Jerusalem will remain under Israeli sovereignty and will not be divided. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Israeli teachers are not required to hold an academic degree, and their salaries are the lowest in the Western world. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The Golan Heights is an area in the north of the State of Israel that has no part in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
One of the greatest fears of the Arab world is a direct conflict between Israel and the Islamic State. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Arab society features apartheid of women, apartheid of homosexuals, and apartheid of Christians, Jews, and democracy. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
I don't feel we need a declaration from the Palestinians that they recognize Israel as a Jewish state. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Why doesn't anyone remember that the Palestinians already had four real opportunities to establish their state, yet each time they preferred to… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The Arab-Israeli conflict is the biggest problem, but small problems shape the daily lives of Israelis. Unless there happens to be a… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
If you ask me 'What is the one great move you can make to improve the Israeli economy?' of course it will… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Yesh Atid is a Jewish, religious-secular party. Our DNA is center - both Left and Right. The difference between center-left and center-right… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The Holocaust changed our perception of morality not only because we discovered that morality is the only thing that can stand up… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The Israeli public's willingness to enlist, the warm embrace for the soldiers and the residents of the south, and the desire to… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The majority of Israelis want change, the Netanyahu era is coming to an end. That's not because security issues don't matter but… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
I like Tel Aviv; I live in Tel Aviv, but our right of return is Jerusalem. We did not return after 2,000… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Israel is a tremendous success story. When I arrived, there were 600,000 Jews living here. Today there are close to 6 million.… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
For years, Judaism has been a sort of product put on the religious shelf, and on holidays, we would take it off… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
I have written to Israel's friends around the world, including the U.S. Congress and the E.U., and asked them to make funding… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The views of religious-Zionist rabbis are of course worthy of being heard, yet they represent a very defined and very narrow camp… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Quite a few people feel uncomfortable when faced with the claim that the Jews are the world's smartest people. In our politically… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Israel is a long way from facing a threat to its very existence. We are too strong, both economically and militarily, for… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The settlers, as we know, are the only people in Israel who take the Left seriously. When you read the settlers' publications,… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
I want to do everything in my power to ensure the equality between all movements of Judaism in the state of Israel:… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The State of Israel was not established by anxiety but, rather, through pride. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The Israeli media are very important to me. I've been part of them and they a part of me all my adult… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
I don't think Israel's becoming more religious, I think its politics is becoming more religious. There's a difference. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Netanyahu needs to stand before the Israeli public and say, 'I failed.' — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Jewish existence in the Land of Israel depends only on the Jews, and on what the Jews think of themselves. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Twenty percent of students in Israel's schools are haredim; another 20% are retired; another 20% are Arab. I have no problem with… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Holocaust survivors came to Israel in order to establish a new human society where nobody would be able to hurt them just… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
I want to live in a country that is not just a place but also an idea, and Jerusalem is the heart… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The greatest tragedy of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is that everyone knows how it will end. We will divide up the region. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
When you say to Israelis, 'European boycott,' they think it means that this year they won't get Camembert cheese on time... That… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The Tower of David is important for Israel's heritage and existence because it is more than a tower, it is a symbol.… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
I'm going into politics because I think that the kind of discourse taking place in Israel is leading this country to oblivion,… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Quite a few people feel uncomfortable when faced with the claim that the Jews are the world's smartest people. In our politically correct era,… — Yair Lapid Copy Share
I'm going into politics because I think that the kind of discourse taking place in Israel is leading this country to oblivion, and I… — Yair Lapid Copy Share
Israel's master strategy needs to be moving toward a regional arrangement that will enable a full normalization of relations with the Arab states and… — Yair Lapid Copy Share
The Tower of David is important for Israel's heritage and existence because it is more than a tower, it is a symbol. It is… — Yair Lapid Copy Share
Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion. — Yair Lapid Copy Share
You want private education for your students? No problem whatsoever; pay for it. — Yair Lapid Copy Share
The democratic system is premised on trust in the masses' wisdom. We believe that the collective is wiser than its parts and that, at… — Yair Lapid Copy Share
I don't reject caution, but you also have to be careful about caution because there's a stage when it turns into paralysis. — Yair Lapid Copy Share
Even in an enlightened democracy, the media have to check themselves to make sure they are not contributing to an unnecessary mass hysteria. — Yair Lapid Copy Share
I think that haredi children should study the core subjects and that their parents must work, and I believe that there are many haredim… — Yair Lapid Copy Share
The Golan Heights is an area in the north of the State of Israel that has no part in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. — Yair Lapid Copy Share
When you look at the history of wars, they ultimately revolve around one claim: "My god is better than yours." — Yair Lapid Copy Share
