A new Channel 14 poll conducted today (Wednesday) via NEXT DATA shows stability at the top of Israel’s political landscape alongside significant shifts for several parties. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud remains Israel’s largest party with 29 seats, followed by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar with 20 seats.
The party posting the most significant gains is Naftali Bennett’s party, which surges from 7 seats in the previous poll to 11 seats in the current survey. Meanwhile, the Democrats weaken from 10 to 8 seats. Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit also gains a seat, rising to 8, while the Joint List climbs from 8 to 9 seats.
1+The Reservists-Economic Party, which received four seats in the previous poll, drops below the electoral threshold with just 3.1%. According to the poll results, Shas wins 10 seats, United Torah Judaism 8, Religious Zionism and Zehut 7, Yisrael Beiteinu 5, and Ra’am 5 seats. All these parties maintain their strength relative to the previous poll. By bloc, the right-wing bloc wins 62 seats, the left-wing bloc 44 seats, and the Arab parties 14 seats.
When asked which of four figures is most suited to serve as prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu leads by a significant margin with 52% support. He’s followed by Yashar! chairman Gadi Eisenkot with 32%, while Naftali Bennett receives 11% and Avigdor Lieberman just 5%.
1+In a direct matchup between Netanyahu and Eisenkot, the incumbent prime minister maintains an advantage, though by a narrower margin. 52% of respondents believe Netanyahu is more suited to serve as prime minister, compared to 48% who chose Eisenkot—a four-percentage-point gap.
The Reservists-Economic Party receives 3.1%, followed by Ofer Winter’s Amcha Yisrael party with 2.7%. Blue and White receives 1.2%, Noam Israel 0.8%, the Haredi Public 0.4%, and AHI—Returning to Roots 0.2%.
The poll was conducted by NEXT DATA with 568 adults from the general population and was carried out today, October 14, 2026. Data analysis: Shlomo Filber.