Poll Puts Opposition Parties at 49%, Netanyahu Bloc at 37%

A survey disclosed on October 16 put opposition parties at 49% and Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc at 37%. The opposition total included Arab parties, while Netanyahu's bloc included Ofer Winter's party. Midgam, led by Mano Geva, surveyed 503 adults on October 15 using online and telephone interviews, with a maximum sampling error of 4.4 percentage points. In the survey, 58% preferred a prime minister other than Netanyahu, compared with 35% who preferred him. Eight percent had not decided which party to support, and 77% said they intended to vote.