Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, warned Monday evening at his campaign launch that Israel's current path poses an immediate and tangible danger. 'We must wake up before it's too late and choose real security,' he said.
Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party and former IDF chief of staff, intensified his warning to the public Monday evening at his party's campaign launch, stating that Israel's current path poses an immediate and tangible danger. "This is not a general warning, it is an immediate and tangible alert," Eisenkot said. "We must wake up before it's too late and choose real security." The remarks came hours after Eisenkot formally presented Yashar's full electoral slate earlier Monday, where he warned that the upcoming vote would shape the country for years to come.
Earlier Monday, at 18:13 Jerusalem, Eisenkot unveiled the party's list of candidates and framed the election as a watershed moment. That appearance drew immediate reactions from across the political spectrum. The evening campaign launch built on that message with a sharper tone, reflecting Eisenkot's sustained critique of the current government's security and conscription policies. Since officially declaring his candidacy on June 30, as The Zioneer reported, Eisenkot has positioned Yashar as a security-first alternative to the coalition, advocating for universal conscription and a unified national security strategy.
In recent months, Eisenkot has emerged as a leading opposition figure, with polling showing his party as the largest in the Knesset, as noted in The Zioneer's August 24 update. He has repeatedly criticized the coalition's handling of military readiness and what he calls a "bypass track" for draft evasion, framing the conscription debate as a central political divide. His warnings Monday evening extend that narrative, placing the immediate danger at the center of his campaign.
It remains unclear how the coalition will respond to Eisenkot's escalation, and whether his rhetoric will translate into a shift in voter sentiment as the election campaign intensifies.
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