About this episode

Mike and Gadi discuss the upcoming Israeli elections and related political developments.

It’s that time of the cycle when everything is judged by its possible influence on the coming October 2026 elections. Mike and Gadi discuss Netanyahu’s health, the Oct. 7 not-yet-appointed Commission of Inquiry, and the new political party formed by the merging of Bennett 2026 with Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid. Also in this episode: how the war is going.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike, Gadi

Topics covered

• Israeli elections
• Netanyahu's health
• political parties
• Commission of Inquiry
• war updates

Keywords

• Israeli elections
• Netanyahu
• political party
• Commission of Inquiry
• war

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bennett 2026, Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid

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