Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: Israeli strike targets Mahrouna, Tyre District.
Israeli media commenting on Abu Shabab: This is a negative development for "Israel".
Israeli media: Yasser Abu Shabab, cohorts, killed in Rafah, southern Gaza.
The Iraqi Official Gazette will issue a correction to remove the wrongly listed parties and entities from the terrorism-related designation
Several political parties and entities were mistakenly included in the published list despite having no connection to terrorist activity
Iraq clarifies that its approval was strictly limited to freezing the assets of entities and individuals linked only to ISIS and Al-Qaeda
The Central Bank of Iraq issues a clarifying statement regarding Decision No. 61 of the Terrorists’ Funds Freezing Committee, as published in the Iraqi Official Gazette
Occupied Palestine: Five members of the IOF wounded in clashes that took place in Rafah on Wednesday
Israeli media outlet: Netanyahu and Katz are expected to conduct a security assessment soon, and a wave of attacks in Gaza is anticipated later
Israeli media outlet: Gunmen emerged from a tunnel in Rafah and attacked forces in the area with gunfire and anti-tank missiles

62% of Israelis say would not vote for Netanyahu in election

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 8 Jun 2024 14:24
  • 1 Shares
4 Min Read

The Israeli war on Gaza has been very costly for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the majority of settlers say they would not vote for him.

Listen
  • x
  • Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a Cabinet meeting in occupied al-Quds, occupied Palestine, June 5, 2024 (AP)
    Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a Cabinet meeting in occupied al-Quds, occupied Palestine, June 5, 2024. (AP)

An opinion poll conducted by Israeli Channel 12 reveals a significant shift in the Israeli political landscape, with a majority of Israelis indicating they would not vote for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or any party that supports him in the forthcoming elections.

The survey, whose results were reported on Friday, shows that 62% of voters are unwilling to cast their ballots for a party that backs Netanyahu to continue as the Israeli occupation's premier. In contrast, only 19% expressed support for parties endorsing Netanyahu, while another 19% of respondents remained undecided.

Remarkably, the poll also highlights notable dissent within Netanyahu's own bloc. About 30% of those who currently identify as voters within his support base stated they would not vote for a party that wants Netanyahu to stay in office.

This comes as Netanyahu continues backing the war on Gaza, which has mired the Israeli occupation in numerous crises, most notably financial ones. One key issue, moreover, is the Israeli occupation's continued refusal of a ceasefire in Gaza as its occupation forces kill more Israeli captives, leading to mass rallies throughout occupied Palestine denouncing the premier and his war cabinet.

Netanyahu has also faced substantial backlash for his controversial judicial overhaul plan, which seeks to limit the power of the judiciary. This plan was met with strong resistance from various segments of the settler Israeli society, further fueling protests and opposition to his leadership.

A burden on 'Israel'

According to Israeli Reserve Major General and military analyst Yitzhak Brik, the Israeli government is leading settlers into the abyss, once again stressing that the leaders of the Israeli regime were sacrificing the settler colonial project for their own personal gains.

"Every day the war continues, our situation worsens," he said, decrying that both the IOF and the Israeli occupation in and of itself were heading toward internal collapse. 

He underlined that the only solution at this time was for the cabinet to declare a ceasefire and realize that they could not bring back the Israeli captives through violence.

Brik had no one else but the war cabinet to blame for this, seeing as they are responsible for the management of the Israeli entity at such times, condemning the body by saying that its members had "only one daily goal", which was to continue the war no matter the cost so long as it safeguards their political positions. 

"They must be stopped. They are leading the people of Israel like sheep to the slaughter," he said, reiterating that they did not care about the Israeli occupation itself but rather their own ranks within it.

Moreover, in an article published by Maariv, Israeli political writer Ben Caspit points out that "Netanyahu has long become a burden on Israel," stressing that "he must vacate his position."

Caspit pointed out that "this is what the British did to Neville Chamberlain (former British Prime Minister) in the middle of World War II," adding that "they did so, because there was no choice. They didn't do it because they liked Churchill. They did it because Chamberlain failed, dragged Britain from one disgrace to another, and built a bankrupt concept." 

According to Caspit, "The only thing that could drive Netanyahu crazy and enter Rafah in full force now is the arrest warrants that the International Criminal Court in The Hague is threatening to issue against him."

  • Israel
  • Israeli occupation
  • Palestine
  • Occupied Palestine
  • Gaza
  • Benjamin Netanyahu

Most Read

13 elite Israeli troops were wounded in a confrontations in Beit Jinn, Syria.

13 elite Israeli troops wounded in confrontations in southern Syria

  • West Asia
  • 28 Nov 2025
Russia and China are not part of the Resistance Front, but they are playing an important role in building structures to bypass US power and thus facilitate a multipolar and freer world. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

The Resistance Front and BRICS

  • Opinion
  • 29 Nov 2025
Four killed, ten wounded in targeted California shooting in Stockton

Four killed, 10 wounded in 'targeted' California shooting

  • US & Canada
  • 30 Nov 2025
Point-blank killings: 'Israel' executes 2 Palestinian youths in Jenin

Graphic footage: IOF execute 2 Palestinians from point blank in Jenin

  • Politics
  • 27 Nov 2025

Coverage

All
In Five

Read Next

All
Security at the al-Afad camp for displaced people in the town of al-Dabba, northern Sudan, on 26 November 2025 (AP)
Politics

Amnesty calls out RSF war crimes as fighting in Sudan spreads

People protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside a court in occupied Jaffa on Monday, December 1, 2025, a day after he asked the country's president for a pardon amid his ongoing corruption trial. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Politics

Netanyahu trial reveals deep failures in Israeli governance: Atlantic

A Russian fighter jet taxi on the tarmac of the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, on Monday, Dec.16, 2024 (AP)
Politics

Russian military bases in Syria remain operational: Russia Deputy FM

Israeli soldiers work on tanks at a staging area on the border with Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Four Israeli soldiers injured, one seriously, in Rafah confrontations

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS