Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeFormer Prime Minister Naftali Bennet, one of the leaders of the 'Beyachad' merger party. Credit: Tomer AppelbaumFormer Prime Minister Naftali Bennet, one of the leaders of the 'Beyachad' merger party. Credit: Tomer Appelbaum11:57 PM • May 20 2026 IDTThe bloc of Jewish parties opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be four seats short of forming a majority government if elections were held today, according to a poll by Channel 12 News and Kan 11 published on Wednesday, which reflects recent surveys that parties opposing Netanyahu are unlikely to secure a Knesset majority if they continue to boycott Arab parties.Although the poll indicates that opposition parties would collectively secure 67 seats, leaders of several parties in the anti-Netanyahu bloc – including former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett – have ruled out cooperation with the Arab parties, preventing them from securing a 61-seat majority; Bennet's coalition would only secure 57 seats.According to the Channel 12 poll, the largest party would still be Likud, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which lost one seat since the previous survey and sits at 25 seats.Channel 12 News pollLikud25Beyahad23Yashar 16Democrats10Otzma Yehudit9Shas8Yisrael Beiteinu8United Torah Judaism7Hadash-Ta'al5United Arab List5Religious Zionism 4Blue and White0Balad0The Reservists0It is followed by the "Beyahad" merger party led by Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid, which lost one seat and sits at 23 seats, but remains the largest party in the opposition. Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party gains one seat in the poll, with 16 seats.Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's far-right Religious Zionism party is expected to cross the electoral threshold and win four seats, after failing to do so in a series of previous polls by the same. Haaretz PodcastBack to full-on war with Iran? Amos Harel on Trump’s dilemma and Netanyahu’s desire Haaretz PodcastBack to full-on war with Iran? Amos Harel on Trump’s dilemma and Netanyahu’s desire total-- : --time0:00In the Kan 11 poll, however, Smotrich's party does not cross the electoral threshold. According to the poll, Likud gains one seat and reaches 27 seats, while Bennett and Lapid's party loses two seats compared to the previous poll and receives 23 seats. In the Kan poll as well, Eisenkot's party gains one seat and reaches 16 seats.Kan 11 News pollLikud27Beyahad23Yashar 16Democrats10Otzma Yehudit9Shas9Yisrael Beiteinu8United Torah Judaism8Hadash-Ta'al5United Arab List5Religious Zionism 0Blue and White0Balad0The Reservists0The Kan 11 poll was conducted by the Kantar Institute using an online sample with a total of 551 people; the margin of error is 4.2 percent.The Channel 12 poll was conducted by phone and online by the Midgam Institute headed by Mano Geva in cooperation with iPanel, with 501 participants; the margin of error is 4.4 percent.In the NewsYair Golan Wants to Revive Israel's Zionist Left. But What Does It Stand For?The Future of American Jewry Looks BleakIsraelis' Selective Compassion: Empathy Toward a Dog but Not Palestinian KidsOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but TruthHaaretz CartoonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked