A new survey conducted by the Darkenu movement has found that 40% of Israelis believe that supporters of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu might overrun the Knesset in the event of his loss in the upcoming election on March 23.
The survey posed the question of whether respondents “…think an event such as the invasion of the Capitol by President [Donald] Trump’s supporters could occur in Israel if the current Prime Minister loses the elections?”
Some 38.2% answered positively to the question, while 44.7% of respondents said such an event as the Capitol riot on January 6 could not occur. Another 17% said they were unsure.
As the outgoing president was blocked from using major social media platforms because of allegations of incitement, Darkenu also asked respondents: “Should Facebook and Twitter accounts of Israeli leaders using these platforms for incitement be blocked?”
A majority of 62% answered yes to the question, in contrast to 23.3% who responded negatively, and 15.3% saying they did not know.
The survey was conducted among a representative sample of 500 people in Israel by Panels Politics.
