Gadi Eisenkot's New Party Adds Prominent Figures to Knesset List

The 'Yashar!' party, led by former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, has announced ten new candidates who will fill the final spots on its list for the 26th Knesset elections. Among the notable additions are Adina Bar-Shalom, daughter of the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who will be placed at number 113, and former Likud minister Dan Meridor, slated for position 110. The list also includes Ohad Ben Ami, a former hostage, at number 120, and Sapir Zohav Hamami, widow of Colonel Assaf Hamami, at number 115.

Other candidates joining the list are former Major General Gideon Sheffer (119), parents of released hostage Liri Elbag, Shira and Eli Elbag (118/117), father of released hostage Naama Levi, Yoni Levi (116), widow of Brigadier General Erez Gerstein, Hertal Gerstein (114), former Major General Gideon Abbas (112), and Professor Manuel Trachtenberg, a leading economist (111).

Eisenkot stated that the chosen candidates represent "a delegation of honor that tells the story of the State of Israel and the deep need to heal Israeli society." He added that they have dedicated their lives to the country's security, public service, education, economy, and bridging societal divides, united by a spirit of service, responsibility, love for Israel, and a commitment to improving the nation.