Yashar! with eisenkot

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.

JULY 17, 2026|ByHERB KEINON

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.

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

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.

JULY 17, 2026|ByMOSHE COHEN

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.

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.

JULY 10, 2026|ByMOSHE COHEN

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.

JULY 5, 2026|BySHMUEL LEGESSE

Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party announcement is a well-worn tale - editorial

Former government minister and IDF chief-of-staff Gadi Eisenkot announced his new political party, only to have no buzz.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL