Yashar Party

Netanyahu bloc falls to 48 seats as opposition reaches 54, days before election - poll

A final Maariv poll shows the opposition widening its lead, with Eisenkot ahead of Netanyahu and 60% of Israelis favoring a unity government.

Election campaign billboards featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot and Likud party chairman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Jerusalem Post studio, October 21, 2026.

Ben-Gvir to 'Post': Netanyahu should stand with me rather than Eisenkot -interview

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks during a conference organized by the Israel Democracy Institute in Tel Aviv, October 15, 2026

I met Gadi Eisenkot. He did not perform leadership. He practiced it - opinion

An Israeli voting booth.

Israel Election 2026: How many votes will parties need to cross electoral threshold? - explainer


Shin Bet must protect Eisenkot before political violence brings Israel another tragedy - editorial

Providing Eisenkot with security before the election is the best way to ensure the country does not endure another devastating national tragedy.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party attends a conference in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 9, 2026.

Yashar surges ahead of Likud in the polls, but can Eisenkot turn popularity into power? - analysis

Other recent polls have differed on the size of the advantage, but most of the six surveys reviewed for this article placed Yashar ahead of Likud.

Gadi Eisenkot attends a conference at the Academic College in Tel Aviv, January 6, 2026.

Shin Bet chief David Zini: I alone made decision to deny Gadi Eisenkot security detail

Yet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the head of the Shin Bet security agency on Sunday evening to ensure that Eisenkot receives security protection.

Shin Bet Director David Zini attends the funeral of an Israeli soldier at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, March 27, 2026

Shas invokes IDF soldiers in election campaign ad, drawing Gadi Eisenkot's ire

The Shas campaign video features a family gathered for a Shabbat dinner before a son returns home from his army base and embraces his family members.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party attends a conference in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 9, 2026.

Shin Bet head rejects Eisenkot's security detail request, accused of political motives - report

The decision was reportedly made despite social media threats against Eisenkot and warnings from the defense sector that hostile actors may target former senior officials.

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, as part of his election campaign, August 5, 2026.

Eisenkot leaps ahead as Likud support falters, projected to win 26 Knesset seats - poll

The findings come from a poll conducted for Maariv by Lazar Research, headed by Dr. Menachem Lazar, in cooperation with the Panel4All online respondents panel.

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.

Eisenkot's Yashar party takes one seat lead over Likud following Monday's primaries - poll

Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party emerged as the largest party with 24 seats following Monday's contentious Likud primary, with the opposition bloc leading the coalition 57 seats to 52.

Head of the Yashar party Gadi Eisenkott, Members and supporters attend an agriculture-focused election campaign conference of the Yashar party ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections, at the Drom HaSharon Regional Council building in central Israel, July 27, 2026.

'October 7, haredi-lite list': Eisenkot, Bennett, opposition leaders react to Likud's primaries

Gadi Eisenkot called the Likud slate the "October 7 list," while Yair Lapid said the party "needs a break from power" and Avigdor Liberman accused it of becoming "haredi-lite."

Likud primaries held on Monday.

Eisenkot's Yashar unveils plan to support new olim integrating into Israel

"We will propose a national plan that will call on young people to return home and on Jews around the world to make aliyah to Israel, because this is our national home," Eisenkot said.

Gadi Eisenkot, Yashar leader, speaks at meeting about plan to make aliyah and absorption easier.

Likud election billboard puts Mamdani alongside Erdogan, Khamenei, and Qassem as Israel's enemies

The billboard features superimposed images of Mamdani, Khamenei, Qassem, and Erdogan, and reads: “They want Netanyahu to lose; don’t let them win.”

A Likud billboard with Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem on August 16, 2026.