In the North, Pessimism About Eisenkot's Rehabilitation Plan - His Party Promised: "We'll Prove You Wrong"

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot presented a 15 billion shekel rehabilitation plan for the North. Mateh Asher Regional Council head Moshe Davidovich expressed pessimism: "Don't believe politicians," but admitted that if 70% is implemented, the North will be a "paradise." The party promised to prove residents wrong. The plan includes fortification, tax benefits, and adopting Gaza envelope policy, and drew criticism from Home Front Command.

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot presented a rehabilitation and development plan for the North costing 15 billion shekels, including six billion for fortification and nine billion for areas of life such as industry, agriculture, education, health, and tourism. The plan was prepared by Shaul Meridor, former head of the Budget Division at the Finance Ministry and a candidate on the Yashar list. Mateh Asher Regional Council head Moshe Davidovich expressed pessimism, saying "don't believe politicians," but noted that if 70% of the plan is accepted, the North will be a "paradise." Meridor responded that their role is to prove residents wrong. Eisenkot faced criticism for not placing a representative from the region in a realistic spot on the list. The plan includes raising the tax benefit ceiling for border communities to 25% and adopting the Gaza envelope fortification policy for all educational institutions and clinics within five years. Home Front Command professionals criticized that the plan could enable "a reality of life under routine shooting." Funding will come from canceling coalition funds and budgets for non-compliant entities, totaling 7 to 9 billion shekels. Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern welcomed the attention to the city. The Conflict Line Communities Forum invited party leaders, including Netanyahu, Liberman, and Bennett, to meetings; only Liberman and Bennett responded.