Gadi Eisenkot

In a world under constant threat of global jihad, blaming the Jews remains reliable and familiar. The real genocide has been either ignored or accepted.

A Maariv poll found that Likud rose to 22 seats, while Benny Gantz, Ayelet Shaked, Yuli Edelstein, and Dedi Simchi could win four seats with a new party.

Israel elects 120 members of Knesset by proportional representation; nobody has ever won a majority, 61 is the only number that counts.

"We regret that instead of focusing on securing important diplomatic achievements, you chose, once again, to exploit the occasion to spread poison and venom," the letter from Eisenkot's team said.

According to the poll, if elections were held today, Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot would each lead with 23 seats, an increase of two seats for each compared with the previous poll.

Haskel said that she would consider alliances with those who see themselves as able to be part of a broad Zionist government and would be willing to sit in a government with Netanyahu.

The opposition parties reached 70 seats, compared to the current coalition parties who received 50 of the 120 Knesset seats, the N12 poll found.

Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot defended his Cyprus billboards, saying they aim to send a positive message to Israelis ahead of October's vote.

A new Maariv poll shows Likud at its weakest level since June 2025, while Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar reaches a record 23 seats and Bennett maintains his lead over Netanyahu in the prime ministerial race.

Israelis and Palestinians may soon have a rare opportunity to replace the politics of permanent war with leaderships carrying renewed democratic mandates.