Category: Knesset


Direct Polls conducted a poll of 583 people with a 4.1% margin of error that was conducted on and broadcast by Channel 11 on March 17 2019.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

31 [29] Likud (Netanyahu)
30 [11] Blue & White (Gantz, Lapid, Yaalon & Ashkenazi)
09 [18] Labor (Gabbai)
08 [05] Hadash-Taal (Odeh & Tibi)
06 [07] Shas (Deri)
06 [06] United Torah Judaism (Litzman)
06 [05] Meretz (Zandberg)
06 [05] United Right List (Peretz, Smotrich & Ben Ari)
06 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
04 [08] Raam-Balad (Abbas)
04 [05] Yisrael Beitenu (Liberman)
04 [–-] Zehut (Feiglin)

Under 3.25% electoral threshold:

2.1% [10] Kulanu (Kahlon)
1.1% [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)

Under 1%

0.5% [–-] Yachad (Eli Yishai)
0.2% [–-] Magen (Gal Hirsch)
00 [01] Tzomet (Oren Hazan) and others

63 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
57 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition-Y.B

Additional Questions:

Did you support Israel’s response to the rocket attack on Tel Aviv?

53% Yes – it was a measured response, 38% No – it should have been stronger, 9% Don’t know

Who do you think leaked the Gantz cellphone scandal?

44% PM office, 30% Gantz office, 26% Don’t know


Knesset Jeremy’s Weekly Polling Average – The Israeli Poll of Polls

Current update: Monday March 17th 2019.

PlacePartyLeaderSeatsKnessetJeremy AVGChangeWeek 11 AVGCurrent
1stBlue & WhiteGantz3231.8-1.833.611
2ndLikudNetanyahu2928.5-0.52929
3rdLaborGabbai98.50.18.418
4thHadash-TaalOdeh77.2-1.18.36
5thUnited Right ListPeretz770.46.65
6thUnited Torah JudaismLitzman76.8-0.276
7thMeretzZandberg660.75.35
8thHaYamin HeHadashBennett65.8-0.263
9thShasDeri55.50.557
10thZehutFeiglin44.32.61.70
11thKulanuKahlon43.2-1.44.610
12thYisrael BeitenuLiberman43.21.51.75
13thRaam-BaladAbbas02.2-0.12.37
14thOther30 Others00-0.60.68
Right-Religious Bloc6664.23.26166
Center-Left-Arab Bloc5455.8-3.25954

Note #1: The electoral voting threshold is equivalent to 3.25 percent of total votes, equivalent to approximately four parliamentary seats. Parties currently polling below the threshold, including parties listed as “other” are weighted down to zero in the polling average to allow this polling model to maintain a simplified 120-seat framework.

Note #2: This average is based on the last 4 polls that were released from March 11 to March 15 (Maagar Mochot, Midgam, Panel Project HaMidgam & Direct Polls).

Note #3: Read – Israeli politics ‘101’: Electing a prime minister and forming a government coalition – at: https://www.jns.org/israeli-politics-101-electing-a-prime-minister-and-forming-a-coalition/

Note #4: Voter exchange agreements have been signed between Labor & Meretz, HaYamin HeHadash & Yisrael Beitenu, Likud & United Right List, Shas & UTJ. The deadline for submitting voter exchange agreements is March 29.

Note #5: Yisrael Beitenu & Kulanu both passed the electoral threshold in 3 of 4 polls this week. Raam Balad passed in 2 of the 4 polls this week. Zehut, for the first time, passed in all of the polls conducted this week. Gesher did not pass in any poll this week.

Note #6: The right-religious bloc of Likud-UTJ-URL-HaYamin HeHadash-Kulanu-Yisrael Beitenu (including Zehut when they pass the threshold) is polling at a high of 66 and a low of 63. The center-left-Arab bloc of Blue & White-Labor-Hadash-Taal-Meretz (including Raam-Balad when they pass the threshold) is polling at a high of 57 and a low of 54.

Note #6: 47 parties registered to participate in the April 9 Election. 4 parties have withdrawn to date.

Compiled for the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS.org)


Direct Polls conducted a poll of 557 people with a 4% margin of error that was published by Makor Rishon on March 15 2019. The poll was conducted on March 13.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

32 [29] Likud (Netanyahu)
32 [11] Blue & White (Gantz, Lapid, Yaalon & Ashkenazi)
10 [18] Labor (Gabbai)
09 [05] Hadash-Taal (Odeh & Tibi)
07 [06] United Torah Judaism (Litzman)
07 [05] United Right List (Peretz, Smotrich & Ben Ari)
07 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
06 [07] Shas (Deri)
06 [05] Meretz (Zandberg)
04 [–-] Zehut (Feiglin)

Under 3.25% electoral threshold:

2.9% [05] Yisrael Beitenu (Liberman)
2.7% [10] Kulanu (Kahlon)
2.6% [08] Raam-Balad (Abbas)
1.7% [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)

Under 1%

0.5% [–-] Yachad (Eli Yishai)
0.2% [–-] Magen (Gal Hirsch)
00 [01] Tzomet (Oren Hazan) and others

63 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
57 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition-Y.B

Additional Question:

Who do you think will form the next government?

56% Netanyahu, 39% Gantz, 5% Don’t know

Maagar Mochot conducted a poll of 605 people with a 4% margin of error that was published by Yisrael Hayom on March 15 2019.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

33 [11] Blue & White (Gantz, Lapid, Yaalon & Ashkenazi)
26 [29] Likud (Netanyahu)
08 [05] Meretz (Zandberg)
07 [18] Labor (Gabbai)
07 [06] United Torah Judaism (Litzman)
07 [05] United Right List (Peretz, Smotrich & Ben Ari)
06 [05] Hadash-Taal (Odeh & Tibi)
06 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
05 [10] Kulanu (Kahlon)
05 [07] Shas (Deri)
05 [05] Yisrael Beitenu (Liberman)
05 [–-] Zehut (Feiglin)

Under 3.25% electoral threshold:

2% [08] Raam-Balad (Abbas)
2% [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)
0% [–-] Yachad (Eli Yishai)

Under 1%

00 [01] Tzomet (Oren Hazan)
00 [–-] Magen (Gal Hirsch) and others

66 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
54 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition-Y.B

Additional Questions:

Who is more suited for Prime Minister?

44% Netanyahu, 37% Gantz, 19% Don’t know

Where would you put Zehut on the political map?

53% Right, 28% Don’t know, 13% Center, 6% Left

Do you support Netanyahu’s policy of sending money into Gaza?

52% No, 28% Yes, 20% Don’t know

Note: Voter percentage by party that are certain they will vote:

76% Labor, 74% HaYamin HeHadash, 73% Zehut, 70% Kulanu, 69% Yisrael Beitenu, 68% Likud, 66% Blue & White, 64% Gesher, 64% Meretz, 63% URL, 62% Raam-Balad, 54% UTJ, 47% Shas, 29% Hadash-Taal, 26% Other parties

Midgam conducted a poll of 510 people with a 4.4% margin of error that was broadcast by Channel 12 on March 14 2019. The poll was conducted March 12-13.

Current Knesset seats in [brackets]

31 [11] Blue & White (Gantz, Lapid, Yaalon & Ashkenazi)
28 [29] Likud (Netanyahu)
10 [18] Labor (Gabbai)
07 [06] United Torah Judaism (Litzman)
07 [05] Hadash-Taal (Odeh & Tibi)
07 [05] United Right List (Peretz, Smotrich & Ben Ari)
06 [07] Shas (Deri)
04 [10] Kulanu (Kahlon)
04 [08] Raam-Balad (Abbas)
04 [05] Yisrael Beitenu (Liberman)
04 [05] Meretz (Zandberg)
04 [03] Hayamin Hehadash (Bennett & Shaked)
04 [–-] Zehut (Feiglin)

Under 3.25% electoral threshold:

2.3% [01] Gesher (Orly Levy)

Under 1%

0.6% [01] Tzomet (Oren Hazan)
0.4% [–-] Yachad (Eli Yishai)
0.2% [–-] Magen (Gal Hirsch)
0.0% [–] Yashar & others

64 [66] Current Right-Religious Coalition+Y.B.
56 [54] Current Center-Left-Arab Opposition-Y.B

Additional Questions:

Who is more suited for Prime Minister?

40% Netanyahu, 31% Gantz, 18% Neither, 11% Don’t know

Do you support the legalization of light drugs?

42% Yes, 38% No, 20% Don’t know