The Israeli politicians seeking to replace Netanyahu

On September 26, five leading members of Israel’s self-styled Zionist opposition signed a non-aggression pact, seeking to oust incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu in the October 27 election.Gathered at the Tel Aviv home of opposition leader Yair Lapid were his co-runner, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, leader of Beyachad; former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the new Yashar party; Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats party; and Avigdor Liberman, head of the Yisrael Beiteinu party.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4How genocidal war on Gaza is shaping Israel’s electionlist 2 of 4Despite long history with Netanyahu, Trump hedges as Israel vote nearslist 3 of 4Israeli opposition signal foreign policy change in style, but not substancelist 4 of 4If Netanyahu goes, does anything really change for Palestinians?end of listIn the statement of principles published after the hours-long meeting, the leaders said, “Despite ideological differences among us, the formation of a Zionist, statesmanlike government dedicated to repair and reconstruction is our shared overarching goal.”However, whether they offer meaningful change in substance as well as style, or which one of them ...