A survey conducted today by the company 'NEXT DATA' and broadcast this evening (Thursday) on Channel 14 reveals dramatic data - the main one proving a decline in the hype surrounding the union of Bennett and Lapid.
The survey, whose data was analyzed by strategic commentator Shlomo Filber, shows that the right-wing bloc maintains its strength and reaches 65 seats, a stable majority that allows the formation of a government led by Benjamin Netanyahu - who leads by a huge margin over all his rivals on the question of suitability for the premiership.
According to the distribution of seats, Likud is the largest party in Israel with 34 seats. Next is the 'Together' party with 16 seats - 4 seats below the 20 it received in the first poll after unification.
'Eisenkot's 'Yashar' rises to 13 seats – one more seat than the previous poll.
The ultra-Orthodox parties maintain their strength with 10 seats for Shas and 8 for Torah Judaism. Otzma Yehudit receives 8 seats, as do the Democratic Party and Yisrael Beiteinu.
Religious Zionism gains strength in the mandate and receives 5 mandates.
As mentioned, the right-wing bloc receives 65 seats, while the entire center-left bloc only has 45 seats.
The Arab parties, Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am, receive 5 seats each, and are not an influential factor in forming a coalition.
Below the threshold are the Balad party (2.11% of the vote) and Benny Gantz's Blue and White party, which receives only 1.81% of the vote.
On the question of suitability for the prime ministership - Benjamin Netanyahu receives overwhelming support of 56% from the public, opening a huge gap over all his competitors.
In second place, by a considerable margin, is Gadi Eisenkot with only 20%. Naftali Bennett receives 18%, Avigdor Lieberman 5%, while Benny Gantz receives only 1% from the public.
The data also shows that an absolute majority of 59% of respondents believe that Israel should occupy additional territories in Lebanon in order to definitively eradicate the Hezbollah threat. 32% of respondents opposed such a move, while 9% responded that they had no position on the issue.
Another question in the survey examined the public's perception of the cooperation between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United States President Donald Trump regarding the conduct of the campaign against Iran.
Here too, the data shows high trust in the leadership, with 58% of the public defining the cooperation between the leaders as "full and close." 33% saw it as only partial cooperation, and 9% claimed that there was no cooperation at all.
The survey was conducted today (Thursday), May 7, 2026, by NEXT DATA among a representative sample of 721 adults from the general population in Israel. The data analysis was conducted by strategic analyst Shlomo Filber.
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