Former PMs Bennett, Lapid join forces under unified party ahead of next Israeli elections
Space has been left for Yashar! leader Gadi Eisenkot to join the former prime ministers' merger as well, Bennett’s office told The Jerusalem Post.
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High Court orders state to explain failure to establish civil cemetery for Jerusalem residents
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Israel to mark Independence Day with 'heads held high', says Bennett as opposition honors fallen
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Eisenkot overtakes Bennett for opposition leadership as Lapid ends last in latest poll
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Ben-Gvir to promote senior police officer Ruti Hauslich on court recommendation
He has also requested that the A-G express her position regarding “someone who impersonates and uses a title that was not given to them in the Knesset."
