Yoaz Hendel

Bereaved family members chosen for Reservist Party leadership after internal elections

Among the bereaved family members chosen for the party’s leadership was Sandra Alon, mother of Sgt. Tomer Keren, who was killed in combat while serving during the Israel-Hamas War.

Yoaz Hendel, head of the Reservists’ Party, speaks during the party’s launch event ahead of the 2026 general elections, at Kibbutz Ma'ale HaHamisha near Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.
Former Minister Yoaz Hendel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, January 15, 2026.

'Rafah Crossing opening paves way for Hamas to rebuild': Reservist Party leader tells 'Post'

Knesset members attend a plenum hearing, October 29, 2025; illustrative.

Despite turbulent week, demand for commission of inquiry, bloc map remain stable - poll

Opposition lawmakers seen at the Knesset, October 27, 2025

Opposition holds 61-seat edge despite coalition drama, 'Maariv' poll finds


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.

Firecrackers hurled at Yoaz Hendel, Israeli protesters in Or Akiva

The group that marched with Hendel down the streets of Or Akiva was stopped by coalition activists, who told the demonstrators that "this is a Likud city."

 Former minister Yoaz Hendel during a rally in Or Akiva on March 21, 2023

Letters to the Editor February 27, 2023: Work over family

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Israel must return to its Zionist roots to move forward - opinion

I know that the only way back to the right path is to return to our roots, our Zionist fundamentals.

 THE WRITER addresses a right-wing-led protest against the government, in Jerusalem, on Saturday night.

Israeli Right to protest judicial reform in Jerusalem Saturday night

Former communications minister and New Hope MK Yoaz Hendel is the central figure promoting the demonstration.

 Israelis protest against the government’s proposed judicial reforms in Tel Aviv on February 4.