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Poll Shows Netanyahu-Eisenkot 38% Amid War, Cost-of-Living Priorities

7/28/2026

Summary

Story summary

A Channel 12 poll gave Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot 38 percent support and projected the anti-Netanyahu bloc at 60 seats, the pro-Netanyahu bloc at 50 seats, and Arab parties at 10 seats.
Voters said the war (32 percent), cost of living (25 percent), societal divisions (15 percent) and crime (12 percent) shaped choices.
Eisenkot’s platform calls for service for ultra-Orthodox Jews and Arab citizens, a security doctrine, judicial independence and action against illegal settlements.

History

Historical Context

The 17 May 1977 election marked Israel’s first right-wing government when Likud, led by Menachem Begin, won 43 Knesset seats, ending nearly 30 years of Labor dominance—a shift dubbed the “Mahapakh” with 79 % voter turnout. That realignment introduced long-term left-right parity, a pattern echoed today as polls give Netanyahu and Eisenkot 38 % support.

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Story summary

A Channel 12 poll gave Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot 38 percent support and projected the anti-Netanyahu bloc at 60 seats, the pro-Netanyahu bloc at 50 seats, and Arab parties at 10 seats.
Voters said the war (32 percent), cost of living (25 percent), societal divisions (15 percent) and crime (12 percent) shaped choices.
Eisenkot’s platform calls for service for ultra-Orthodox Jews and Arab citizens, a security doctrine, judicial independence and action against illegal settlements.

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