Netanyahu refuses to attend a meeting with Lapid on the agreement with Lebanon: "An idle briefing"
The chairman of the opposition and the leaders of the factions refused the invitation of the Prime Minister to come to a briefing on the subject of the agreement on the maritime border.
Netanyahu demands that the agreement be put to a vote in the Knesset.
"Lapid's conduct is undemocratic," read a Likud tweet on Twitter
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16/10/2022
Sunday, October 16, 2022, 4:07 p.m. Updated: 4:27 p.m.
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On video: Netanyahu on the emerging agreement with Lebanon: "Illegal - a danger to Israel" (Contact)
Opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu refuses to attend a security briefing on the maritime border agreement with Lebanon with Prime Minister Yair Lapid, and demands that the agreement be brought to the Knesset for a vote and approval. And on the other hand, he invites the opposition to an idle briefing after the fact," he tweeted today (Sunday) on Likud's Twitter.
The tweet also stated that "Lapid's conduct is not democratic.
We insist that the agreement be brought to the Knesset for approval." Last week, Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced that he would invite Netanyahu and the other faction leaders in the opposition to a classified briefing on the agreement, so far none of the faction leaders have accepted the invitation.
"Idle briefing".
Netanyahu (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Yesh Atid said in response to Netanyahu's refusal: "On the one hand, an irresponsible opposition leader who refuses to come to a security-political briefing on the historic agreement led by Prime Minister Lapid and supported by the entire security establishment, and on the other hand, for a year now he and his partners from the opposition have boycotted and humiliated the Israeli Knesset and refused vote in favor of the citizens of the country.
An opposition to the state led by an opposition leader who only cares about himself."
Last week, Lapid called a press conference after the principles of the agreement were approved by the government.
"This is a great achievement for Israel's security, the security system made it clear to the cabinet and the government that the agreement provides the best answer to security needs. The agreement improves security and removes the possibility of a flare-up with Hezbollah," he said.
"We built the agreement with the Americans so that the money does not reach Hezbollah."
Lapid attacked the criticism from the opposition parties, saying: "When the agreement is presented to the public, each and every one will be able to see for themselves what a historic achievement Israel has here, and how much the false and poisonous propaganda that was spread about this agreement is completely disconnected from reality, intended only for political purposes, and mainly done by People who have not seen the agreement and had no idea what is in it and what is not in it. We will invite all the heads of the opposition parties for an update and expose them for the first time to the details of the agreement."
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invited Netanyahu to briefings in the past.
Lapid (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Singer)
During the reporter's questions, he responded to the claims that the agreement was brought during a transitional government and an election campaign.
"We worked on the agreement, and elections took place and the schedules met. There is a window of opportunity here, because on October 31, the President of Lebanon, Michel Evan, will no longer be in office, I do not see a situation where we will have another opportunity to be able to convene the three leaders in Lebanon to sign an agreement with us," he explained .
"I would have preferred to make the agreement not during an election period, but given that this is the period and in light of the promiscuous behavior of the opposition, we did not think it was appropriate to bring it to a vote in the Knesset."
In addition, Lapid addressed the claims about the criticism he previously leveled at the release of Naama Issachar during an election period.
"This is a far-fetched comparison in my opinion, between Naama Issachar's story that she was caught with several grams of hashish in Russia and an international agreement that prevents a possible campaign, and from the state of economic energy security and the line of buoys, this is not a similar comparison."
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