Shea Levin — text status

Two new Israeli election polls show sharply different results just eight days before the Knesset elections. Channel 13 places Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar at 20 seats, Likud at 18 and Bennett at 14. Netanyahu’s bloc receives 50 seats, the opposition 51, Hendel-Zelicha 4 and Arab parties 15. Channel 14 gives Likud 30 seats, Yashar 19 and Bennett 10. Netanyahu’s bloc reaches 62 seats, compared to 45 for the opposing bloc and 13 for Arab parties. A minimum of 61 seats is needed to form a government.