Arab parties
Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in four polls, but neither bloc secures Knesset majority - poll
With 10 days until the election, four recent polls show Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party ahead of Likud, while the Zionist opposition and Netanyahu's bloc remain virtually tied.
Israeli media's polling obscures the majority opposed to Netanyahu - opinion
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Refusing Arab parties in gov't: Why are Israeli politicians handing its enemies a weapon? - opinion
Eisenkot leads Netanyahu, but both blocs without clear path to 61-seat majority - poll
The polling average puts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, including Ofer Winter's People of Israel party, and the Zionist opposition at approximately 52 seats each.
'Bibi can kiss my ass': Ofer Winter says his support for Netanyahu is not unconditional
Winter further described himself as a "public servant," saying that he fights "for a path, not for a party."
Nearly half of Israelis equally blame government, IDF for October 7 failures, poll finds
N12's poll also found broad support for an Oct. 7 state inquiry and sharp political divisions over Netanyahu's responsibility for the massacre, while Eisenkot's Yashar emerged as the largest party.
Will Israel's Arab parties be banned from the election? The legal fight explained
A fifth of Israel's voters could be left unrepresented weeks before polls open. Sarah Ben-Nun unpacks the committee's votes, the A-G's split stance, and the Supreme Court's next move. Watch now.
Haredi parties, Yashar, coalition bloc lose seats in Knesset, as Otzma Yehudit gains one - poll
Elsewhere in the bloc, the Democrats gained two seats to reach 11, while B’Yachad remained at 13, Yisrael Beytenu at nine and the joint Reservists-Economic Party at four seats.
Eisenkot rejects claim he promised Ra'am a place in future coalition during Bedouin meeting
The denial followed an N12 report in which northern Bedouin local authority heads who met Eisenkot on Tuesday claimed he had promised to bring Ra'am into a government he would lead.
Likud says it will request to ban Arab parties from running in elections
The Likud stated that it would file the requests for the parties' disqualifications, and that "there is no place in the Knesset for those who harm IDF soldiers."
Israeli polls split on 2026 Knesset election possibilities, as Yashar, Likud vie for primacy - poll
The bloc averages also show no clear outcome: Netanyahu’s bloc, including Winter, stands at 53.6 seats, compared with 53.4 for the Zionist opposition bloc.
Qualifying threshold considerations - opinion
What changed on Sept. 1 was that Netanyahu, after a refusal from Ben-Gvir, managed to get Smotrich to run in a single list with Moshe Feiglin’s Zehut party.
Israel Election 2026: The parties, blocs and battles that will shape Israel's future - explainer
Israel’s first post-October 7 election brings shifting alliances, new political faces and an uncertain path to power
