"They are taking away from Likud": Filber explains what stands behind the gaps in the polls

Shlomo Filber, a pollster for Channel 14, attacked competing polling institutes and claimed they are taking mandates away from Likud and distributing them to small parties. In response to a user who pointed out a contradiction between his forecasts and Netanyahu's statement about a tie, Filber hinted that Netanyahu 'is running a campaign'. The article presents an 11-mandate gap between the Channel 14 poll and the Channel 13 poll.

Channel 14 pollster Shlomo Filber launched an attack against competing polling institutes, claiming they are taking mandates away from Likud and distributing them to small parties. In a post on X, he wrote: 'To *all the polls* that decided to take 10 mandates away from Likud, there are plenty of mandates to distribute and flatter all sorts of fringe parties and tell them they are "passing". On Tuesday we will know the truth.' A user who pointed out a contradiction between Filber's forecasts and Netanyahu's statement about a tie between the blocs received a surprising response: 'Or is he running a campaign?' The article presents the gaps between the polls: in the Channel 14 poll, Likud receives 29 mandates, compared to 18 in the Channel 13 poll. Filber explains that the dispute concerns about 8 mandates of voters who previously supported Likud but are now not clearly identified. He insists on a forecast of 63-64 mandates for the right-wing bloc, noting that voter turnout in the Arab and ultra-Orthodox sectors, along with parties around the electoral threshold, will affect the result. The article notes that 13% of respondents said Trump's support might influence their position.