Israeli Poll: Opposition Gains Strength and Wide Support for Trump's Plan

SadaNews - A new public opinion poll in Israel has shown that the political balance of power still favors the opposition camp, which holds a majority of 61 seats. The poll also indicated that the majority of Israelis support U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza.

According to the "Maariv" poll, Arab parties secured 10 seats, while Netanyahu's camp continues to decline, despite gaining one seat this week, holding only 49 out of 120 in elections held today.

The poll revealed that the "Otzma Yehudit" party, led by extremist Itamar Ben Gvir, rose by two seats to reach 9, while the Likud lost one seat. The results also showed that Naftali Bennett's party obtained 22 seats, while both the "Democrats" and Gadi Eisenkot's party dropped by two seats each.

The distribution of seats was as follows: Likud with 25 seats, Bennett's party with 22, the "Democrats" with 10, "Yisrael Beiteinu" with 10, "Otzma Yehudit" with 9, "Shas" with 8, Eisenkot's party with 7, "Yesh Atid" with 7, "Yahadut HaTorah" with 7, the United List with 5, and "Hamlevinim" (reserve elements led by Tzvi Haindl) with 5, alongside the Joint Arab List with 5.

The poll indicated that the "Religious Zionism" parties (2.3%) and "Kahol Lavan" (3%) did not surpass the electoral threshold.

The survey revealed that Naftali Bennett is the leading candidate to head the opposition camp in the upcoming elections, receiving support from 23% of the general public and 37% of opposition voters, compared to only 11% for Gadi Eisenkot (16% among opposition voters).

The results also showed that an overwhelming majority of Israelis (66%) support Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, while only 11% opposed it, and 23% stated they "do not know." This percentage was notably higher among opposition voters (74%) and coalition voters (61%).

However, confidence in the ability to implement the plan appeared limited; 41% of respondents said there is "some possibility of implementation," while 30% considered the "possibility low," and only 14% described the chances of success as "high."

When asked who is more suitable to lead the government, the results were close between Benjamin Netanyahu (51%) and Naftali Bennett (49%), while Netanyahu led Eisenkot by a 13-point margin, obtaining 49% compared to 36% for the former chief of staff.

The Hebrew newspaper is accustomed to publishing weekly polls about the situation in Israel, but many believe they are inaccurate, especially since most of them are conducted electronically without clear supervision or defined parameters.