Bennett Rules Out Netanyahu as Lapid Alliance Stays

In a full 120 and One interview published at 06:00 IDT, former prime minister Naftali Bennett said his alliance with Yair Lapid will continue to the end and ruled out sitting with Benjamin Netanyahu after the election. Bennett said he would do what is needed with Gadi Eisenkot if that saves the state, while insisting he opposes a Palestinian state and that the IDF must remain in Gaza for years. He also pledged to confront Arab crime families and framed the Haredi draft dispute around service and work incentives rather than police raids in Bnei Brak. Israelis should weigh the campaign rhetoric against the need for Zionist governance, IDF manpower, respect for Torah learning and secure borders.