Former Israeli PMs Bennett and Lapid merge parties ahead of elections

Former Israeli PMs Bennett and Lapid merge parties ahead of elections Submitted by Mera Aladam on Mon, 04/27/2026 - 11:26 Named the Beyahad party - or ‘Together’ in Hebrew - the bloc aims to challenge Benjamin Netanyahu in the October vote Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid announce their political union ahead of this year's general election, in Herzliya, Israel, 26 April, 2026. (Reuters/ Gideon Markowicz) Off Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have merged their political parties to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in elections scheduled for October at the latest. Named the “Beyahad” party - or “Together” in Hebrew - the bloc will be led by Bennett in a bid to unseat the 76-year-old premier, who has led Israel for most of the last 17 years.