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 formatSubscribeYashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot speaks at a campaign event in southern Israel's Dimona in July. Credit: Ilan AssayagYashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot speaks at a campaign event in southern Israel's Dimona in July. Credit: Ilan Assayag11:15 PM • August 09 2026 IDTAfter a series of polls showing former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud tied, with Yashar sometimes predicted to be the largest party, public broadcaster Kan published a poll Sunday showing that Netanyahu has retaken the lead.Jewish parties opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gained three seats in the poll, for a total of 56. The bloc would still fall short of a majority in the 120-seat Knesset without the support of Arab parties.Parties in Netanyahu's governing coalition gained one seat, to 53, after the Zionist Home party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Chili Tropper, failed to cross the electoral threshold.After Netanyahu's Likud gained one seat to become the largest party with 24 seats, according to the poll. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar held steady at 23. Kan 11 Poll August 9Likud24Yashar23Together13The Democrats10Yisrael Beiteinu10Otzma Yehudit8Shas8United Torah Judaism8United Arab List6Hadash-Ta'al5Religious Zionism5Balad0Kahol Lavan0Erdan-Edelstein0Tropper-Hendel0Naftali Bennett's Together party remained the third-largest list with 13 seats. The Democrats gained two seats to reach 10, while Yisrael Beiteinu gained one, also reaching 10.Otzma Yehudit lost one seat and was projected to win eight. Shas and United Torah Judaism each held steady at eight.The United Arab List gained one seat to reach six, while Religious Zionism gained one to reach five. Hadash-Ta'al lost one seat and was projected to win five. As in several recent polls, Balad and Blue and White failed to cross the electoral threshold, along with Zionist Home. The party led by Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein also failed to clear the threshold in the latest survey.The poll was conducted by the Kantar Institute, headed by Dudi Hassid, among 551 respondents. The margin of error was 4.2 percentage points.Haaretz Podcast with Amos Harel: 'Trump Started a war with no plan. Now he doesn't know how to end it'In the NewsPoll: Likud Regains Lead but Opposition Bloc Still Ahead by Three SeatsTorn Between Trump and Smotrich on Gaza, Netanyahu Plays for Time Until ElectionTa'al Rejects Joint Arab List Proposed Slate as Parties Seek Election AllianceWhat Israel Began in Gaza Is Spreading to Palestinians EverywhereTrump Reportedly Prepared to Declare Victory on Iran if Hormuz ReopenedRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Former Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company