# Yashar: what they've published

Close Read, episode 2. Yashar (ישר! עם איזנקוט), list 2, ballot letters דרך. Published October 1, 2026. Israel's Knesset election is on October 27, 2026.

- Page: https://closeread.show/israel-2026/yashar/
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjw0GnIg3rA
- Audio: https://media.closeread.show/audio/closeread-002-yashar-2ed42ee0.mp3

Gadi Eisenkot's party says its first government decision would be a state commission of inquiry into October 7, and it has already posted a draft of that decision for public comment. [S17](#source-s17) [S18](#source-s18)

## Who is Yashar?

Yashar runs on the ballot letters Dalet, Resh, Kaf, spelling "derech," under the name "Yashar! with Eisenkot for prime minister, uniting Israel." [S1](#source-s1) It's a joint list of Eisenkot's party and Hili Tropper's party, Yesodot Yisrael. [S1](#source-s1) The leader is Gadi Eisenkot, a former IDF chief of staff. [S22](#source-s22)

## What has Yashar published?

Here's what Yashar has published. There's a short platform called "10 steps," as an eight page PDF and on the homepage. [S2](#source-s2) [S3](#source-s3) There's a list of twelve party goals. [S19](#source-s19) And there are twelve detailed plans on the website, posted between June and late September, covering things like military service, reservists, the economy, education, crime, immigration, the north, agriculture, seniors, and young adults. [S4](#source-s4) [S5](#source-s5) [S16](#source-s16) Everything is in Hebrew. The English page is a single tagline.

One note before we start. The site's public data feed also contains four more plans, on housing, the LGBTQ community, gender equality, and culture, dated September 15 and 24, but they aren't linked from the plans page yet. [S21](#source-s21) I'll mention a few items from them and flag them as such.

## What does Yashar say about security and foreign policy?

The 10 steps platform promises a "new security concept" to replace what it calls the "band-aid method." It says they'll strengthen the IDF, fortify the borders, and make Israel a "regional power," while working to expand the "circle of peace" and secure a "solid Jewish majority for generations." [S2](#source-s2) That's the extent of it in the platform. I couldn't find a written plan on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, or the Palestinians.

On a Palestinian state, the party's website says Eisenkot has never supported one, and that his only statement on the subject is opposition to it. [S20](#source-s20)

In an interview with the Jerusalem Post published September 24, Eisenkot said Iran is the external threat that concerns him most, called relations with the US "a necessity for Israel," and said peace with Egypt and Jordan needs to be strengthened. [S22](#source-s22) He also said that on the West Bank, the Civil Administration and police activity in what he called "Judea and Samaria" would go back to coordination under the military command, and administrative orders would be restored "against those who riot and harm the settlement enterprise." [S22](#source-s22)

The security item with numbers attached is about reservists. The plan would cap reserve duty at 50 days a year and 150 days over three years, as a four-year temporary measure, with at least six months' notice before a call-up, subject to operational limits. [S6](#source-s6)

## What does Yashar say about accountability for October 7?

It's step one of the 10 steps. [S2](#source-s2) The draft decision sets up a state commission of inquiry under the 1968 Commissions of Inquiry Law. The President of the Supreme Court would appoint the chair and the members, five in total. [S18](#source-s18) It would look back a decade, to the end of Operation Protective Edge, and for 2024 and 2025 it would examine the war aims, the return of the hostages including the ground maneuver, and the government's media and public diplomacy work. [S18](#source-s18) The draft sets a one-time budget of 25 million shekels, and the site says it's open to public comment until October 7. [S18](#source-s18) [S17](#source-s17)

## What does Yashar say about the economy and the cost of living?

The economic plan is built on one principle, which they repeat across the site: whoever serves and works gets priority. [S7](#source-s7) Tax credit points and state aid would be reshaped to reward people who carry the economic and security burden, and the plan says work should always pay more than a stipend. [S7](#source-s7)

On prices, they'd cancel import barriers and Israel-specific product standards "that have no justification," open the market to parallel imports, and reform kashrut and kosher imports. [S7](#source-s7) They'd cut income tax and pay for it with taxes on things like disposable tableware and sweetened drinks. [S7](#source-s7) They'd require real-time digital reporting of large transactions, sharply limit cash, and use AI to catch fake invoices. [S7](#source-s7)

There are specific numbers in other plans. Conscript pay would go up 15 percent for everyone, and 50 percent for front-line combat soldiers in their third year. [S6](#source-s6) They promise 20 billion shekels for reservists over three years. [S6](#source-s6) And the northern plan commits about 15 billion shekels over five years, with new corporate tax rates of 2.5 percent on the confrontation line and 5 percent in the northern district along the Krayot to Kinneret line. [S13](#source-s13)

## What does Yashar say about housing?

The economic plan says they'll use the need for protected spaces as an engine for urban renewal, "flood the market" with new apartments, and tax land that isn't being moved toward construction. [S7](#source-s7) The young adults plan focuses on renters: publish anonymous rent prices collected through local authorities, close the loophole that lets brokers charge tenants, because "whoever benefits from the brokerage service pays for it," and set up fast arbitration and small claims tracks for rental disputes. [S16](#source-s16)

From the unlinked housing plan: long-term rental contracts with rules that limit rent increases during the contract, with priority for people who serve. [S21](#source-s21)

## What does Yashar say about religion and state?

The flagship is a law called "State service for all." [S5](#source-s5) Every young person would be summoned by an independent national service directorate. The IDF picks first, and everyone else goes to civil or national service. [S5](#source-s5) The plan keeps up to 3 percent of each yearly cohort for one-year deferrals for Torah study, chosen by open screening, and those people would still do basic training. [S5](#source-s5) People who aren't exempt and don't serve, whom the plan calls "draft evaders and deserters," would lose a long list of state benefits, including support for Torah institutions, and could face license revocation, a ban on leaving the country, and criminal charges. [S5](#source-s5)

Elsewhere, the immigration plan commits to civil unions, "respectful" conversion processes, and letting local authorities and communities shape Shabbat in public space. [S12](#source-s12) The unlinked LGBTQ plan says civil union registration would run "in parallel to, and not instead of" the religious courts and be open to same-sex couples. [S21](#source-s21)

## What does Yashar say about the judiciary and governance?

The platform says they'll pass a "Basic Law: Legislation" to strengthen the Knesset's independence and authority, limit the prime minister to two terms, and cut unnecessary ministries. [S2](#source-s2) The party goals add that they'll aim for broad agreement on a constitution and want a judiciary that is "strong, independent and accountable." [S19](#source-s19) The crime plan says police independence would be written into law and politicians would stop dealing with police appointments and investigations. [S9](#source-s9) I couldn't find a published position on how judges are selected or on the attorney general.

## What does Yashar say about education?

They'd create a National Education Council that sets a binding core for every student in public education: Jewish-Israeli identity, Hebrew, English, math, science, AI literacy, critical thinking, and civics. [S8](#source-s8) Core studies would become the condition for full public funding, and funding would be "substantially reduced" for schools that don't meet the state standard, and schools outside the state system, especially Haredi ones, would be required to join a state-Haredi track with full core studies. [S8](#source-s8) In the same September 24 Jerusalem Post interview, Eisenkot said that schools outside state education "will not receive funding from the state." [S22](#source-s22) The plan also gives principals control over a flexible budget, cuts the number of matriculation exams, and moves ages zero to three under the Education Ministry. [S8](#source-s8)

## What does Yashar say about health?

I couldn't find a general health plan. Health shows up inside other plans: an emergency medical center in Kiryat Shmona [S13](#source-s13), more geriatric beds and a study of mandatory long-term care insurance for everyone [S15](#source-s15), and a national rehabilitation authority for post-trauma, a minister responsible for rehabilitation, and follow-up care for every discharged soldier who needs it. [S10](#source-s10) [S16](#source-s16)

## What does Yashar say about social welfare, pensions and the elderly?

The seniors plan would raise old-age allowances for low-income seniors, including Holocaust survivors and immigrants with small pensions, and create a permanent mechanism to keep allowances from losing value. [S15](#source-s15) It also calls for a national council for senior citizens, a loneliness program run through local authorities, and tougher penalties for scams targeting older people. [S15](#source-s15)

## What does Yashar say about Arab citizens and minorities?

Arab citizens are included in the service law. [S2](#source-s2) [S5](#source-s5) The crime plan proposes joint work with Arab community leadership, including recruiting young people into mandatory civil service focused on fighting crime in Arab towns. [S9](#source-s9) In the same Jerusalem Post interview, Eisenkot said Arab citizens would do national service and Bedouin service in the IDF would expand. [S22](#source-s22) I couldn't find a dedicated plan for Arab citizens beyond that. The unlinked plans add sexual orientation and gender identity to anti-discrimination law and propose a ban on conversion therapy. [S21](#source-s21)

## What does Yashar say about immigration, absorption and the diaspora?

The goal is one million new immigrants in about a decade and another million by 2048, plus an emergency plan to stop Israelis from leaving. [S2](#source-s2) They'd create a "hybrid residency" status for people who want to move gradually, settle tax and National Insurance debts to encourage Israelis abroad to return, and set up a one-stop absorption office that starts working with families before they land. [S11](#source-s11) [S12](#source-s12) Degree recognition would get fixed deadlines. [S12](#source-s12)

## What does Yashar say about the environment, energy and transportation?

They'd complete a high-speed rail network linking the periphery to the center and speed up metro and light rail projects. [S7](#source-s7) The agriculture and northern plans support solar panels over farmland and local micro-grids for emergencies. [S14](#source-s14) [S13](#source-s13) I couldn't find an environment or climate plan, and I couldn't find the transportation plan that the young adults plan refers to. [S16](#source-s16)

## What Yashar puts front and center

Crime has its own step in the 10 steps and its own plan. [S2](#source-s2) [S9](#source-s9) The plan calls for a national cabinet on organized crime headed by the prime minister, specialized organized crime courts, and dedicated units against protection rackets in the north and south. [S9](#source-s9) The northern plan would move the target for sheltering homes, schools, and clinics within nine kilometers of the border from 2035 to 2030. [S13](#source-s13)

## What Yashar hasn't published

The gaps are on security and foreign policy: I couldn't find a written plan on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, or the Palestinians beyond the general platform lines. I also couldn't find anything published on judicial selection, the attorney general, or the environment, or a dedicated plan for Arab citizens. The housing plan the site refers to isn't linked from the plans page, and I couldn't find the transportation plan at all.

## Chapters

- 0:00 Intro
- 0:18 About this series
- 0:44 Who they are
- 1:04 What they've published
- 1:53 Security and foreign policy
- 3:14 October 7 accountability
- 3:46 Economy and cost of living
- 4:58 Housing
- 5:44 Religion and state
- 7:09 Judiciary and governance
- 7:50 Education
- 8:42 Health
- 9:04 Social welfare, pensions, and the elderly
- 9:28 Arab citizens and minorities
- 9:59 Immigration, absorption, and diaspora
- 10:25 Environment, energy, and transportation
- 10:46 What they put front and center
- 11:10 What's missing

## Sources

- <a id="source-s1"></a>S1: [Candidate list "ישר! עם איזנקוט לראשות הממשלה מאחדים את ישראל", ballot letters דרך, list submitted by ישר לישראל עם איזנקוט and יסודות ישראל](https://www.gov.il/he/pages/yashar_list_2) (Central Elections Committee page, Hebrew, published 2026-09-07 (updated 2026-09-29))
- <a id="source-s2"></a>S2: ["10 צעדים לשגשוגה של מדינת ישראל" (10 steps brochure), 8 pages](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Yashar_10_Steps_Brochure.pdf) (Platform PDF, Hebrew, published June 2026 (upload folder 2026/06))
- <a id="source-s3"></a>S3: [Homepage, including the same 10 steps text and the "ישראל צריכה דרך ישרה!" intro](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/) (Website page, Hebrew, published page modified 2026-09-29)
- <a id="source-s4"></a>S4: ["תכניות" hub listing the party's plans](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/) (Website page, Hebrew, published n/a)
- <a id="source-s5"></a>S5: ["ישר! לשירות ממלכתי לכל" (State service for all)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/service-for-all/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-06-24)
- <a id="source-s6"></a>S6: ["ישר! להוקרה ולתגמול משרתי המילואים והסדיר" (Reservists and conscripts)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/reservists-honour-and-compensation/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-06-23)
- <a id="source-s7"></a>S7: ["ישר! להזנקת הכלכלה הישראלית והורדת יוקר המחיה" (Economy and cost of living)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/economics/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-06-21)
- <a id="source-s8"></a>S8: ["ישר! לחינוך ממלכתי ומצטיין" (Education)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/education/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-06-24)
- <a id="source-s9"></a>S9: ["ישר! לביטחון פנים, משילות, והחזרת החוק והסדר לרחובות" (Internal security and crime)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/homeland-security/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-06-22)
- <a id="source-s10"></a>S10: ["ישר! לצמיחה מתוך משבר ובניית חוסן לאומי" (Post-trauma and national resilience)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/post-traumatic-stress-recovery/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-06-23)
- <a id="source-s11"></a>S11: ["ישר! לעליית המיליונים, לשיבה הביתה וIn-location" (Aliyah and returning Israelis)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/inlocation-and-aliya/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-06-23)
- <a id="source-s12"></a>S12: ["ישר! לקליטת עלייה" (Immigrant absorption)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/aliyah-and-integration/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-08-16)
- <a id="source-s13"></a>S13: ["ישר! לשיקום ושגשוג הצפון" (Northern reconstruction)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/north-reconstruction-and-prosperity/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-08-17)
- <a id="source-s14"></a>S14: ["ישר! לחיזוק החקלאות הישראלית" (Agriculture)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/agriculture/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-07-13)
- <a id="source-s15"></a>S15: ["ישר! לגיל השלישי" (Senior citizens)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/senior-citizens/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-09-01)
- <a id="source-s16"></a>S16: ["ישר! לצעירים" (Young adults)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/principles/youth-and-young-adults/) (Website plan, Hebrew, published 2026-09-27)
- <a id="source-s17"></a>S17: ["החלטת הממשלה הראשונה שלנו: ועדת חקירה ממלכתית לטבח ה-7 באוקטובר" (commission of inquiry page, open for public comment until 7.10.26)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/vaadat-hakira/) (Website page, Hebrew, published page modified 2026-08-10)
- <a id="source-s18"></a>S18: [Draft government decision establishing a state commission of inquiry, "טיוטה לשיתוף הציבור", 3 pages](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/מתווה-ישר-לועדת-חקירה-ממלכתית-לטבח-ה-7-באוקטובר-טיוטה-לשיתוף-הציבור.pdf) (Platform PDF, Hebrew, published August 2026 (upload folder 2026/08))
- <a id="source-s19"></a>S19: ["מטרות המפלגה" (Party goals, 12 items)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/topic/missions/) (Website page, Hebrew, published items dated 2026-05-04 (modified 2026-05-28))
- <a id="source-s20"></a>S20: ["מכונת הרעל" rebuttal page (party responses to claims about Eisenkot)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/the-poison-machine/) (Website page, Hebrew, published page modified 2026-09-29)
- <a id="source-s21"></a>S21: [156 "position" items grouped by plan. Includes four plans NOT linked from the plans hub and whose position URLs return 404: "ישר! לדיור" (housing, 10 items, dated 2026-09-24), "ישר! לקהילה הגאה" (LGBTQ community, 6 items, 2026-09-24), "ישר! לשיוויון מגדרי" (gender equality, 6 items, 2026-09-15), "ישר! לתרבות" (culture, 8 items, 2026-09-15). See README open questions.](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/api/wp/v2/position?per_page=100&page=1) (Website data (public REST API), Hebrew, published 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-24)
- <a id="source-s22"></a>S22: [Jerusalem Post Magazine interview with Eisenkot, by Keshet Neev and Zvika Klein. Quotes are as published in English by JPost (the interview language is not stated).](https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-909543) (Interview (published transcript excerpts), English, published 2026-09-24 (updated 2026-09-27))
- <a id="source-s23"></a>S23: ["מדברים ישר!" video page (podcast episodes, inventory only)](https://yasharwitheisenkot.com/video/) (Website page, Hebrew, published episodes March to July 2026)