Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026According to polls by Channel 13 and public broadcaster Kan, Netanyahu's coalition bloc is steadily rising. While Jewish opposition parties remain ahead, they are yet unable to form a government without cooperation from the Arab partiesShare 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 formatSubscribeHaaretz07:09 PM • June 25 2026 IDTElection polls published on Wednesday by Kan public television and Channel 13 News indicate that neither bloc can form a government without the Arab parties, while also showing that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich can run independently without uniting with his former faction partner, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShasLikudIsraeli politicsGadi EisenkotIsraeli electionsNaftali BennettBenjamin NetanyahuBezalel SmotrichOtzma YehuditCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIranKeir StarmerLebanon EisenkotNetanyahuAlan GreespanHaQuizHaaretz PodcastLatest Polls Show Likud and Smotrich Making Gains as Bennett Bleeds SupportCourt Bars Video in Case of Australian Nurses Accused of Threatening IsraelisChair of Britain's Largest Arts Center to Step Down Amid Antisemitism ScrutinyThree Killed in Israeli Drone Strike on Vehicle in South Lebanon, Reports SayIsrael's El Al Suspends Flights to Moscow Amid Ukrainian Drone StrikesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Israel Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpThe IDF's Russian Roulette in Lebanon Continues – and No One Can Explain Why