Israelis shatter turnout records to pass wartime judgement on Bibi

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Arab turnout a key Ahmed Tibi, a candidate from an Arab party, said the record turnout from Israel's Arab minority would "pave the way for an alternative govt and change the grave reality".
42% : Long queues formed outside polling stations for the first election since the Oct 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, with voters engaged over the trauma of the country's deadliest day and the ensuing wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.The Central Elections Committee reported that 66.7% of eligible voters had already cast their ballots within the first nine hours of voting, a record by that point in the day with six more hours to go.Policies of Netanyahu's right-wing coalition have been divisive at home and have deepened Israel's international isolation, while he has defended his record, calling himself the only leader with the mettle to face down Israel's foes.
42% : Like nearly all Jewish party leaders in Israel, Eisenkot opposes the two-state solution that once underpinned decades of peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
40% : Eisenkot says Israel's response was a failure because Hamas remains in charge.
39% : But he has criticised Jewish settler violence against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which has surged since 2023 and strained Israel's ties with Western states.
38% : "I am convinced that by the end of today, we will see a change -- a new spirit for the State of Israel -- that will serve as a rectification for the past three years and for that terrible day," Eisenkot said.
36% : Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader with 19 years in office, is an unmatched political survivor, and his nationalist politics are increasingly entrenched.
31% : Israel's fragmented system makes it difficult for an array of opponents to force out his coalition of right-wing, far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties.

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