In Israel, 54% supported aid to Saudi Arabia against the Houthis — Jerusalem Post
In Israel, 54% of respondents believe that the country should help Saudi Arabia in its fight against the Houthis. As the Jerusalem Post reports, the poll results were published by the Maariv newspaper.
Thirty-eight percent of all respondents said that such aid should be provided on the condition that an agreement on the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia is concluded. Another 16% supported aid to the kingdom without an immediate diplomatic outcome. Twenty-six percent of respondents opposed Israeli aid, while 20% were undecided.
Party ratings
The poll also concerned the upcoming Knesset elections scheduled for October 27. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party could receive 18 seats, according to its findings. At the same time, the coalition bloc retained its result of 50 seats.
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If elections were held at the time of the poll, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party would win the most seats — 23. Naftali Bennett's Beyahad party was projected to receive 13 seats, Yair Golan's Democrats and Yisrael Beiteinu nine each, and Otzma Yehudit eight. An alliance of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism party and Moshe Feiglin's Zehut could receive six seats.
Comparison of prime ministerial candidates
In a direct comparison, Gadi Eisenkot surpassed Netanyahu in assessments of suitability for the post of head of government: 48% versus 40%. At the same time, the gap between them narrowed from 12 to eight percentage points. Naftali Bennett also outperformed Netanyahu — 44% versus 41% — while Netanyahu had an advantage over Avigdor Lieberman: 42% versus 38%.
The Lazar Research study, jointly conducted with Panel4ALL, was carried out on September 16–17. It involved 600 respondents out of 4,089 invited; the maximum sampling error was 4%.
