Amid uncertainty regarding a hostage deal and escalation in the North, the gap between the opposition and the coalition narrowed this week by two seats, to 58 for the opposition, excluding the Arab parties, compared to 52 seats for the current coalition bloc, according to a Maariv poll released on Friday.
The survey also reveals that the National Unity Party continues to lose ground, dropping another seat this week.
How would Israelis vote?
In response to the question: “If new Knesset elections were held today, who would you vote for?” the answers were:
Likud: 22 seats (22 in the previous poll), National Unity: 20 (21), Yesh Atid: 15 (14),Yisrael Beiteinu: 14 (15), Otzma Yehudit: 10 (9) Shas: 9 (9)The Democrats: 9 (9), United Torah Judaism: 7 (7), Hadash-Ta’al: 5 (6), Ra’am: 5 (4), Religious Zionism: 4 (4)
The National Right (1.9%) and Balad (1.8%) do not pass the electoral threshold.
In response to the question: “Which of the two, Benjamin Netanyahu or Benny Gantz, is more suitable to be Israel’s prime minister?” Netanyahu continued to lead Gantz by one point, 41% to 40%, with 19% answering don’t know.
The survey, conducted between August 21-22, included 501 respondents, representing a representative sample of Israel’s adult population, Jews and Arabs aged 18 and over. The margin for error was 4.4%.