Former prime minister Together Party head Naftali Bennett entering a party meeting in Tel Aviv on August 4. Credit: Moti MilrodNaftali Bennett's union with Yair Lapid aimed to solidify Bennett's leadership of Israel's anti-Netanyahu bloc, but Gadi Eisenkot's success in polling proves that the two underestimated Eisenkot when they went behind his back03:34 PM • August 12 2026 IDTNot long ago the political fortunes of Naftali Bennett – the former settler leader and, briefly, Israel's prime minister – were on the rise. In late April, he and Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist Yesh Atid party, announced to great fanfare that they would be joining forces. A few weeks later, in front of an audience of thousands in Tel Aviv, they unveiled their new party, which they named "Together," and vowed that they would lead the formation of the next government.In the NewsHow Naftali Bennett Lost His EdgeShe Documents Settler Arson Attacks: 'This Fire Will Be Turned Against Us Too'Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Found Near Vienna Train StationWhen Tourists Were Still Coming Here: A Tour of Israel's Hotels 70 Years AgoTest in Morocco Exposes Covenant's Secret Cruise MissileRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?How a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Israel Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls