The Reservists and the Economic Party (Hendel-Zelekha) המילואימניקים והכלכלית

Leader

Yoaz Hendel, Reservists chairman and former communications minister (not a sitting MK); ranked 1 on the joint list, Yaron Zelekha (New Economic Party) ranked 2 [source, September 7, 2026]

Bloc

Opposition

Founded

Joint list of The Reservists (Yoaz Hendel) and the New Economic Party (Yaron Zelekha), filed 2026-09-07 after Hili Tropper's Zionist Home left the Reservists alliance and merged into Yashar on 2026-09-06 (Times of Israel, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ditching-hendel-zionist-home-c...)

Seats, 25th Knesset

Status 2026

Filed 2026-09-07 as a joint list; polling below the 3.25 percent threshold in most published polls (see poll pages).

List Status

Approved by the Central Elections Committee plenum on 2026-09-27; 36 candidates as of the CEC page last updated 2026-10-11. Ballot letters: די. Ballot name: המילואימניקים והכלכלית בראשות יועז הנדל וירון זליכה.

MEF Poll Average

2.9 (below threshold in most polls); range 0 to 4 across 7 polls in the window

Background

Hendel, a former communications minister, launched The Reservists in 2025; economist Yaron Zelekha's New Economic Party ran and failed to cross the threshold in 2022. Their joint list was filed on the first filing day, 2026-09-07 (Ynet, https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syywdl3oge). Einat Wilf, a former Labor MK, is ranked third.

Knesset List

Order and Hebrew names from the Central Elections Committee (CEC list page, 2026-10-11). Lists are as approved by the CEC plenum on September 27, 2026, with candidate resignations recorded since; ballot letters: די. Party of record in brackets for joint lists. † marks names whose English spelling is transliterated from the filing rather than taken from English-language press.

1. Yoaz Hendel הנדל יועז (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
2. Yaron Zelekha זליכה ירון (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
3. Einat Wilf וילף עינת (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
4. Haviv Volibovich ווליבוביץ חביב (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
5. Yoav Shlomo Adumi † אדומי יואב שלמה (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
6. Ofir Shai Langman † לנגמן אופיר שי (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
7. Shlomi Damari † דמרי שלומי (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
8. Lior Gilboa † גלבוע ליאור (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
9. Tehila Peretz † פרץ תהילה (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
10. Shalom Biton † ביטון שלום (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
11. Amalia Kinan † קינן עמליה (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
12. Hila Bornstein † בורנשטיין הילה (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
13. Itai Gitler † גיטלר איתי (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
14. Moshe Elisha † אלישע משה (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
15. Maor Paz † פז מאור (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
16. David Shevach † שבח דוד (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
17. David Levy † לוי דוד (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
18. Stav Naki † נקי סתיו (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
19. Betal Tagan † טגן בתאל (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
20. Hadas Rena Krisi Hovra † כריסי חוברה הדס רנה (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
21. Ravit Levy † לוי רוית (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
22. Elian Lazmi † לזמי אליאן (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
23. Gabriel Natan † נתן גבריאל (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
24. Hefziba Spirt † ספירט חפציבה (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
25. Arye Eliad Amit † עמית אריה אליעד (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
26. Yaniv Sasson † ששון יניב (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
27. Yogev Yevgeni Slonimsky † סלונימסקי יוגב יבגני (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
28. Nir Eliyahu † אליהו ניר (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
29. Itamar Chai Mizrahi † מזרחי איתמר חי (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
30. Yizhar Karbat † קארבאט יזהר (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
31. Dor Ron Ben David † בן דוד דור רון (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
32. Menachem Nagar † נגר מנחם (המילואימניקים) [source, October 11, 2026]
33. Yaakov-Gal Miktan † מיקיטן יעקב-גל (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
34. Barak Lilian † ליליאן ברק (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
35. Guy Forman † פורמן גיא (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]
36. Amir Aziz Zadeh † עזיז זדה אמיר (הכלכלית החדשה) [source, October 11, 2026]

Platform and Positions

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Recent Moves

• 2026-09-06: Hili Tropper terminated the Zionist Home alliance with the Reservists and merged his party into Yashar [source, September 6, 2026]
• 2026-09-07: Candidate list filed with the Central Elections Committee (39 names) [source, September 7, 2026]
• 2026-09-28: Bar Shemian (No. 37 as filed) resigned from the list before the CEC legal adviser; later candidates move up one place [source, September 28, 2026]
• 2026-10-11: Almog Rom (No. 16 as filed) resigned from the list before the CEC legal adviser; later candidates move up one place [source, October 11, 2026]
• 2026-09-27: Yonatan Bahat (No. 15 as filed) was not included in the list the CEC plenum approved on 2026-09-27, following the committee's eligibility checks (sections 62B and 63, Knesset Elections Law) [source, September 27, 2026]

What MEF Has Published

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Not Verified

• Seat polling for this list is sparse; several pollsters do not report it separately.

Sources

• https://www.gov.il/he/pages/hamiluimnikim-vehakalkalit_list16
• https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syywdl3oge
• https://www.timesofisrael.com/ditching-hendel-zionist-home-chair-chili-tropper-merges-part