Lapid holds first update meeting with PM Netanyahu as opposition leader

Yesh Atid-Telem leader Yair Lapid meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since he became leader of the opposition in the wake of the last election.

The prime minister is required to hold regular update meetings on state, security and other matters with the opposition leader. But seldom has there been such public animosity between two political figures as between Netanyahu and Lapid.

Lapid broke up his alliance with Blue and White’s Benny Gantz over the latter’s decision to enter into a government with Netanyahu, whom he has ruled out as a partner and lashed repeatedly for his criminal cases and attacks on the country’s institutions.

Netanyahu too vilified Lapid repeatedly throughout the recent election cycles.