Channel 12 poll: Eisenkot bloc one seat short of toppling Netanyahu coalition

A Channel 12 poll published on Monday projects 60 seats for Jewish parties opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one short of winning a majority without the support of Arab parties, indicating no change from the poll published last week. Yashar, led by Gai Eisenkot, is the largest party with 24 seats; Likud follows with 22, followed by Naftali Bennett's Together party with 15 seats, the Democrats with 11, and Yisrael Beiteinu with 10. Channel 12 Poll Yashar 24 Likud 22 Together 15 The Democrats 11 Yisrael Beiteinu 10 United Torah Judaism 8 Otzma Yehudit 8 Shas 7 Religious Zionism 5 Hadash-Ta'al 5 United Arab List 5 Balad 0 Zionist Home 0 Kahol Lavan 0 Unity 0 United Torah Judaism and Otzma Yehudit win eight seats each and Shas receives seven. Hadash-Ta'al and the United Arab List receive five seats each. Related Articles Israeli expats should buy a ticket and come back to vote Sami Peretz No longer a frontrunner, Bennett attempts to sway disappointed Likud voters Jonathan Lis Likud primary voting ends: Netanyahu lawmakers battle for spots amid low turnout Noa Shpigel As in previous polls, Zionist Home, a new centrist party led by Yoaz Hendel and Chili Tropper; Balad; Kahol Lavan; and Unity, led by Gilad Erdan, former Israeli UN ambassador and senior Likud figure, and Yuli Edelstein, fail to cross the electoral threshold. The poll was conducted by the Midgam Institute, headed by Mano Geva, in collaboration with iPanel. The margin of error was 4.4 percentage points. Haaretz Election Podcast with Esther Solomon and Judy Maltz