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Together – Led by Naftali Bennett

Zman poll has anti-Netanyahu Zionist bloc on 60 seats
In 1st, Eisenkot’s party polls even with Bennett’s, in fight to be Netanyahu election rival
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett (right) meets with former MK Gadi Eisenkot to discuss their political futures, September 7, 2025. (Courtesy Naftali Bennett's office)
By ToI Staff
Two surveys, one by ToI's sister site, find Yashar and Together slates would tie, trail Likud if Knesset vote held today; separate poll has Eisenkot pulling ahead
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett (right) meets with former MK Gadi Eisenkot to discuss their political futures, September 7, 2025. (Courtesy Naftali Bennett's office)
June 12, 2026, 1:40 pm
In 1st, Eisenkot’s party polls even with Bennett’s, in fight to be Netanyahu election rival
Two surveys, one by ToI’s sister site, find Yashar and Together slates would tie, trail Likud if Knesset vote held today; separate poll has Eisenkot pulling ahead
By ToI Staff
Left to right: Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Opposition Leader Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on May 25, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); Leader of the Democrats party Yair Golan leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Yisrael Beytenu chair Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 5, 2026, 1:17 am
Poll shows anti-Netanyahu bloc winning majority; Eisenkot seen as best fit to be PM in separate survey
Zman Yisrael has Zionist opposition parties winning 62 seats, enough to form a government, though they would come short of a majority if all Arab factions run on joint slate
By ToI Staff
Yesh Atid MK Boaz Toporovsky attends a Law and Constitution Committee meeting in the Knesset, on June 26, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90/File)
May 27, 2026, 9:11 pm
Yesh Atid co-founder and MK Boaz Toporovsky steps away from Knesset
Toporovsky to remain in party, but not in political role; Lapid thanks ‘friend’ for ‘years of service’ to public; former Zionist Council chief Oz Haim named as replacement MK
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Yisrael Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 18, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 19, 2026, 7:31 pm
Liberman says his goal for the upcoming election is to become prime minister
Hawkish MK’s Yisrael Beytenu party polls at only around 9 seats; however, he rules out threatening to join Netanyahu for leverage
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at a ceremony at Mount Herzl, for the Ethiopian Jews who died while making their way to Israel. May 14, 2026. (Gil Yohanan/POOL)
May 15, 2026, 1:43 am
Netanyahu said seeking to dissuade Haredi parties from backing September elections date
PM reportedly cites need to focus on Iran war; government said to be planning 5-year program to support ultra-Orthodox community; poll again predicts inconclusive elections
By Stav Levaton, Rossella Tercatin and Sam Sokol
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, left, and former prime minister Naftali Bennett embrace during a rally of their joint party Together in Tel Aviv on May 12, 2026. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 13, 2026, 1:52 am
At new party’s first rally, Bennett vows to ‘unite the nation’ and enact constitution
Former premier says Likud founders ‘rolling in their graves’ at what party has become under Netanyahu; Lapid: Merger with Bennett is about ‘restoring hope to the country’
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
L-R: Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot seen during a visit to Kibbutz Yiftah near the Israeli border with Lebanon, March 9, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90); opposition leader and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid in the Knesset, March 30, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90); former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a funeral at the Military Cemetery in Beit She'an on April 9, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
May 10, 2026, 4:55 pm
Eisenkot says Bennett-Lapid uniting without him is ‘not how you build partnerships’
Yashar chairman tells party activists he wanted to join merger, condensing Zionist opposition into three separate slates representing left, right and center
By Sam Sokol
ToI political correspondents Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol join host Jessica Steinberg on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI)
May 10, 2026, 2:44 pm
Daily Briefing May 10: Political parties form new constellations ahead of elections
Political correspondents Sam Sokol and Ariela Karmel discuss the opposition parties’ mergers and defections, and a blitz of new legislation as the Knesset goes back to work
By Jessica Steinberg, Sam Sokol and Ariela Karmel
MKs Avigdor Liberman (front right) and Gadi Eisenkot (bottom left) in the Knesset, September 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 8, 2026, 11:28 am
Eisenkot-Liberman merger would be biggest faction, could boost opposition – survey
Polls essentially unchanged since last week, with Zman showing Zionist opposition with narrow majority; Reservists’ Hendel reportedly in touch with Gantz about joint run
By ToI Staff and Tal Schneider
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett, left, and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid announcing their joint run in the coming elections, in Herzliya, central Israel, April 26, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 8, 2026, 4:59 am
Star-crossed bromance? Bennett and Lapid aim to unify Israel, but electoral heavens may not align
Bennett is distrusted by many, while Lapid is seen as left-wing. Their bond, apparently genuine, may not be enough to heal the country’s rifts or unseat Netanyahu
By Ben Sales
Then-prime minister Naftali Bennett and MK Idit Silman in the Knesset, June 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 7, 2026, 9:17 pm
Bennett sues former ally, now a Likud minister, for libel over claim he is mentally unwell
Religious Zionism MK, right-wing TV channel also included in suit, for spreading Idit Silman’s comments asserting Bennett was heavily medicated, unstable during his time as PM
By Jeremy Sharon and Shira Silkoff
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett is interviewed on Channel 12, on April 29, 2026. (Channel 12 screenshot)
April 30, 2026, 1:48 am
In interview blitz, Bennett vows to fire politicized officials if elected PM
Former premier says he’s seen ‘crazy things’ in ‘political’ Israel Police; urges Eisenkot to ‘display leadership’ and join his union with Lapid; warns Haredi draft evasion ‘killing our soldiers’
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
L-R: Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot seen during a visit to Kibbutz Yiftah near the Israeli border with Lebanon, March 9, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90); opposition leader and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid in the Knesset, March 30, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90); former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a funeral at the Military Cemetery in Beit She'an on April 9, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
April 28, 2026, 4:25 pm
Lapid said willing to drop to third spot on ticket with Bennett if Eisenkot joins
Eisenkot resists invitation, welcomes economist Shaul Meridor into his own Yashar party’s electoral slate; low-polling Gantz says Bennett-Lapid merger doesn’t serve Israel’s interests
By Sam Sokol, Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (right) and former prime minister Naftali Bennett at a press conference announcing their joint run in the coming elections, in Herzliya, central Israel, April 26, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 28, 2026, 1:26 am
Poll shows new Lapid-Bennett union edging out Likud as largest party
Channel 12 survey says Jewish-majority opposition parties led by Bennett would win 60 seats, with PM’s coalition at 50, Arab parties at 10; marks no change from last week’s polling
By Sam Sokol
Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot during a visit to Kibbutz Yiftah near the Israeli border with Lebanon, March 9, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
April 27, 2026, 6:46 pm
Eisenkot invites most opposition chiefs to meet, coordinate path to ‘Zionist majority’ victory
Strategizing on how to oust Netanyahu, Yashar leader reaches out to Bennett and Lapid, whose merged Together party he does not intend to join; does not invite Arab parties or his own low-polling ex-colleague Gantz
By Ariela Karmel
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