israeli Prime Minister
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 17 hours ago
What happened
Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar party leads Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud in polls for Israel's next prime minister, with Eizenkot holding a 20-point advantage and his party gaining more Knesset seats. The opposition bloc nears a governing majority, while some Likud MKs contemplate switching allegiance to Yashar.
- 01Gadi Eizenkot leads Netanyahu by over 20% in international betting polls for next Israeli PM.
- 0254% support Eizenkot as next prime minister, compared to 31% for Netanyahu.
- 03Yashar party holds 23 Knesset seats, surpassing Likud's 21 in recent Channel 13 poll.
- 04Opposition bloc has 60 seats, close to forming a government; Netanyahu's bloc has 49.
- 05Several Likud MKs consider defecting to Eizenkot's Yashar party, potentially shifting power.
- 06Eizenkot's rise marks a significant political change in Israel's leadership race.
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