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Poll: Eisenkot’s Yashar! Wins 62-Seat Majority, Rejects Shas

7/17/2026

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A Maariv poll projects the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar! party to win a 62-seat majority, with 83% opposing Haredi coalition partners.
Eisenkot denied recent contact with Shas, rejected Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s endorsement, and said he has not met any Shas MKs this year.
He said coalition partners must accept Israel’s Jewish character, the Declaration of Independence, and mandatory service, and only 38% of voters trust the government.

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A Maariv poll projects the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar! party to win a 62-seat majority, with 83% opposing Haredi coalition partners.
Eisenkot denied recent contact with Shas, rejected Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s endorsement, and said he has not met any Shas MKs this year.
He said coalition partners must accept Israel’s Jewish character, the Declaration of Independence, and mandatory service, and only 38% of voters trust the government.