Former defense minister Moshe Ya'alon has decided to run separately from Yesh Atid in the next election, and his Telem party will attempt an independent bid, multiple media reports said Saturday.
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Telem and Yesh Atid were original members of Blue and White faction but broke with it when leader Benny Gantz decided to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid confirmed that Ya'alon would not be running with his party, tweeting: "I value and respect Moshe Ya'alon very much and wish him luck."
It is unclear whether Telem would be able to pass the four-seat electoral threshold independently. During the 2020 elections, a similar bid was projected to fail.
