Opposition Leaders Lapid, Lieberman and Golan Meet in Jerusalem to Discuss Israeli Identity

Party leaders seeking to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in this year's election discussed their sometimes conflicting visions for what it means to live in a Jewish and democratic state at a conference in Jerusalem on Monday. Centrist Yair Lapid, right-wing Avigdor Lieberman and center-left Democrats chairman Yair Golan gathered in Jerusalem to debate what it means to live in a Jewish and democratic state.

The party leaders at the conference acknowledged inherent contradictions in living in a Jewish and democratic state, even as they outlined sometimes conflicting visions.

The conference occurred on May 11, 2026. It took place under the theme of leaders united against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yair Golan spoke at the event on Monday. "What do we want to bring to the world?

Extremist nationalism? " he said. A conference featuring centrist Yair Lapid, right-wing Avigdor Lieberman, and center-left Democrats chairman Yair Golan took place in Jerusalem on Monday.

Haaretz reported the details of the gathering, which brought together the three opposition figures to confront both their shared goal and their differences over core questions of Israeli identity. The article was published at 12:06 AM on May 12, 2026 IDT.