Yoaz Hendel

Yoaz Hendel rules out coalition with haredi or Arab parties, says Netanyahu should leave office

Yoaz Hendel said that his party's goal is "solely to establish a Zionist government" and emphasized that he will not sit with Netanyahu or any Arab parties.

Yoaz Hendel, head of the Reservists’ Party and former minister, holds a press conference in Petah Tikva, May 10, 2026.
Former ministers Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel unveil the platform of their newly launched The Zionist Home-The Reservists party on August 5, 2026.

Israel elections 2026: What does Tropper and Hendel's Zionist Home–The Reservists stand for?

Former ministers Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel unveil the platform of their newly launched The Zionist Home-The Reservists party on August 5, 2026.

Tropper-Hendel alliance to demand National Security Ministry portfolio in next gov't

Photo illustration | Potential center-right political players Dedi Simchi, Ayelet Shaked, Yoaz Hendel, Gilad Erdan, Ofer Winter, Benny Gantz and Yuli Edelstein.

Editor's Notes: The argument splitting religious-Zionist households before Israel’s election


Israel Elections: Yoaz Hendel, Chili Tropper and the failed 'mountain miracle'

“The government fell apart because there was no shul where Chili and I could talk in Ness Harim.”

UNITED BLUE and White: Chili Tropper (top left) and Yoaz Hendel (bottom right) talk with fellow incoming MKs (from left: Zvi Hauser, Miki Haimovich, Yorai Lahav Hertzanu) ahead of 21st Knesset opening session, April 2019

Likud petition to prohibit politicians' interviews on talk show rejected

In explaining its rejection of the Likud petition, the committee wrote: "Even if ["Ofira and Berkovic"] is not a news program, it deals with current affairs.

Israeli journalist Ofira Asayag (L) and former Israeli footballer Eyal Berkovic at the annual international Municipal Innovation Conference in Tel Aviv, on February 27, 2019.

Netanyahu has track record of sexism, says New Hope candidate Yoaz Hendel

"I cannot forget his moral failure back then," Hendel said. "He decided to support power because it was convenient to him. I see it again now with the way he relates to Yifat by mocking her."

YOAZ HENDEL: Anything that doesn’t involve people’s livelihoods is less important now.

Will Hendel, Hauser pay the price for party-hopping? - analysis

Jumping from one party to another doesn’t add to the public’s respect in its politicians, because when it is done repeatedly it smacks of opportunism, not standing up for principles.

DERECH ERETZ Party MKs Yoaz Hendel (left) and Zvi Hauser confer in the Knesset Plenary Hall in April 2019.

Gantz fires Hendel as minister, Hauser from committee chairmanship

Vote on dissolving Knesset, elections likely delayed till next week.

DERECH ERETZ Party MKs Yoaz Hendel (left) and Zvi Hauser confer in the Knesset Plenary Hall in April 2019.

Hendel, Hauser formally endorse Sa'ar party

"Being right-wing does not mean being a Bibi-ist, it means values," Hendel said.

DERECH ERETZ Party MKs Yoaz Hendel (left) and Zvi Hauser confer in the Knesset Plenary Hall in April 2019.

Rwanda mulls embassy move to Jerusalem

Only the United States and Guatemala currently have embassies in Jerusalem, with the remainder of 87 countries with embassies in Israel having located them in Tel Aviv and Herzliya.

Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel is seen meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the capital city Kigali.

Israeli peripheries and non-central areas to get better cellular network

"The peripheries around Israel are national destinations and therefore need advanced infrastructure and full cellular coverage."

Two arab boys sit on the Street with their phone seen near Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City on October 5th, 2016.

Blue and White deadline passes without decision on coalition

"If this is not fixed by the end of the month, there is no point in continuing.”

DEFENSE MINISTER and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz speaks to Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on May 31.

PA telecoms brace for losses after Bezeq gets West Bank license

Israel trying to ‘occupy the air,’ restricting technology, frequencies, Palestinians say.

YOAZ HENDEL: Anything that doesn’t involve people’s livelihoods is less important now.