‘Israel must change direction’: Netanyahu rivals join forces for next election
Summary
Two former Israeli prime ministers, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, announced they are joining their political parties to try to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming election expected later this year. They formed a new party called Together, with Bennett as the leader, aiming to change Israel’s current government direction.Key Facts
- Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, former prime ministers and political rivals of Netanyahu, are merging their parties.
- Their new party is named Together, led by Bennett.
- Their goal is to remove Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition government in the next election.
- Netanyahu has been Israel’s prime minister for many years and returned to power in 2022 with a very right-wing government.
- Bennett and Lapid previously formed a coalition government from 2021 to 2023 but it lasted less than two years.
- Bennett stated he will not partner with Arab parties again and opposes giving land to Palestinians.
- Recent polls show Bennett and Lapid’s alliance could win more seats than Netanyahu’s coalition.
- Netanyahu posted a message criticizing Bennett and Lapid’s previous short coalition, suggesting they may fail again.
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