כשבועיים לסגירת הרשימות: ניסיונות האיחוד של איזנקוט, בנט ולפיד חוזרים לשולחן

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Two weeks before the deadline to submit party lists, merger talks among Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, and Yair Lapid have resumed behind closed doors. The balance of power has shifted since earlier rounds. Eisenkot's camp worries that a broad union could actually repel voters and fail to add seats to the bloc. The arithmetic is being tested, but the risk of alienating existing support makes any deal fragile.