Five 'Change Bloc' Leaders Hold Coordinating Meeting Ahead of Elections
The five leaders vowed to halt attacks on one another and set up joint teams to coordinate policy, turnout and messaging.
- On Saturday, opposition leaders signed a joint declaration to cease internal attacks and coordinate efforts to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of October elections.
- Internal tensions flared within the bloc after party figures criticized strategy, with MK Oded Forer claiming Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot was "fueling Bibi's campaign" last week.
- Under the new agreement, parties will establish three joint working groups within 48 hours to manage communications, voter turnout, and policy guidelines while upholding the deal "in both letter and spirit."
- Former Prime Minister and Together party leader Naftali Bennett expressed confidence in the bloc's "ability to win 63 seats," while polling shows the coalition bloc at 49 and the opposition bloc at 55.
- Despite the agreement, unresolved challenges remain, including the exclusion of Arab party leaders and disagreements over the prime ministerial candidate, as the document avoids addressing leadership succession.
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Just one month away from the 27 October legislative elections, the five leading Israeli opposition leaders met Saturday, 26 September in Tel Aviv. The big problem is that they are unable to appoint a common leader to challenge Benyamin Netanyahu.
Opposition leaders agree to decide who will lead next gov't after elections
The five party chiefs pledged to form joint teams on voter turnout, government guidelines and disinformation, after weeks of infighting and as polls show their bloc narrowing the gap with Netanyahu's
Party chiefs pledge to halt mutual attacks, form joint teams on election turnout, government platform, and media coordination
Five Israeli opposition leaders have pledged not to attack each other in the election campaign and will try to win a majority in the parliamentary elections and form a government, they said in a statement on Saturday evening, reported by Israeli media. The talks were attended by leaders of the largest opposition parties without...
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