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Raoul Wootliff is the The Times of Israel s political correspondent. Yisrael Beytenu Chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman visits at the Assuta hospital in Ashdod on February 23, 2021 (Flash90) Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman on Sunday said he’ll recommend that the leader of the largest party, apart from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, form the next government after the elections later this month. Liberman made the comment at Channel 12’s annual Influencer’s Conference, effectively signaling he could back Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid as prime minister. Lapid is currently polling in second place at 20 seats, well ahead of New Hope and Yamina. Netanyahu’s Likud is polling in first place, around 29 seats, but lacks a clear path to forming a government. ....
Senior officers, security figures publish open letter to Blue and White chief, whose party is polling below Knesset threshold, urging him to avoid a waste of anti-Netanyahu votes ....
8 shares Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, in a January 11, 2021 speech, says he was wrong to partner with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Elad Malka) A poll published Sunday evening indicated that Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party would fail to make into the Knesset after the next elections, while Naftali Bennett’s Yamina continued to hold the balance of power. The numbers published by Israel’s Kan national broadcaster were based on a weighted aggregate of all current polls, analyzed by the “Hamadad” website. No margin of error was given. According to the results as of February 21, just over a month before Israel’s 4th election in two years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party would get 30 seats, down from its current 36 seats. ....
3 shares Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) during a visit to a COVID-19 vaccination center in Zarzir, northern Israel, February 9, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90) The public view of the government’s handling of the pandemic is improving slightly, according to a poll published Tuesday. The Channel 12 poll, which was conducted by the Midgam Institute, also showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party making small gains at the expense of its rival Yamina ahead of the March election. Asked what they thought of the government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, 50 percent of respondents had a negative view while 47% had a positive view. In a poll published by the channel a month ago, 59% said they had a negative view and 39% had a positive outlook. ....