Survey indicates rise in support for premier; report says premier considering offering defense minister role to Gideon Sa’ar to bolster his coalition
Jul 27, 2024
More Israelis believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is better suited to lead the country than Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, former premier Naftali Bennett, and National Unity chair Benny Gantz, according to a new television poll published Friday.
Asked who they prefer for the role of prime minister, 32 percent of respondents to the Channel 12 news survey said Netanyahu and 28% Lapid, while 31% said neither and 4% said they didn’t know.
Between Netanyahu and Bennett, 33% of respondents said they prefer the premier while 32% voice support for the former prime minister, with 31% saying neither is fitted to the role and 4% answering “don’t know.”
Between Netanyahu and Gantz, 32% said they prefer the incumbent, while 28% said they would back the National Unity chair.
The poll, which appeared to mark a rise in support for Netanyahu, was broadcast two days after he addressed a joint session of Congress in Washington, a day after he held talks at the White House with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and shortly after he was hosted by Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump in Florida.
But the Channel 12 poll said 65% of respondents said the speech did not change their views on the prime minister, while 48% believe he went to Washington to pursue his own personal interests, rather than those of the state (44%).
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