A new Channel 14 poll conducted by Shlomo Filber and released Thursday shows the mandate distribution and political map just before the Knesset list deadline. According to the data, the right-wing bloc remains stable with 63 seats, while the left-wing bloc stands at just 45 seats. Arab parties receive 12 seats total in this poll.
1+In the breakdown between parties, Likud leads and remains stable with 31 seats. Yashar comes in second with 22 seats, down two seats from the previous poll. Shas receives 10 seats, and Naftali Bennett’s party surges by 3 seats and now stands at 9.
The Democrats remain stable with 8 seats. United Torah Judaism also receives 8 seats, one more than the previous poll. Further down the list are Religious Zionism and Zehut—right after the merger announcement—with 7 seats; Otzma Yehudit remains stable with 7 seats. The Hadash-Ta’al-Balad faction also receives 7 seats. Yisrael Beiteinu drops one seat to 6, and Ra’am closes the list with 5 seats.
Following the Smotrich-Feiglin merger, Ofer Winter’s Amcha Yisrael party plunges below the electoral threshold after standing at 4 seats last week, now receiving just 2.7%. Also below the threshold are Zionist Home-Reservists led by Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel with 1.3%, Blue and White with 1.2%, Noam with 0.3%, and the Unity Party with 0.1%.
1+On the question of suitability to serve as prime minister against a list of candidates, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads by a significant margin with 50% support. Gadi Eisenkot receives 32%, Naftali Bennett 16%, and Avigdor Lieberman just 2%. In a direct matchup against Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins 54% to Eisenkot’s 46%.
The poll was conducted via NEXT DATA with 865 adults from the general population on September 3, 2026. Data analysis: Shlomo Filber.