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The episode discusses the current political landscape in Israel, focusing on the joint electoral run of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid and the implications for the upcoming elections.

Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with The Times of Israel's senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur . On Sunday, former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced a joint run for this year's Israeli elections.  Immediately, polling showed that the combined electoral slate, dubbed “Together,” would win a total of 26 seats if elections were held Monday, placing them ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud as the Knesset’s largest party, according to Channel 12. Later in the week, Opposition Leader Lapid told Bennett that he was willing to take third place, rather than second, on their joint electoral slate if it would help secure a broader merger with Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot. On this week's episode, in the spirit of the newly completed NFL draft, we play fantasy football and weigh the merits of the current parties and politicians vyying for the Knesset in this year's election. And so this week, we ask Haviv Rettig Gur what matters now. What Matters Now podcasts are available for download on Apple…

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Borschel-Dan

Guest: Haviv Rettig Gur

Topics covered

• Israeli elections
• political analysis
• party dynamics
• fantasy football
• Knesset
• political strategy

Keywords

• Israeli elections
• Haviv Rettig Gur
• Naftali Bennett
• Yair Lapid
• political analysis
• Knesset
• fantasy football

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Organizations: The Times of Israel, Channel 12

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