T. Belman. This trend will only continue. Bibi is the strongest voice representing the wishes of the people.
By David Israel, JEWISH PRESS January 26, 2024
For the first time since the outbreak of the war, a Thursday News 14 and Direct Polls survey shows that were the elections held this week, Likud would be the largest party in Israel with 27 mandates, compared with only 26 for Benny Gantz’s National Union party, which is down by three mandates since DP’s previous survey.
The mandates are distributed as follows:
Center-Right:
Likud – 27 (currently 32)
Shas – 10 (11)
Otzma Yehudit – 9 (6)
United Torah Judaism – 7 (7)
Religious Zionism – 4 (7)
Total: 57 mandates
Center-Left:
National Union – 26 (12)
Yesh Atid – 12 (24)
Israel Beitenu – 11 (6)
Meretz – 4 (0)
Total: 53 mandates
Arabs:
Ra’am – 5 (5)
Hadash-Ta’al – 5 (5)
Total: 10 mandates
According to this poll, the center-left parties could form a coalition only if they invited both Arab parties in, which, given the national mood, is not a realistic expectation.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu would be able to forge a coalition government only with Gantz’s National Union, which is also not very realistic given the mood on the left. But Netanyahu does have a path to forging a coalition with Gideon Sa’ar’s members of Gantz’s party. A coalition with Avigdor Liberman’s Israel Beiteinu would have been another option, but there may be too much bad blood between Netanyahu and Liberman.
And so, it appears that Israel is back to where it was before the November 2022 election, a virtual tie between left and right, and a gap that cannot be bridged.
In response to the question of who is more suitable for the job of prime minister, respondents gave Netanyahu 42%, Gantz 34%, and none of the above 24%.
When compared with Yair Lapid, Netanyahu is favored by 44% of respondents, Lapid by 28%, and none of the above also gets 28%.
On Whether Israel should negotiate with Hamas for the release of the hostages during the war, 48% said yes, but only while fighting continues; 39% said yes, even if it requires a temporary suspension of the fighting, and 13% said no negotiations should be conducted while the war is on.
The survey authors asked whether then-Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz was right in 2005 to withdraw the IDF from the Philadelphi Corridor (the 8.5-mile-long strip of land along Gaza’s border with Egypt). 75% said No, 15% did not have an opinion on the issue, and only 10% said Yes. This represents a huge turn in Israeli public opinion, the majority of which supported the withdrawal at the time of the Gush Katif expulsion.
The poll was conducted on January 25, 2024, using a digital system combined with a panel, among 713 sampled adults (18+) who are representative of the general population in Israel. The statistical sampling error is 3.7%, with a ± 95% probability.
Edgar there are many choices being burnt up Fast! And as Snozzle might add the likelihood of a thriving launderette industry to deal with those smelly drawers opening up slighter by the month and year. Place is setting new other records.
Yesterday highest January records set in Europe
Europe plus 30Centigrsde
Little water
https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-confidence-motion-against-netanyahu-fails-in-knesset-with-only-18-votes-in-favor/
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At the same time you must take into account that Egypt has been staggering from crisis to crisis for at least the past 70 years, and now exacerbated by Sinai terrorists against both Israel and Egypt, it’s population is increasing exponentially in direct contrast to it’s dwindling economic resources, especially it’s largest , TOURISM.
El Sisi is caught in a “Morton’s Fork” situation. And it seems it will not improve.
Birth control like China’s 1 child per family seems the only hope along with mass emigration, but the Islamic lunatics would rise in a direct revolt, a state whish has been simmering for quite some time.
And it would take a generation to take hold but,,,as the famous Jimmy Durante (Schnozzola) said ”
I can’t wait that long, I have only 2 changes of underwear”…..
Many thanksfor the poll numbers regarding the Philadelphi Corridor. They highlight that the public hoped that Egypt, contrary to all available evidence, would try to help their very own brothers in the Gaza Strip. Instead, they showed that it is much more important to use these people as a big spike in Israel’s side, over and over again.