A poll has shown rising support for Israel’s Jewish supremacist parties among young people voting for the first time in this month’s Knesset elections.

The poll, published by Ynet on 9 October, sampled the opinions of 543 Israeli voters aged 18 to 22.

It found that hawkish Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party received the support of 8.88 percent of these voters, equivalent to 15 Knesset seats.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism party enjoys the support of 8.09 percent of young voters, the equivalent of 14 seats.

If only young, first-time voters participated in the election, the two parties combined would win roughly 19 percent of the vote, or 29 Knesset seats.

In contrast, Smotrich and Ben Gvir's parties won just half that amount, 10.84 percent of the vote, for a combined 14 seats, in the 2022 elections.

Following those elections, Jewish Power and Religious Zionism joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, forming one of the most extreme cabinets in Israel's history.

Jewish Power and Religious Zionism enjoy strong support among religious nationalist Jews who advocate for the violent expulsion of Palestinians from the occupied Palestinian West Bank and Gaza.

They support the expansion of illegal settlements and outposts as part of a broader campaign to colonize the Palestinian territories with Israeli Jews and create “Greater Israel.”

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An estimated 500,000 new voters are expected to take part in next month’s Israeli elections. Many have already served in the Israeli military during its genocidal war on Gaza.

A new poll shows that the far-right Jewish supremacist parties Jewish Power and Religious Zionism have outpolled Netanyahu’s Likud among young voters. Likud secured 7.95 percent of their support, equivalent to 14 Knesset seats.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett’s Together alliance also attracted significant support, polling at 8.98 percent, or 16 seats.

The Yashar party, led by opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot, who is seeking to unseat Netanyahu, received 8.75 percent, translating into 15 seats.

The Joint List, an alliance of parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israeli-occupied territories, secured 5.23 percent of the vote among young voters, equivalent to nine seats.

Ahead of the elections, Jewish Power, led by Ben Gvir, and Religious Zionism, headed by Smotrich, are joining forces with Amcha Yisrael (People of Israel), a party led by former Israeli army general Ofer Winter.

The alliance is expected to perform strongly in the broader electorate, amid the growing influence of Israel’s far-right political camp.

A separate survey published Friday by Israeli newspaper Maariv projected that the three Jewish supremacist parties would secure a combined 18 seats in the Knesset, four more than they won in the 2022 election.