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Poll Shows Shift in Israeli Public Opinion: More Prefer Bennett Over Netanyahu for PM
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, May 29, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Gil Cohen-Magen
i24 News – In a significant shift in Israeli political sentiment, more citizens now view former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as better suited for the role of prime minister than incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a recent television poll aired on Friday.
The survey, conducted by Channel 12 news, marks the first time that Bennett has surpassed Netanyahu in a head-to-head matchup.
The findings reveal that 36% of respondents favor Bennett for prime minister, while 28% prefer Netanyahu. A notable 31% expressed a preference for neither candidate, with the remainder indicating uncertainty.
Naftali Bennett, who had stepped away from politics following the collapse of his diverse coalition government in 2022, has recently hinted at a potential return to political leadership. His resurgence in popularity comes amid ongoing political turmoil within Netanyahu’s coalition, exacerbated by contentious legislative proposals supported by ultra-Orthodox allies and the challenges posed by the conflict sparked by Hamas’s actions.
In a hypothetical two-person race, Bennett also edges out National Unity party leader Benny Gantz, with 27% favoring Bennett compared to 25% for Gantz. A substantial 41% of respondents expressed a preference for neither candidate in this scenario, underscoring the complexity of Israeli political dynamics.
Recent polls have also explored the possibility of a right-wing alliance including Bennett, New Hope party leader Gideon Sa’ar, Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Lieberman, and former Mossad head Yossi Cohen.
The survey also compared Netanyahu against Benny Gantz, showing each receiving backing from 32% of respondents, with a third indicating no preference and the remainder undecided. Gantz, who had previously led Netanyahu in public preference polls over the past year, saw his support solidify after joining an emergency war government following a significant escalation involving Hamas.
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Treasure Trove: How a Polish-Jewish artist told Canadians about the horrors of Nazi Germany and produced beautiful illustrations
Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) was a Polish-Jewish artist whose work reflected the historic times he lived: the two world wars, the rise of totalitarianism in Europe and the birth of the State of Israel. In 1940, with the support of the British government and the Polish government-in-exile, he visited Canada to popularize the struggle against Nazism. […]
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Biden hits Fundraising Trail in Show of Strength after Dismal Debate Performance
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., June 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
President Joe Biden embarks on a series of fundraising events across two states on Saturday as he works to stamp out a crisis of confidence in his re-election campaign following a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats.
Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit the upscale New York beach enclave known as the Hamptons for a campaign fundraiser hosted by hedge-fund billionaire Barry Rosentein. Later in the day, he will travel to New Jersey for a fundraiser hosted by wealthy New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat.
Fellow hedge-fund founder Eric Mindich and his Tony Award-winning producer wife Stacey, celebrity couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, and actor Michael J. Fox are all listed as members of the host committee at the New York event, according to an invitation seen by Reuters.
Biden told a rally in North Carolina on Friday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign he would heed calls from Democrats who want him to drop out of the race.
Biden‘s verbal stumbles and occasionally meandering responses during Thursday night’s debate heightened voter concerns that the 81-year-old might not be fit to serve another four-year term.
The Biden campaign on Saturday boasted it had raised more than $27 million between debate day through Friday evening, but questions remain about whether the debate performance will hurt fundraising, at least in the short term.
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Arab League Rescinds the Classification of Hezbollah as a Terrorist Group
Mourners carry a coffin during the funeral of Wissam Tawil, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan forces who according to Lebanese security sources was killed during an Israeli strike on south Lebanon, in Khirbet Selm, Lebanon, Jan. 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Taher
i24 News – The Arab League no longer defines Hezbollah as a proscribed terrorist group, an official said on Saturday.
Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based Shiite militia and a proxy of the Islamic regime in Iran, boasts the world’s largest rocket arsenal of any non-state actor. It is animated by the antisemitic ideology of jihad and is committed to the destruction of Israel.
“In earlier Arab League decisions, Hezbollah was designated as a terrorist organization, and this designation was reflected in the resolutions,” Hossam Zaki, the assistant secretary-general of the Arab League, was quoted in Arab media as saying.
“The League’s member states concurred that the labeling of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization should no longer be employed,” Zaki said, adding that the regional body “does not maintain terrorist lists and does not actively seek to designate entities in such a manner.”
Hezbollah has unleashed numerous rockets, mortars and drones on northern Israel in the past eight months starting on October 8, a day after the Jewish state suffered the worst antisemitic massacre since the Holocaust at the hands of the Palestinian jihadists of Hamas.
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