Yesh Atid collapses: This is Yair Lapid's top ten for the next Knesset - half of them not in realistic positions

Shtetl
September 5, 2026   
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The Yesh Atid party published its list for the next Knesset this evening, which is intended to be integrated into Naftali Bennett's "Together" list.

According to the estimated outline, Bennett will be placed first on the Beyad list and Yair Lapid in second place. Third place will be given to a representative from Bennett's party, and Meirav Ben Ari will be placed in fourth place. Noam Tivon is expected to be in sixth place and Meirav Cohen in ninth place. The remaining places in the top ten, 5, 7, 8 and 10, are designated for Bennett representatives, as is the 11th place.

The presentation of the list comes after a series of resignations and departures in Yesh Atid ahead of the elections. Lapid presented the list as part of what he called "rebuilding" and a generational change in Yesh Atid.

The new list features the promotion of Meirav Ben Ari to second place, alongside the placement of Maj. Gen. (res.) Noam Tivon in third place. MKs Naor Shiri and Vladimir Belyak were also placed at the top of the list, in sixth and seventh places. The top ten includes four women and two new faces: Tivon and Neta Atias, who has led the Yesh Atid faction for the past decade.

Political reporter Dafna Liel wrote: "A maximum of 6 seats are currently considered realistic, a magnificent collapse for a party that had 24 seats in the outgoing Knesset.".

According to the latest poll by Shlomo Filber on Channel 14, the 'Together' party receives 9. Also according to the poll by the 'Direct Polls' institute on Channel I24, Together receives 9 seats.

This means: only 4 Yesh Atid representatives will enter the Knesset.

Yesh Atid's top ten:

Yair Lapid - Chairman of Yesh Atid, former Prime Minister, Alternate Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance.
Meirav Ben Ari - Member of Knesset for nine years and former Chairman of the Public Security Committee. In the last Knesset, she coordinated the work of the opposition factions.
Noam Tivon - a retired major general, former commander of the Northern Corps and commander of the Judea and Samaria Division. This is his first run for the Knesset on the Yesh Atid list.
Meirav Cohen - Former Minister of Social Equality and a member of Knesset for about seven years. In the last Knesset, she served as Chair of the Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women.
Ram Ben Barak - Former Deputy Head of the Mossad and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Member of Knesset for about seven years.
Naor Shiri - Member of the Finance Committee and the National Security Committee, and former Deputy Mayor of Hod Hasharon.
Vladimir Belyak - Member of the Finance Committee and with a background in economics and taxation.
Yurai Lahav Herzno - Member of Knesset for about seven years, who served, among other things, as chairman of the environmental lobby and the gay lobby.
Yasmin Sachs-Friedman - Member of Knesset from Be'er Sheva and former member of the city council.
Neta Atias - Director of the Yesh Atid faction for the past decade, who has worked over the years to coordinate the faction's work in the coalition and opposition. A resident of Ashkelon, this is her first run for the Knesset.