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Israel Elections 2026

Likud Panics as Netanyahu Stalls in Polls

While the prime minister battles Ben-Gvir and attacks Ofer Winter, surveys show no improvement. Party insiders warn right-wing rivals are already working Likud strongholds.

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Growing alarm is spreading through Likud ranks over voter apathy and weak field operations ahead of the upcoming elections. According to a report by Anna Barsky in Maariv, the ruling party is expressing deep concern that while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues attacking Ofer Winter and clashing with Itamar Ben-Gvir, polling numbers show no upward trend.

Party officials are sounding the alarm that Likud's ground game remains far below the required intensity, even as competing parties on the right exploit the vacuum. According to the report, Ben-Gvir's operatives are actively working inside traditional Likud strongholds, while Winter's people are making direct contact with party voters in an effort to peel them away.

"At the end of the day, everything will rise or fall on turnout percentage, and our situation on the ground is not good, really not good," warns a veteran Likud activist in a conversation about conditions in the branches.

Likud officials understand that without a significant awakening of field activity and an increase in turnout among the party's core support base, securing the mandates needed to form the next government will face real danger.

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