#ISRAEL: Opposition Parties In Talks To Unite To Try To Oust Netanyahu

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Yamina Party Leader Naftali Bennett delivered his long-awaited announcement Sunday that he would attempt to create a unity government with Yesh Atid Party Leader Yair Lapid and seek to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he accused of leading Israel to national suicide for his own personal reasons.  

Yesh Atid and Yamina began negotiations immediately following the announcement Sunday night in an effort to reach an agreement by Wednesday’s deadline.

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#ISRAEL: Left-Leaning Parties Join Forces To Run Against Netanyahu In April; Called A "Political Bombshell"

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Gabi Ashkenazi, Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz and Moshe Ya'alon.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's two biggest rivals on the center-left have joined forces and merged their parties, causing a political shakeup ahead of the Israeli ballot slated for April 9.

Hosen L'Yisrael chairman Benny Gantz and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid have agreed to run on a joint ticket that will be called "Blue and White." The two would share the duties of Prime Minister, with Gantz serving for two and a half years, followed by Lapid. Some polls have been predicting that a joint Gantz-Lapid ticket could overtake Netanyahu's Likud Party, but Likud could then form a coalition with smaller, right-leaning parties to form a government, say experts.

Netanyahu's party lashed out at the union, saying, "The choice is clear: It's either a left-wing government headed by Lapid and Gantz and supported by a bloc of Arab parties, or a right-wing government headed by Netanyahu."

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#ISRAEL: Oppo Pty Ldr Calls For Investigation Into German Sub Purchase Deal

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Yesh Atid Party Leader Yair Lapid has called for Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to order a criminal investigation into a multi-billion shekel deal for Israel to purchase German submarines, which was pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in which his personal lawyer David Shimron is alleged to have an interest.

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