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Bennett, Lapid Unveil “Together” Party, Eye 60 Seats.

4/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced a new party, Together, with Bennett as leader.
They will run together in the upcoming election to try to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.
Bennett pledged that a new government would establish a commission of inquiry into the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
An April 23 poll gave Bennett’s bloc 21 seats, Likud 25 seats, and projected a Bennett-Lapid alliance could command at least 60 seats.

History

Historical Context

In November 2005 Ariel Sharon left Likud to form the centrist Kadima, which captured 29 Knesset parliamentary seats in the 2006 election while Likud fell to 12. That realignment showed a new centrist bloc could topple the right-wing party. Today Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid’s Together alliance seeks a similar challenge to Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud.

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Story summary

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced a new party, Together, with Bennett as leader.
They will run together in the upcoming election to try to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.
Bennett pledged that a new government would establish a commission of inquiry into the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
An April 23 poll gave Bennett’s bloc 21 seats, Likud 25 seats, and projected a Bennett-Lapid alliance could command at least 60 seats.

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