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  "path": "/2026/04/26/israeli-ex-prime-ministers-bennett-lapid-announce-merger-of-opposition-parties/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T16:43:44.000Z",
  "site": "https://dissentwatch.com",
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  "textContent": "TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced on Sunday that they would merge their opposition parties, Yesh Atid and Bennett 2026, and run jointly in Israel’s upcoming elections, scheduled for autumn, state broadcaster Kan reported.",
  "title": "Israeli Ex-Prime Ministers Bennett, Lapid Announce Merger of Opposition Parties"
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