Professor Yaron Zelekha Criticizes Netanyahu, Outlines Economic Plan

Professor Yaron Zelekha, leader of the Economic Party, predicts his party will win seven seats in the upcoming elections and become a "kingmaker." In an interview with 103fm, Zelekha attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, while detailing his plan to lower the cost of living. He promised a "day of shock and awe" for monopolies and exclusive importers.

Zelekha elaborated on his economic agenda, stating that if elected, he could reduce supermarket prices by tens of percent, and significantly lower costs in banking, insurance, and the automotive sector. He directed listeners to his party's website or his YouTube show, "The Money Tray with Yaron Zelekha," for detailed plans. His strategy includes canceling all import tariffs and quotas, and preventing monopolies controlling local production from also dominating and blocking imports.

Responding to skepticism about his party's potential, Zelekha drew a parallel to Naftali Bennett, who he noted became prime minister with only six seats. Zelekha asserted his party's pivotal role, enabling a "Zionist government" committed to fighting the high cost of living and forming a "blocking bloc" against draft evasion.

He also vowed to combat elites and the "money-power" establishment, criticizing the support Gadi Eisenkot receives from figures he claims were aligned with Ehud Olmert, whom Zelekha fought against until Olmert's imprisonment. Zelekha emphasized that his party's focus is on action, not political accusations, and that they aim to hold the finance ministry portfolio to permanently reduce the cost of living. He expressed a desire to reverse the trend of young Israelis leaving the country annually, attributing this emigration to the high cost of living. Zelekha stated that he and Yoaz Hendel would lead coalition negotiations, prioritizing the reduction of living costs and blocking draft evasion.