Center leader Gantz wins the polls, Netanyahu collapses
Centrist leader and current War Cabinet minister Benny Gantz is the undisputed king of the political scene to the detriment of Benjamin Netanyahu the prime minister, according to a new poll by the Maariv newspaper that gives him 50% of the vote compared to 31%. A finding that, however, also attributes growth to the controversial right-wing radical leader and minister for national security, Itamar Ben Gvir. According to the newspaper's poll, in a vote today, Gantz's National Unity party would have a 39-seat majority in the Knesset, while Netanyahu's Likud would get 16 seats, a gap of more than double. Ben Gvir’s “Jewish Power” would instead increase to 9 seats, the maximum representation to date. Opposition leader Yair Lapid, who was not part of the wartime government, would see his party's 13 seats confirmed. In the bloc split, the current opposition – even if Gantz's National Unity were part of the emergency government – would have a total of 66 seats in the Knesset compared to the current majority's 44 seats, an overwhelming majority.