Two-Third of Israeli Public Opinion Turns Against Netanyahu Amid Ongoing Conflict

 An online survey carried out last week shows that 66 percent of the Israeli population wants Netanyahu not to run for office again. A private Israeli television Channel 12 conducted the poll, revealing that 66% are of the view that Netanyahu, 74, should not run for a seventh term as premier. Still, 27 percent of the respondents want him to continue in power and contest for reelection. 

 Another survey by the Maariv newspaper reveals that out of the potential next prime ministers, Benny Gantz of the National Unity Party is likely to beat Netanyahu. Still, Netanyahu has demonstrated an avoidant nature when it comes to motivating early elections. At the moment, there is no likelihood that the vote will take place in Israel, which has been under global criticism for operations in Gaza since October. 

 After October 7, when Hamas carried out a sudden attack, and Netanyahu and his right-wing government and spies did not expect it, mass demonstrations began in Israel. People want Netanyahu to negotiate the hostage-prisoner swap agreement with Hamas and cease the war in Gaza. Such protests have contributed to intensifying the existing protests, as Netanyahu was already protesting against his proposed reforms in the judiciary system. 

 Critics sought to say that Netanyahu’s shifts in the judiciary would distort the barely balanced Israeli constitution by collapsing the separation of powers within that state, centering it on the officers of the Prime Minister. This called for weekly protesting, which has increased with the current hostility in Gaza. Current sociopolitical tensions have resulted it is thousands of Israelis, not to mention numerous political opponents, who are demanding the prime minister’s resignation from Benjamin Netanyahu. 

 An online survey carried out last week shows that 66 percent of the Israeli population wants Netanyahu not to run for office again. A private Israeli television Channel, 12, conducted the poll revealing that 66% are of the view that Netanyahu 74, should not run for a seventh term as premier. Still, 27 percent of the respondents want him to continue in power and contest for reelection. 

 Another survey by the Maariv newspaper reveals that out of the potential next prime ministers, Benny Gantz of the National Unity Party is likely to beat Netanyahu. Still, Netanyahu has demonstrated an avoidant nature when it comes to motivating early elections. At the moment, there is no likelihood that the vote will take place in Israel, which has been under global criticism for operations in Gaza since October. 

 After October 7, when Hamas carried out a sudden attack, and Netanyahu and his right-wing government and spies did not expect it, mass demonstrations began in Israel. People want Netanyahu to negotiate the hostage-prisoner swap agreement with Hamas and cease the war in Gaza. Such protests have contributed to intensifying the existing protests, as Netanyahu was already protesting against his proposed reforms in the judiciary system. 

 Critics sought to say that Netanyahu’s shifts in the judiciary would distort the barely balanced Israeli constitution by collapsing the separation of powers within that state, centering it on the officers of the Prime Minister. This called for weekly protesting, which has increased with the current hostility in Gaza. Current sociopolitical tensions have resulted it is thousands of Israelis, not to mention numerous political opponents, demanding the prime minister’s resignation, Benjamin Netanyahu.