Poll Shows Half Want Broad Unity Government

A Direct Polls survey published late June 30 found that about half of Israelis prefer a broad national-unity government after the election, even as most respondents rejected accepting either Benjamin Netanyahu or Gadi Eisenkot as prime minister if the other camp leads. The poll put Likud first at 29 seats, Yashar second at 19, and Bennett-Lapid's Beyachad at 18, with bloc math still forcing hard coalition choices. The result matters because voters appear to want wartime breadth without surrendering red lines. Israel's next government will need a stable Zionist majority that protects security gains, respects Torah study and resolves service duties responsibly.