Poll: Golan gained more voters than he lost after ‘killing Gazan babies’ comments

24 May 2025, 12:04 am 6 Edit

The Democrats chair Yair Golan leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 19, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)

The Democrats chief Yair Golan has gained slightly more potential voters than he has lost following his comments this week that the Israeli government is killing babies in Gaza as a “hobby,” according to a new poll aired this evening on Channel 12.

Just five percent of Israelis said they were planning to vote for Golan and have changed their minds due to his comments.

Seven percent of respondents said that they weren’t planning on voting for his left-wing party and now will do so as a result of his comments.

Eight percent said they planned to vote for his party before and still plan to do so after his comments.

Sixty-nine percent of respondents said they hadn’t planned to vote for The Democrats and still don’t.