Podcast "Yawmi" | Knesset Elections: Poll Discrepancies, Right-Wing Pressures, and Camp "Splits"

In a new episode of the podcast "Yawmi", journalist Basel Maghrabi from the website "Arab 48" discusses the wide discrepancies in opinion polls a week before the Knesset elections, where Benjamin Netanyahu's camp's seat count ranges between 50 and 62 amid conflicting data from different channels. The episode examines the intense pressure exerted by Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich to prevent a split in the right-wing vote, including enlisting a rabbi to pressure Winter to withdraw his candidacy, which he refused, attacking their methods. It also tracks the fractures and political reservations surrounding "Likud", as former National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi announced abandoning the party to vote for "Yisrael Beiteinu" led by Avigdor Lieberman, in protest of leniency towards Haredi draft exemptions, alongside US Vice President JD Vance's refusal to endorse Netanyahu, contrasting with President Donald Trump's direct support.

In a new episode of the podcast "Yawmi", journalist Basel Maghrabi from the website "Arab 48" discusses the wide discrepancies in opinion polls a week before the Knesset elections, where Benjamin Netanyahu's camp's seat count ranges between 50 and 62 amid conflicting data from different channels. The episode examines the intense pressure exerted by Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich to prevent a split in the right-wing vote, including enlisting a rabbi to pressure Winter to withdraw his candidacy, which he refused, attacking their methods, and affirming his continued participation in the electoral race despite Likud's previous success in convincing others to withdraw. It also tracks the fractures and political reservations surrounding "Likud", as former National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi announced abandoning the party to vote for "Yisrael Beiteinu" led by Avigdor Lieberman, in protest of leniency towards Haredi draft exemptions, alongside US Vice President JD Vance's refusal to endorse Netanyahu, contrasting with President Donald Trump's direct support. The episode offers an analysis of the volatile electoral situation and divisions within the right-wing camp.