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Ex-Shin Bet Chief Joins Yashar!, Warns Netanyahu Coalition Threatens Security

5/6/2026

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Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen joined Yashar! warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition threatens security.
He announced move at a press conference in Tel Aviv with Gadi Eisenkot.
Eisenkot praised Cohen’s 35-year record and said the list will be gender-balanced, one-third under 35.
Polls put Yashar! at 15 seats, third behind Together and Likud, while it is in talks with Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu but will not join Together list.

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Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen joined Yashar! warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition threatens security.
He announced move at a press conference in Tel Aviv with Gadi Eisenkot.
Eisenkot praised Cohen’s 35-year record and said the list will be gender-balanced, one-third under 35.
Polls put Yashar! at 15 seats, third behind Together and Likud, while it is in talks with Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu but will not join Together list.