Lapid congratulates Labor and Meretz parties on merger

Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid congratulates Labor and Meretz on their merger, telling reporters it is a shame that they didn’t unite ahead of the last Knesset election.

Speaking ahead of his Yesh Atid party’s weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, Lapid condemns the delegitimization of the Israeli left by its political opponents.

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