Unity government

A 'unity' government would block the reforms Israel desperately needs - opinion

Benny Gantz should heed his favorite slogan that saving the country is the most important thing of all, abandoning the naive notion of unity that will saddle the state with more Likud years

|ByDAN PERRY
OPPOSITION LEADER Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attend an election event for the joint list “Together” ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, central Israel, May 12, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026.

Netanyahu criticizes Gantz and Eisenkot over wartime decisions, Lebanon deal

He later criticized the maritime border agreement with Lebanon, which was signed under the government of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Yair Lapid at faction press conference in the Knesset, Monday June 2026.

Opposition leaders blast Benjamin Netanyahu unity government proposal as pre-election scam

Yair Lapid made the remarks at a faction press conference in the Knesset for the Together Party, of which he is a member, led by former prime minister Naftali Bennett.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Israelis attend a protest march against the decision of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar, at the entrance to Jerusalem, March 19, 2025.

Israel’s biggest threats demand unity, not partisan warfare - opinion

Israelis must decide whether politics exists to strengthen the country – or whether the country itself will surrender its fate to partisan warfare.

|ByRAFAEL CASTRO

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Head of the Avoda party Yair Golan, head of National Unity party Benny Gantz, head of Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid and head of Israel Beyteinu party Avigdor Liberman hold a joint press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 6, 2024.

Likud members join MK Moshe Arbel in support for unity government

Interior Minister Moshe Arbel is working with opposition parties to form a unity government led by Netanyahu focused on returning hostages.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024ByBENTZI RUBIN
Minister of Interior and Minister of Health Moshe Arbel seen during a Shas faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 10, 2023.