{
  "id": 508884,
  "title": "Yashar takes lead over Likud as Arab parties projected to receive 10 seats - poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/yashar-takes-lead-over-likud-as-arab-parties-projected-to-receive-10",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T22:38:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-905120"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent Channel 12 News poll reveals a significant shift in Israel's political landscape, with Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party moving to the top with 24 Knesset seats. This is one seat above a previous poll, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party falls to second place with 22 seats. Naftali Bennett's B Yachad party holds third place with 15 seats, while Yair Golan's Democrats and Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu each gain support, rising to 11 and 10 seats respectively. The ultra-Orthodox parties remain largely unchanged, with United Torah Judaism at eight seats and Shas at seven. The two Arab parties, Hadash-Ta al and Ra am, each receive five seats. Other parties below the electoral threshold include The Zionist Home – The Reservists, led by Hili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel, at 2.7%, and Balad at 1.6%.",
  "summary": "The poll also scrutinized how voters would react to a scenario in which Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad united to run as a joint list, or if a so-called \"third bloc\" formed.",
  "key_points": [
    "Yashar party leads with 24 Knesset seats",
    "Likud party drops to second with 22 seats",
    "Hadash-Ta al and Ra am each receive 5 seats"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}