Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026While the former IDF chief of staff overtakes Netanyahu's Likud by one seat, the Jewish opposition parties still find themselves three seats short of what is needed to form a government without the cooperation of 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 formatSubscribeHaaretzJuly 12, 2026Updated:June 25, 2026Election polls by Kan public television on Sunday indicate Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party would be the largest party if an election were held today.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShasLikudIsraeli politicsGadi EisenkotIsraeli electionsNaftali BennettBenjamin NetanyahuBezalel SmotrichOtzma YehuditCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpHussam Abu SafiyaGraham PlatnerBrad LanderIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastLatest Poll Shows Eisenkot's Party Continues to Outperform Netanyahu's LikudIDF Probe Fails to Explain Why Slain IDF Soldier Was Sent to Guard Civilian TourThe Week the Democrats Defined the Israel-Palestine Debate for 2028Weapons Found Near French Synagogue in Suspected Terrorist Attack AttemptNetanyahu's Son Seeks Anti-harassment Order Over Haaretz Name Change ReportRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA