A new survey released by the Kantar Institute for Kan News points to growing momentum for Israel’s right-wing parties while signaling declining support for the Beyachad (Together) alliance headed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid.
According to the poll, if Israelis were to vote today, the Likud would emerge as the largest party with 24 Knesset seats. Close behind would be Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party, which would secure 22 mandates.
The Bennett-Lapid Beyachad list would receive 16 seats, while Yisrael Beytenu would win 10. The Democrats and Otzma Yehudit would each capture 9 seats, followed by Shas with 9 and United Torah Judaism with 7. Hadash-Ta’al would receive 6 seats, Religious Zionism would win 5, and Ra’am would enter the Knesset with 4 mandates.
Several parties would fail to clear the electoral threshold under this scenario. Blue and White, the Reservists Party, and Balad would all remain outside the Knesset.
When the results are broken down by political blocs, the current coalition parties would hold 54 seats, while parties opposed to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu would collectively command 56 seats.
The poll also examined a hypothetical scenario in which Beyachad, Yesh Atid, and Eisenkot’s Yashar party joined forces under a single slate led by Eisenkot. In that case, the unified list would become the largest faction in the Knesset with 36 seats.
Even under that arrangement, however, Likud would still secure 26 seats, and the broader Netanyahu-aligned bloc would remain at 56 mandates.
Researchers also tested support for a potential new political alliance bringing together Benny Gantz, Dedi Simhi, and Yoaz Hendel. That proposed party would receive 7 seats, according to the survey.
One of the most striking findings involved the future strength of Yesh Atid. If Bennett and Lapid were to part ways and run separately, Bennett’s party would win 14 seats while Yesh Atid would plunge to just 4 mandates, barely surviving above the electoral threshold.
Respondents were also asked who should head the anti-Netanyahu camp in the next election. Eisenkot emerged as the clear favorite, receiving support from 40 percent of those surveyed. Bennett trailed far behind at 16 percent, while 27 percent said neither man should lead the opposition bloc.
A separate Channel 13 News poll produced similar results, showing continued strength for the right and modest gains for Religious Zionism.
In that survey, Likud received 23 seats and Eisenkot’s Yashar party 20. The Bennett-Lapid alliance dropped to 15 seats, while Yisrael Beytenu climbed to 12. The Democrats would win 10 seats, Otzma Yehudit 9, Shas 8, and United Torah Judaism 8. Hadash-Ta’al would secure 6 seats, Religious Zionism 5, and Ra’am 4.
As in the Kan News survey, the Reservists Party, Balad, and Blue and White failed to cross the electoral threshold.
The Channel 13 poll found the Netanyahu-aligned bloc holding 53 seats, compared to 57 seats for the opposition camp, suggesting that despite gains for the right, neither side currently enjoys a decisive path to forming a stable governing coalition.
{Matzav.com}