Smotrich and Ben Gvir equal in mandates, Shas rises to 11 and Tropper and Handel are out

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August 4, 2026   
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A new survey conducted by Shlomo Filber, through the company NEXT DATA, and published this evening (Tuesday) on Channel 14, presents a particularly stable political picture - giving a solid majority of 62 seats to Netanyahu's bloc.

The center-left bloc, according to the poll, will receive only 48 seats. The Arab parties will receive 10 seats in the poll.

Distribution of seats: Likud leads with 31 seats - one seat less than the previous poll, followed by the left-wing party 'Yashar' led by Gadi Eisenkot, which receives 22 seats.

The Shas party increases in mandates - to 11, and the Democrats party receives 10 mandates. The 'Together' party increases in mandates - to 8.

United Torah Judaism and Yisrael Beiteinu receive 8 seats each.

The Otzma Yehudit party loses a seat, while Religious Zionism gains a seat - and they are tied with six seats each. The Arab parties Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am receive five seats per list, with Hadash-Ta'al losing a seat.

Several parties remain below the threshold: Balad with 2.91% of the vote, the Beit Zionist party of reservists led by Hili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel with 1.91% of the vote, the Zehut party led by Moshe Feiglin with 1.31% of the vote, Ofer Winter with 1.21% of the vote, Gilad Erdan with 0.71% of the vote, and the Blue and White party with only 0.51% of the vote.

These figures emphasize the inability of these small lists to break through the threshold required to enter the Knesset at this stage.

Bloc division: Right - 62, Left - 48, Arabs - 10.

On the question of suitability for the premiership: Benjamin Netanyahu has a dramatic advantage and leads by a huge margin with 541% of public support. His main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, only has 341% of support, while Naftali Bennett receives eight percent, Avigdor Lieberman three percent, and Benny Gantz only one percent.

In the question of a direct match between Netanyahu and Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins confidently with 56% support compared to only 44% for Eisenkot.

The survey was conducted by NEXT DATA with the participation of 588 adults from the general population and was conducted last night, August 3, 2026. Data analysis: Shlomo Filber.