Just three days after launching his “Amcha Yisrael” party, Brigadier General (Res.) Ofer Winter scored a significant achievement Thursday evening in a Channel 14 poll: his party crossed the electoral threshold for the first time and won four seats.
The result marks a dramatic surge from the previous poll, conducted immediately after Winter announced his entry into politics. Then, Amcha Yisrael received just 2.1% and failed to cross the threshold. Now, days after the party’s launch, Winter is already in the Knesset—and reshaping the distribution of seats.
1+Who Loses From Winter’s Entry?
Compared to the previous poll, Amcha Yisrael’s entry into the Knesset comes alongside the loss of one seat each by six different parties: Likud drops to 31 seats, Yashar, Otzma Yehudit to 7, United Torah Judaism to 7, Yisrael Beiteinu to 6, and Religious Zionism falls to 4 seats. The party that actually strengthens is the Joint List of Hadash, Ta’al and Balad, which adds two seats and climbs to 7.
Full Seat Breakdown
According to the poll, Likud remains Israel’s largest party with 31 seats. Yashar wins 23 seats, Shas 10, and the Democrats 9. United Torah Judaism, Otzma Yehudit, and the Joint List each win 7 seats. Yisrael Beiteinu gets 6 seats, Ra’am 5, while Religious Zionism and Winter’s Amcha Yisrael close out the list with 4 seats each.
Below the threshold: Moshe Feiglin’s Zehut party with 1.7%, Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel’s Zionist Home/Reservists with 1.1%, Blue and White with 0.4%, The Unity with 0.3%, and Noam with 0.3%.
By blocs, the right wing wins 63 seats—a Knesset majority. The left-wing bloc stands at 45 seats and the Arab parties together win 12 seats. Winter’s entry into the Knesset significantly changes the internal distribution within the camp, but in the current poll the entire right-wing bloc still holds a majority of 63 seats.
1+Netanyahu Leads by Wide Margin on PM Suitability
When asked which of four figures is most suited to serve as prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu leads with 53%. Gadi Eisenkot wins 33%, Naftali Bennett 8%, and Avigdor Lieberman 6%.
In a head-to-head matchup between Netanyahu and Eisenkot, the prime minister’s advantage holds: 56% of respondents said Netanyahu is more suited for the role, compared to 44% who chose Eisenkot.
**The poll was conducted by NEXT DATA with 981 adults from the general population and was carried out today, August 27, 2026. Data analysis: Shlomo Filber.**