<p>A Maariv survey published Friday morning indicates a slight boost for the coalition bloc, which rises by one seat to 50 Knesset mandates, compared to 49 in the previous poll.</p><p>The opposition bloc, together with the parties led by Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot, drops to 60 mandates from 61, while the Arab parties together receive 10 seats.</p><p>Respondents were also asked how they would vote if two new parties entered the race — one led by Bennett and one led by Eisenkot — with all other parties remaining unchanged. The results were as follows:</p><p>Likud led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – 23 seats; Bennett-led party – 21; The Democrats – 10; Eisenkot-led party – 9; Shas – 9; Yisrael Beytenu – 9; United Torah Judaism – 7; Otzma Yehudit – 7; Yesh Atid – 6; Ra’am – 5; Hadash-Ta’al – 5; Blue and White – 5; Religious Zionism – 4.</p> | Read More in News from Israel