UK sanctions on West Bank settlements have handed Netanyahu an election boost two days before Israel votes, poll finds
Benjamin Netanyahu faces a deadlocked election on 27 October, with Arab parties holding enough seats to hand the opposition a majority if it joins forces with them.
Some 28 per cent of Israelis say Britain's measures make them more likely to back a party putting 'Israeli security' first, against 18 per cent less likely. The sanctions even lifted support for the settlement project they were meant to curb, by a net four points. Merlin Strategies polled more than 800 Israelis for the European Leadership Network. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party is neck-and-neck with Likud ahead of Tuesday's vote.
Neither bloc has a clear path to the 61 seats needed to govern.
Netanyahu told Israelis to prepare for banking sanctions, saying crypto could help bypass them.
The Bank of Israel said digital currencies 'cannot be used' to dodge sanctions.
