Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar Party Raises Over 15 Million Shekels in Loan Guarantees Ahead of Elections
The Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, has significantly increased its financial backing ahead of the upcoming elections, securing 26 loan guarantees totaling 15.56 million shekels and receiving 225 donations amounting to 1.63 million shekels. With the submission of candidate lists to the Central Elections Committee, the party is eligible for a parliamentary loan of up to 18.35 million shekels, contingent on presenting bank guarantees. Notable recent guarantors include retired Major General Amir Levin from Caesarea, who pledged 1 million shekels, Tel Aviv resident Gideon Argov with another 1 million shekels, and high-tech entrepreneur Eyal Dagan with 670,000 shekels. Current polls project Yashar to win 23 Knesset seats, which would translate into election funding of approximately 42.2 million shekels from the state, with a campaign finance unit allocation of 1.83 million shekels.
The newly formed Achdut party, led by Gilad Erdan, has raised three guarantees totaling about 1 million shekels, including 200,000 shekels from MK Yuli Edelstein, 250,000 shekels from Erdan’s father Avinoam, and 600,000 shekels from Yitzhak Rozman of Karnei Shomron. Achdut has also collected nine donations totaling 107,500 shekels, with a maximum donation capped at 14,000 shekels. Despite these efforts, recent polls show Achdut at only 1% support, below the electoral threshold. Erdan is running via the traditional shelf party Achi’ezer, originally founded in 2006 and previously used for technical-political purposes.
Naftali Bennett has secured nine guarantees totaling 10 million shekels and 19 donations worth 163,000 shekels but stopped raising guarantees in mid-May 2026. On April 26, Bennett announced a joint run with Yesh Atid, led by Yair Lapid. Yesh Atid will be eligible for an election funding advance of 2.56 million shekels per Knesset member after submitting its list. The joint "Together" party, combining Bennett and Lapid, currently polls between 12 and 13 seats.
Summary: Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party leads in fundraising with over 15 million shekels in loan guarantees and strong polling ahead of the elections, while Gilad Erdan’s Achdut struggles below the threshold, and Naftali Bennett joins forces with Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid for a joint run.
