Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026The Netanyahu bloc would win 50 seats, unchanged from the previous poll, while the merger of three Arab parties into the Joint List would strengthen them by one seat, bringing their combined total with Mansour Abbas' United Arab List to 11Share 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 formatSubscribe11:38 AM • August 25 2026 IDTA Channel 12 poll published Monday projects that, if elections were held today, former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar would be the largest party with 24 seats. His bloc, however, has weakened by one seat, dropping to 59 compared with the previous poll, two seats short of a parliamentary majority. In the NewsPoll: Eisenkot Maintains Lead, but His Bloc Falls to Two Seats Short of MajorityJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'Palestinian Held for 'False Information' After Saying Settlers Torched Her HomeRight-wing Israeli Activists Protest Gaza Reconstruction Under Trump's PlanBen‑Gvir Defies Elections Committee Pledge, Uses Police‑event for CampaignRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About It