Gadi Eisenkot Unveils Yashar Party Slate Ahead of October Elections
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- The Jerusalem Post
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Gadi Eisenkot has unveiled the Knesset candidate slate for his Yashar party as Israel prepares for October elections. Recent polling shows the Yashar party leading in all three major television polls, though the overall opposition bloc led by Eisenkot is tied with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc in two of those polls and leads by five seats in one. The Yashar party is currently part of the opposition bloc seeking to replace Netanyahu.
Among the candidates is Dvora Sharifian Bachar, a former Mossad and Shin Bet official who holds the 14th spot on the slate. Bachar, who was smuggled out of Iran by the Mossad as a child, stated that Israel has the capability to defeat Iran and its regional proxies. She intends to focus on national security and education if elected.
Reports on the composition of the Yashar slate vary by political perspective. A center right source highlighted the professional security background of candidates like Bachar as a strength for defeating Iran. Conversely, left leaning sources expressed concern over the slate, describing the members as lacking political experience and possessing unknown policy stances. While the center right framing emphasizes the party's potential to bring security, the left leaning framing suggests the slate is full of potential defectors and lacks the clear leadership needed by the liberal camp.
How each side framed it
- Left
- Framed the party slate as inexperienced and politically unstable.
- Centre-right
- Framed the party slate as a strong security asset capable of defeating Iran.
Sources
- Left Haaretz: In first opinion polls since election slates closed, pro-Netanyahu bloc tied with opposition
- Left Haaretz: Netanyahu packed his slate with loyalists. Eisenkot's is full of potential defectors
- Left Haaretz: Eisenkot's Knesset party slate leaves Israel's anti-Netanyahu bloc concerned
- Centre-right The Jerusalem Post: With Eisenkot, Israel can defeat Iran, ex-Mossad official and Yashar list member Bachar says
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