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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 1, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Lapid says Netanyahu ‘playing politics at expense of security’
Blue and White No. 2 Yair Lapid appears to blame Netanyahu for the Hezbollah fire on northern Israel. He says the prime minister — who is also defense minister — has shifted away from the military’s longstanding policy not to comment on Israel’s operations in neighboring countries, in a bid to drum up political support ahead of the September 17 elections.
“The children in the north are in shelters for one reason: Because Bibi [Netanyahu] violated the successful policy of ambiguity because of the elections,” tweets Lapid. “This is what happens when the prime minister plays politics at the expense of security.”
He praises the security forces in the north.
