{"id":629672,"date":"2026-09-28T03:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T03:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/629672\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T03:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T03:40:16","slug":"israel-election-poll-eisenkot-netanyahu-tie-as-smotrich-hits-new-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/629672\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Election Poll: Eisenkot-Netanyahu Tie as Smotrich Hits New High"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">A Kan 11 poll published Sunday evening shows a tie between the bloc led by former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot and the bloc led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with each projected to win 52 seats. This is unchanged from the channel&#8217;s previous poll, in which the two blocs also received an equal number of seats.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">According to the poll, Arab parties are projected to win 12 seats, while the party led by Yoaz Hendel, which was also not included in either bloc, is projected to win four seats.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">Eisenkot&#8217;s Yashar party loses one seat compared with the previous poll and is projected to win 23 seats, while Netanyahu&#8217;s Likud gains one seat and stands at 21. Naftali Bennett&#8217;s Together party loses one seat and is projected to win 11 seats. Yisrael Beiteinu and the Democrats each gain one seat, with nine seats apiece.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/elections\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Elex HQ banner mobile\" width=\"2122\" height=\"708\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790566816_169_1200x400.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1mraiob xxymvpz xt7dq6l x193iq5w xh8yej3\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a>Kan 11 Poll <\/p>\n<p class=\"xw2lkyn xyi6m4r xlyc7x9 xxu0q5i x1i7tqrm xdc638r\">Press on the parties to form a coalition<\/p>\n<p>Yashar23Likud21Together11The Democrats<br \/>\n9Yisrael Beiteinu<br \/>\n9United Torah Judaism7Shas7Otzma Yehudit<br \/>\n7The Joint List7Religious Zionism<br \/>\n6United Arab List<br \/>\n5Amcha Yisrael4Reservists4Kachol Lavan0<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">Otzma Yehudit, which loses one seat, is projected to win seven seats, the same as Shas, United Torah Judaism and the Joint List. Religious Zionism is projected to win six seats, while the United Arab List is projected to win five.<\/p>\n<p>Related Articles<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">The Amcha Yisrael party, led by Ofer Winter, is projected to win four seats in the poll. The parties that fail to cross the electoral threshold are Benny Gantz&#8217;s Blue and White, the Haredi Public party and Noam, led by Avi Maoz.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">The Kan 11 poll was conducted by Kantar, headed by Dudi Hassid, among 552 respondents. 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