The claim
“A 23 April N12 survey gave Naftali Bennett's party 21 seats and Likud 25 in the 120-seat Knesset.”
A Channel 12 survey before Bennett and Lapid announced a joint list.
Our verdict
Mostly True
The Bennett figure of 21 is confirmed for the 23 April Channel 12 poll; Likud's 25 matches a Channel 12 poll days later, but we could not confirm it for 23 April.
What we found
The Times of Israel reports Bennett 2026 at 21 seats in the earlier Channel 12 poll. Likud polled 25 in Channel 12's next survey after the Bennett-Lapid merger. Our first version could not find the poll at all; it exists, but one figure is unconfirmed.
The evidence
- Supports the claim
Bennett's party had 21 seats in the earlier Channel 12 poll. [1]
What we could not confirm
- Likud's seat count in the 23 April poll.
How we checked
We checked the claim against Times of Israel. We reviewed 1 relevant source.
Sources
- [1]Times of Israel · Poll shows new Lapid-Bennett union edging out Likud as largest party
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