Yoseph Haddad, an Arab-Israeli pro-Israel advocacy activist and IDF veteran who has become a prominent media and social media voice in recent years, is considering establishing a new political party ahead of Israel’s next Knesset election, according to a new survey published on Wednesday.
The poll, conducted by the Midgam Institute under Mano Geva and commissioned by people close to Haddad, projected that a Haddad-led list would cross the electoral threshold and win four seats if elections were held today.
According to the poll, the four seats were drawn from voters across the political map, including from Likud, Otzma Yehudit, and supporters of former prime minister Naftali Bennett.
The survey found higher support for Haddad in the Jewish sector than in the Arab sector, with 73% support among Jewish respondents and 12% among Arab respondents. The report did not publish full methodological details such as sample size, field dates, or margin of error.
The Midgam polling also referenced a separate scenario involving Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Ofer Winter, saying a party led by him polled at 2% and would remain below the threshold.
Haddad, who has described his work as focused on Israeli public diplomacy and Arab-Jewish relations inside Israel, has said he volunteered for combat service and was seriously wounded during the 2006 Second Lebanon War. He later founded Together Vouch for Each Other, which he has described as an effort to bridge gaps between Arab citizens and wider Israeli society.
According to a statement by Haddad, he is currently on an advocacy trip in Munich and is expected to speak at a rally backing the people of Iran and calling for the regime’s overthrow.
A representative for Haddad said he is “busy acting and fighting for the State of Israel in every arena in which he can influence,” adding that “all options are on the table.”