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Bennett’s “Together” alliance pledges 1 M immigrants, inquiry, draft reform

4/30/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Naftali Bennett announced a plan to admit one million new immigrants to Israel over the next decade in a Jerusalem Post interview.
On April 26, 2026, Bennett and Yair Lapid said their parties will run together as the “Together” list in the October election, with Bennett as alliance leader.
The Together list pledged a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 Hamas attack and an end to ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions.

History

Historical Context

The 1990-1991 post-Soviet aliyah brought about 1.5 million Jews, creating Israel’s largest demographic shift and expanding the Russian-Jewish community to roughly 1.5 million people. Today Naftali Bennett proposes a new one-million-immigrant plan with the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, while Yair Lapid’s Together alliance pushes a commission on the Oct 7 Hamas attack, echoing the earlier population transformation.

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Story summary

Naftali Bennett announced a plan to admit one million new immigrants to Israel over the next decade in a Jerusalem Post interview.
On April 26, 2026, Bennett and Yair Lapid said their parties will run together as the “Together” list in the October election, with Bennett as alliance leader.
The Together list pledged a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 Hamas attack and an end to ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions.

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