Five leading Zionist opposition figures have signed a non-aggression pact to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu, but none is committed to a Palestinian state or has challenged Israel's conduct in Gaza or other wars.
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01Summary
- 01On September 26, Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan and Avigdor Liberman signed a non-aggression pact in Tel Aviv.
- 02The pact aims to form a ‘Zionist, statesmanlike government’ after the October 27 election, ruling out reliance on Arab parties.
- 03None of the five accepts that Israel's war on Gaza constitutes genocide or has committed war crimes, and none supports a Palestinian state.
- 04Gadi Eisenkot, founder of the centrist Yashar party, advocates a state commission of inquiry into the failures before October 7, 2023.
- 05The alliance excludes the United Arab List (Ra'am) and ultra-Orthodox parties, with Liberman reportedly blocking Eisenkot as prime ministerial candidate.
02Why it matters
This matters because the opposition, despite seeking to replace Netanyahu, offers no substantive change on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or Israel's military actions, leaving policy continuity likely for readers following regional stability.
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