Al Jazeera’s report on young Israelis’ rightward political lean highlights a possible influence on the Oct. 27 election and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future.
Published Oct. 25, the video report by Nida Ibrahim examined how younger Israelis weigh security and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in their political choices.
An Oct. 19 Middle East Forum polling average projected Netanyahu’s bloc at 54 seats, seven short of the 61 needed for a majority in the Knesset. It projected 52 seats for opposition lists that could cooperate and 14 for Arab-led parties, figures detailed in EconoTimes’ earlier coverage of the poll. These are polling projections, not election results.
Israel’s Central Elections Committee scheduled the vote for Tuesday, Oct. 27. The election will set the Knesset seat totals as parties seek to form the next government.
