Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s domestic support is growing amid Israel’s war with the Iran-backed Islamist militant group Hamas, according to a poll showing the country’s right-wing bloc approaching 60 seats in parliament.
Israel’s Channel 14 on Monday published the results of a Direct Polls poll showing that if elections were held now, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud party would win 26 seats, one of the party’s highest numbers since the Oct. 7 massacre, the most brutal attack on Jews since the Nazi Holocaust.
The prime ministerial position is contested between Netanyahu and his longtime rival, centrist Benny Gantz, with Netanyahu seen as the favorite to win, with an overall approval rating of 47 percent (the highest this year) and well ahead of Gantz’s 31 percent.
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-member war cabinet, delivers a statement in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
of Public opinion polls too Indicated Gantz’s National Unity Party came in second with just 17 seats.
“Israelis know we are fighting a war for the survival of their nation, and one thing is certain: they see any attempt to topple their government and force Israel to surrender as a reason to increase, not decrease, their support for Netanyahu,” wrote Caroline Glick, a conservative American-Israeli columnist.
If you support Israel, you support Netanyahu because he is the leader the Israeli people elected. Today’s 14th tracking poll shows Netanyahu leading Gantz 47-31. The Likud Party leads Gantz’s party 26-17, and the Right-wing Religious Coalition leads the Left-wing Coalition 59-51. … https://t.co/Xa9VpAJAhY
— Caroline Glick (@CarolineGlick) June 10, 2024
Gantz in opinion polls Resigned Israel reportedly decided on Sunday to withdraw from its war cabinet, citing the lack of a post-Gaza plan, a move that poses no immediate threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but which makes him more reliant on his right-wing allies.
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