Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett presented his new 'Together' party list on Sunday evening, saying he chose people who will 'storm the goal' and not surrender to pressure on the path to fixing the state, according to N12's Dafna Liel. Bennett also pledged to declare Qatar an enemy state, dismantle monopolies to lower prices, and restore governance to Israel.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett presented his new 'Together' party list on Sunday evening, stating he had chosen individuals who would 'storm the goal and not surrender to any pressure' on the path to 'fixing the state.' According to N12's Dafna Liel, Bennett also made a series of policy pledges: declaring Qatar an enemy state, dismantling monopolies to lower consumer prices, and restoring governance to Israel.
The announcement follows earlier updates to this thread on Sunday at 15:44 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported that Bennett had personally determined the full 20-candidate slate without primaries. The top spots behind Bennett were filled by three former directors-general — Keren Turner, Liran Avishar Ben Horin, and Michal Negri — with former MK Eitan Ginzburg in fifth place. The list notably excluded Yair Lapid, who had been initially reported as a potential candidate for the second slot.
Bennett's pledge to designate Qatar an enemy state is not new in his platform. As The Zioneer has reported over the past months, Bennett has repeatedly called for this step — in August at the INSS conference he described Qatar as 'a cancer that sends metastases to the West and even to the Prime Minister's office,' and in July he outlined it as one of four security 'conceptions' he would change in the next government. His position has drawn both support — Minister Miki Zohar backed the call in late July — and caution, with former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot warning in August that such a declaration should not be a 'political gimmick' and must be a serious decision.
What remains unclear is the specific timeline and legal mechanism by which Bennett would implement the Qatar designation, as well as whether his 'Together' party will cross the electoral threshold to enter the next coalition. His broader economic reform agenda, including breaking monopolies, also lacks detailed legislative proposals at this stage.
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