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Saturday, August 19, 2023
Lapid: No to unity with Netanyahu; government will fall and we will have elections
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Opposition leader Yair Lapid tells protesters in the northern Krayot area he won’t enter into a unity government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Some members of the opposition expressed openness to the idea this week.
Lapid also slams Netanyahu’s allies for attacks on the top military brass for its alleged soft-hand approach to military reservist volunteers who are refusing to report for duty due to the judicial overhaul.
“This government attacked the chief of staff because he hates the truth, but they don’t have a choice. The problem isn’t the readiness of the IDF. The problem is with Netanyahu,” Lapid says.
“This government isn’t working and it needs to go home. This is our plan. We won’t believe in miracles that won’t happen. We won’t go to a fraudulent unity government that will break our moral backbone. The government will fall and we will go to elections,” he adds.
The Times of Israel Community.