Half of ‘Israelis’ Oppose Netanyahu-led Government, Poll Shows

By Staff, Agencies

Half of the ‘Israeli’ public does not support forming a government headed by Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to ‘Israeli’ Walla news website poll that was released Sunday.

Of the remaining respondents, 42 percent of Zionist support a government of Kahol Lavan and Likud headed by Netanyahu, and eight percent were undecided.

Both Netanyahu's Likud and Benny Gantz's Kahol Lavan have been calling for a government led by the two biggest parties, but negotiations have so far failed. Gantz's party refused to join a Netanyahu-led coalition, citing his corruption cases.

The poll also tested the waters of a third round of elections – and found that the political map wouldn't budge. Almost all the parties would receive the same number of Knesset seats they have now, pollsters found.

The exception is Netanyahu's Likud, which would gain one seat, to 33, at the expense of Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu, which would fall to seven seats if the election were held now.