Has the Union Failed? Channel 14 Poll: Bennett and Lapid Are Weakening, Netanyahu and Eisenkot Are Strengthening

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April 30, 2026   
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Data from a new poll conducted by Shlomo Filber and published this evening (Thursday) on Channel 14 indicates that the right-wing bloc is strengthening and reaching 65 seats, compared to 64 in a poll conducted earlier this week.

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According to the updated data, the Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu rises to 35 seats, compared to 34 seats in the previous poll. At the same time, the Left Bloc maintains stability with 45 seats, while the Arab parties register a slight decrease from 11 seats at the beginning of the week to 10 seats in the current poll.

The main trend in the current poll is the weakening of Bennett and Lapid's united party - 'Together'.

While in the survey conducted immediately after the unification, the list received 20 seats, it now drops to only 18 seats.

On the other hand, the "Yashar" party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, is recording a significant jump, rising to 12 seats, after having only 9 seats at the beginning of the week.

The remaining parties maintain their strength or experience minor changes: Shas with 11 seats, United Torah Judaism and the Democrats with 8 seats each, and Yisrael Beiteinu and Otzma Yehudit with 7 seats each.

In the Arab parties: Hadash-Ta'al with 5 and Ra'am with 5.

At the bottom of the list, the Religious Zionist Party maintains its strength with 4 seats, similar to the previous poll.

Two parties remained below the threshold in the current poll as well: Balad, which received 2.11% of the votes, and the Blue and White party led by Benny Gantz, which received 1.31%.

These figures highlight the current political structure, in which the ruling party continues to lead by a significant margin over the other competitors, while the center-left party coalition is failing to maintain the initial momentum of the days when the joint run was announced.

On the question of suitability for the prime ministership, dramatic changes are being recorded in favor of Netanyahu and Eisenkot at the expense of Bennett.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strengthens to 54% support (compared to 51% at the beginning of the week), while Naftali Bennett experienced a sharp decline from 32% to 26%. Gadi Eisenkot strengthens here as well and rises to 16%, up from 13% in the previous survey. Avigdor Lieberman remains with 3% and Benny Gantz with only 1%.

The survey was conducted with the participation of 624 adults from the general population, while the previous survey from the beginning of the week was conducted with the participation of 932 respondents.