New Poll Puts Netanyahu Bloc at 53 Seats and Otzma Yehudit at Nine

A new Kantar poll disclosed Sunday evening projects 53 Knesset seats for the bloc aligned with Benjamin Netanyahu and 50 for the bloc opposing him. Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar list leads with 22 seats, ahead of Likud with 20 and Together with 12. Itamar Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit is projected to win nine seats, making it the fourth-largest list. The Democrats, United Torah Judaism and Yisrael Beiteinu each receive eight seats, while Shas receives seven and the Religious Zionism–Zehut alliance five.