Lapid: Netanyahu needs to choose if he prefers IDF or ‘reasonableness’ bill

22 July 2023, 8:38 pm

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Opposition Leader Yair Lapid attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 11, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Speaking at an anti-overhaul protest in Modiin, opposition leader Yair Lapid hits out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning of serious harm to the military if a bill to curb judicial oversight over government decisions passes.

“There are only two possibilities for the government in the coming days: Destroy the country or destroy itself. Destroy the army, the economy and relations with the Americans, or not,” Lapid says.

“Netanyahu needs to choose what he prefers — the Israel Defense Forces or the ‘reasonableness’ clause,” he adds.