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 formatSubscribeGadi Eisenkot, former Israeli military chief of staff and leader of the Yashar party, during his party's candidate-list election campaign event in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. Credit: Tomer ApplebaumGadi Eisenkot, former Israeli military chief of staff and leader of the Yashar party, during his party's candidate-list election campaign event in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. Credit: Tomer ApplebaumSeptember 08, 2026Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, would be the largest party in the next Knesset with 25 seats if elections were held today, according to a Channel 12 News poll published Monday evening.The party, which won 24 seats in the channel's previous survey, is extending its lead over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud, which is projected to win 21 seats, down from 23.According to the poll, the bloc led by Eisenkot reaches 57 seats, while the Netanyahu-led bloc captures 52. The Arab parties—the Joint List and the United Arab List—are projected to win a combined 11 seats.Among the other parties, Naftali Bennett's Beyahad is projected to win 13 seats, followed by the Democrats under Yair Golan with 11. Yisrael Beiteinu and United Torah Judaism are each projected to win eight seats, while the Joint List and Shas take seven seats each.Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism, running alongside Moshe Feiglin's Zehut, are projected to win six seats each. The United Arab List and Ofer Winter's Amkha Yisrael are each credited with four seats.Several lists failed to cross the 3.25 percent electoral threshold, including a joint ticket of Ofer Winter and Michal Zelekha, which received 2.7 percent support. The Haredi Public party, Blue and White, Makom Lekulanu, Noam and Yisrael Tehila also fell short.The poll was conducted by the Midgam Institute, headed by Mano Geva, among 503 respondents via telephone and online platforms. The sampling error is plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.In the NewsNetanyahu Tries to Run From Oct. 7, Making His Culpability a Key Election IssueIran Launches Heavy Overnight Attacks on Ships in Gulf, Missiles at JordanU.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With NetanyahuNetanyahu's Likud Party Files Knesset Slate, Includes PM's Handpicked CandidatesFor Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Voting Has Become an Expression of FearRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security Chiefs'Piece of Shit': U.S. Senator Urges Ben-Gvir Ban After Emaciated Prisoner VideoThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?