A source close to Naftali Bennett's 'Yachad' party has sharply criticized Prime Minister Yair Lapid and the party's strategist Lior Chorev, saying the party faces two 'terror attacks' — Lapid alienating right-wing voters, and Chorev failing to reverse the slump. According to party sources, significant clashes are underway between campaign leaders, and Bennett will be forced to intervene.
A single source report from a political correspondent describes growing internal friction within Naftali Bennett's Yachad party as its poll numbers decline. The report quotes a senior figure in Bennett's circle attacking both Prime Minister Yair Lapid — whom the party accuses of pulling right-wing voters away — and the party's own strategist Lior Chorev for failing to reverse the downward trend. Party insiders told the reporter that significant clashes are taking place between campaign leaders, and Bennett will be forced to make a decision. The report is attributed to one source, with no on-the-record confirmation from the party or from Chorev; the account remains a single-source claim at this stage. The Zioneer has no prior reporting on this specific internal development.
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