Maariv poll: The state camp continues to weaken – and what about the Likud?

Against the background of the continued shuffling in the Gaza Strip and the northern border, the stagnation in the issue of the abductees and the increase in protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there is a trend of Likud deserters returning home in the 2022 elections. This is according to the "Maariv" survey, conducted by "Lazar Researches", led by D R. Menachem Lazar in collaboration with Panel4All.

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The survey also shows that the state camp continues its downward trend, and religious Zionism this week drops below the blocking percentage. In the general summary, the situation of the blocs remains the same, with 45 mandates for the coalition, compared to 65 for the opposition. In answer to the question: If new Knesset elections were held today, who would you vote for? The answers were: the state camp 30 mandates (32 in the previous poll), Likud 19 (17), Yesh Atid 15 (15), Yisrael Beitenu 12 (11), Otzma Yehudit 10 (9), Shas 9 (9), Torah Judaism 7 (6), Hadash-Ta'al 5 (5), Ra'am 5 (4), Meretz 4 (4) and the State Right 4 (4). Religious Zionism led by Bezalel Smotrich is below the blocking percentage with 2.7% only, together with the work (2%) and the BLD (1.6%).

In answer to another question: Which of the two, Benjamin Netanyahu or Benny Gantz, is more suitable to be the prime minister of Israel? The answers were: Gantz 47%, Netanyahu 35%, 18% don't know. The "Maariv" survey, conducted before the start of the operation in the center of the Gaza Strip, also shows that the public is still uncertain about the continuation of the war. This is against the background of the negotiations for the release of hostages and the publications about the American pressure not to launch a military operation in Rafah.

In answer to the question: From everything you know and have heard, is the war in the Gaza Strip actually over? – The answers were: yes 15%; No, but towards the end of 30%; 44% did not finish at all; And don't know – 11%. In the survey, which took place on April 10-11, 508 respondents took part, constituting a representative sample of the adult population in the State of Israel, Jews and Arabs. The sampling error is 4.4%.