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
Israel's dominant right-wing party, led by PM Benjamin Netanyahu — anchors the Netanyahu bloc.
Benjamin Netanyahu
Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
Shas · ש"ס
Sephardi/Mizrahi Haredi party led by Aryeh Deri, focused on religious funding and cost of living.
Aryeh Deri
Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
United Torah Judaism · יהדות התורה
Ashkenazi Haredi alliance of two factions, centered on yeshiva draft exemptions and religious funding.
Moshe Gafni & Yitzhak Goldknopf
Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
Otzma Yehudit · עוצמה יהודית
Far-right, Kahanist-rooted party led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
Itamar Ben Gvir
Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
Religious Zionism · הציונות הדתית
Religious-Zionist, pro-settlement party led by Bezalel Smotrich, hovering near the electoral threshold.
Bezalel Smotrich
Hovered at or below the 3.25% threshold in several recent polls; exact figure not consistently reported, 2026-08-16
Noam · נעם
Small, anti-LGBT ultra-conservative religious party, consistently below the electoral threshold.
Avi Maoz
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
New centrist party led by former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot; often the largest single party in polling.
Gadi Eisenkot
Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
Together · בְּיַחַד
Merger of Naftali Bennett's new party and Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid, bridging soft-right and center-left voters.
Naftali Bennett
Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
The Democrats · הדמוקרטים
Merger of Labor and Meretz — Israel's main institutional left, led by Yair Golan.
Yair Golan
Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
Yisrael Beiteinu · ישראל ביתנו
Secular, security-hawkish, free-market party led by Avigdor Lieberman.
Avigdor Lieberman
Range across recent surveys (Kan, Channel 12, Channel 13), 2026-08-16
Blue and White · המחנה הממלכתי
Benny Gantz's centrist party, renamed Blue and White in 2025; polling near the electoral threshold.
Benny Gantz
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
Joint Jewish-Arab/Arab-nationalist list — one of two Arab-majority parties running in 2026.
Yousef Jabareen & Ahmad Tibi
Recent polling cited in research compiled for this site, 2026-08-16
Ra'am · רע"ם
Pragmatic, Islamist-origin Arab party led by Mansour Abbas; joined a governing coalition in 2021.
Mansour Abbas
Recent polling cited in research compiled for this site, 2026-08-16
Balad · בל"ד
Secular Arab-nationalist party that has polled below the threshold running alone.
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
New third-bloc party from Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein, campaigning for a broad unity government.
Gilad Erdan & Yuli Edelstein
Kan poll (early August 2026), 2026-08-16
Zionist Home – The Reservists · בית ציוני – המילואימניקים
Third-bloc party built around post-October 7 reservist identity, led by Yoaz Hendel and Chili Tropper.
Yoaz Hendel & Chili Tropper
Kan poll (early August 2026), 2026-08-16
Israel First · ישראל תחילה
Hawkish, free-market third-bloc party founded by Sharren Haskel after her resignation as Deputy FM.
Sharren Haskel
Kan poll (early August 2026), 2026-08-16