Yair Golan, a reserve major general and former IDF deputy chief of staff, was elected Labor leader in 2024 and led its merger with Meretz into The Democrats. He previously served in the Knesset and as a deputy minister for Meretz. News about Golan from Israel's media, from opposition politics to polling, appears on this page.
Golan’s statement came after he and three additional Opposition party leaders met to sign a document agreeing on shared principles, pledging to work together ahead of the October elections.
Center-left Democrats party leader Yair Golan said he believes practical ways can be found to include Arab citizens in the Israeli government, but later said the issue was not discussed by opposition leaders in their Saturday night meeting