{"id":575907,"date":"2026-08-05T21:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/575907\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T21:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:24:12","slug":"tropper-hendel-alliance-unveils-the-zionist-home-the-reservists-party-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/575907\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropper-Hendel alliance unveils The Zionist Home-The Reservists party platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former ministers Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel<\/a> announced on Wednesday that they would demand the National Security Ministry portfolio in the next government for Hendel, as they unveiled the platform of their newly launched The Zionist Home-The Reservists party.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the party\u2019s campaign launch attended by bereaved families, reservists, and party supporters, Tropper and Hendel also announced that another condition for joining a coalition would be the establishment of \u201ca Zionist government,\u201d alongside the passage of a draft law<\/a> requiring haredim (ultra-Orthodox) to serve in the IDF, as well as universal conscription.<\/p>\n

Hendel<\/a> previously led The Reservists party, which he founded, before it merged with Tropper\u2019s political framework. The two have agreed to head the new alliance in a joint leadership.<\/p>\n

Tropper, Hendel not committed to specific political camp<\/p>\n

Tropper and Hendel have called for a \u201cbroad Zionist government\u201d and said the party would not align with either the opposition bloc or with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s bloc, stating that it was not committed to any political camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to offer a few plans in different areas. I can tell you that one of them is about going back to Zionism [and] encouraging aliyah to Israel,\u201d Hendel told The Jerusalem Post at the campaign launch.<\/p>\n

\"FormerFormer ministers Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel unveil the platform of their newly launched The Zionist Home-The Reservists party on August 5, 2026. (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government failed in recruiting all Israelis,\u201d Hendel added, stating that reservists were the ones \u201cpaying the price.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Zionist Home-The Reservists said that Hendel was suited to be national security minister due to his security background and \u201cproven record as a government minister with significant achievements.\u201d Hendel had previously served as communications minister.<\/p>\n

Tropper said that \u201cafter years of making grand promises but with bloodshed in the streets and rising violence, it is time for someone who comes to work, not to pose for pictures.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is time to care about personal security, not TikTok likes. Yoaz is the right person for the job,\u201d Tropper said, without directly referring to current National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hendel told the Post last month that the alliance would not rule out joining a government led by Netanyahu but would prioritize advancing its core principles over political considerations.<\/p>\n

The Zionist Home-The Reservists presented at the event what it called the Star of David Plan, outlining policy proposals in the areas of education, universal conscription, cost of living, settlement, \u201cchecks and balances\u201d between government branches, and the rehabilitation and revival of communities along the country\u2019s border.<\/p>\n

Under the party\u2019s education plan, public funding would only be provided to schools that teach core curriculum studies.<\/p>\n

Party pledges to incentivize service, sanction draft evaders<\/p>\n

The party also pledged to provide benefits for those who serve and sanctions for draft evaders.<\/p>\n

Regarding the economy, the party said it would work to reduce the cost of living by \u201cencouraging competition, dismantling monopolies, and reducing market concentration,\u201d while providing targeted assistance to working parents and reservists.<\/p>\n

Regarding settlements, it said it would invest in areas throughout the West Bank and expand legal settlement.<\/p>\n

The Zionist Home-The Reservists also pledged to promote the creation of a \u201cZionist constitution,\u201d arguing that it would strengthen \u201cchecks and balances between the branches of government.\u201d It further committed to advancing legislation limiting the prime minister\u2019s term in office.<\/p>\n

The party said it would work toward the rehabilitation and revival of communities along Israel\u2019s northern border that were evacuated during the war. It pledged that within 90 days of forming a government, it would approve a plan for the return of northern residents, and expand rehabilitation programs and mental health services in affected areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former ministers Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel announced on Wednesday that they would demand the National Security Ministry…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":575908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[118759,42,46,58195,9552,43,40,38,41,39,140564],"class_list":["post-575907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-chili-tropper","tag-headlines","tag-israel","tag-israel-elections-2026","tag-national-security","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-yoaz-hendel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}