{"id":625264,"date":"2026-07-06T16:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Blockchain.News\/news\/netanyahu-touts-trump-ties-as-polymarket-puts-eizenkot-at-40-for-israel-pm-0hnmrf5udt6g0"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:39:35","slug":"netanyahu-touts-trump-ties-as-polymarket-puts-eizenkot-at-40-for-israel-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/netanyahu-touts-trump-ties-as-polymarket-puts-eizenkot-at-40-for-israel-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu touts Trump ties as Polymarket puts Eizenkot at 40% for Israel PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.blockchain.news\/thumbnails\/Business%20candle%20stick%20graph%20chart%20of%20stock%20market%20investment%20trading%20design-min.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<h2>Netanyahu Says Trump Ties Are \u201cFine\u201d as Polymarket Widens Gadi Eizenkot\u2019s Lead in Next Israel Prime Minister Race<\/h2>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his ties with US President Donald Trump are \u201cfine\u201d and confirmed he plans to visit the United States again, comments that landed as Polymarket traders priced the next Israel prime minister race. On Polymarket\u2019s \u201cWho will be the next Prime Minister of Israel after the next election?\u201d contract, Gadi Eizenkot led at 40.25%.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Polymarket prices Gadi Eizenkot as the leading next Israel prime minister pick at 40.25%.<\/li>\n<li>Netanyahu\u2019s public pushback on reported Trump frictions coincided with a modest uptick in Eizenkot\u2019s lead versus other named contenders.<\/li>\n<li>The market resolves by 2026-12-31, with Eizenkot up 1.15 percentage points to 40.25% on the latest reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his relationship with US President Donald Trump is \u201cfine,\u201d rejecting reports of tensions over a US-Iran memorandum of understanding that calls for a regional ceasefire, including in Lebanon. In a Fox News interview, Netanyahu praised the United States and said he and Trump see eye to eye on \u201cjust about everything,\u201d while acknowledging allies can still have differences. His comments came as some members of Israel\u2019s cabinet criticized the ceasefire framework and as Israel has refused to withdraw from Lebanon, saying it retains the right to strike to respond to \u201cthreats.\u201d Netanyahu said he would soon visit the United States again, though he did not provide a date. He also said he would lobby against transferring F-35 jets to Turkiye, arguing it would upset the regional balance that he said is backed by Israeli air superiority.<\/p>\n<h2>Polymarket Odds and Liquidity: Eizenkot 40.25% vs Netanyahu 35.5% as Volume Hits $25.87M<\/h2>\n<p>On Polymarket, the multi-outcome market shows Gadi Eizenkot at 40.25% Yes versus 59.75% No, ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu at 35.5% Yes and 64.5% No. Naftali Bennett trailed at 12.5% Yes and 87.5% No, while longer shots included Avigdor Lieberman at 3.45% Yes and 96.55% No and Itamar Ben Gvir at 1.25% Yes and 98.75% No. Total volume stood at $25,865,747, indicating heavy liquidity concentrated in the top two outcomes. Eizenkot\u2019s implied odds were up 1.15 percentage points from 39.1% to 40.25% on the latest update.<\/p>\n<p>Traders will track any confirmed timing for Netanyahu\u2019s next US trip and any fresh statements tied to the regional ceasefire framework, while watching whether Polymarket pricing stays concentrated between Eizenkot and Netanyahu as volume builds into the 2026-12-31 resolution window.<\/p>\n<h2>Beyond Israel\u2019s Election Market: Other High-Volume Geopolitical Contracts Polymarket Traders Are Watching<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond Israel\u2019s election pricing, Polymarket activity is also clustering around big-picture political and tech bets that can move with a single headline. In \u201cPresidential Election Winner 2028,\u201d JD Vance leads at 20.05% with $647,045,082 in volume, while the AI race is topping trader watchlists in \u201cWhich company has best AI model end of July?\u201d where Anthropic is priced at 84.5% on $4,792,147 in volume.<\/p>\n<h2>Odds Trend<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Window<\/th>\n<th>Change (pp)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>24h<\/td>\n<td>+2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7d<\/td>\n<td>+2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Implied odds (last 48h)025Odds %Gadi EizenkotBenjamin NetanyahuNaftali BennettAvigdor Lieberman<\/p>\n<h2>By the Numbers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Platform:<\/strong> Polymarket<\/li>\n<li><strong>Market:<\/strong> Who will be the next Prime Minister of Israel after the next election?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contract type:<\/strong> Price strike ladder: each rung has separate Yes\/No; Yes means the spot price is above that USD strike at settlement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resolution window:<\/strong> Dec 31, 2026 (UTC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Status:<\/strong> Active (open for trading)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Volume:<\/strong> ~$25,865,747<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Top strike rungs<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Strike<\/th>\n<th>Yes<\/th>\n<th>No<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Gadi Eizenkot<\/td>\n<td>40.2%<\/td>\n<td>59.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/td>\n<td>35.5%<\/td>\n<td>64.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Naftali Bennett<\/td>\n<td>12.5%<\/td>\n<td>87.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Avigdor Lieberman<\/td>\n<td>3.5%<\/td>\n<td>96.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>+14 more strikes not shown<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Related News<\/h2>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockchain.news\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu Says Trump Ties Are \u201cFine\u201d as Polymarket Widens Gadi Eizenkot\u2019s Lead in Next Israel Prime Minister Race Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his ties with US President Donald Trump are \u201cfine\u201d and confirmed he plans to visit the United States again, comments that landed as Polymarket traders priced the next Israel prime minister [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":625265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[25981,25724,25704,25,2322,2323],"class_list":{"0":"post-625264","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain","8":"tag-benjamin-netanyahu","9":"tag-israel-politics","10":"tag-israelgaza-prediction-markets","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-polymarket","13":"tag-prediction-markets"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}