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
Israel's master strategy needs to be moving toward a regional arrangement that will enable a full normalization of relations with the Arab… — 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
Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion. — 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
The State of Israel was not established by anxiety but, rather, through pride. — 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
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
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
The State of Israel was not established so that the anti-Semites will disappear but, rather, so we can tell them to get… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
I urge the senior members of the political system to form as broad a government as possible that would unite the moderate… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
There is a clear interest within ISIS to drag Israel into a war with them. If they do so, they will be… — 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
Israel's middle class is paying for those below it, and that's fine, but also for those who are above it, and that's… — 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
I don't feel we need a declaration from the Palestinians that they recognize Israel as a Jewish state. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
Israel was founded as a refuge for the Jewish people, but today it isn't a safe place. It is safer to be… — 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
How can Israel say that everyone is equal before the law - that you're equal before the law - when the law… — 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
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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
You want private education for your students? No problem whatsoever; pay for it. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
