Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid. July 23, 2017
One hour before the deadline that would kick the coalition football into the Knesset plenum, Yesh Atidâs Yair Lapid managed to sign each coalition partner to the deal that will form a center-left government in Israel with Naftali Bennett as the first prime minister in the rotation, and Yair Lapid following after him.
The signed letter to President Rivlin that Yair Lapid can form a coalition. June 2, 2021
All coalition partners — including Yamina’s Naftali Bennett and Tikva Hadasha (New Hope)’s Gideon Sa’ar — signed the deal at around 11 pm, according to
Walla! News. The parties in the coalition are Yesh Atid, Yamina, Tikva Hadasha, Meretz, Labor, Blue&White and Ra’am.