New Poll Shows Bennett Gaining, Eisenkot Slipping in Israeli Politics

A new poll conducted by Channel 14 News indicates shifts within Israeli political blocs, though the overall balance of power remains unchanged. The right-wing bloc maintains 63 seats, the left-wing bloc holds 45, and Arab parties collectively have 12 seats.

The Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, is projected to receive 31 seats, a decrease of one from the previous poll. Conversely, Naftali Bennett's 'Together' party has gained two seats, rising to 9. Gadi Eisenkot's 'Yashar!' party lost one seat, now at 21, and Shas also weakened by one seat to 10.

Within the right-wing bloc, United Torah Judaism gained a seat to 8, and Otzma Yehudit increased to 7 seats. Religious Zionism and Identity remained at 7 seats. On the Arab political spectrum, the Joint List held steady with 7 seats, while Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu dropped to 6 seats, and Ra'am maintained 5 seats.

In a significant development, Ofer Winter's 'Am Israel' party continues its decline, securing only 1.6% of the vote, falling below the electoral threshold. Other parties like 'HaMeyumanim-HaKalkalit' received 2.1%, and Blue and White saw a slight increase to 0.6%.

The poll also surveyed suitability for Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu's support rose to 53%, an increase of one percentage point, widening his lead over Gadi Eisenkot, who garnered 32%, a decrease of two points. Naftali Bennett polled at 10%, and Avigdor Lieberman at 5%. The gap between Netanyahu and Eisenkot in a head-to-head comparison also widened to eight percentage points.