Israeli Opposition Leaders Meet to Discuss Ousting Netanyahu Government

Yair Golan, head of the Democraticim party, met with Yousef Jabareen, head of the Joint List, and Ahmad Tibi, head of the Joint List's parliamentary bloc, in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. The Joint List stated that the meeting, the first between the parties since the recent elections, focused on assessing the political landscape and coordinating parliamentary blocs. Both sides affirmed a shared interest in leveraging a parliamentary majority to topple the government led by Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, and Smotrich, and to establish a replacement.

Jabareen and Tibi presented key issues facing the Arab community, and the parties discussed practical steps to address them. They agreed to continue communication and coordination for future political moves, aiming to strengthen parliamentary partnership and advance a political agenda based on equality and peace.

Golan's meeting precedes a broader gathering of leaders from the "Camp of Change", Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman, Yair Golan, and Yair Lapid. This will be the first meeting of the anti-Netanyahu parties' leaders since the 26th Knesset elections last Tuesday. Notably, Golan had previously met with Mansour Abbas, head of the United Arab List, on the preceding Thursday.

These political maneuvers occur one day before President Yitzhak Herzog begins his customary recommendation meetings with representatives of the parties in the 26th Knesset. Herzog has decided to start with smaller parties, deviating from past practice. The recommendation sessions will span two days, concluding Thursday evening with Herzog's meeting with representatives of the Likud party, the largest in the Knesset.