Israeli media's polling obscures the majority opposed to Netanyahu - opinion

An opinion piece argues that Israeli media polls misrepresent public support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by excluding parties opposed to him from the change bloc, claiming that when all such parties are counted, they total about 67 seats in the Knesset.

An opinion piece by Dan Perry argues that Israeli media polls are misleading the public by reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has overtaken that of Gadi Eisenkot. The author contends that when all parties opposed to Netanyahu's continued rule are counted together, they total about 67 seats in the 120-member Knesset, a solid parliamentary majority. The piece identifies three factors that distort the conventional arithmetic: the Reservists party, which is excluded from the change bloc despite its positions being closer to the anti-Netanyahu camp; the Arab parties, which the author says are systematically excluded from the opposition count due to a double standard; and Ofer Winter's party, which is counted with the Right but may not necessarily join a Netanyahu coalition. The article argues that a preference for a national unity government or ideological disagreements does not equate to supporting Netanyahu, and that the media's bloc counting serves Netanyahu's political interests.