Eisenkot's opposition to Netanyahu's coalition's request to extend voting hours The Likud party led by Netanyahu and the Shas and Utsama Yehudit parties called for extending the voting period in Israel's Knesset elections. On the other hand, the "Ishar" party led by Gadi Eisenkot opposed the request of Netanyahu's coalition and declared: "There was no unusual event that warrants consent to this request; a request whose purpose is to give grounds for claims regarding the integrity of the elections."