New polls on Israeli elections

A new poll shows that if elections were held now, the combined Likud-Israel Beiteinu list would gain 39 seats, far ahead of competitors. It shows that if elections were held now, the combined Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu list would gain 39 seats, compared to just 9 for Livni\'s party, even with the addition of Amir Peretz. Labor, with 19 seats, remains virtually unchanged from last week\'s polls.  Four lists are contenders, with Shas polling at 12 seats, Bayit Yehudi with 10, while Livni\'s list, along with Yair Lapid\'s Yesh Atid, are likely to receive 9 seats, according to polls. United Torah Judaism is likely to get 5 seats, the poll says, while Meretz, Hadash, and Ra\'am-Ta\'al  the latter two Arab parties   would get 4 each if elections were held today. Arab party Balad would get three seats. Closing out the list is Kadima, which is down to two seats.