Lapid says he will boycott Miri Regev-organized October 7 state memorial ceremony

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid says he will refuse to attend a state memorial ceremony marking October 7 overseen by Transportation Minister Miri Regev.

Instead, Lapid says, “I will be with the families of those murdered from Be’eri and Sderot and Nir Oz.” The opposition leader says that “this government is not legitimate and is not worthy of their memory.”

“The only ceremony that Netanyahu’s government and its extremists can and must do is resignation and the announcement of a state commission of inquiry,” he adds.

A number of communities hit hard by the October 7 attack have also said they will not be taking part in the ceremony spearheaded by the often controversial Regev, a Netanyahu loyalist, and many families of those being held hostage have indicated they will hold their own separate event.