Change bloc

Change Bloc

Last updated: August 16, 2026

A loose coalition of centrist, left, and secular-right parties united mainly by opposition to Netanyahu rather than by a shared platform — spanning from Yisrael Beiteinu’s secular hawkishness to The Democrats’ social-democratic left.

Tap a party below for its full profile — leader, platform, and where it stands in current polling.

Bloc-wide 2026 polling range: roughly 56–59 seats across recent surveys — short of the 61-seat majority threshold on its own, absent Arab-party support that most of this bloc’s leaders currently rule out. See Coalition Map.

Change bloc21–24 seats

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

Change bloc13–18 seats

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

Change bloc9–11 seats

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

Change bloc9–11 seats

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

Change bloc1.4–1.9% of the vote — below the 3.25% threshold

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