2026 Israeli Elections

Israel Election 2026: What does Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar stand for?

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, together with party members, attends the presentation of the party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections in Rosh HaAyin, September 7, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu beside an AI generated image of a nuclear bomb stiriking Tel Aviv

Netanyahu shares AI-generated image of nuclear explosion in Tel Aviv, two days before election

Noam Perry, daughter of Haim Perry, who was kidnapped on October 7 and taken into Gaza, where he was later killed.

October 7 victims' families to hold 'Remember them at the voting booth' rallies on Election Day

 BILL ACKMAN, a billionaire Jewish investor and director of the New York hedge fund Pershing Square, made it clear that there was no context when it came to calls for genocide.

Jewish billionaire Bill Ackman calls for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich to be excluded from next government


Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in four polls, but neither bloc secures Knesset majority - poll

With 10 days until the election, four recent polls show Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party ahead of Likud, while the Zionist opposition and Netanyahu's bloc remain virtually tied.

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel's opposition will not defeat Netanyahu by focusing on October 7 - opinion

Rather than dwelling on the past, the opposition would be better served by persuading the public that Israel has a better future beyond Netanyahu’s leadership.

Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, speaks during an election campaign rally in Haifa, September 23, 2026

Israeli TV host calls Gadi Eisenkot a 'monkey', alleges behind-the-scenes control

During the discussion, Magal said, "He's a monkey, he's a monkey. Are you impressed by the fact that he's Mizrahi?"

 Israeli radio presenter Yinon Magal attends the Muni Expo 2024 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 10, 2024

People of Israel, Reservists-Economic Party could be deciders of election result, pollster says

Speaking on 103FM, Lazar analyzed the latest election polls and outlined the factors he believes could determine the outcome of the vote.

Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

Israel cannot afford another election: Why Netanyahu, Eisenkot must consider unity - opinion

Hopefully, October 27 will produce a clear winner. If it does not, Israel’s political leaders will have to decide whether their refusal to sit together matters more than the country.

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Liberman accuses Eisenkot of plotting post-election alliance with Netanyahu, siphoning votes

"We are 11 days away from the [most] fateful elections since the founding of the state," Eisenkot responded. "At this historic moment, we must keep a cool head and focus on the goal."

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026

Bennett questions Netanyahu's motives in protecting Urich despite 'Qatargate' investigations

Speaking on a podcast on Friday morning, Bennett addressed the allegations surrounding Yonatan Urich, and criticized the prime minister for continuing to support him.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett.

'I don't trust anybody': Trump declines to endorse Netanyahu in upcoming election race

Trump also discussed his popularity among Israelis, claiming that "The people of Israel, they say if I ran for prime minister, I'd get 99% of them."

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Israel does not need politicians to always agree, but it needs a unity government - editorial

For the politicians vying for our vote to lead the country, the task ahead should not simply be to form the next government but to begin putting the country back together.

Israelis vote for a party list, but have no say on Election Day over which of its candidates will ultimately represent them in the Knesset.

Ben-Gvir accuses Netanyahu of planning to oust him, form unity gov't with Eisenkot

In late September, Ben-Gvir announced he would demand the defense minister post in the next government and called for MK Tally Gotliv to be justice minister after the upcoming October elections.

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Netanya, September 1, 2026.