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Israel Quotes by Yair Lapid

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The Tower of David stands as a symbol of Israel’s deep heritage. Yair Lapid says the country needs regional deals that bring normal relations with neighboring Arab states. He also believes that all children, including those in the haredi community, should learn core subjects and have parents who work.

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I am a Zionist.

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People in Israel are sick and tired of the old politics.

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Being a Jew and an Israeli are inseparable things.

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Israeli citizens deserve full-time ministers.

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One of the greatest fears of the Arab world is a direct conflict between Israel and the Islamic State.

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The Golan Heights is an area in the north of the State of Israel that has no part in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Jerusalem will remain under Israeli sovereignty and will not be divided.

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Israeli teachers are not required to hold an academic degree, and their salaries are the lowest in the Western world.

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Netanyahu needs to stand before the Israeli public and say, 'I failed.'

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Jewish existence in the Land of Israel depends only on the Jews, and on what the Jews think of themselves.

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I don't think Israel's becoming more religious, I think its politics is becoming more religious. There's a difference.

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I don't feel we need a declaration from the Palestinians that they recognize Israel as a Jewish state.

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The Tower of David is important for Israel's heritage and existence because it is more than a tower, it is a symbol.…

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I'm going into politics because I think that the kind of discourse taking place in Israel is leading this country to oblivion,…

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Israel's master strategy needs to be moving toward a regional arrangement that will enable a full normalization of relations with the Arab…

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The State of Israel was not established so that the anti-Semites will disappear but, rather, so we can tell them to get…

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I like Tel Aviv; I live in Tel Aviv, but our right of return is Jerusalem. We did not return after 2,000…

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I want to live in a country that is not just a place but also an idea, and Jerusalem is the heart…

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Twenty percent of students in Israel's schools are haredim; another 20% are retired; another 20% are Arab. I have no problem with…

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Holocaust survivors came to Israel in order to establish a new human society where nobody would be able to hurt them just…

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Quite a few people feel uncomfortable when faced with the claim that the Jews are the world's smartest people. In our politically…

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For years, Judaism has been a sort of product put on the religious shelf, and on holidays, we would take it off…

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The views of religious-Zionist rabbis are of course worthy of being heard, yet they represent a very defined and very narrow camp…

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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…

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Israel is a tremendous success story. When I arrived, there were 600,000 Jews living here. Today there are close to 6 million.…

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My children receive education that greatly emphasizes the fact they are part of a human group that has tradition, collective memory, and…

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The settlers do not have a problem with the leftists but, rather, with Israelis who like settlers: Israelis who are unconcerned by…

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When I introduced my economic plan for the first time, people had mixed views because it's the largest cut in the history…

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Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion.

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The State of Israel was not established by anxiety but, rather, through pride.

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The Israeli media are very important to me. I've been part of them and they a part of me all my adult…

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Arab society features apartheid of women, apartheid of homosexuals, and apartheid of Christians, Jews, and democracy.

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Every Jew is my brother, and I will not succumb to hate speech.

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When you say to Israelis, 'European boycott,' they think it means that this year they won't get Camembert cheese on time... That…

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The greatest tragedy of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is that everyone knows how it will end. We will divide up the region.

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If you ask me 'What is the one great move you can make to improve the Israeli economy?' of course it will…

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Yesh Atid is a Jewish, religious-secular party. Our DNA is center - both Left and Right. The difference between center-left and center-right…

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The Israeli public's willingness to enlist, the warm embrace for the soldiers and the residents of the south, and the desire to…

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The Holocaust changed our perception of morality not only because we discovered that morality is the only thing that can stand up…

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The majority of Israelis want change, the Netanyahu era is coming to an end. That's not because security issues don't matter but…

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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,…

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When someone doesn't react to changes, the changes turn against him.

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…

Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion.

You want private education for your students? No problem whatsoever; pay for it.

The democratic system is premised on trust in the masses' wisdom. We believe that the collective is wiser than its parts and that, at…

I don't reject caution, but you also have to be careful about caution because there's a stage when it turns into paralysis.

Any man who is not a communist at the age of 20 is a fool.

Even in an enlightened democracy, the media have to check themselves to make sure they are not contributing to an unnecessary mass hysteria.

I think that haredi children should study the core subjects and that their parents must work, and I believe that there are many haredim…

The Golan Heights is an area in the north of the State of Israel that has no part in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Being a Jew and an Israeli are inseparable things.

When you look at the history of wars, they ultimately revolve around one claim: "My god is better than yours."