Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 20262026 Elections The poll showed no clear path to a governing majority, with Netanyahu's coalition projected to win 50 seats and Jewish opposition parties 60 – one short of the 61 needed. Shas dropped to seven seats, its weakest showing in months, while Kahol Lavan and Balad failed to cross the thresholdShare 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 formatSubscribeHaaretz12:17 AM • August 04 2026 IDTA new Channel 12 poll published Monday shows Israel's opposition parties winning a combined 60 seats in the next Knesset, one seat short of a majority, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party are tied at 23 seats each.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShasLikudIsraeli politicsIsrael Elections 2026TogetherYasharCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPoll: Jewish Opposition One Short of Majority, Likud and Eisenkot TiedTrump Says Iran Talks Are Underway 'Right Now' After Tehran Denies NegotiationsBeyond Michigan's Senate Race: Four More Primaries to Watch TuesdayDefense Minister Refuses to Answer Most Parliamentary Queries on Jewish ViolenceHaaretz CartoonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates