Just a day after the Knesset voted to dissolve and head to elections, Yair Lapid is out campaigning and he has chosen to point the finger of blame on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the chareidi parties in Knesset. He cited the Knesset Finance Committee approval of funds for yishuvim throughout Yehuda and Shomron earlier this week. He alleges that “Prime Minister Netanyahu will hand over tens of millions to Shas so the latter supports funding yishuvim to the tune of 100 million shekels”.
He boasts that for the past two years his party has been the sole barrier preventing such deals. He adds that just a few short weeks ago he prevented approval of 300 million shekels to isolated yishuvim but not that he is gone, the distribution of funds is underway.
“This money is needed in Beersheva and Kiryat Shmona and no on the access road to Tapuach or Yitzhar” Lapid exclaimed, adding “Now the prime minister wants to pay bribes so they permit him to continue paying bribes. The time has come to say no, the nation is not for sale”.
Deri stated the money his party received was approved in the past and there has been no deal-making as Lapid alleges. He explained the approval came during the tenure of Education Minister Shai Piron. Deri was referring to the Knesset Finance Committee on Tuesday 17 Kislev approving 80 million shekels, 38 million NIS for Shas’ Mayan Chinuch education network and an additional 42 million NIS to “Torani yeshivos”.
Responding from Likud was MK Gila Gamliel, who explained that during his tenure as finance minister Lapid approved the funds in question and now that he was fired from his post he appears to have changed his position.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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9 Responses
Lapid should be thrilled that there are Chareidim in Israel. Otherwise, who would he blame for all his problems?
Re: 1.
What do you mean, he’d blame obama, I mean Bush.
In This would be a first grade sour loser. (that’s how first graders would quip for one of theirs.)
He pulled the string too strong and now he regrets it. Shame on him and his father.
Nah nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah
Hey Lapid
Goodby
Just be careful the door shouldn’t hit you on the way out.
Those who point fingers all the time usually get left in the corner. Enjoy your new status, Lapid.
A trapped rat always attacks. How novel would it be for a politician to admit, “I messed up and take the blame and will correct my mistakes.” If that happened, we would know that Moshiach is at hand.
Lapid is a novice and is too arrogant to think he doesn’t know everything and wants to be Prime Minister. Not too bright!
ויאיר נדחף לביתו אבל וחפוי ראש
(you can never trust anyone with a hairstyle like he has).
#4
zionflag says:
May 26, 2013 at 8:20 pm
At the last anti-draft rally, Rav Steinman shlit”a kehilla did not join in and just a sprinkling of SHAS guys. There is no ‘war on hareidim’ there is instead a change in the guard and new laws going into effect for all residents of the country.
hmmm
#7
A study conducted of 2013 election showed that much of his popularity among the youth was due to …..his looks