Overview
- Channel 12 reported that Gadi Eisenkot is pushing a merged slate of his Yashar! party with Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid and Naftali Bennett’s new party for the next election.
- None of the three leaders has publicly confirmed or denied talks, and the report did not cite on-the-record sources.
- Polls cited in the coverage suggest a combined list could approach 35–40 Knesset seats, with recent surveys showing Bennett at 22–24, Yesh Atid at 7–9, and Yashar! at 9–11.
- Channel 12’s Amit Segal said Eisenkot was courted for months by Bennett and Lapid, then proposed running all three together, calling the idea a potential game-changer.
- Segal highlighted key hurdles such as Bennett’s push to lead, Lapid’s reluctance to be third, concerns about right-leaning Bennett voters balking at Lapid, and a Channel 14 poll totaling the trio at just 22 seats versus 35 for Likud.