Likud has substantially increased its lead over the Labor Alignment according to the latest public opinion poll published in the Jerusalem Post today, ten days before the Knesset elections.
The poll, conducted by the Modiin Izrahi company following Israel’s air attack on Iraq’s nuclear reactor June 7, found that if the elections were held now, Likud would win 49 Knesset seats to 37 for Labor. The pollsters concluded that the results seemed to reflect widespread public support for the attack for which Likud was credited. The pollsters noted however that the survey did not cover the kibbutz population which is traditionally pro-Labor or the Arab community which usually divides its vote between Labor and the Communist Party. Another significant finding was that some 23 percent of the voting public was undecided, a larger proportion than a poll taken several weeks ago. According to the pollsters, many former Labor supporters have reverted to the undecided category.
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