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Former Israeli Premiers Join in Bid to Oust Netanyahu in Elections

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  All credit goes to the New York Times, Isabel Kershner, Johnatan Reiss and Aaron Boxerman. Naftali Bennett, a right-wing politician, and Yair Lapid, a centrist, will merge parties for a vote later this year. Naftali Bennett, left, and Yair Lapid on Sunday in Herzliya, Israel, where they said they would unite in a party to be called Yachad, Hebrew for “together.” Credit... Ariel Schalit/Associated Press By Isabel Kershner Reporting from Jerusalem April 26, 2026 See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Times on Google   The centrist leader of Israel’s opposition, Yair Lapid, and a right-wing former prime minister, Naftali Bennett, announced on Sunday that they would combine forces in elections later this year. The merger is an apparent bid to reconstitute a partnership that temporarily unseated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu five years ago. Mr. Bennett and Mr. Lapid said their two parties, Bennett 2026 and Yesh Atid, would unite into a party to be c...
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Was the Kopuster Rebbe a Zionist?

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  Story ט״ז אייר ה׳תשפ״ו  | May 2, 2026 Was the Kopuster Rebbe a Zionist? In honor of the upcoming 126th yartzeit of Harav  Shlomo Zalman of Kopust ,  From the Margins of Chabad History  presents new information about his life and stance towards the Zionist movement. By Shmuel Super All credit goes to Shmuel Super and the Anash.org website. Introduction 27 Iyar marks the 126th yartzeit of the Kopuster Rebbe, Harav Shlomo Zalman Schneersohn. The story of Harav Shlomo Zalman’s life is artfully related at length in R. Amram Bloi’s  Benei Hatzemach Tzedek ,  pp. 215–288. In an installment of this column  last year , we published the first detailed eyewitness account of life in his  chatzer  in Kopust.   This year, we add new information about his biography, character, and his views on the Zionist movement of his time. It is no secret that there were periods of tension and points of contention between Lubavitch and Kopust. A drawing of K...
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