Gadi Eizenkot’s Yisra Party Surges to 26 Seats, Likud Gains After Primaries

A new Channel 13 poll published on Wednesday shows Gadi Eizenkot’s "Yisra" party leading with 26 Knesset seats, an increase of three since the last poll. The Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, follows with 23 seats, up two mandates after recent party primaries. Naftali Bennett’s "Together" party rises by one seat to 13, while the Democrats, headed by Yair Golan, hold 11 seats.

Other parties include Israel Beytenu with 9 seats (down one), Otzma Yehudit and United Torah Judaism each with 8, Shas with 7, and Religious Zionism, Ra’am, and Hadash-Ta’al each with 5 seats. Several smaller parties, including "Zionist Home-Militarists," the new "Unity" party of Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein, Blue and White, and Balad, fail to cross the electoral threshold.

The poll also shows the Netanyahu coalition bloc growing to 51 seats from 49, while the opposition bloc rises to 69 seats from 67, including 10 seats for Arab parties. On the preferred prime minister question, Eizenkot leads with 47%, Netanyahu rises to 38%, and 15% are undecided. In a direct contest with Bennett, 43% favor Bennett and 42% Netanyahu.

Regarding the Likud primary list, only 20% of respondents consider it good, 36% say it is bad, and 44% are unsure. Among Likud supporters, 57% approve of the list. On whether Qatar should be declared an enemy state, 47% support the idea, 28% oppose, and 25% are undecided, with slightly higher support among coalition backers.

The poll was conducted by HaMidmad in collaboration with Stat-Net, Midgam Project, and Askaria, with statistical advice from Prof. David Steinberg. It surveyed 1,247 respondents with a margin of error of 3.8%.