Anti-Netanyahu bloc widens lead in poll

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Oct 16, 2026
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All right with that, let's move on with less than two weeks
for the highly anticipated October 27th
polls in Israel, the bloc of parties
that is opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
has now widened its lead according to a latest poll
however neither side is close to a majority
hinting at yet another fragmented electoral verdict
in Israel according to the latest
poll by Zeman Israel, the bloc
of four Jewish-led parties opposing Netanyahu are still short
of winning the majority in the 120-member Knesset
But the poll says that if elections were held now in Israel,
the anti-Netanyahu bloc could win 54 seats
while the bloc supporting Netanyahu could garner 49 seats
The biggest change in the poll
is Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar winning 26 seats
compared to Likud's 20 seats,
widening the gap from four to six seats since the last poll.
Naftali Bennett's party comes in third in the poll with 11 seats, while
hawkish opposition Yisrael Beiteinu party could secure nine seats
The poll by Zeman Israel was conducted between October 14 and 15
Over 500 respondents took part in the pre-poll predictions
which has an error margin of 4.4%
