KAN News Poll Shows Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar Leading Netanyahu's Likud in Israel
A recent KAN News poll conducted on August 18 shows Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party leading Israel's political landscape with 24 seats, narrowly surpassing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud, which holds 23 seats. Naftali Bennett's B'Yachad ranks third with 14 seats. The poll projects Netanyahu's coalition securing 52 seats against 57 for opposition parties, with Arab parties holding 11 seats. The results indicate a largely unchanged political balance ahead of the October 27 general election, with Netanyahu maintaining influence over Likud's candidate list.
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We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (48/100). Lens Score 61/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (45–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
mint broke this story on 19 Aug, 01:38 pm. Other outlets followed.
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