Yashar Leads Likud 22-21 as Netanyahu Edges Eisenkot on Suitability
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A new Kantar election poll gives Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar 22 Knesset seats and Likud 21, while both parties lose ground from the previous survey. It places Otzma Yehudit at 10, Beyachad at 15, the Democrats and Yisrael Beytenu at nine each, and the new Hili Tropper-Yoaz Hendel slate above the threshold with four. Netanyahu narrowly leads Eisenkot 36% to 35% on suitability for prime minister. The survey says 64% rate the government's war management poorly, while 80% of opposition voters rate the outgoing opposition's performance poorly.
Israel Elections 2026: date, polls and results
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Sources factually disagree on the anti-Netanyahu bloc count: Israel National News reports 55 seats; Maariv reports 59 seats for parties supporting Eisenkot, including the Tropper-Hendel slate and excluding Arab parties. The remaining reported results are uniform: Yashar leads Likud 22-21, Otzma Yehudit has 10 seats, and Tropper-Hendel clears the threshold with four.

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