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
Politicians around the world are very different, but they all have one thing in common: The first thing they respond to is… — 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
Intellectuals are people who manage the world in their head. They look at life and try to see some kind of truth,… — 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
The Human Rights Organisation deceives the world by calling itself a human rights council. — 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
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
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
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
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
