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Politics · Full coverage

Bennett's Pursuit of Trooper Threatens to Split New 'Together' Party

How 4 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

Bennett's Pursuit of Trooper Threatens to Split New 'Together' Party
75% right-leaning
Center 1Right 3

By מתי טוכפלד

First reported by Channel 13 · Aug 9, 2026

What happened

Yoaz Hendel and Hili Trooper's newly formed party risks collapse amid poor polls, while Naftali Bennett aggressively seeks Trooper's support to strengthen his joint list with Yair Lapid. Internal dissent grows within Yesh Atid against the Bennett alliance, as the center-left bloc struggles with inconsistent messaging and declining voter support.

  • 01Hendel and Trooper's new party faces possible breakup due to poor polling just a week after launch.
  • 02Naftali Bennett aggressively courts Trooper to join his joint party with Yair Lapid.
  • 03Yesh Atid members increasingly oppose the alliance with Bennett, seeing him as a political burden.
  • 04The center-left bloc suffers from inconsistent messaging and ineffective campaigns, losing voter support.
  • 05Trooper is torn between staying with Hendel or joining Bennett and Lapid's struggling alliance.
  • 06Uncertainty remains over the joint party's ability to secure Trooper a Knesset seat.

Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.

In this story
People
Naftali BennettYair LapidBenny Gantz
OrganizationsTogether, Yesh Atid

Full coverage · 4 outlets

The same event, reported separately by each newsroom. Open a few to compare what each emphasizes — and what they leave out.

Now 14Right · HebrewAug 10, 2026
Bennett's Pursuit of Trooper Threatens to Split New 'Together' Party
Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewAug 9, 2026
Former PM Naftali Bennett Seeks Political Alliance Amid Party's Poll Decline
SrugimRight · HebrewAug 9, 2026
Former PM Naftali Bennett Seeks Alliance Amid Party's Declining Polls
Channel 13Center · HebrewAug 9, 2026
Former PM Bennett Pushes To Merge With Hili Trooper's Party Amid Poll Decline

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