After nearly three years of war, after the trauma of October 7, after the fighting in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and against Iran, one might expect Israelis to have drawn closer together. Yet the opposite seems to be happening.
A recent poll conducted by the newspaper Israel Hayom and the Kantar Institute reveals the full contradiction within Israeli society. At first glance, the desire for unity appears strong. A majority of respondents broadly support the idea of a broad national government after the elections. Among all respondents, 43 percent support the idea, compared with 30 percent who oppose it. Among Jewish Israelis, support is even clearer, at 47 percent to 26 percent.
Within the governing coalition, support is overwhelming: 61 percent favor a broad national government, while only 13 percent oppose it. Among opposition voters, however, skepticism prevails, with 48 percent opposed and 33 percent in favor—not least because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself is promoting the idea.
But these figures tell only half the story. As soon as respondents are confronted with the specific compromises such a government would...
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