Opposition edging Netanyahu party, poll shows
An Israeli opinion survey has revealed that opposition Zionist Union is edging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party, which is heading into a make-or-break election.
With the March 17 election nearing, the Tuesday poll by Israeli research institute Panel Politics showed that Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union, which identifies itself as center-leftist, could earn 24 seats against Likud’s 21 projected seats in the Knesset (Israeli parliament).
It surveyed more than 1,000 Israelis and had a margin of error of three percentage points.
Chances, however, still exist for the Likud to form a coalition with about a dozen other parties to secure victory.
‘Worldwide anti-Likud effort’
Netanyahu said in broadcast remarks on Tuesday, "It is a very tight race. Nothing is guaranteed because there is a huge, worldwide effort to topple the Likud government."
He has been lately facing growing criticism for his handling of domestic politics and also a controversial anti-Iran speech he made at the US Congress last week.
Netanyahu addressed Congress on March 3, calling on the United States not to negotiate “a very bad deal” with Iran over its nuclear energy program. He said, “We’ve been told for over a year that no deal is better than a bad deal. Well this is a bad deal, a very bad deal. We’re better off without it.”
US President Barack Obama reacted by saying there was "nothing new" in the speech. He told reporters that Netanyahu "did not offer any viable alternative.”
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