From Leaders of anti-Netanyahu bloc to meet Sept. 20 to start coordination ahead of next elections
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAriela Karmel is a political correspondent at The Times of Israel. She previously reported for Calcalist and Haaretz. She holds an MA in Middle Eastern and African History from Tel Aviv University and a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid’s office says that party chiefs from the anti-Netanyahu so-called “change bloc” will meet on September 20 in the “first in a series of meetings aimed at shaping the basic guidelines of the next government,” according to the Yesh Atid party leader’s office.
The meeting will bring together former prime minister Naftali Bennett, chairman of the new Bennett 2026 party; former IDF chief of staff and ex-Blue and White–National Unity party No. 2 Gadi Eisenkot; Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman; Blue and White-National Unity chief Benny Gantz; and The Democrats party head Yair Golan.
The announcement follows separate sit-downs on Sunday held by Eisenkot with both Lapid and Bennett. Lapid’s spokesman said Monday that the leaders had agreed to convene a broader bloc meeting to “deepen coordination and begin formulating the basic guidelines for the next government, following the talks and meetings that have taken place in recent days.”
The bloc comprises right-wing, centrist and left-wing parties that seek to provide an alternative to the current Netanyahu-led coalition.
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