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Bennett-Lapid “Together” Alliance Leads Polls, Vows Inquiry

4/29/2026

Summary

Story summary

Opposition leaders created the “Together” alliance for the election due by October 2026.
Prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid merged their parties into “Together.”
Bennett said a “Together” government would launch an inquiry into the October 7 Hamas attack and end draft exemptions.
Polls place Bennett’s bloc ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, prompting Netanyahu to warn the duo may repeat their coalition by posting a photo with Arab leader Mansour Abbas.

History

Historical Context

In November 2005 Ariel Sharon left Likud to found the centrist Kadima, a move that broke Israel’s two-party dominance. Kadima won 29 of 120 Knesset seats in the March 2006 election, becoming the largest party. The current “Together” alliance of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid echoes that realignment as they join forces to challenge Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud in the next national vote.

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Story summary

Opposition leaders created the “Together” alliance for the election due by October 2026.
Prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid merged their parties into “Together.”
Bennett said a “Together” government would launch an inquiry into the October 7 Hamas attack and end draft exemptions.
Polls place Bennett’s bloc ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, prompting Netanyahu to warn the duo may repeat their coalition by posting a photo with Arab leader Mansour Abbas.

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