Chen Maanit12:55 AM • July 14 2026 IDTTwo former prime ministers who see themselves as fit to lead Israel again – Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid – are flying two main flags. The first flag is the fight against ultra-Orthodox draft dodging. The second is their commitment not to sit in government with Arab parties. The two thus hope to find the broadest common denominator among voters – the Israelis who love the country and fear, if not outright hate, its Arab citizens. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ZionismIsraeli politicsYair LapidNaftali BennettArab IsraelisBenjamin NetanyahuOctober 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamHamasDavid ZiniRo KhannaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPoll: Eisenkot Leads Over Likud, Opposition Lacks Majority Without Arab PartiesHaredim Expect Secular Tel Avivians to Die for the Flag While They're in YeshivaHaaretz CartoonKnesset Ratifies Bill Giving Jewish Religious Studies Special StatusLikud Allows Netanyahu to Appoint Eight Seats on Party's Knesset SlateRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA