With 71 days to the general election for the 18th Knesset, a new poll shows Likud continues to gain on Kadima, which only a short time ago was in a tie with the opposition party.

A poll commissioned by the daily Yisrael HaYom shows that Likud continues to gain on Kadima and the right-wing religious parties are gaining on their left-wing counterparts.

The poll was conducted on November 30th, involving 622 adults representing a cross section of eligible voters. Margin of error +/- 4%.

(Parenthesis indicates number of seats in current Knesset).

Likud � 35 (12)

Kadima � 26 (29)

Shas � 10 (12)

Yisrael Beitenu 10 (11)

Arab Parties 10 (10)

Labor � 8 (19)

Meretz 7 (5)

Bayit Yehuda 5 (9)

UTJ � 5 (6)

Green Party � 2 (-)

Pensioners � 2 (7)

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)