Two former Israeli prime ministers have joined forces in an effort to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
– Right-wing politician Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announced they will merge their parties to form a new one called Together.
– “We are standing here together for the sake of our children. The state of Israel must change direction,” Lapid said at a joint press conference with Bennett.
– Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, made a comeback in the November 2022 election and formed the most right-wing government in Israel’s history.
– Since his return, he has overseen the genocidal war on Gaza that killed more than 72,500 Palestinians, attacks on Hezbollah that led to an invasion of southern Lebanon, as well as the economically crippling Iran war.
– Polls predict with his “security” credentials now in tatters, Netanyahu will lose the next election expected by the end of October.
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