As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights to retain power, loyalists are crediting him with strengthening the country and defeating its enemies, while former supporters blame his leadership for October 7 and are seeking alternatives on both the left and the right.
With less than a month to go before Israel’s elections, Netanyahu faces an uphill battle to retain power. But polls show it won’t be an easy task.
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A recent survey conducted by Maariv, one of Israel’s leading newspapers, estimates that his party, Likud, will only win 20 seats out of 120 total in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, a drop of 12 compared with its performance in the 2022 elections.
Under his leadership, Israel deepened relations with the United States and expanded its diplomatic ties through the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations with the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain in 2020.
Under him, Israel has also bloomed economically, championing a more open, market-oriented economy, privatization and competition, something that has helped to position the state as a global technology hub.
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Many Israeli politicians have openly vowed not to join his government under any circumstances.
The list is lengthy and includes former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, as well as other contenders for the top job, such as Gadi Eisenkott and Avigdor Liberman.
And now, more and more former Likud supporters can imagine a future without him. But Shukri and Avraham believe Netanyahu is such an experienced politician that he could still surprise his opponents.
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Critics, however, argue that Netanyahu might not even need to rack his brains over coalition negotiations. They fear he could launch another round of hostilities with Iran, pushing the prospect of elections into the distant future.
Their concerns have not emerged out of thin air. Only recently, Israeli Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir warned that a war with Iran could postpone the vote.
Netanyahu himself sent an alarming message in late September, claiming there were “indications” that Israel’s enemies might attack the country ahead of the elections and vowing to retaliate if such a scenario materialized
RT. com / ABC Flash Point News 2026.
What’s the point of having nukes if you don’t use them! Time to send all Islamic terrorist to hell.
On… Israel can attack Iran without the US ….
Yeah. Like who is going to refuel your fighters? Pure bull
These Zionists in Israel always make other people die for them.
Iran has already stated it will use its latest and heaviest weapons against Israel and remember– Israel- very small country so easily flattened with non nuclear bombs — Iran large country so a nuke or two wont destroy it . Take into account if the Zionists keep coming out with lies about Iran and do nuke it most of the Free World in 2026, and by that I mean not a servant of Donald , will literally hate Israel if they didn’t before and boycott all Israeli goods. Netanyahu must have read Mein Kampf. and thought it was a good… Read more »
I just got an email from the BDS movement who invited me to their annual meeting in Barcelona I cant afford to go and have no passport but they obviously must be viewing CC .
With 37 parties competing for the Knesset’s 120 seats on October 27, Israel’s proportional representation system gives smaller factions leverage in coalition negotiations.
Your right but Netanyahu has thought of that and already has brought in two far right parties to his side and worse in a latest poll young Israeli,s are voting for Zionism. The election is based on percentages and parties have to pass the 3.25 % threshold leaving 15 parties but as you say its a tight race as the right wing religious party isn’t supporting him due to his insistence that Orthodox Jews must enlist in the IDF. It includes the Religious Zionism Party and others. As of today Jewish newspapers state its possible he might lose but its… Read more »