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Yaron Zelekha

Yashar chair Gadi Eisenkot (center) along with Zionist Home leader Chili Tropper (second from right) and candidates Shira Shapira, Elyasaf Peretz and Shlomi Yehiav, in a photo published on September 6, 2026, following a political merger. (Yahav Trodler/Yashar)
September 6, 2026, 8:39 pm
Ditching Hendel, Zionist Home chair Chili Tropper merges party into Eisenkot’s Yashar
Israel Prize laureate Adi Altschuler also joins Yashar, tapped as candidate for education minister; Ben Gvir publishes Otzma Yehudit slate, prompting disgruntled MK to resign
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chief Benny Gantz greet each other at a special plenum session presenting the new emergency government at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 12, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 22, 2026, 5:20 pm
Netanyahu is using a desperate Benny Gantz to do his political dirty work
Whether Gantz crosses the election threshold or not, his frantic campaigning and attacks on former political allies are serving the prime minister’s agenda perfectly
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Hadar Muchtar, leader of Fiery Youth party speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, October 6, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 10, 2022, 4:53 pm
Fiery Youth leader calls on other struggling party heads to quit race and back her
With her party projected to fail to clear the Knesset threshold, Hadar Muchtar tries to convince Abir Kara and Yaron Zelekha to bow out; promises them ministerial jobs
By Tobias Siegal
File: An election campaign billboard for Israel's Blue and White opposition party led by Benny Gantz, right, depicting him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party, hangs in the city of Bnei Brak, on March 14, 2021, ahead of the March 23 general election. The writing in Hebrew reads 'Benny to the Knesset or Bibi forever.' (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
March 16, 2021, 9:59 pm
Blue and White and in the red, Gantz may be hanging in race to pay off debt
By squeaking into Knesset, party would get retroactive state funds to cover 60% of the millions of shekels it has borrowed for its faltering campaign, and it’s not alone
By Haviv Rettig Gur and Omer Sharvit
Blue and White head Benny Gantz delivers a statement to the media at the Knesset on August 24, 2020. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
January 12, 2021, 3:06 pm
Gantz unity plea falls flat, but his deep coffers are nothing to sneeze at
The Blue and White head will bring some NIS 20 million in campaign money to whoever he joins up with, and while Lapid is interested, scars and distrust will need to be overcome
By Tal Schneider
Then Blue and White leaders Benny Gantz (right) and Yair Lapid during a faction meeting at the Knesset on November 18, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 12, 2021, 1:30 pm
Gantz snubbed after reaching out to opposition leaders to form alliance
Blue and White head says he and Lapid have common goal, doesn’t delude himself he’ll be PM after election; ex-Blue and White MK Zamir says he won’t run again
By ToI Staff and Raoul Wootliff
Israeli economist Yaron Zelekha seen at a press conference headed by leader of the Israeli Labor party Shelly Yachimovich (not seen), prior to the national Israeli elections. January 15, 2013. (Yossi Zeliger/FLASH90)
December 30, 2020, 6:48 pm
Former Treasury official Zelekha launches party, says he aims to save economy
Ex-accountant general criticizes leaders’ financial policies, says he hopes to merge with other parties ahead of election
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon in Jerusalem on March 11, 2019. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)
April 30, 2020, 12:22 pm
Businesses, economists decry ‘lack of leadership’ as pandemic batters economy
Ad hoc addenda, poor implementation and too little, too late — a chorus of criticism for the government’s aid measures comes from firms big and small, along with the self-employed
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a credit crunch, recession (Morrison1977; iStock by Getty Images)
April 7, 2020, 4:36 pm
Israel’s banks accused of ‘piggish’ behavior as businesses suffer credit squeeze
Experts, MKs outraged as interest rates raised on loans and mortgages; banks say Israel not giving them enough cover as pandemic crisis adds to risk
By Shoshanna Solomon
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