Two former Israeli prime ministers join forces against Netanyahu

Israel

(27 Apr 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Jerusalem - 27 April 2026 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Federman, The Associated Press: "Israel is gearing up for elections later this year and already candidates are staking out positions for the race. Two major opposition figures, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, have announced that they will join forces in a bid to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bennett and Lapid are former partners who rotated the prime minister's job for a brief