{
  "id": 16066106,
  "title": "Hendel to 'Post': Our party may not be the biggest, but it will be most important - interview",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/hendel-to-post-our-party-may-not-be-the-biggest-but-it-will-be-most",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T16:04:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-912595"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yoaz Hendel, leader of the Reservists-Economic Party, stated on Thursday that his party may not be the largest, but it will be the most important in the upcoming election. Hendel explained that his party will only join a coalition of Zionist parties and will not be ruled out based on the identity of the Prime Minister.\n\nHe emphasized that if a government including Gadi Eisenkot, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Naftali Bennett were formed, Hendel would be a part of it, indicating his willingness to join a coalition that includes Netanyahu. However, Hendel made it clear that his decision to join a government would depend on its partners and policies, rather than the presence of the Prime Minister alone.\n\nHendel expressed his opposition to Netanyahu's leadership but stressed that Netanyahu is not the central issue in his outlook. He argued that his party's decisions regarding coalition formation would depend on its partners and policies, not the presence of the Prime Minister.\n\nThe Reservists-Economic Party leader also stated that his party's refusal to sit with the haredi parties would exclude a partnership with Likud if Netanyahu insisted on bringing them into the coalition. Hendel criticized other political leaders and parties for their alignment with Netanyahu and the haredi parties, stating that they would not address conscription and could not recruit soldiers.",
  "summary": "The party, he explained, will only join a coalition of Zionist parties, and isn't ruling any of them out based on who is or isn't Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.",
  "key_points": [
    "Party will join coalition of Zionist parties, not ruled out based on Prime Minister's identity.",
    "Hendel willing to join government with Netanyahu, but decision depends on partners and policies."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}