Who they are

• Founded Sept 16, 2025 by Gadi Eisenkot with about 120 co-founders, after he left the Knesset. (Times of Israel, Sep 16, 2025)
• Named for freed hostage Eli Sharabi's line that bringing the captives home was “not about right or left, but straight (yashar).” (Times of Israel)
• 2026 recruits include former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen, Orit Farkash-Hacohen and Elazar Stern. (CRC party register, Oct 4, 2026)

Who votes for them

• New list; no 2022 result (Eisenkot ran on National Unity, which won 12 seats). (CRC party register, Oct 4, 2026)
• Targets “Route 4” commuter suburbs: Petah Tikva, Kiryat Ono, Holon; also courting former Likud voters. (Times of Israel, Jul 1 and Sep 14, 2026)
• “Security-minded, centrist or moderate-right, secular or religiously traditional.” (JC, Oct 4, 2026)
• Largest share of first-time voters (18–22): 16%. (N12/Midgam via JPost, Sep 23, 2026)

Where they stand

Haredi draft

“National Service for All”; deferments capped at 3% of each cohort, about 2,200 people; evaders lose benefits. (Ynet, Sep 16; JPost, Sep 24, 2026)

Courts

Repeal the judicial selection law; opposes an override clause; clearer rules for judicial review in a Basic Law. (Ynet, Sep 22, 2026)

War & Gaza

“The State of Israel must not accept a reality in which Hamas survives, rearms, and waits.” Wants a state commission of inquiry. (JPost, Aug 1 and Sep 24, 2026)

West Bank

Opposes a Palestinian state; would put the Civil Administration back under military coordination. (Times of Israel, Sep 26, 2026)

Religion & state

“A secular party, but not anti-religious”; supports civil and same-sex marriage (JC's summary). (JC, Oct 4, 2026)

Economy

15% raise for all conscripts; renter protections; reserve duty capped at 50 days a year. (JPost, Sep 28; Ynet, Jun 30, 2026)

Names on the list

• No. 2Yoram Cohen, former Shin Bet chief
• No. 3Orit Farkash-Hacohen
• No. 4Adi Altschuler, designated education minister

Times of Israel, Sep 7, 2026

Coalition pledges

• Partners must accept four principles, including service for all and Hamas “to be dismantled and destroyed.” “I do not rule out any Zionist party.” (JPost, Sep 24, 2026)
• On Ra'am: Mansour Abbas “won't be part of my next government.” No Haredi party currently meets his criteria. (Times of Israel, Sep 26, 2026)

In their words

“Netanyahu initially opposed including that objective, and I forced it upon him on the ninth day of the war.”

Seats in each poll

Average 21.83 across 6 polls (Channel 14 not included).

Bios

Gadi Eisenkot. Born 1960 in Tiberias to immigrants from Morocco. Commanded the Golani Brigade and Northern Command; IDF Chief of Staff 2015–19. His son Gal was killed in Gaza in December 2023, at 25. JTA: he would be Israel's first Mizrahi prime minister.

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