01:39 AM • April 28 2026 IDT
What prompted Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid to announce on Sunday their joint run in the election, at such an early stage of the campaign and contrary to their previous positions? My wild guess is timing. The two former prime ministers announced their union a few hours after President Isaac Herzog made it clear that he would not pardon Benjamin Netanyahu now. Herzog sent Netanyahu to secure a plea bargain, and Bennett saw an opportunity.
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