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Yashar! Launches Campaign, Promises Soldier Support and Ultra-Orthodox Draft

7/1/2026

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Yashar! Launches Campaign

Yashar! introduced an acclimation system offering post-service guidance, hybrid residency options, and PTSD treatment for discharged soldiers and lone-soldier families.
Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot officially launched Yashar!’s election campaign in Israel on June 30, 2026.
The party’s team includes former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen, Alex Rif and Shaul Meridor.
Founders proposed drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews and prioritize IDF housing, daycare, tax, polls showing Yashar! ahead.

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Eisenkot Launches

Gadi Eisenkot said his personal loss of friends and family in war fuels his resolve to protect Israel.
Yashar! party launched election campaign in Israel on June 30, 2026, led by former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot.
He pledged to form a Zionist, unifying government serving all Israelis without favoring political camp.
The accusation claimed incumbent leaders exploit national-unity rhetoric for electoral gain.

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Historical Context

In November 2005 Ariel Sharon, former IDF chief, left Likud to create Kadima, which won 29 Knesset seats in the March 2006 election and turned Israel’s politics into a three-way race. On 30 June 2026 former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot founded the Yashar! party, mirroring Sharon’s veteran-focused, ultra-Orthodox draft platform, and is expected to again shift coalition dynamics.

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Yashar! Launches Campaign

Yashar! introduced an acclimation system offering post-service guidance, hybrid residency options, and PTSD treatment for discharged soldiers and lone-soldier families.
Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot officially launched Yashar!’s election campaign in Israel on June 30, 2026.
The party’s team includes former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen, Alex Rif and Shaul Meridor.
Founders proposed drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews and prioritize IDF housing, daycare, tax, polls showing Yashar! ahead.

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