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Bennett, Lapid Merge, Propose 1 Million Immigrant Plan

5/1/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid merged their parties into the Together list for the October 2026 election.
Bennett announced an “Israeli Renaissance” plan to absorb one million immigrants over ten years.
He also proposed a commission on the Oct. 7 attack, an eight-year prime-minister term limit and crime-reduction measures.
Post-merger polls put Together at 24-27 seats, slightly ahead of Likud but below the 61 needed for a majority.

History

Historical Context

In 1990 Israel launched a coordinated aliyah that brought roughly one million Jews from the former Soviet Union over five years, swelling the Russian-Jewish community to about 1.5 million. The Likud government of Yitzhak Shamir allocated $12 billion for housing, building 300,000 homes. Today Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid’s Together alliance cites that precedent as it proposes a new “Israeli Renaissance” immigration drive.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid merged their parties into the Together list for the October 2026 election.
Bennett announced an “Israeli Renaissance” plan to absorb one million immigrants over ten years.
He also proposed a commission on the Oct. 7 attack, an eight-year prime-minister term limit and crime-reduction measures.
Post-merger polls put Together at 24-27 seats, slightly ahead of Likud but below the 61 needed for a majority.

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