Netanyahu’s biggest rivals join forces for Israel’s coming election

Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most formidable political rivals said on Sunday they were joining forces in a bid to oust his coalition government in the coming election expected later this year.
The former prime ministers – right-wing Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid – issued statements announcing the merger of their parties, Bennett 2026 and There is a Future.
“We are standing here together for the sake of our ‌children. The State of Israel must change direction,”…