Overview
- Bennett 2026 says it lodged a complaint with Israel Police after Likud shared an edited image showing Bennett and Yair Lapid celebrating with Arab politicians.
- The party calls the image a 'malicious forgery' and says it will petition the Central Elections Committee to set campaign red lines.
- Likud’s post came days after Hadash, Ra’am, Ta’al, and Balad announced steps to re-form their Joint List ahead of the next election.
- Leaders of the four Arab parties met in Sakhnin during a general strike protesting unchecked violent crime in Arab communities as they advanced the unity effort.
- Likud minister David Amsalem said on 103FM that Bennett 'should sit in prison,' and Netanyahu’s allies continue to cite Bennett’s 2021 coalition with Ra’am as political context.