Yair Lapid

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

Judaism is a whole line of values that have existed for thousands of years, but the democratic idea is a new idea,…

— Yair Lapid

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

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

— Yair Lapid

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

Does the global Left - as well as the Israeli Left - truly not care about the horrific Taliban regime, the terrible…

— Yair Lapid

Journalists always explain that people are mad at them because they tell the truth, which is often unpleasant or uncomfortable to hear.…

— Yair Lapid

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

The settlers, as we know, are the only people in Israel who take the Left seriously. When you read the settlers' publications,…

— Yair Lapid

I want to do everything in my power to ensure the equality between all movements of Judaism in the state of Israel:…

— Yair Lapid

The win-win situation is the basis for America's entire business world. Instead of wasting our time attempting to defeat each other, let's…

— Yair Lapid

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

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

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

— Yair Lapid

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

The Palestinians must be brought to an understanding that Jerusalem will always remain under Israeli sovereignty and that there is no point…

— Yair Lapid

There is a clear interest within ISIS to drag Israel into a war with them. If they do so, they will be…

— Yair Lapid

Freedom of expression is tested during times of anger and conflict and enables all opinions and outraged expressions of dissent that we…

— Yair Lapid

The rabbis and their wives may say whatever they wish in private conversations. I may not like their views, but a person…

— Yair Lapid

I'm willing to take a polygraph test to prove that I'm happy about Kahlon's return to politics. He's a good man, a…

— Yair Lapid

Orthodox Jews often ask you: "Are you an Israeli first, or a Jew?" I see no difference between the two. After all,…

— Yair Lapid

If, for 2,000 years, you dress up differently, believe in a different God, celebrate different holidays, and on top of it insist…

— Yair Lapid

An old friend of mine, an economist by trade, once explained to me that the statistical definition of 'dilemma' is 49.9% in…

— Yair Lapid

I felt that we had become a society ruled by sectors, by interest groups: Whoever's connected to the Israeli government gets more.

— Yair Lapid

There is a wind of change, and if there is a wind of change on domestic issues, there is going to be…

— Yair Lapid

Israelis want peace and security, and Palestinians want peace and justice - these are two very different things, and this is the…

— Yair Lapid

There is a difference between a small community being herded into a park and murdered and all of these communities joining forces…

— Yair Lapid

How can Israel say that everyone is equal before the law - that you're equal before the law - when the law…

— Yair Lapid

I'm not particularly fond of Shoah jokes, yet there is one I cannot forget: Why was Auschwitz an optimistic place? Because all…

— Yair Lapid

At times, we need to stop and rethink everything. Our entire history is made up of people who were sure they knew…

— Yair Lapid

I urge the senior members of the political system to form as broad a government as possible that would unite the moderate…

— Yair Lapid

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