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Ofer Winter's Party Gains 5 Seats While Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism Falls Below Threshold

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First reported by Srugim · 4 hours ago

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A Maariv poll shows Ofer Winter's new party gaining 5 Knesset seats while Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism falls below the threshold. Netanyahu's coalition reaches 48 seats with Winter, still short of a majority. Public dissatisfaction with education is high, and Gadi Eizenkot leads Netanyahu in prime minister preference.

01Ofer Winter's Amcha Israel party gains 5 Knesset seats in new poll.
02Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism party falls below the electoral threshold at 3%.
03Netanyahu's coalition totals 48 seats including Winter's, below the 61-seat majority.
04Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit drops to 8 seats; Arab parties total 13 seats.
05Gadi Eizenkot leads Netanyahu in prime minister suitability by 11 points.
0674% of Israelis dissatisfied with public education; 62% of parents concerned about school content.

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