Yoaz Hendel

Over half of Israelis want PM Netanyahu to retire from politics, not run in Knesset election - poll

Poll: 55% of Israelis want Netanyahu to step down, as the coalition drops to 49 seats and the opposition strengthens to a majority.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Jerusalem Day event, May 14, 2026; illustrative.
Reservists Party leader Yoaz Hendel presents national PTSD recovery plan after October 7, May 10, 2026.

Reservists Party launches national PTSD recovery plan for those impacted by war, October 7

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid.

Netanyahu attacks Bennett, Lapid's joint party list announcement with inflammatory video

Reservist Party leader and former communications minister Yoaz Hendel serving in the IDF.

Yoaz Hendel: 'Israel must seize opportunity to defeat Hezbollah, assert control in Lebanon'


Yoaz Hendel’s reservist group begins proceedings to form new party

Hendel has started collecting signatures to request the Registrar of Political Parties. A poll from June 5 shows that Hendel would win nine seats if an election were held now.

 Yoaz Hendel testifies during a hearing of the civil investigative committee on the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv, August 8, 2024.

Yoaz Hendel on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, US relations, and the haredi draft - interview

Known as a nuanced analyst, Hendel was pressed that there seems to be no good solutions for returning the hostages along with defeating the Gaza terror group permanently.

 Yoaz Hendel serving in the IDF reserves.

Getting the gang together: The Be’eri Battalion of Yoaz Hendel’s reservists defies expectations

Out of the chaos of October 7 came a new generation of volunteers, both people who brought food and equipment for soldiers, and new or returned volunteers.

 RESERVE SOLDIERS of the Be’eri Battalion.

IDF reservists could be the key to Israel's political future

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.

 Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Zvika Klein and former communications minister Yoaz Hendel

Will ex-Israeli PM Naftali Bennett make a political comeback after Gaza war?

According to the survey, conducted by Dr. Menachem Lazar, should Bennett decide to run independently, he is predicted to clinch 16 mandates.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett informs the country that he will not seek reelection, at a 2022 press conference at the Knesset.

Religious Zionist party falls below electoral threshold in new poll

The poll also examined what would happen if Naftali Bennett and Yoaz Hendel return to politics.

 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen pointing downwards at a Religious Zionist Party faction meeting in Jerusalem, on May 1, 2023.

Poll predicts 8 Seats for Yoaz Hendel's new right-wing party

In a recent poll, former MK Yoaz Hendel's emerging right-wing liberal party is making waves, potentially securing eight seats and adding a new dynamic to Israeli politics.

Survey findings indicate that a party led by the former Minister of Communications would secure eight seats.

Hendel-led right-wing liberal party could win 7 seats in elections - poll

This potential new party could stem from deep-seated divisions in Israeli society regarding judicial reforms, and ongoing debates on religion-state matters. 

 Then-communications minister Yoaz Hendel is seen in Jerusalem on September 18, 2022.

Who will be first to actively court Christian Zionist Israelis? - opinion

Israeli Christians may be a relatively small percentage of Israeli citizens yet they share common values and have a close strategic alliance with the vast majority of Zionists in the world.

Survey findings indicate that a party led by the former Minister of Communications would secure eight seats.

New Israeli liberal right-wing party would win eight seats, ‘Post’ poll finds

If the party were to be led by former communications minister Yoaz Hendel, the party would win six seats, rather than eight.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a weekly cabinet meeting, March 12, 2023.