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B'Yachad Stakes Knesset Slate With Ex-General Noam Tibon

9/10/2026

Summary

Bennett Unveils Slate

Naftali Bennett unveiled B'Yachad’s Knesset slate before the October filing deadline.
Yair Lapid took the second spot on the slate.
Retired Maj-Gen Noam Tibon placed sixth, pledging to restore safety in Israel’s north and south.
Tibon called for a larger army, ultra-Orthodox recruitment, and cutting funds to non-servicers.
Polls project B'Yachad to win 12-15 seats, with nine reservists totaling 2,825 duty days.

Summary

Bennett Confirms

Naftali Bennett confirmed UAE President Mohammed Bin Zayed warned Benjamin Netanyahu ten days before Oct 7.
Gadi Eisenkot said evidence shows Benjamin Netanyahu led Israel blindly into the Oct 7 failure.
Amit Becher demanded an immediate state commission of inquiry into Benjamin Netanyahu’s role.
Opposition leaders pledged to create that commission once their government forms.

History

Historical Context

The 1973 Yom Kippur War began on 6 October, prompting the Agranat Commission—led by Judge Yitzhak Agranat—to investigate the war’s intelligence failures and the roughly 2,800 Israeli deaths. Its 1975 report spurred resignations of Golda Meir and Moshe Dayan and reshaped defense oversight. Today Bennett’s B’Yachad slate, featuring ex-chief Gadi Eisenkot and Maj-Gen Noam Tibon, calls for a similar inquiry into Netanyahu’s handling of the Oct 7 attack.

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Bennett Unveils Slate

Naftali Bennett unveiled B'Yachad’s Knesset slate before the October filing deadline.
Yair Lapid took the second spot on the slate.
Retired Maj-Gen Noam Tibon placed sixth, pledging to restore safety in Israel’s north and south.
Tibon called for a larger army, ultra-Orthodox recruitment, and cutting funds to non-servicers.
Polls project B'Yachad to win 12-15 seats, with nine reservists totaling 2,825 duty days.

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