Overview
- Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot is advocating a single slate joining his Yashar! party with Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid and Naftali Bennett’s new party, according to Channel 12.
- Cited polling places Bennett at 22–24 seats, Yesh Atid at 7–9, and Eisenkot at 9–11, implying a combined total approaching 40 Knesset seats on paper.
- None of the three politicians has publicly confirmed or denied merger talks as of January 21.
- Analysts warn that a joint ticket could shed some right-leaning Bennett supporters who are unwilling to back a list that includes Lapid.
- Channel 12’s Amit Segal says Bennett and Lapid are hesitant over placement and leadership considerations, even as their supporters favor a merger.