New Poll Shows Gush Ayzenkot Leading Netanyahu Bloc, Key Figures Entering Knesset

A new poll conducted by Channel 12 News in Israel indicates a fluid advantage for the Gush Ayzenkot bloc over the Gush Netanyahu bloc, with several parties projected to surpass the electoral threshold. The "Yashar!" party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, is currently the leading political force with 23 mandates, followed by the Likud party under Benjamin Netanyahu with 20 mandates. The bloc map shows Gush Ayzenkot with 54 mandates compared to Gush Netanyahu's 50 mandates. Arab parties collectively hold 12 mandates. Yoaz Hendel's "Reservists Union" and Yaron Zelekha's "Economic Party" are both polling at 4 mandates. The full mandate breakdown includes: Yashar! (23), Likud (20), United Torah Judaism (13), Democrats (10), Joint List (8), Yahadut HaTorah (8), Yisrael Beiteinu (8), Shas (7), Otzma Yehudit (6), Religious Zionism with Identity (5), Ra'am (4), Ofer Winter's "Am Yisrael" (4), and the Reservists Union and Economic Party (4). Parties failing to pass the current electoral threshold include Blue and White, the Haredi Public, Israel First, and Noam L'Yisrael.