A new poll published by Israeli daily Maariv presents a snapshot of the current political landscape, showing continued erosion for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition alongside persistent challenges for the opposition in assembling an alternative government.
According to the survey, if elections were held today, the newly formed Yeshar party led by former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot would emerge as the largest faction with 23 seats in the 120-member Knesset. Netanyahu's Likud would slip to second place with 21 seats, while Yachad, the party headed by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, would capture 14 seats to claim third position.
Among mid-sized parties, Yisrael Beiteinu and the Democrats would each secure 10 seats. The far-right Otzma Yehudit and the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism would each win 8 seats, while Shas, another haredi party, would receive 7 seats.
Smaller parties rounding out the Knesset include the Arab Hadash-Ta'al list with 6 seats and Ra'am with 5 seats. Both the Religious Zionism party and Beit Zioni — a new faction led by Yoaz Hendel and Hili Tropper — would cross the electoral threshold with 4 seats each.
Several parties would fail to enter the Knesset under this scenario, including the Economic Party, Blue and White, the National Unity party, and Balad.
The bloc breakdown reveals the governing coalition's precarious position: Netanyahu's current coalition partners would command just 48 seats combined. The opposition parties would hold 57 seats, while Arab parties would control 11 seats and Beit Zioni would add 4 seats — leaving all sides short of the 61-seat majority required to form a government.
