{
  "id": 3556393,
  "title": "Poll bombshell: Likud crashes to 19 seats, Winter fails to break through",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/poll-bombshell-likud-crashes-to-19-seats-winter-fails-to-break-through",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:36:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/692443"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A recent poll has shown a significant shift in the Israeli political landscape. Gadi Eisenkot's party is in first place with 24-25 seats, according to Arutz Sheva - Israel National News and Jerusalem Post. The Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has dropped to 19-21 seats.\n\nOfer Winter's newly launched party, Amcha Yisrael Party, has secured 6 seats, as per Jerusalem Post. However, the Religious Zionist Party leader and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's faction has fallen below the electoral threshold with 2.6% of the vote, as reported by Jerusalem Post.\n\nThe polls also show that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit has maintained significant support with 8 seats, according to Jerusalem Post. The United Arab List of Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad, as well as United Torah Judaism and Shas, each received 7 seats, while Ra'am, led by Mansour Abbas, received 5 seats.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "A new Right? Winter’s ‘Amcha Yisrael’ could secure six seats, at expense of Smotrich's RZP - poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/a-new-right-winters-amcha-yisrael-could-secure-six-seats-at-expense",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:56:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "i24NEWS poll gives 'Amcha Yisrael' party eight seats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/i24news-poll-gives-amcha-yisrael-party-eight-seats",
        "published": "2026-08-26T18:15:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}