An opinion poll aired by Channel 12 shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slightly gaining from the UAE normalization deal if elections are called.
A Knesset election survey shows Likud getting 30 seats, the right-wing Yamina getting 18 and the opposition Yesh Atid-Telem getting 16.
The Joint List gets 15, Benny Gantz’s Blue and White gets 12, United Torah Judaism and Yisrael Beytenu get 8 each, Shas gets 7 and Meretz gets 6.
Netanyahu’s bloc of supporters gets a narrow majority of 63 while the center-left gets 49, with Liberman in the middle.
Netanyahu is seen as more suited to be premier than Gantz (43% to 16%), Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (46% to 22%) and Yamina leader Naftali Bennett (39% to 24%).
A big majority views the UAE deal as an achievement for Netanyahu, while just 13% view it as a failure for him.
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