KAN News poll: Winter falls below the electoral threshold, the Joint List strengthens

A KAN News poll published this evening (Sunday) indicates shifts in the seat map: the "Yashar!" party led by Gadi Eisenkot remains the largest with 23 seats, while Likud has 21. For the first time in weeks, "Amcha Yisrael" of Ofer Winter does not pass the electoral threshold. The Joint List strengthens to 8 seats following the departure of Abu Shahada from Balad. The poll also examines public attitudes regarding the attack on the Flydubai flight, the performance of Transportation Minister Miri Regev, and fear of another massacre three years after October 7.

A KAN News poll published this evening (Sunday, October 4, 2026) indicates shifts in the seat map. The "Yashar!" party led by Gadi Eisenkot remains the largest party with 23 seats, while the Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu maintains stability with 21 seats. For the first time in weeks, the "Amcha Yisrael" party led by Ofer Winter does not pass the electoral threshold. The Joint List strengthens to 8 seats, following the departure of Balad chairman Sami Abu Shahada, who accepted the recommendation of the Supreme Court President to resign following the discussion on disqualifying his candidacy. The "Democrats" party of Yair Golan returns to 8 seats after rising to 9 last week, while "Together" of Naftali Bennett returns to 12 after a decline. Otzma Yehudit receives 8 seats, "Religious Zionism" and "Identity" of Smotrich remain stable with 6, and the Reservists Union-Economic party of Handel-Zlicha passes the electoral threshold with 4 seats. Ra'am remains with 5 seats, maintaining its status as a critical partner for the change bloc. The poll also includes questions regarding the "Flydubai" flight incident: 45% of respondents fear flying with foreign airlines after the attack; 43% blame the United Arab Emirates, 32% blame Israel. Regarding the performance of Transportation Minister Miri Regev, 66% gave a "not good" rating, including 38% of coalition voters. Three years after the October 7 massacre, 67% fear a similar event could happen again. 54% believe the hostages did not return earlier due to political considerations.