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Ark News Daily: Bennett-Lapid leak | Bondi Attack investigation | Gaza flotilla

5/1/202610 min

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In this episode:

  • A leaked report reveals Naftali Bennett privately disparaged his alliance with Yair Lapid as a “strategic mistake,” raising doubts about whether their new joint party can successfully unify the opposition against Netanyahu.
  • An Australian investigation into a deadly Sydney terror attack found authorities failed to act on prior warnings, highlighting a broader pattern of under-resourced prevention and potential Iran-linked threats across Western countries.
  • Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound activist flotilla has sparked a global narrative battle, underscoring the widening gap between accusations against Israel and its efforts to counter them through public diplomacy.

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First 90 seconds

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    [on-hold music] You are listening to an Arc Media podcast.

  2. Deborah Pardes· Host0:07

    [upbeat music] It's Friday, May 1st. This episode was recorded at 9:00 PM New York time on Thursday. I'm Deborah Pardes, and this is Arc News Daily. [upbeat music] On Sunday, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stood on stage with opposition leader Yair Lapid to launch a new joint political party. They called it Together. It was meant to be a show of unity and strength against current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But according to an explosive leak published yesterday, the new alliance may be neither. Israel's Channel 12 reported that in the days before the announcement, Bennett told associates that Lapid is, quote, "Toxic, toxic, toxic." In the same private conversations, Bennett reportedly said the merger is, quote, "A strategic mistake," and that Lapid doesn't bring votes from the right, he drives them away to the right. In response to the leak, the joint party said, "The only thing that's toxic is Netanyahu's coalition." Bennett himself didn't immediately comment on the report. The leak undercuts the central premise of the merger. Bennett and Lapid sold it as a unified front

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