Eisenkot's Yashar Ranks First in Israeli Polls Ahead of October 27 Vote; Neither Bloc Reaches Majority

Israel's opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party ranked first with 23 seats in an N12 News poll published October 22, ahead of the October 27 general election. A Channel 12 poll gave his bloc of allied parties 55 seats to Netanyahu's 51. Neither bloc reaches the 120-seat majority in the Knesset, Israel's parliament.