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MK Elazar Stern Resigns from Yesh Atid and Knesset

evening · · thread: MK Yoav Segalovitz Resigns from Knesset and Yesh Atid Party

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  • The Times of Israel Israel · Centre · Seth Klarman (majority backer)
  • The Jerusalem Post Israel · Centre-right · Mirkaei Tikshoret (Eli Azur)

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Lawmaker Elazar Stern announced on Friday that he is resigning from the Knesset and leaving the Yesh Atid party after 11 years in office. Stern has indicated that he is likely to join Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party ahead of the national election scheduled for October 27. In a statement, Stern expressed his conviction that if he remains in politics, he and Yesh Atid will continue to collaborate to remove the current government, which he described as having brought the state into a very serious situation.

Yesh Atid chair Yair Lapid thanked Stern for his friendship and partnership. Gadi Eisenkot also praised Stern as a committed public figure and highlighted his struggle against Draft Dodger Legislation. According to reports from a center leaning source, Stern recently urged Naftali Bennett to support Eisenkot as the lead candidate for the anti Benjamin Netanyahu bloc, noting that Yashar is polling ahead of Bennett's B'Yachad slate.

This departure follows the recent resignation of another Yesh Atid member, Yoav Segalovitz. A center leaning source reports that Segalovitz has been in discussions regarding potential membership in the Islamist party Ra'am, a move that could potentially increase that party's seat count. A recent poll cited by the same source suggests that if elections were held now, Eisenkot's Yashar party would win 25 seats, while Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud would win 21.

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This source focused on the strategic political implications, including polling data and the potential shift of members to rival parties within the anti Netanyahu bloc.
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This source emphasized the personal relationships and mutual respect between the departing members and party leadership, focusing on their shared values and professional achievements.

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