First time voters could determine as many as 12 Knesset seats with high turnout
More than four-fifths of respondents to the IDI survey for first-time voters described the opportunity to vote as either “fairly meaningful” or “very meaningful.”
More than four-fifths of respondents to the IDI survey for first-time voters described the opportunity to vote as either “fairly meaningful” or “very meaningful.”
“I believe that only if Ofer Winter passes the electoral threshold will Bibi [Netanyahu] have a full right-wing government,” he added. “That is what I hope will happen.”
As Netanyahu seeks more Trump endorsements before Israel's elections, US officials signal readiness to work with any government and pursue regional deals.
The prime minister's Instagram post, warning of Iran's nuclear threat, drew criticism from opposition leaders Yair Golan and Gadi Eisenkot, who accused him of using fear as an election tactic.
The victims and families emphasized that the initiative was not tied to any specific political party, but was intended only to remind Israeli citizens of the horrors which the nation endured.
"A government formed without Ben-Gvir and Smotrich will send a message to the rest of the world that Israel is turning a new page," Ackman said.
Showers are expected on Election Day, but turnout figures going back to 1949 show that the weather has never decided who shows up at the ballot box.
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In places like Dimona, Eisenkot could chip away at Likud's base, said Amotz Asa-El, a columnist for The Jerusalem Post and a political scientist at the Hartman Institute.
Winter also claimed that 13% of voters wanted to vote for People of Israel, despite recent polling showing his party not crossing the electoral threshold.
The average gap between the two major blocs stands at 4.5 seats, with neither reaching the 61-seat majority needed to form a government.