Poll Shows Opposition at 68, Coalition at 52

A weekly poll put Likud first with 24 seats, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar at 22 and Naftali Bennett's Beyachad at 17, while the bloc map stayed unchanged: opposition parties 68 seats, Zionist opposition parties 58 and the current coalition 52. The survey also found a merged Benny Gantz, Yoaz Hendel and Deddy Simhi slate crossing the threshold with 6 seats, without giving either side 61. Netanyahu again led the prime-minister suitability question over Eisenkot, 37% to 36%, as Bennett fell to 16%. For Israel's campaign, the message is a stable right-religious coalition base facing a broad opposition that still needs Arab-party support to form a majority.