Poll: Bennett disappears, Lieberman strengthens - Netanyahu's bloc in trouble

A new Channel 13 poll gives Netanyahu and Eisenkot 23 seats each, Bennett drops to 13, Lieberman rises to 10. The opposition bloc leads with 60 seats against 51 for the coalition.

A Channel 13 poll published this evening (Wednesday) indicates a shift in the seat map: Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot lead with 23 seats each, up two from the previous poll. Naftali Bennett continues to lose ground and receives only 13 seats – a new low in the channel's polls. Avigdor Lieberman strengthens to 10 seats. The Democrats and United Torah Judaism each get 9, Otzma Yehudit 8, Shas 7, Ra'am 5. The Beit Tzioni party of Yoaz Hendel and Hili Tropper strengthens to 5. Hadash-Ta'al and Religious Zionism each get 4. Blue and White and Balad remain below the electoral threshold. By blocs: the opposition gets 60 seats, the coalition 51, the Arab parties 9. On the question of suitability for prime minister, Eisenkot leads Netanyahu 47% to 36%. Bennett gets 45% against 40% for Netanyahu in a head-to-head scenario.