Who they are

• Yoaz Hendel founded The Reservists on Sept 18, 2025. It runs as a technical joint list with Yaron Zelekha's New Economic Party (filed Sept 7, 2026). (CRC party register, Oct 4, 2026)
• Pitches itself as a “third bloc.” Its bloc is disputed: IsraelEd says it would join Netanyahu; Times of Israel calls it non-aligned. (IsraelEd, Sep 28; Times of Israel, 2026)

Who votes for them

• New list; no 2022 seats. Zelekha's party won 0.29% (13,920 votes) in 2022. (Wikipedia)
• Hendel: “Those wanting government with ultra-Orthodox parties know who to vote for… Those comfortable with minority government relying on Arab parties have their opposition choice. We must provide the alternative.” (Maariv, Sep 7, 2026)
• First crossed the threshold in Channel 13's Sept 23 poll. Sector data: not found. (CRC party register, Oct 4, 2026)

Where they stand

Haredi draft

“Those who do not serve cannot vote or be elected to the Knesset.” A draft law must pass before a government is sworn in. (themiluimnikim.org.il; Maariv)

Courts

Reform, 8-year term limits, a constitution and a “Basic Law: Legislation.” (CRC party register, Oct 4, 2026)

War & Gaza

Hendel earlier proposed moving about 1.5 million Gazans to “a tent city outside the Strip”; Wilf backs a “voluntary emigration directorate for Gaza.” (JPost, Aug 11, 2026; Petek)

West Bank

“We will not allow a Palestinian state to be established… we support settlement.” (CRC party register, Oct 4, 2026)

Religion & state

No 2026 position found

Economy

Zelekha: Israel is “a paradise for monopolies”; an apartment costs about 170 average salaries. (CRC party register, Oct 4, 2026)

Names on the list

• No. 2Prof. Yaron Zelekha, accountant-general 2003–07
• No. 3Einat Wilf, former Labor MK; joined Sept 7
• No. 4Haviv Volibovich

Channel 14, Sep 7, 2026

Coalition pledges

• Zionist government only (no Haredi or Arab parties); universal-draft law; state commission; a national security ministry for Hendel. (CRC party register, Oct 4, 2026)
• On Netanyahu, mixed: “Netanyahu is not my red line” (Aug 11) vs. “whoever is responsible for October 7 needs to go home, and that includes Netanyahu” (Aug 23). (2026)

In their words

“Our mission is solely to establish a Zionist government.”

Seats in each poll

Average 2.83 across 6 polls (Channel 14 not included). i24NEWS had it below the threshold. Channel 13 had it below the threshold.

Bios

Yoaz Hendel. Born 1975 in Petah Tikva, raised in Elkana. Shayetet 13; a reserve lieutenant-colonel who commanded Battalion 8555 in the 2023 war. Netanyahu's communications director 2011–12; communications minister in 2020 and 2021–22.

Bio source: Wikipedia, accessed Oct 2026, via the research memo and party registers.