Israel’s New Political Moment: Bennett and Lapid Unite

Today’s episode explores a major political development in Israel: former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid joining forces under a new alliance called Together.What does it mean, and why does it matter?In this episode, Avi Kaner explains:How Israel’s parliamentary system worksWhy 61 seats in the 120-member Knesset is the magic numberWhy fragmented opposition politics helped Netanyahu for yearsHow Bennett and Lapid differ ideologically, yet complement each other politicallyWhy Bennett’s official visits to the UAE and Bahrain were historicHow the Bennett-Lapid government included an Arab party for the first timeWhat issues may define the next electionAnd why this race may be about more than left versus rightIsrael’s next election has not been held yet.But with yesterday's announcement, the campaign entered a very different phase.