Naftali Bennett’s B’Yachad party on Monday unveiled its electoral slate and platform, shifting toward a liberal-Zionist message with promises of universal national service and a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 attacks, according to The Zioneer. The effort aims to halt a sharp slide in polling that has seen the party drop in recent surveys.
Bennett's B'Yachad party submitted its final Knesset slate on Monday, formally ending any prospect of a joint run with former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party. Bennett also announced he would use the letter 'ב' on the ballot, giving up the letters associated with Yair Lapid.
The submission capped a week of speculation: secret meetings between Bennett and Eisenkot were first reported Friday evening by N12's 'Ulpan Shishi' program. Associates described the talks as ongoing as of Saturday, but by Sunday evening Kan 11 reported the union had fallen through. On Monday, both leaders arrived separately to submit their lists.
Later Monday, B'Yachad held a high-energy rally unveiling its electoral platform. The party has shifted toward a liberal-Zionist message, pledging to promote universal national service and to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 attacks.
7 developments
- StrongBennett and Lapid's Together party publishes updated Knesset list
- DevelopingYachad holds emergency meeting as polls slide — party sources say
- DevelopingBennett pressures Hili Tropper to merge his faction with 'Together' party, offers full union
- DevelopingBennett vowed to probe post-Oct 7 actions, cancel coalition laws upon forming government
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