Eisenkot submits final Yashar list, former Shin Bet chief Cohen receives number two spot
Eisenkot’s Yashar party has recently led most polls and is part of the opposition bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections.
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, finalized his party's Knesset slate on Monday, submitting it to the Central Elections Committee ahead of the October elections. The party's second choice on the list is former Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) chief Yoram Cohen, who held the position from 2011 to 2016. Cohen's role included leading numerous operations and counterterrorism efforts during his tenure.
The third spot is filled by former minister and Blue and White MK Orit Farkash-Hacohen, with social entrepreneur Adi Altschuler taking the fourth position. A significant portion of the list is female, with 50% of the candidates being women. The fifth candidate is former minister and Blue and White MK Matan Kahana, while the sixth is Zionist Home chairman Chili Tropper.
Other notable members include economist Shaul Meridor in seventh, former Labor Ministry director-general Tair Ifergan in eighth, and Aner Shapir's mother, Shira Shapira, who lost her son in the October 7 attacks, in tenth. The Yashar party has recently led polls and is part of the opposition coalition aiming to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections.
The party submitted the first 40 candidates, and recent projections suggest they could secure around 23 seats, likely placing the first half of the list in the Knesset.
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