Friday's front pages, as reported by Ma'ariv, Yedioth Ahronoth, and Israel Hayom, reflect a dramatic shift in Israeli politics: Gadi Eisenkot is crowned the opposition's prime ministerial candidate while Naftali Bennett's party has lost 10 Knesset seats in two months and the downward trend continues, according to media reports.
The morning front pages of three major Israeli newspapers, summarized in a desk-reviewed report, present a unified narrative: the rapid political decline of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and the consolidation of opposition support behind former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot.
Ma'ariv's headline declares 'Bennett's crash in the polls,' noting a loss of 10 Knesset seats over two months with the trend continuing. Yedioth Ahronoth leads with 'Gadi Eisenkot: the candidate of the bloc for prime minister', while Israel Hayom's front page reads 'Eisenkot widens the gap from Bennett.'
The coverage follows a series of recent polls tracked by The Zioneer throughout June, which have consistently shown Bennett's coalition waning and Eisenkot emerging as the dominant opposition figure. An N12 poll broadcast Thursday evening (June 25) already had Eisenkot widening his lead over Bennett. The front pages today represent a full editorial consensus on this realignment, reflecting a shift that has been building for weeks. No new polling data is cited in the post itself; the reports are a summary of the newspaper headlines.
- DevelopingChannel 14 poll: Eisenkot surges to 20 seats, Bennett collapses to single digits
- DevelopingChannel 13 poll: Eisenkot overtakes Bennett at 20 seats, Bennett 17, Netanyahu 22
- DevelopingBennett-Eisenkot rift called 'destructive' to the Israeli opposition's prospects
- DevelopingN12 poll: Eisenkot overtakes Bennett, closes to within one seat of Likud
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