Why is Netanyahu's opposition again giving him such an easy ride before the elections?
Netanyahu's far-right religious bloc is tightly organized, while his center-left and right-wing opponents remain divided. Anti-Netanyahu protest leaders joining Yair Golan's Democrats have further complicated potential alliances with Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Lapid, as an Arab merger remains uncertain
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Netanyahu's far-right religious bloc is tightly organized, while his center-left and right-wing opponents remain divided. Anti-Netanyahu protest leaders joining Yair Golan's Democrats have further complicated potential alliances with Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Lapid, as an Arab merger remains uncertain
January 07, 2026
The decision of the anti-Netanyahu government protest leaders, first and foremost Moshe Radman and Ami Dror, to join the Democrats is a natural one. Yair Golan's center-left party is the political home for many of the protesters, and its lawmakers, starting with Gilad Kariv and Naama Lazimi, played a big part in defending the rights of the demonstrators.
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