Bennett, Lapid Announce Party Merger Ahead of Israeli Elections

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief(Worthy News) – Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced Sunday that they will merge their political factions into a unified list ahead of upcoming Knesset elections, signaling a major realignment within Israel’s center-right political landscape.According to a joint statement, the merger between Lapid’s Yesh Atid party and Bennett’s newly formed political movement is being framed as “the first step in t