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Lapid: It will surprise me if the president does not impose the mandate on me, the goal - unity with Bennett

In his first statement since the imposition of the mandate on Netanyahu, the chairman of Yesh Atid said that he would do everything for the formation of an Israeli unity government: "There are millions here who are tired of fighting." Netanyahu glorifies himself "

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Sunday, 18 April 2021, 18:05 Updated: 18:30

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In the video: Statement by Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid (Photo: Contact)

The chairman of Yesh Atid, MK Yair Lapid, said tonight (Sunday) in a statement to the media that Israel owes a unity government, and that he would be very surprised if President Reuven Rivlin did not impose the mandate on him if Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu failed in his attempt to form a government. This is against the background of his attempt to renew contacts for cooperation in the bloc that opposes Netanyahu and the pressure on the chairman of the right, Naftali Bennett, not to join the government headed by him. This is the first time that Lapid has spoken since Netanyahu's mandate was imposed.

"Lish Atid has 45 recommenders. It will surprise me very much if the president does not impose the next government on me, the goal is to form a unity government with Naftali Bennett. The reasonable assumption is that the president will impose on me to form the government," Lapid said. "If Netanyahu does not succeed in forming a government and this is what it looks like, then they will give us the opportunity, and we will make every effort. There is a future 45 recommenders, hopefully they will have more, but the goal is to form an Israeli unity government."

In answer to the Walla!

On his absence from the state ceremonies of Remembrance Day and Independence Day, Lapid explained: "I finished sitting and hearing Netanyahu glorify himself. These state ceremonies have become a cult of personality."

However, on his flight on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, he admitted that "in retrospect it was a mistake".

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"Want unity because that's the right thing to do."

Lapid (Photo: Walla !, official website)

"I want to join in with something my friend Naftali Bennett said, the State of Israel cannot afford a fifth election. It must have a government. We must restore trust between the citizens and the leadership. We must have a government that unites us. Not a right-wing government, not a left-wing government - an Israeli unity government." Said Lapid in his opening remarks. "We do everything and we will do everything - everything - to establish an Israeli unity government here. A functioning, good, stable and caring government."

Lapid said his party has been striving for unity since its inception. "We do not want unity because there is no other choice - we want unity because that is the right thing to do. There are millions of Israelis here who are tired of fighting. They are tired of irresponsibility and corruption. They are tired of the awkward cult of personality that is conducted in front of them."

He presented the outline to the government he aspires to form.

"The Israeli unity government will have three right-wing parties, two center-right parties, two left-wing parties. This is what unity looks like - when different people with different opinions decide to work together," he said.

"Something bigger is happening here than any political calculation. It is bigger 'than the base', it is an attempt to save the country from a corrupt and broken system that is tearing us apart from within. It is the determined decision to run it another time."

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"Since the election I have been in close contact with all the relevant party leaders, we all understand that it is time for a change, there is a rare willingness to stop the process that makes Israelis hate each other. We will not work for ourselves but for Israeli citizens. The leaders will not deceive each other," he said. torch.

Regarding Bennett's demand for another right - wing vote in such a unity government, he replied that he would not negotiate on it. "I think you are missing something. The idea is in a unity government that believes in each other. Netanyahu's problem today is that no one believes him. "Regarding the cooperation with RAAM, he said that he would make an effort to address issues relevant to the Arab public. "If we succeed in raising a unity government, it will also take care of the Arab public," he stressed, adding that even if the ultra-Orthodox are not in government, "it does not mean we will not be in constant contact with them, because this is a population that has real needs.

Lapid also said that his party members "do not disqualify anyone other than the priests as future partners, because we do not want people who support Baruch Goldstein or dark racist theories."

Contacts in the bloc opposing Netanyahu

Last night, Lapid met with blue and white chairman Bnei Gantz, and he is expected to meet with other party leaders in the bloc. .

publicly, Bennett and torch not meet or hold talks during Netanyahu's mandate. However, despite the political system assessment teams is that both sides talk during this period.

Earlier he told Walla! A senior political source said that Lapid clarified in a conversation he had in recent days with one of the party leaders in the bloc of Netanyahu's opponents that he did not intend to respond to Bennett's demand for an advantage in a private government. Under the condition set by Bennett, the right will have an advantage with a majority of one minister in the government, in the cabinet and in all decision-making mechanisms in a joint government. The political source said that Lapid said "it will not happen" about such a possibility.

The opposition could be an obstacle for Bennett, who could have justified by demanding a move to form a government with left-wing parties and with the support of some Arab factions. Although this is a significant demand of his, Lapid does not have a particularly large room for maneuver, not only because of his opposition - but also in light of messages received by senior Labor and Meretz officials that they would oppose it. In order to cool the opposition, the possibility has also arisen that the right-wing advantage will become the advantage of the center-left bloc during the period in which Lapid will serve as prime minister, but this one also has a low chance. Mish Atid responded: "We will not comment on the content of any conversations. "

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