Published: 10 November 2026
Last updated: 10 November 2026
More than 2,000 Jews from 20 Diaspora communities have signed an open letter urging the leaders of Israel’s opposition parties, Jewish and Arab, to unite and replace Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
On Sunday, President Isaac Herzog gave Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a new government. Without the Arab-led parties, neither bloc reaches the 61 seats needed for a majority, even as the Haredi parties are also being considered for coalition talks.
The letter is organised by The London Initiative (TLI), a network of Israelis, Diaspora Jews and international allies founded by Sir Mick Davis and Mike Prashker. It is addressed to Gadi Eisenkot (Yashar!), Naftali Bennett (Beyachad), Yousef Jabareen (the Joint List), Yair Golan (the Democrats), Mansour Abbas (Ra’am) and Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) and has been published publicly, including in Israeli media.
Israel is both a democratic state and the national homeland of the Jewish people, and events since October 7 have shown that what happens in Israel affects Jews worldwide, and vice versa. Diaspora communities are often the first to feel the cost of Israel’s weakened standing among democracies and allies, including the United States.
The letter rejects another broad unity government with Netanyahu, a model it says has failed in the recent past. It cites polling showing that most Israeli voters and most Diaspora Jews believe the outgoing government damaged Israel’s democracy, society and security. The message to the Eisenkot-led change bloc is clear: deliver real change.
It sets out five priorities for a new government: restoring liberal democracy and the rule of law; equal rights and obligations for all citizens, including Arab citizens; renewing the pursuit of a secure peace with the Palestinians; a stronger partnership between Israel and the Diaspora; and constructive diplomacy with the signatories’ own governments.
