Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, recently accused fellow opposition figures Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman of engaging in 'old politics' that undermines the opposition’s collective effectiveness. Eisenkot’s criticism stems from their refusal to publicly pledge support for the leader of the largest opposition party as the primary candidate for Prime Minister. Eisenkot argues that this lack of unity damages the opposition's chances of successfully challenging the current government in future elections.

In response to these accusations, Yisrael Beytenu, the party led by Liberman, pushed back against the criticism. The party suggested that Eisenkot’s focus on internal squabbling is counterproductive. Meanwhile, Yair Golan has urged his political allies to maintain a unified front, emphasizing the need for the opposition to agree on a single candidate to maximize their electoral impact. The disagreement underscores a broader debate within the opposition camp: whether to prioritize immediate party-specific interests or to form a rigid, unified coalition strategy to unseat the current leadership. While Eisenkot advocates for a clear, unified commitment to the largest party leader, others in the opposition appear hesitant to lock themselves into such an arrangement before election dynamics are fully clear.