A new Channel 12 poll released Tuesday, 35 days before Knesset elections, shows Yesh Atid under Gadi Eisenkot holding its position as the largest party with 23 seats. Likud under Benjamin Netanyahu stands at 20 seats, while Yachad under Naftali Bennett holds 13.
Compared to Channel 12's previous survey, the three leading parties maintain their strength: Yesh Atid remains at 23 seats, Likud at 20, and Yachad at 13.
Several shifts appear elsewhere on the map: Yisrael Beiteinu under Avigdor Liberman strengthens to 9 seats, while the Democrats under Yair Golan weaken to 9. United Torah Judaism under Yaakov Asher holds steady at 8 seats, and the Joint List under Yosef Jabareen drops to 7.
Shas under Aryeh Deri receives 7 seats, Otzma Yehudit under Itamar Ben-Gvir 6, and Religious Zionism and Zehut under Bezalel Smotrich and Moshe Feiglin 5 seats.
Further down: Ra'am under Mansour Abbas strengthens to 5 seats. Amcha Yisrael under Ofer Winter receives 4 seats. The Reservists and the New Economy under Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha crosses the threshold again with 4 seats.
Below the threshold: Blue and White under Benny Gantz at 0.7%, the Haredi Public under Moti Leitner at 0.3%, Noam for Israel under Avi Maoz at 0.1%, and Israel First under Sharon Haskel at 0%.
Netanyahu Closes Gap with Eisenkot
The poll's most significant shift appears in prime ministerial suitability ratings. In a head-to-head comparison between Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu, Eisenkot leads with 41% to Netanyahu's 38%, a margin of just three points. Fifteen percent of respondents said neither is suitable for the role, and 6% answered "don't know."
The comparison between Netanyahu and Naftali Bennett also shows meaningful movement. Netanyahu now leads with 41% to Bennett's 37%. Nineteen percent said neither is suitable, and 3% answered "don't know."
In a Netanyahu-Liberman matchup, Netanyahu leads with 38% to Liberman's 28%. Twenty-eight percent said neither is suitable, and 6% answered "don't know."
The bloc map remains unchanged: the anti-Netanyahu bloc stands at 66 seats, including 54 for Zionist parties and 12 for Arab parties. The coalition stands at 50 seats, while Hendel and Zelekha's Reservists and New Economy, in the third bloc, holds 4 seats.
The survey was conducted by Midgam Consulting and Research Institute under Mano Geva. Data collection took place on September 22, 2026, among a representative sample of 501 respondents aged 18 and over. Maximum sampling error stands at ±4.4%, and the poll was conducted via a combination of internet and telephone.
