Gadi Eisenkot

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

Now on Eisenkot’s list, she believes her party is well positioned to triumph in the October elections and “make Israel great again.”

Portrait of Yashar party member former Shin Bet and Mossad official Dvora Bachar with Yashar head Gadi Eisenkott, August 12, 2026.
Naftali Bennett (L), Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Liberman.

Opposition leaders vow to form Oct. 7 probe as first act of new gov't, demand truth from Netanyahu

Gadi Eisenkot, head of Yashar, is the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming October election.

Eisenkot-led coalition has pathway to 61 seats without Arab parties for first time - poll

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.

Eisenkot submits final Yashar list, former Shin Bet chief Cohen receives number two spot


Making aliyah shouldn’t feel like running the Grand National - opinion

Making aliyah fulfilled a lifelong Zionist dream, but navigating the system proved harder than expected.

 Israel and United Kingdom flags waving together.

Eisenkot's Yashar edges out Netanyahu's Likud for first time in new Channel 13 poll

The results are the first in which Likud fell below Eisenkot's Yashar, following weeks of a tie between the two parties.

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.

Israeli public tired of Likud, 2026 political landscape, endless boycotts, analysts say

Busi said another right-wing party should enter the political arena, arguing that many voters on the Right are looking for an alternative to the current coalition and the Likud list.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at Knesset plenum to vote in favor of Basic: Law Torah Study bill, shaking hands with Degel Hatorah leader MK Moshe Gafni, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

Netanyahu criticizes Gantz and Eisenkot over wartime decisions, Lebanon deal

He later criticized the maritime border agreement with Lebanon, which was signed under the government of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 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.

A political jungle: What international media will get wrong about Israel's 2026 election - opinion

The world’s largest international multimedia news agency has already decided our election: Israelis are too right-wing, no matter who we choose.

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.

Netanyahu, Likud could win more seats apart than together, but would weaken coalition - poll

Meanwhile, the poll found that the Bennett-Lapid Together Party stopped its slide, stabilizing at 20 seats, and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! Party fell one seat, also to 20.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the JNS (Jerusalem News Syndicate) International Policy Summit in Jerusalem, June 21, 2026.

Israel’s opposition voters back policy change, not just replacing Netanyahu - opinion

A new survey finds Israel's center-right opposition favors diplomacy, regional ties, and policy change, not just replacing Netanyahu.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

Ex-hostage chief 'responsible' for Israelis murdered, kidnapped on October 7, minister claims

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu puts responsibility for Oct. 7 victims on Nitzan Alon amidst backlash from Eisenkot as Israel marks 1,000 days since the massacre.

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 14, 2026

'We will still be worthy': Israeli politicians mark 1,000-day milestone since October 7 massacre

Protests marking the milestone were held on Thursday outside the homes of several israeli politicians, including Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and Education Minister Yoav Kish.

Israeli protesters mark 1,000 days since the October 7 attacks, Karmei Gat, July 2, 2026.