The Yeshiva World Lapid: 10 Percent of the Nation Will Not Threaten ...

In his first-ever address before the Knesset as a MK, Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid stated ?there will be no civil war. 10% of the population is not able to threaten civil war.?

?We cannot ignore the fact that the discussion of sharing the burden has raised these threatening voices again. It negates the entire concept of democracy. The discussion touches their biggest fears but this exactly why the public elected us to sit in this house. We have not come to create a rift but we have come to unite. The time has come to admit that there is a gaping wound in the heart of our Israeli society,? are the words of the new MK, who in the coming days or weeks may become a senior cabinet minister.

He continued, ?And we must tell them that there are clear rules of right and wrong. Women are sent to the back of the bus in Jerusalem and the state already does not know what to say. If permitted to continue, tomorrow there will not be a bus. The rules apply to everyone. Outlaws break into IDF bases and all the state can say is they are shocked, accompanied by weak condemnations. In yishuvim in the north and south police dare not enter. It is anarchy.?

Lapid?s tone and his words were clear. He is a messenger to implement change, to compel chareidim to serve in the IDF and national service. He then addressed the diplomatic process between Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority). He stated the peace process cannot be conducted under the threat of violence and everyone?s voice should and must be heard. He touched on his economic vision, as well as the fact that he feels ?There is more that unites us than divides us.?

?There are differences of opinion between us. There are arguments but this house not only symbolizes the right to disagree, but that they must be an end [to disagreement]??

?We are different people. We have among us chareidim, religious and non-religious, Jews and Muslims, Christians, men and women. There is a genuine beauty in this complex colorful mosaic and an intellectual power. The time has come to fight. For this to occur, we must return the sovereignty to the state. It must return and govern as a sovereign authority and that is the job of this house. Our responsibility; and this is the nice aspect, which together we imagine just how nice the State of Israel may look.?

Lapid then pointed his finger at his agenda to sharply cut the size of the cabinet, stating ?The cabinet has 12 unnecessary ministers,? signaling he is not about to accept entering a coalition with almost 30 cabinet ministers.

(YWN ? Israel Desk, Jerusalem)

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