To substantiate that, we have:
From Google translate:
16% of the Israeli public (unclear if Jewish or total) want a center-left government that would include Arab parties.
The rest want a right wing govt with Bibi, Ben-Gvir, Smotrich.
7% of Israelis self-identify with the left, with worse numbers as you look at younger cohorts.
84% of the Israeli public wanting a right-wing government with Netanyahu, Ben Gvir, and Smitrich would wildly contradict pretty much every poll I’ve seen since 7 October 2023.
Finally heard the podcast (and it's reliable, as it belongs to Haaretz). So, what they said is indeed that 16% of the public want a center-left government that will include an Arab party. I should say that the number of lefties in Israel has decreased massively over the years, so it's hardly a surprise there aren't that many who would want that sort of government. Also, the previous government did include an Arab party for the first time ever, and it wasn't a great success - partly because the government had a very small majority so it was highly dependent on all its members and there issues with some, including the Arab partly (Though its leader is highly appreciated by sane people in Israel).
I think that overall there are more than 16% who would include an Arab party, as long as the government isn't dependent on it for its survival.
As for the rest of the 84%, most would prefer a government that includes the Likud and/or Ben Gvir on Smotrich. So it's not 84% who want Ben Gvir or Smotrich - far less, I'm sure
Indeed, I believe many Israelis simply want a governmen without extremists on either side (though I'd hardly call most of the remains of the left here extreme). That government would include the Likud, unfortunately, even though it's full of corrupt and hateful people, but also the more sane parties. But really, looking at the polls, if you don't include the arabs, or the ultra religious, or the extreme right, or the Likud, you don't have enough to form a government.
