Jerusalem, 8 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — After receiving the presidential mandate to form a government Sunday evening, Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot directly challenged Likud and Religious Zionism to support a coalition under his leadership.
“If Likud and Religious Zionism members truly believe this is a time for unity, as they told the president, I cannot imagine why they would not come forward and support a government under my leadership and the principles I have presented,” he said.
Eisenkot stressed that his door was open to all parliamentary factions, insisting that unity was neither a political bargaining chip nor an empty gimmick. In his speech at the President’s Residence, he called for a national emergency government, warning that Israel was approaching a point of no return and that extraordinary political moves would be necessary.
He also warned that anyone sabotaging coalition talks for personal reasons would be remembered as having failed Israel in its hour of need.
