An opinion poll showed that 40% of Israelis favor the re-election of US President Joe Biden, compared to only 26.2% who support Republican candidate Donald Trump.

The Times of Israel newspaper said, “The poll results indicate a significant swing in Israelis’ support for the current president, who has made a series of gestures since the Hamas attack on October 7, while his predecessor spent some time in rallies mocking the intelligence failure that led to the destructive attack and criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."

It pointed out that "Trump once enjoyed overwhelming support from Israelis, as a 2020 poll showed that 63% of Israelis preferred him as president compared to only 17% who said they supported Biden," noting that "the results represent an extremely rare case, the first in two decades at least, where the Israeli public prefers a Democratic presidential candidate to a Republican candidate."

In the poll conducted by the polling company Megdam and published on the podcast of Nadav Perry, a former journalist at Channel 13, Israelis were asked about their thoughts on the performance of Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Galant, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, and opposition leader Yair Lapid.

The poll found that 57% of the public believe that Netanyahu is primarily interested in political issues, compared to only 27% of the public who believe that he is more interested in war-related issues.

On the other hand, 20% of the public believe that Gantz is most interested in political affairs, compared to 73.6% who say he is more interested in war-related affairs.

8% responded that they believe that Gallant is most interested in political affairs, compared to 84.7% who believe that he is more interested in war-related affairs.

Lapid got the worst numbers among the four individuals surveyed, with 64% of the public responding that he is more interested in political issues, compared to 17.9% who believe he is more interested in war-related issues.