Haviv Rettig Gur: Political footballs and politicians’ fumbles
In this Israeli election year, ToI's senior analyst gives the play-by-play on the newly announced joint party of two former prime ministers and flags broadening societal schisms
Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with The Times of Israel’s senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur.
On Sunday, former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced a joint run for this year’s Israeli elections.
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Immediately, polling showed that the combined electoral slate, dubbed “Together,” would win a total of 26 seats if elections were held Monday, placing them ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud as the Knesset’s largest party, according to Channel 12.
Later in the week, Opposition Leader Lapid told Bennett that he was willing to take third place, rather than second, on their joint electoral slate if it would help secure a broader merger with Yashar! party chairman Gadi Eisenkot.
On this week’s episode, in the spirit of the newly completed NFL draft, we play fantasy football and weigh the merits of the current parties and politicians vying for the Knesset in this year’s election.
And so this week, we ask Haviv Rettig Gur what matters now.
What Matters Now podcasts are available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Ari Schlacht.
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