Former Israeli PMs Bennett, Lapid unite to challenge Netanyahu in elections
Summary
Two former Israeli prime ministers, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, have joined their political parties to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming election. They formed a new party called "Together" to unite the opposition and try to change the current government.Key Facts
- Naftali Bennett leads the new party "Together," which merges his party Bennett 2026 with Lapid’s There is a Future.
- Bennett is right-wing, Lapid is centrist, but both oppose Netanyahu.
- They aim to end divisions within the opposition and focus on winning the elections expected later this year.
- Bennett wants to create a national inquiry into failures ahead of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, which Netanyahu’s government rejects.
- Bennett and Lapid have previously worked together to end Netanyahu’s 12-year run as prime minister in 2021.
- Netanyahu returned to power after winning the 2022 election and formed Israel’s most right-wing government.
- Polls show Netanyahu currently leading but suggest he may lose in the upcoming election.
- Lapid says he represents Israel’s secular middle class concerned about tax and military service fairness.
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