The Reservists-Economic Party

Hendel, Wilf's Reservists-Economic Party remains steady in polling with four seats - poll

The Reservists-Economic Party recorded four seats in four consecutive Maariv surveys, although other pollsters continued to place it below the electoral threshold.

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Yoaz Hendel and Einat Wilf.
Leader of the Reservists-Economic Party Yoaz Hendel calls on Ofer Winter to sign surplus vote-sharing agreement ahead of elections in Tel Hashomer, Thursday, October 8, 2026.

Hendel calls on Ofer Winter to break with Netanyahu's bloc, form 'Zionist bloc' with Reservists

"Winter, reverse your statement that you are only with Netanyahu and the haredi parties. You cannot win on the battlefield with haredi parties," Reservists-Economic party leader Yoaz Hendel said.

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The Nova Music Festival memorial, pictured October 6, 2026.

Nearly half of Israelis equally blame government, IDF for October 7 failures, poll finds

N12's poll also found broad support for an Oct. 7 state inquiry and sharp political divisions over Netanyahu's responsibility for the massacre, while Eisenkot's Yashar emerged as the largest party.

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The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Knesset polls show wide disparities, ultimate outcome still unclear in heated election race

While Channel 14 and i24NEWS give Likud a clear advantage, polls by Maariv, N12, and Channel 13 show Gadi Eisenkot leading or nearly tied with the party.

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Haredi parties, Yashar, coalition bloc lose seats in Knesset, as Otzma Yehudit gains one - poll

Elsewhere in the bloc, the Democrats gained two seats to reach 11, while B’Yachad remained at 13, Yisrael Beytenu at nine and the joint Reservists-Economic Party at four seats.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026ByMOSHE COHEN
A PLENUM session at the Knesset.

Majority believe Israel should help Saudis against Houthis as Likud continues downward trend - poll

Thirty-eight percent said such assistance should be conditioned on a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, while 16% supported assisting the kingdom even without diplomatic return.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026ByMOSHE COHEN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Israel Election 2026: What are you voting for when you choose a party hovering at the threshold?

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026BySHIR PERETS
A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.