Majority believe Israel should help Saudis against Houthis as Likud continues downward trend – poll
Thirty-eight percent said such assistance should be conditioned on a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, while 16% supported assisting the kingdom even without diplomatic return.
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A recent Maariv poll indicates that 54% of Israelis believe the country should assist Saudi Arabia against the Houthi rebels. Of these, 38% condition aid on a normalization agreement, while 16% support unconditional assistance. Conversely, 26% oppose any Israeli aid to Saudi Arabia.
- The poll also shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party continuing a downward trend, projected to win 18 seats in the upcoming Knesset elections.
- The coalition bloc remains stable at 50 seats, with Ofer Winter's People of Israel and the Religious Zionist Party-Zehut alliance clearing the electoral threshold.
- In the opposition, The Reservists-Economic Party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, crossed the electoral threshold with four seats, while Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar lost two seats.
- Gadi Eisenkot leads Netanyahu 48% to 40% as preferred prime minister, though the gap has narrowed.
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