Poll: Most Israelis expected High Court to disqualify Netanyahu

4 June 2020, 2:25 pm

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A Tel Aviv University survey shows that most Israelis expected the High Court of Justice to disqualify Netanyahu from forming a government last month due to the criminal indictments against him, according to Zman Israel, The Times of Israel’s sister Hebrew-language site.

The court ultimately ruled unanimously there was no legal impediment, paving the way for the new Netanyahu-led unity government after over a year of political deadlock.

According to the Peace Index, 51% of the 613 respondents said they were somewhat opposed or very opposed to the court ruling. Another 35% said they back the ruling and 13.5% didn’t answer.

Overall, 59.5% said they expected the justices to rule against Netanyahu.