Former Israeli Premiers Join in Bid to Oust Netanyahu in Elections
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- Israeli opposition leaders Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett announced a political merger, combining their parties Bennett 2026 and Yesh Atid into a new party called Yachad, meaning "together," with Bennett as leader.
- The alliance aims to revive the coalition that briefly unseated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu five years ago and is positioned as a response to Israel's political polarization.
- Both leaders emphasized their ideological differences as a strength, presenting their unity as a message to heal and repair the fractured state of Israel.
- Bennett declared the end of political polarization, while Lapid praised Bennett as a right-wing leader with liberal and law-abiding values.
