Sources close to Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid responded to the proposal by Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats, to merge their parties together with Benny Gantz's party. 'It's time for Yair Golan to stop helping Netanyahu with harmful statements. He knows he's hurting the chances of winning the election, he's been shown polls proving such a merger only shrinks the bloc and returns voters to Netanyahu. It's unclear why he insists on turning himself into the right wing's biggest asset just for headlines,' they said.