The Parties
17 parties across four blocs. Tap a bloc to jump, or a party for its full profile.
Netanyahu / Right-Religious Bloc
Bloc overview →Likud, the Haredi parties, and the religious-Zionist/far-right parties.
Likud
הַלִּיכּוּד
Benjamin Netanyahu
21–24 seats · Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
Shas
ש"ס
Aryeh Deri
7–9 seats · Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
United Torah Judaism
יהדות התורה
Moshe Gafni & Yitzhak Goldknopf
7–8 seats · Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
Otzma Yehudit
עוצמה יהודית
Itamar Ben Gvir
8–10 seats · Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
Religious Zionism
הציונות הדתית
Bezalel Smotrich
Below the electoral threshold · Hovered at or below the 3.25% threshold in several recent polls; exact figure not consistently reported, 2026-08-16
Noam
נעם
Avi Maoz
Below the electoral threshold · Consistently polls below the electoral threshold, 2026-08-16
Change Bloc
Bloc overview →Centrist, left, and secular-right parties currently in opposition to the governing coalition — commonly called the "change" bloc in Israeli coverage, since a shared preference for new leadership unites them more than a common platform.
Yashar
יָשָׁר
Gadi Eisenkot
21–24 seats · Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
Together
בְּיַחַד
Naftali Bennett
13–18 seats · Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
The Democrats
הדמוקרטים
Yair Golan
9–11 seats · Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
Yisrael Beiteinu
ישראל ביתנו
Avigdor Lieberman
9–11 seats · Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
National Unity
המחנה הממלכתי
Benny Gantz
1.4–1.9% of the vote — below the 3.25% threshold · Early-August 2026 polling, 2026-08-16
Arab-Majority Parties
Bloc overview →Represent Israel's Arab citizens; excluded from most coalition scenarios discussed by Jewish parties in both other blocs.
Hadash-Ta'al
חד"ש - תע"ל
Yousef Jabareen & Ahmad Tibi
~5 seats · Recent polling cited in research compiled for this site, 2026-08-16
Ra'am
רע"ם
Mansour Abbas
~5 seats · Recent polling cited in research compiled for this site, 2026-08-16
Balad
בל"ד
Below the electoral threshold · Polled below the electoral threshold since running solo in 2022, 2026-08-16
The New "Third Bloc"
Bloc overview →Parties formed in mid-2026 positioning themselves as kingmakers for a "broad Zionist unity" government; none were clearing the threshold individually as of early August 2026.
Unity
אחדות
Gilad Erdan & Yuli Edelstein
1.3–1.7% of the vote — below the 3.25% threshold · Kan poll (early August 2026), 2026-08-16
Zionist Home – The Reservists
בית ציוני – המילואימניקים
Yoaz Hendel & Chili Tropper
2.7% of the vote — below the 3.25% threshold · Kan poll (early August 2026), 2026-08-16
Israel First
ישראל תחילה
Sharren Haskel
0.6% of the vote — below the 3.25% threshold · Kan poll (early August 2026), 2026-08-16