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Channel 13 Poll Projects Netanyahu Bloc Largest in Knesset

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

A Channel 13 poll projected parties supporting Netanyahu would hold the largest Knesset bloc if elections were held today.
President Isaac Herzog will work to prevent a second election round if results stay inconclusive on September 17, 2026.
Likud was projected at 18 seats, its lowest ever in a Channel 13 poll.
Netanyahu requested a presidential pardon, but the Justice Ministry’s Pardons Department recommended against it.

History

Historical Context

Menachem Begin’s Likud won 43 Knesset seats in the 1977 election, ending three decades of Labor dominance and reshaping Israeli politics toward Mizrahi and religious voters. The party’s right-wing rule continued through the 1980s before losing power in 1992. Today, Likud’s support has fallen dramatically, prompting President Isaac Herzog to consider blocking a second-round vote.

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Story summary

A Channel 13 poll projected parties supporting Netanyahu would hold the largest Knesset bloc if elections were held today.
President Isaac Herzog will work to prevent a second election round if results stay inconclusive on September 17, 2026.
Likud was projected at 18 seats, its lowest ever in a Channel 13 poll.
Netanyahu requested a presidential pardon, but the Justice Ministry’s Pardons Department recommended against it.

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