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Yashar party unveils plan for young adults with rent caps and military pay raises in campaign push

Among the key points of the plan laid out by the Yashar party was to increase the salaries of soldiers by 15%, along with a 50% increase for combat soldiers in their third year of service.

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.
A giant election campaign poster for the Amcha Yisrael party is displayed on a building at the entrance to Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming general elections, September 14, 2026.

Deadlock deepens as post-deadline polls leave both blocs short of 61 Knesset seats - analysis

Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

Israeli polls split on 2026 Knesset election possibilities, as Yashar, Likud vie for primacy - poll

Portrait of Yashar party member former Shin Bet and Mossad official Dvora Bachar with Yashar head Gadi Eisenkott, August 12, 2026.

With Eisenkot, Israel can defeat Iran, ex-Mossad official and Yashar list member Bachar says


Eisenkot threatens legal action over AI video of Netanyahu, Trump mocking him in Hebrew

"We regret that instead of focusing on securing important diplomatic achievements, you chose, once again, to exploit the occasion to spread poison and venom," the letter from Eisenkot's team said.

Former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot of the Yashar Party.

Bennett losing ground as Eisenkot, Netanyahu neck-and-neck for upcoming elections - poll

According to the poll, if elections were held today, Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot would each lead with 23 seats, an increase of two seats for each compared with the previous poll.

Chairman of the “Together” party and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.

With Eisenkot and PM neck and neck, how ugly will election campaign get? - opinion

Likud struggles to find a successful way to discredit a growingly-popular candidate, prompting it to resort to cheap AI tricks

Former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot of the Yashar Party.

October 7 biggest issue for undecided voters as Yashar! stays ahead of Likud at 23 seats - poll

The opposition parties reached 70 seats, compared to the current coalition parties who received 50 of the 120 Knesset seats, the N12 poll found.

Former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot of the Yashar Party.

Yashar emerges as largest party, Eisenkot preferred for PM if elections held today - poll

Channel 12 poll shows Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar leading with 24 seats, while Eisenkot remains ahead of Netanyahu as the preferred candidate for prime minister.

Amid reports that the Shas Party could be willing to sit with him in government, Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot did not rule out that option entirely. Here, Eisenkot attends the Sagi Laws for Equality Confrence at the Peres Center in Jaffa earlier this week.

Why Gadi Eisenkot is rejecting the haredi political embrace that once helped Netanyahu win

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Yitzhak Yosef’s embrace – and Eisenkot's effort to distance himself from it – reflects Israel's shifting political landscape.

Amid reports that the Shas Party could be willing to sit with him in government, Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot did not rule out that option entirely. Here, Eisenkot attends the Sagi Laws for Equality Confrence at the Peres Center in Jaffa earlier this week.

Netanyahu's coalition falls to 48 seats, opposition gets 62 seats after legislative blitz - poll

The poll found that 83% of voters oppose the inclusion of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties in the coalition that is formed after the elections, while only 8% support it.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi are seen in the Knesset plenum during a vote on the minister's communications reform, in Jerusalem, July 16, 2026

Yashar overtakes Likud, Netanyahu as Zionist opposition bloc nears 61-seat majority - poll

Additionally, the new party led by Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel failed to cross the electoral threshold, but pulled voters from Religious Zionist Party, knocking them from five seats to four.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, holds a press conference with the party’s new member Yoram Cohen in Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026.

Enough is enough: Israel must let minority Jews lead - opinion

When was the last time you saw an Ethiopian Israeli representing Israel on CNN, Fox News, or even in our own national English-language media? Maybe almost never.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, holds a press conference with the party’s new member Yoram Cohen in Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026.

Gadi Eisenkot launches Yashar! Knesset election campaign, vows to govern for all Israelis

Gadi Eisenkot launched Yashar!’s election campaign, presenting plans on security, the economy, education, national service, PTSD care, and immigration as the party rises in polls.

Israeli opposition leader and former military chief, Gadi Eisenkot, reacts as he launches an election campaign for Yashar, his new political party, at an event near Hod Hasharon, Israel, June 30, 2026.