Eisenkot-led coalition has pathway to 61 seats without Arab parties for first time – poll

A recent Maariv poll, conducted by Lazar Research in cooperation with Panel4ALL, indicates a potential shift in Israel's political landscape. An opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot could achieve a 61-seat Knesset majority without relying on Arab parties, a first according to the poll. This scenario emerges if a joint slate of Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha secures four seats, while Ofer Winter's People of Israel party falls below the electoral threshold.

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition is projected to drop to 47 seats, while the Zionist opposition remains at 57.
• Eisenkot's Yashar party gained two seats, reaching 25, while Naftali Bennett's B'Yachad fell by two to 13.
• The poll, conducted on September 7-8 with 600 respondents, notes that the Hendel-Zelekha slate and Amcha Israel are hovering near the electoral threshold, suggesting further fluctuations are possible as the candidate-list submission process was not yet complete.