Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Lapid unveils slate as part of planned merger with former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's party, with polls projecting just six or seven MKs and most current lawmakers either departing or unlikely to secure realistic spots on the joint listShare 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 formatSubscribeJonathan Lisand Noa ShpigelSeptember 05, 2026Former Prime Minister Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party unveiled its slate for the 26th Knesset on Saturday, with the party expected to shrink by more than two-thirds amid poor polling and as Naftali Bennett's party takes 60 percent of the two parties' joint slate.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:KnessetIsraeli politicsYair LapidIsraeli electionsNaftali BennettTogetherCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIsrael-U.K.EisenkotCanadaBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's Algae Crisis: Is 'War Dust' From Gaza Fueling the Crisis?57,000 Israelis Have Left the Country Since Last Rosh HashanahIsrael's High Court Weighs Legality of Voter-tracking Apps Ahead of ElectionCovenant Emerges From Stealth With Plans for Low-cost Cruise MissilesIsrael's Response to U.K. Settlement Sanctions Is a Media-hyped NothingburgerRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?What Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?More Stories to Explore