Lapid: To stop the rule of fear, we are building a wall of hope

Speaking ahead of the introduction of his party’s slate, Blue and White co-chair Yair Lapid goes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for pushing Jewish Home to merge with the extremist Otzma Yehudit.

“In the past 24 hours there were two unifications in our political system; one of extremism and one of hope. Netanyahu is bringing Kahane’s followers into the Knesset and offered our children’s education ministry to [Jewish Home’s Bezalel] Smotrich,” Lapid says.

“He’s stoking hate and fear. Racism and violence. That has to be stopped. To stop the rule of fear, we are building a wall of hope. We stand here today and say ‘No more.’ Enough. It’s time to remind the Israeli public that the choice is in our hands. The ability to change is in our hands. We are creating a party of government.”