Poll Shows Gadi Eisenkot Leading Netanyahu, Bloc Against Him Nears Majority

A new poll released by Channel 12 News indicates that Gadi Eisenkot maintains a lead over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in personal support. The survey projects that the bloc opposing Netanyahu would secure 57 seats in the Knesset, falling just short of the 61 needed for a majority. The current coalition bloc is projected to win 52 seats, with Arab parties taking 11.

Individually, Eisenkot's party is polling at 25 seats, while Netanyahu's Likud party garners 21 seats. Naftali Bennett's party is projected to receive 13 seats. Notably, the poll suggests that the parties led by Yoav Gallant and Amir Ohana would fall below the electoral threshold, failing to enter the Knesset.

The poll was conducted and released on September 9, 2026.