Overview

• Gadi Eisenkot formally launched a new party called Yashar! With Eisenkot on Tuesday, breaking from Benny Gantz’s centrist camp.
• Eisenkot said the movement will prioritize Israel’s security and national interests, work to repair society, and serve as a basis for a broad governmental alternative.
• An initial slate features figures from politics, the military, academia, civil society and tech, including Yoav Horowitz, Matan Kahana, Tal Rousso, Yishai Bar, Manuel Trajtenberg, Nir Zohar, Yariv Mozer, Inbar Yehezkeli and Shir Siegal.
• Israel National News reported that Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett are seeking a partnership with Eisenkot’s party, though he has not decided on collaborations and has met with leaders across the opposition bloc.
• Eisenkot presented a roster of 120 founders and said Israelis deserve leadership defined by public service and a shared vision of national prosperity.