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Israelis prefer Gantz over Netanyahu: Israeli media

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 1 Apr 2023 14:27
3 Min Read

An Israeli Channel 12 poll reveals that a majority of respondents prefer to have Benny Gantz as Prime Minister of "Israel" instead of Benjamin Netanyahu.

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  • Former Defense Minster Benny Gantz stands as Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan outside the parliament in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023 (AP).
    Former Security Minister Benny Gantz stands as Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan outside the parliament in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. (AP)

In a head-to-head comparison, more Israelis would choose Benny Gantz as prime minister than current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a Channel 12 survey published on Friday.

When asked who would make a stronger PM, 31% of those polled chose Netanyahu, while 38% chose Gantz. 25% of respondents said neither, and 6% said they were unsure.

The poll also asked who, between Netanyahu and Yair Lapid, is best qualified to be prime minister, with each receiving 32% of the vote. 29% of respondents said neither, and 7% said they weren't sure.

The poll followed weeks of instability and division in "Israel", which remains ongoing.

Netanyahu is an irrational actor in international relations

In international relations, Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now considered the epitome of an irrational actor, amid the chaos he has caused in "Israel", according to the New York Times.

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A rational actor is one who can be depended on and relied on to make rational and sound decisions - one that apparently Netanyahu is not. 

His security minister, Yoav Gallant, gave him two options when the PM first proposed the infamous judicial reform: stop the attempt to go with the proposal or go further with it and witness the actual judicial system, including Gallant and the IOF, fall apart.

Gallant was then fired.

One of the crucial reasons as to why he is considered an irrational actor in terms of foreign policy is because his irrational decisions will eventually impact the US image and its decisions - especially threatening the normalization accords.

Not only so, but Netanyahu's son went on Twitter to accuse the US of fueling the protests in "Israel", saying, “The American State Department is behind the protests in Israel, with the aim of overthrowing Netanyahu, apparently in order to conclude an agreement with the Iranians.”

US State Department Principal Deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel denied the accusations and denied the US having any involvement. 

Haaretz's military correspondent Amos Harel said, "It’s hard to think of one senior defense official who wasn’t shocked to the core by Netanyahu’s decision… Among both current and former senior IDF officers, the discussion Sunday night focused on whether a mass resignation of major generals and brigadier generals was necessary to stop the madness."

Read more: Israeli divide causes 'incalculable damage', tears IOF apart

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