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New poll shows Eisenkot surging to 20 seats as Bennett and Lapid fall to 17
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67% right-leaningFirst reported by Kan News · Jun 16, 2026
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What happened
A Channel 13 poll shows Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar rising to 20 seats, while Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid’s party falls to 17. Likud leads with 22 seats, and the opposition bloc reaches 59 seats, two short of a majority.
- 01Eisenkot’s Yashar rises to 20 seats, overtaking Bennett and Lapid’s 17.
- 02Likud stays the largest party with 22 seats.
- 03The opposition bloc reaches 59 seats, two shy of a majority.
- 04Shas wins 9 seats and United Torah Judaism 8, totaling 17.
- 05Ra’am and Religious Zionism are each at the electoral threshold with 4 seats.
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People
OrganizationsYashar, United, Likud, The Democrats, Yisrael Beiteinu, Hadash-Ta'al, Ra'am, Otzma Yehudit
PlacesIsrael
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Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewJun 18, 2026
New poll shows Eisenkot surging to 20 seats as Bennett and Lapid fall to 17
SrugimRight · HebrewJun 17, 2026
News 13 poll shows Netanyahu bloc falling short as Eisenkot pulls ahead of Bennett
Behadrei HaredimRight · HebrewJun 17, 2026
Poll Shows Eisenkot Gaining on the Opposition, Bennett Slumping
Channel 13Center · HebrewJun 17, 2026
Channel 13 Poll Shows Eisenkot Surges Past Bennett as Netanyahu’s Likud Leads
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