🇮🇱 NETANYAHU DECLARES JERUSALEM WILL REMAIN ISRAEL’S ETERNAL CAPITAL AS ISRAELIS MARK JERUSALEM DAY AND POLL SHOWS MOST OPPOSE EARLY ELECTIONS
🇮🇱 Jerusalem Day / Netanyahu Remarks: On Jerusalem Day, Prime Minister Netanyahu declared: “We tell the entire world that Jerusalem will remain our eternal and historic capital.”
Netanyahu also hinted at the possibility of expanded Israeli control in Gaza, stating: “today we control 60% of the Strip, tomorrow we’ll see…”
✡️ Western Wall Celebrations: Tens of thousands gathered at the Western Wall to mark 59 years since Jerusalem’s reunification with prayer, song, and dance.
At the peak of the ceremony, residents of Kiryat Shmona and confrontation line communities unfurled a massive Israeli flag.
🗳️ Channel 14 Mandates Poll: A Channel 14 mandates poll aired on “The News Hour” with Maggie Tabibi showed the following projected results:
Likud: 33
Naftali Bennett & Yair Lapid together: 16
Yashar, Gadi Eisenkot: 14
Shas: 10
Democrats: 9
Otzma Yehudit: 8
UTJ: 7
Yisrael Beitenu: 7
Raam: 6
Hadash-Ta’al: 5
Religious Zionism: 5
Blue and White, Kachol Lavan, and Balad do not pass the electoral threshold.
Asked about the timing of possible early elections, 39% of respondents said October 27 would be the most appropriate date.
23% supported September 1, while 12% preferred September 15. Another 26% expressed no preference.
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