This poll comes against the backdrop of the "shouting call" between Trump and Netanyahu, a profanity-laced tirade against the Israeli prime minister, demanding that Israel halt IDF airstrikes.
A majority of Israelis (62%) think that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not allow US President Donald Trump to dictate the nature of Israel's military actions, a poll published by Maariv on Friday found. The breakdown shows that there is general agreement on the issue across the political aisle, with 66% of coalition voters and 62% opposition voters holding the view that Netanyahu should not agree to Trump's demands to halt planned IDF attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Meanwhile, 25% think that Netanyahu has no choice but to concede to Trump's demands, while 13% say they do not know. This poll comes against the backdrop of the "shouting call" between Trump and Netanyahu, where Trump unleashed a profanity-laced tirade against the Israeli prime minister, demanding that Israel halt planned IDF airstrikes on Beirut.
This, as well as the controversy surrounding the vote for the state comptroller position, contributed to the coalition bloc weakening by two seats in this week's poll, dropping to 50 mandates collectively. The opposition bloc strengthened to 60 seats, while the Arab parties continue to maintain stability with 10 seats. In the opposition bloc, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid's Together Party strengthened to 23 seats, and Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu rose by one seat to 10. The Maariv poll further reveals that out of the 23 seats of the Together Party, 16 come from Bennett 2026 voters, 5 from Yesh Atid, and 2 from undecided/other. (Read More)
