Maariv pollster claims: This is how Ofer Winter does Netanyahu a surprising service

Dr. Menachem Lazar, a Maariv pollster, analyzes the impact of Ofer Winter's entry into the 2026 election race. The gap between Likud and Yashar! has almost been erased, and Winter is changing the balance of power. The attacks on Netanyahu, according to Lazar, actually strengthened him. The electoral threshold threatens the parties 'Amcha Yisrael' and 'HaMiluimnikim VeHaKalkalit', which stand in dangerous proximity, making the results hard to predict.

Dr. Menachem Lazar, a Maariv pollster, analyzes in the weekly poll the impact of Ofer Winter's entry into the 2026 election race. According to him, the gap between Likud and Yashar! has almost been erased, and Winter is changing the balance of power. The attacks on Netanyahu and Likud, which intensified against the backdrop of the memorial events for the October 7 massacre, apparently worked in reverse, and in practice Netanyahu was strengthened. Lazar explains that many wonder why the heads of the security establishment, who warned of a catastrophe, did not ensure the army would be ready. The electoral threshold threatens the parties 'Amcha Yisrael' and 'HaMiluimnikim VeHaKalkalit', which stand in dangerous proximity, making the results hard to predict. A halt in Yashar!'s decline has been recorded in recent weeks, but it is too early to determine if this is a trend. Support for the Arab parties remained at 12 seats, with low voter turnout in Arab society.