Poll: Majority of Israelis support Netanyahu's departure due to harm to the state

The results of a poll conducted by the Hebrew newspaper /Maariv/ revealed that the majority of the Israeli public believes that the time has come for Netanyahu to end his political career.

According to the poll data, most Israelis (53%) believe that the time has come for Netanyahu to end his political role, either because he is harming the country (30%) or because he has achieved successes alongside mistakes, and it is time to “end with dignity” (23%).

While 38% believe that it is not yet time for him to end his role, and that he should run in the next Knesset elections.

However, an absolute majority of coalition voters (81%) support that it is not yet time for Netanyahu to end his political career, although 10% of them support that it is time for him to “end with dignity”.

Among opposition voters, a large majority (60%) believe that Netanyahu is harming the country and should leave, while another 28% say that it is time for him to “end with dignity”.

Netanyahu, 76 years old, began his political career as a Knesset member for the Likud party in 1988. Netanyahu served as prime minister in six different governments spread over three terms. His first term was from 1996 to 1999, his second term from 2009 to 2021, and his current, third term began in December 2022.