Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Analysis The former IDF chief of staff might prefer not to merge with Bennett even if the former PM cedes the top spot to him. Despite public statements about unity within the anti-Netanyahu bloc, a political fight is taking placeShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe03:24 PM • June 17 2026 IDTBoth Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot say they are willing to forgo their own personal interest if it serves the bloc of parties currently in the opposition, adding that they would welcome any political bargaining if it serves the ultimate goal of replacing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government.CommentsIn the NewsEisenkot's Poll Surge Makes Merger With Bennett and Lapid All the Less LikelyGerman Embrace, French Cold Shoulder for Israel's Arms IndustryPolice Let Right-wing Agitator Leave House Arrest, Meet ex-PM Bennett at Court253 Children, 121 Women Among 1,000+ Gazans Killed During Cease-fireIsrael Police Use Batons, Stun Grenades on Haredi Protesters Blocking Key RoadRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election Campaign'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France