B'Yachad

Eisenkot has the mandate, but Liberman and the haredim hold the keys to power - analysis

The disagreements among potential coalition partners are so deep that Herzog himself sought clarification over the weekend on how Eisenkot intends to overcome them.

MK Avigdor Liberman and MK Gadi Eisenkot at a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, September 9, 2024
Gadi Eisenkot (L) recieves the mandate to form the 26th Knesset in Jerusalem on November 8, 2026.

Eisenkot warns Israel 'approaching point of no return' while receiving mandate to form government

Yashar party chairman and former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot arrives to cast his ballot in Israel’s general elections at a polling station in Herzliya, October 27, 2026.

Eisenkot to receive mandate as Netanyahu calls for unity government

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.

Eisenkot warns current government harms democracy, Ben-Gvir mocks rumors UTJ might join opposition


'Bibicoin will destroy Israel': Eisenkot slams Netanyahu's crypto plan for alternative funding

Eisenkot's campaign video claimed that the alternative system would generate "an economy like North Korea and Iran," and result in "the end of high-tech, the end of healthcare, the end of security."

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, days before Israel’s general elections, October 22, 2026.

Esti Ayalon Kovo enters Knesset race to stop Jerusalem’s problems from spreading across Israel

Ayalon Kovo has joined up with B’Yachad in the 21st slot on its list, believing that only Naftali Bennett can help her achieve the necessary changes to the Jewish state.

Esti Ayalon Kovo

Yair Lapid: The upcoming election is about what we want Israel to be - opinion

This is not a choice between Right and Left, or between religious and secular Israelis. This is a choice between those who carry this country on their backs and those who hitch a free ride.

Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett are seen at a B'Yachad event.

Middle Israel: Why Naftali Bennett should be Israel's next prime minister - opinion

Democratic election is about performance, but next Tuesday’s is about what happened once we faced war: how good, bad, or scandalous our leaders’ handling of the war’s home front challenges has been.

Knesset candidate Naftali Bennett's urge to bridge between religious and secular Israelis, and the right-wing Bennett's resolve to prevent Jewish terrorists' tinkering with civil war, are among the reasons the writer thinks he appeals as a potential prime minister.

Yashar ahead of Likud in election polls, but Knesset majority still out of reach for both - poll

The polling average put the Zionist opposition at 51.25 seats, compared with 51 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, a near-perfect tie.

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

Bennett pledges to maintain Yellow Line in Gaza, declare Qatar enemy state, redirect national funds

"Right now, the current government's approach, essentially Bibi's [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] approach, is to get us used to living alongside Hamas," Bennett said.

Naftali Bennett at the Gaza Border Communities Conference, October 18, 2026.

Eisenkot extends lead over Netanyahu in new poll, but neither bloc reaches majority

Eisenkot's Yashar widened its lead over Netanyahu's Likud to four seats, while Bennett's B'Yachad also gained ground, according to a new Walla election poll following Gantz stepping out of the race.

Election campaign billboards featuring Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, October 17, 2026

Bennett, Netanyahu helped build Western Wall's Ezrat Yisrael, but will either secure its future?

Netanyahu approved the Western Wall compromise before freezing it. B’Yachad promises to preserve the egalitarian section, while Women of the Wall demands full implementation of the agreement.

The Western Wall

The battle for Israel: As Netanyahu rallies the Right, Eisenkot makes his move for power

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: As Israel's election approaches, Netanyahu fights to bring right-wing voters back to Likud, while Eisenkot seeks to strengthen his claim to lead the next government.

AN ELECTION billboard featuring Gadi Eisenkot towers over campaign posters for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Majority of Israelis favor unity government if October 27 election ends without clear winner - poll

The Maariv poll also found that 48% of people think Gadi Eisenkot would make a better prime minister than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had 41% support, giving Eisenkot a significant lead.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Gadi Eisenkot (R).