Israeli Elections
Earlier polls reportedly indicated that a party led by the former premier would cross the electoral threshold.
The Israel Democracy Institute said the data came from the answers to 3,855 interviews.
Just 39% of Arab Israelis intend to vote in November, according to a Kan News poll • The Likud Party is projected to gain 1.5 mandates among Arab voters.
Polls project the party to get between five and six seats in the upcoming November election.
The warning comes after a top Palestinian official met with and reportedly urged the leaders of the Arab-majority Joint List to join forces with the Ra’am party with a view to blocking Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power.
Montreal-born Dan Illouz recently secured the “immigrant” slot on the political party’s electoral list and has a high probability of entering parliament following Israel’s Nov. 1 elections.
The internal party vote ahead of the Nov. 1 general elections shakes up the party’s list, as longtime Knesset members could lose their seats.
Faction director Yariv Levin leads the slate, followed by Eli Cohen, Yoav Galant and David (“Dudi”) Amsalem.
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum tells JNS that right-wing anti-Netanyahu voters are “the problem” in Israel’s political stalemate.
The opposition had sought to hold elections on Oct. 25, when yeshivah students would be on holiday, making it easier for them to vote.
Ayelet Shaked has said she would be open to joining Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu in forming a right-wing government.
Can he secure the required 61 Knesset seats in that time? The experts are skeptical.
