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'


Will Hendel, Hauser pay the price for party-hopping? - analysis

Jumping from one party to another doesn’t add to the public’s respect in its politicians, because when it is done repeatedly it smacks of opportunism, not standing up for principles.

DERECH ERETZ Party MKs Yoaz Hendel (left) and Zvi Hauser confer in the Knesset Plenary Hall in April 2019.

Gantz fires Hendel as minister, Hauser from committee chairmanship

Vote on dissolving Knesset, elections likely delayed till next week.

DERECH ERETZ Party MKs Yoaz Hendel (left) and Zvi Hauser confer in the Knesset Plenary Hall in April 2019.

Hendel, Hauser formally endorse Sa'ar party

"Being right-wing does not mean being a Bibi-ist, it means values," Hendel said.

DERECH ERETZ Party MKs Yoaz Hendel (left) and Zvi Hauser confer in the Knesset Plenary Hall in April 2019.

Rwanda mulls embassy move to Jerusalem

Only the United States and Guatemala currently have embassies in Jerusalem, with the remainder of 87 countries with embassies in Israel having located them in Tel Aviv and Herzliya.

Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel is seen meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the capital city Kigali.

Israeli peripheries and non-central areas to get better cellular network

"The peripheries around Israel are national destinations and therefore need advanced infrastructure and full cellular coverage."

Two arab boys sit on the Street with their phone seen near Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City on October 5th, 2016.

Blue and White deadline passes without decision on coalition

"If this is not fixed by the end of the month, there is no point in continuing.”

DEFENSE MINISTER and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz speaks to Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on May 31.

PA telecoms brace for losses after Bezeq gets West Bank license

Israel trying to ‘occupy the air,’ restricting technology, frequencies, Palestinians say.

YOAZ HENDEL: Anything that doesn’t involve people’s livelihoods is less important now.

Yoaz Hendel visits Bar-Ilan U., presented with latest 5G technology

Hendel arrived at Bar-Ilan as a guest of the university's Center for Smart Cities, which views advanced technologies and 5G specifically as an important national project.

Minister Yoaz Hendel, Bar-Ilan University President Prof. Arie Zaban and Prof. Eyal Yaniv, Director of Bar-Ilan's Smart Cities Center, on the University's autonomous campus shuttle, Aug 13, 2020.

Rivlin warns fourth elections would be 'hard, painful and unforgivable blow'

"It is untenable that we will continue to deal with such a possibility as if it was some kind of logical scenario, at a time that we are counting our dead."

President Reuven Rivlin with Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel , August 11, 2020

Gantz to Netanyahu: Delay budget deadline within 24 hours

Blue and White: Backing anti-Bibi bill on table. Likud: That would ensure elections

BENNY GANTZ : His government would only have to last until Netanyahu is indicted